The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-16
Miscellany.
BIair,s Hartford speech.


The Hartford (Ct) Post says that on the
10th of March, 1867, Gen. Francis P. Blair
made speech in that city. 1t lepIoduees
the part of it which we give below, at the re-
quest of many readers who are annoyed at
the New York Worlds silly question "Does
Grant drink"
Blair-"Fel'r Citizens: The free'd'm Of
New England,-the Con 'ectcut rivers re-
dushed to the workshops OF New England.
A VOice-Dry upl
Blair-The PRINCIPLES of our fathers dis
crimnate II government from the monar(hic)-
les of our old world, and we have to come
down to absolute and 'rignal prop 'sitions Of
of-lib'ty and o pursuit OF propertyl
lGreat confusion in the hall, Cries of Pit
him out, etc.l
Blair tsmilingly)-O, no, don't put m out.
He'll be put out when he let s no that he
tcGnts to be put out. tGreat lauehter) |
say, don't put IN out There is such thing
as pubic ,rpinon, and if a man opposes pub
lie 'rpinion, and makes a nuisance of 'nl'self,
nell be abated-Ae will
here the chairman whispered to him, and
Blair smiled in strange manner.
Blafr-The gOv'ment no longer 'zists-
they have substituted for it a gov'ment OF
Congressional discre'hun-that Congress
without reference to Con'su'shun has proceed
cd to enact laws in violation OF Con'su'shun,
by which the Con'su'sb,n is 'tirely a'niIated
Several Voces-'Rah for Con'stu 'shun.-
Laughter.
Blair-Ferr citizens: / shay
Here he was interrupted by violent Kisses
and stamping in all parts of the hail.
The chairman waved his hand in q be-
seechlng manner for the crowd to be patient
B.air-My fePr citizens, 1 shall not detain
you but "a
More stamping and Kissing and the chair
man waved his hand again.
blalr-l wish say that this thing (?) is
TO destroy 'rgov'ment which has been r won
der and admiration of II world.
Loud misses were given, and there was
great confusion. The chairman lifted I'M his
forennger, this time, beseechingyl
Blair-FePr citizens. Before
Violent applause aud hisses,l
Blair-The Con'su'shun-
Cries for "Doolittle," "Doolittle.
Blair-Both propsitions-
Renewed kissing, and great disorderI
The chairman = Order, gentlemen or
derl "e"' VI
Blalr-lts not true the people of II south
ILong continued kissing, and mock an
plause. W
The chairman-I beg you gentlemen to be
SO Kind as TO hear the argument OF our GAL
liant y friend. He does not deal in decIo,na- |
ton.
Blair-How-
Voice-Louder
Blair-I ask you
Here the confusion was so great that the
meeting threatened to break up in a row, and
many left the hail.
Blair-l say these negroes
A voice-Damn the mayer; let them GO
and give us something else. Shouts of
laughter.)
Blair-We cannot let them go
Same voice-We hear enuff. Laughter
Blair then directed his remarks to the IN
diyidual who had interrupted him, and his
smiling countenance indicated that he enioy-
ed the episode
Blalr-ltnrning again to the audience) l |
shay
Great confusion, and cries of sit down,
dry up, with Kisses and stamping Here
gentleman on the stage conferred with the |
chairman, Blair meantime trying to get the
attention of the crowd.
blair-l was going ON to say that these ne
groes, great shouting) but as You'll not hear
me, iii give way.
He then sat down, greatly to the.relief of
everybody in the hail.