The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-30
Gen. Blair in Hartford.

The Hartford Evening Post, one OF
the most d,gnified and candid papers
in New England, makes itself respon-
siblc for the following statement:
General Frank Blair, the Demo
cratic candidate for Vice President,
made speech in this city on Monday
evening, March 26, 1866, ofwhich the
following is an extract:
"Blair-sFel'r Citizens: Tho froc-
dim Of New England--the free DIM
the Con oticut rivers redush'd TO the
workshops of New England
wA Voice-'Dry upr]
"Blair-The principles of r fathers
discrim' nate r gov'ment from the
monar (hic) les of r old world, and
we have come down to abs'lute and
'riginal prop'sitionso of-of- Liberty in
r pursuit of property
TGrcat confusion in thr hall. Cries
Of Put him out etc.1
'Flair (smilingly)-O, no don't put
IN out. He'll DO put out when he
let 3 no that ho wants to DO put out.
[Great laughter.] l say, don't put
IN out. There's such a thing as pub.
lie 'rpinion, and makes nuisance of
'mself, he'll be abatcd-hc will
sTHerc the chairman whispered to
him, and Blair smiled in strange
manner.
"Blair-The Gov'ment no longer
'zists-thcy have substituted for it a
Gov'ment Of Confessional discre'shun
that Congress, without reference to
con'su'shun has proceeded to enact
laws in violation of the con'su's 'shun
is tirely a'nilated.'
"Several Voices Rah for kon'stu'-
shun.'
Laughter.]
"Blair-.Felr citizens l shay
Hero he was interrupted by vio-
lent kissing and stamping in all parts
of the hall.
"The chairman waved his hand in
a bcseeching manner for tho crowd to
be patient.
"Blair-'My fel'r citizons, l shall
not detain you but a.
"[More stamping and Kissing, and
the chairman waved his hand again.
"Blair--I wish to say that this
thing (?) is to destroy 'rgovernment,
which has been r wonder and admi-
ration of the r whole world
wLoud misses were given, and
there was great confusion. The chair
man lifted up his forofnger, this time
beseechingly.1
,Blair-'Fcl'r citizens. Before
'TViolcnt applause and hissos,
"Blair-'The Con'su'shcn--'
TCries for 'Doolittle, Doolittle.']
'sBlair-sBoth Propositions
'IRencwed Kissing and great dis
ordcr.]"
[Thc Chairman-'Ordcr gentle
men, orderrl
"Blair-'It is not true the people
of the r South
Long continued Kissing and mock
applause.1
"Tho Chairman-'l beg you gen.
tlemen, to be so kind as to hear the
argument of our gallant (?) friend
He does not deal in defamation
"Blair-' How
"Voice-Iouder.'
"Blair-I ask you
sTHere the confusion was SO great
that the meeting threatened to break
up in q row, and left the hall.l
"Blair--I say these niggroes-'
"a voicc-D-n the nager; let them
go and give us something clse.'
'IShouts of Laughter.
"Blair-fWe cannot let them go-'
''Same voice-'We hear enough
TLaughter.
''[Blair then directed his remarks
to the individual who had interrupt
cd him, and his smiling countenance
indicated that he enjoyed the cpis-
ode.
"Blair, (turning again TO the audi
ence)-I shay
"[Grcat confusion, and cries Of sit
down. dry up with hisses and
stamping. Here gentleman on the
stage conferred with the chairman,
Blair meantime trying to get the at
tcntion of the crowd.
"Blair-I was going on to say tnat
these negroes Igreat shouting.1 But
as you'll not hear me, ], i give away,
"He then sat down, greatly to the
liefofevcrybody in the hall"
The same paper prints elsewhere,
the following copy of a bill of Mr.. +.
p. Blair, Jr, ut the Allyn House in
that city for two days stay at that
time: 1.-TWO days board, $40; lemons
and whisky S65-total, 75."
Does this throw any light on the