The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-29
THE SOUTH TO BEOVERRUN WITH
AN ARMY!
THE GOVERNMENT TO BE sUBVERTED AT
THE POINT OF THE BAYONET!
The People of the South Called upon to
Rally for WarI
Rlair'S Letter.

The following letter, deliberately written by
the Democratic candidate for the Vice Presidcn-
cy, in view Of his probable nomination by the
New-Yorl1 Convention for the first or second
place in the gift of the nation, foreshadowed
the character of the platform to which the rebels
and Copperheads dare ask the people to pin their
political faith. 1t needs no comment He who
runs can read in it only anarchy and revolution.
Let it be passed around for general inspection
and the denuncation of every well wisher of his
country:
WASHINGTON, June 80, 1858.
DEAR COLONEL In reply to your inquiries 1
beg TO leave to you to determine, ON consultation
with my friends from Missouri, whether my name
shall be presented to the Democratic Convention,
and to submit the following, as what consider
the real and only issue in this contest:
The Reconstruction policy of the Radicals will
be complete before the next election; the States
so long excluded will have been admitted ne
gro suffrage established and the carpet baggers
installed in their seats in both branches of Con
gress. There is no possibility of changing the
| political character of the Senate, even if the
Democrats should elect their President and a
majority of the popular branch of Congress-
We cannot, therefore, undo the Radical plan of
reconstruction by Congressional action; the SEN
ate will continue a bar to its repeal Must we
can only be overthrown by the authority of the
Executive, who is sworn to maintain the Con-
stitutoa, and who will fail to do his duty If he
| allows the Constitution to perish under series
OF Congressional enactments which are in papa-
| ble violation of its fundamental principles
| If the President elected by the Democracy en-
| forces or permits Others to enforce the recon-
| structon acts, the Radicals by the accession of
| twenty spurious SeDators and fifty Representa-
| tives will control both branches of Congress,
| and his administration will be us powerless as
the present one Of Mr. johnson.
There is but one way to restore the Govern
ment and the Constitution, and that is tor the
| President elect to declare these acts null and
void, compel the army to undo its usurpations
at the South, dsperse the carpet-bag State gov
ernments, allow the white people to reorganize
| their own governments, and elect Senators and
| Representatives. The House OF Representatives
will contain majority of Democrats from the
| North, and they will admit the Representatives
elected by the white people of the South, and with
the cooperation of the President it will not be
| difficult to compel the Senate to submit once
more to the obligations of the Constitution. 1t
will not be able to withstand the public judg-
ment, if distinctly invoked and clearly expressed
| on this fundamental ISSUE and it is the sure way
to avoid all future strife to put the issue plainly
| to the country.
| repeat that this is the real and only question
which we should allow to control us: Shall we
| submit to the usurpations by which the Govern
| HIS utcn VI suall we cAcTL our
selves for its full and complete restoration?. 1t
is idle to talk Of bonds, greenbaeks, gold, the
| public faith, and the public credit. What can a
| Democratic President do in regard to any OF
these with Congress in both branches controlled
by the carpet. baggsrs and their allies He will
} be powerless to stop the supplies by which idle
4 negroes are organized into political clubs-by
which an army is maintained to protect these
| vagabonds in their outrages upon the ballot.
These, and things like these, eat up the revenue
and resources OF the Government and destroy its
credit-make the difference between gold and
! greenbacks. We must restore the Constitution
before we can restore the finances, and to do this
we must have Il President who will execute the
will OF the people by trampling into dust the
| usurpation of Congress, known as the recon
struction acts. / wish to stand before the Con.
veuton upon this issue, but it is one which en-
braces everything else that is of value in its large
and comprehensive results. II is the one thing
that includes allthat is worth a contest, and
without it there is nothing that gives dignity
honor, or value to the struggle.
| Your friend,
FRANK p. BLAIR
Col. JAS. o. BRoADHEAD.