Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30
Frank Hairs Revolutionary Lett
ter.

The following letter, deliberately writ
ten by the Democratic candidate for the
| yice.rresidency, in view Of his probable
nomination by the New York convention
for the first or second place in the gift Of
the nation, forcshadowed the character Of
the platform TO which the rebel, and
Conservatives dare ask the people TO pin
their political faith Ii needs no conf
mont lie who runs can read in it only
anarchy ard revolution, Let Il be passed
around Tor general inspection and the
dcnunciation Of every wcll-wishcr OF his
country
WASHINGTON, June 80,
DEAR Colonial; In reply TO your in.
quirios beg leave 10 say that / leave 10
YOU 10 determine, on consultation with
my friends from Missouri, whether my
name shall be prcscntcd 70 the Democratic
convention, and 20 submit the following,
as what | consider the real and only issue
in this contest,
The reconstruction policy Of the radi-
Gals will be complete before the next cleo
/ ton: the States 80 long excluded viii
| have been admitted, negro suffrage cstab-
lishcl and the carpet-laggcrs installed in
their seats in both branches of Congress.
There j. no possibility Of changing tho
1 political character If the Senate even il
! the Democrats should elect their Prc-i-
dent and a majority OF the popular branch
3 W. slaraf.Ep tt,t1s
the radical plan Of reconstruction by Con-
greSsrcssional action; the Senate will
| continue bar to its repeal. Must We
submit to il How can it be oyerthrown /.
II can only be overthrown hy the
authority Of the Executive, who is
sworn To maintain the Constitution,
and who will fail TO do his duty il
he allows the Constitution to perish under
a series Of Congressional cnactments
which are in palpablo violation Of il,
| fundamental principles.
Ii the President elected by the Dcmoc-
racy enfnrccs or permits others to enforce
| these reconstruction acts, the radicals, 10y
the accession Of twenty spurious Senators
and fifty Representatives, will con-
troll both branches of Congress, and
his administration will be as power
less as the present. one Of Mr. Johnson.
There is but ono way 10 restore the
government and the Constitution, and
that is for the President elect 10 declare
these acts null and void, compel the ar
my to undo its usurpations at the South,
dispense the carpct'bag State governments,
allow the white people 10 rcorganizc their
\
Representatives The House of Repre-
scntatives will contain a 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 sub
nit once more TO the obligations of the
Constitution. 1t will not be able to with
stand the public Judgment, if distictly
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 is the real and only
question which we should allow to con-
troll us. Shall we submit to the usurpa-
tons by which the government has been
oyertbrown, or shall we exert ourselves
for its full and complete restoration 1t
is idle to talk Of bonds, greenbacks, gold,
the public faith, and the public credit.
What1 can a Democratic President dc
in regard to any of these, with a Congress
in both branches controlled by the carpet.
baggers and their allies He will be
powerless to stop the supplies by which
idle negroes are organized into political
clubs-by which an army is maintained
to protect these vagabonds in their out.
RACES upon the ballot. These, and thing.
like these, cat up the revenue and re-
sources of the Government and destroy it,
credit-make the difference between gold
and greenbacks. We must restore tht
Constitution before we can restore the
finances, and to do this we must have {
President who VIII execute the will o.
. the people by trampling into dust tho
usurpation of Congress, known as the re,
construction acts. | wish to stand before
the Convention upon this issue, but it is
one which embraces everything else that
is of value in its large and comprehensive
results 1t is the one thing that include,
all that is worth a contest, aud without il
there is nothing that gives dignity, honor
or value to the struggle.
Your friend, FRANK +. BLAIR,
Col. JAMES q. BRoADHEAD.