The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-30
BLALR's RBvoLUTIPNARY
LETTER,

Sentiments ofthe COpperhead Can
didate for Vice President-His
Bid for the Nomination What
is 10 be Done in CAGE Of a Dem
ocratio Victory A Crazy Bid for
aRevolution anda Dictatorship,
The following is the letter OF
FRANK p. BLAIR containing bis bid
for the nomination he has received,
and stating the tissue upon which he
wished to stand before the Conyen-
ton" The Convention, by choosing
him as one of its standard bearers,
has indorsed the sentiments Of his
letter. We ask for the document a
careful presdihg. by Democeits as we'll
as Republicans
WASHINGTON, June 30.
"ColoJel ,E,l,,les O. Bcoudhlad
"DgAR COLONEL :--ln reply tC
your inquiries [ beg leave TO say
iha, | leave you to determine, on
consultation with my friends fIon
Missouri, whether my name shall bt
presented 70 the Democratic Conven.
ton, and to submit the following, al
what consider tho real aud only
issue in the contest.
Tho reconsttucdor policy or th,
radicals will he complete before ia,
next election; the States 20 Ion,
excluded, will have been admitted
negro suffrage established, aud th,
earpct-baggcrs installed ia thei
seats ia both branches Of Congress
There y 10 possibility OF ehsnkinl
the political Character Of thc Senate
even If the Democrats should cleo
their President and majority o
the popular branch Of Congress-
We cannot, therefore, undo the Rad
ical plan Of Reconstruction by Con-
gressional action; they will continu,
bar to its repeal. Must we submit
to il? How can it be ovcrthrown
1t can only be overthrowu by the
authority Of tho Executive, who hal
sworn TO maintain the Constitution
'ad vit .Fli fail 10 do his duty If h'
oFtt@ Constitution to perish IN
g.. ci.cs Of Congressional enact
ara hlch are in polpablo viola
.a .i fundamental principles.
a.. nc Pre- ldent, elected by tn,
Democracy, enfotcel or permits 9TH
cra % enforce these reconstruction
ac,5, the radicals, by the accession o
twenty spurious Senators and Gft,
Representatives, will coutrol botl
branches of Congress, aud his ad
miuistra,ion will be as poworless a
the present one Of Mr.. johnson.
"Thcre is but one way to rcstor
the government and the Coustitu.
ton, add that is for tho President
elect tpdccldre Atse de,s nail oad roid
c9BpcL Mc army 10 md0 Us WUpd
tionS at tie South, disperse the carp,
bag state governments, dilo0 NE phit
people 10 foorgdaisr their opR gorerh
UeRto and elect Senator's and Repre-
scatatircs. Tho House of Repre-
soutatives will contain a majority q
Democrats from the North, aud III
tciU admit Me Representatives elcctc
By The white people Of The South, an
with the co-operation Of thr Preside
IL will not be difhcuit to compel n
Senate 10 sUbmit once more TO III
obligations Of tho Constitution.
will not bo able to Withstand Il
public Judgment, If distinctly iuvol
cd and clearly expressed on th
Fundamental issue, and it is the SUI
way to avoid all future strife to p'
this issue plainly to the country.
II repeat that this is the real au
only question which wo should allo
to control us Shall We submit
the usurpations by which the go,
crnmont has been overthrown, {
shall we exert ourselves for its fu
aud complete restoration2 II is id
to talk of bonds, grceubacks, gol,
tho public faith aud the public cree
il, What can Democratic Pros
Gent do in regard TO any of thes,
with n Congress in both brauchC
controlled by the oarpet-baggsrs an
their allies? lie win bo powerles
TO stop the supplies by which tn
idle negroes are organized into pc
litioal clubs-by which au army
maintained to protect these vag,
bonds ip their outrages upon IL
ballot. These and things like thos
eat up tho revenues aud resources {
the government aud destroy its croC
it, make the difference between gol
ard groenbacks We must restol
tho Constitution before We can rC
stove .al his7rs; and to do this "
f.H Hr. resident who will exc
.".. If tho people by tramp
Ia. t0hetst the usprpations {
,rr.e-, inowu as the Reconstrut
t.n.els | wish to stand before IL
.esFfs a upon this issue, but il
.l9 Snlch embraces everything eli
that is Of value in its large and cou
prohousiyo results. IL is the OF
thing that includes all that is worl
a contest, aud without IL thero
nothing that gives dignity, honor
value to the struggle 9lA
Your friend,
n IA