The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-15
Montgomery Blair.

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y, o"o VI .'e "air ia'y' dehVered
the iolowing speech at Alexandria, Va, last TIES
day. 1t will be perceived thai his views d,rer some
what frou rbose nj ths dsro.ra,,o oo,,,,,, o., M.
''o'o " .''' ue"ooi"'ic c'hu'date tor the
vice Presidency az he makes no threats and advises
the people 70 exercise natlenoe and torbeorarco.l
4 rr,Yow C,r,yr,o I,o.o 80. ,,,o'...
e,rons, y"r an ,h,s ca LIZ siea. picasuIe IN Deing
daS wsyng again in iS VIro,n,a rove 10 see inc od
ssr. No nan,a ,ar n snAia reaea ny ner true
more for s vIorv mr. have hete rss nave done
hie s,ar n ~ OF s peser t.gnt 10 an en-
Senersons menrys Lees and other
OF whom they were nut renresontatiHs mem peup,v
be doubted whether hat a would have heen snny y
.ae ~ ss, OF e earth NOT nave their sons
ment fhev inhsr,tea The ,atas rhn, or' govern
ras,,ops,h,e 9b,s i wo. nrnn,,,nY were not
tralo roIrca,s .h.nsaapp 1 ~ III 10y. ~ 'I,o ex.
~ me patriotism which acnated your people IN
OF thor sdyersaries attcsts il. have AZ Won Know
been determined opponent to secession; but have
consolldsiion ard SECESSION woud result IN the same
InlsrbeT. Washngton declared that the Union was
in,rn,nn ~ s,on,r ar,c. bnr leo 10 tne
on The nreteyt thaf thew ,yero raonreI - ,,rav,
foreign acrression but really To sannort the domea
tic mower OF ruers and To anhiect the neon,a %
them Conso,,aaon as VIC nov Acc cn u pe %s. "
10 thar poiat' We have now the aetna exneriencyS
OF the direct apn,,cafon or the Tntarv novep 70 %
troll Elections ma we are tHerer,re ~ iii IN III
der military despot,sm. Notnina but g. azy narM.
sanshp can hide tina substantial fact from Fan any
ton that It would result In this That however was
but an opinion; while on the other hand n radical
an existing despOtism winch win he iniensi6ed bv
success In that event MANY who ike ,nvaa,r havse
bertv and consttuton.l voysrn ,o smc SAKE .,
ourselves wiser than the rebels N nor more nstroiic
VIII have to confess our mistake. In Inc present
decided whether those who foncht for The IIrsson
and IN doing so Ssddled the Country with great
Army "a great debt and founded great mercenary
form Of freedom. have not bIundered Ant AZ not
believs IT, have living faith in the people North
dangers that surround them. and that ~ th ssv
cannnct % Deceived Sy the cant Of Loyalty 70 &C
secret caucus which rules Congress- anu which IL
now IN alliance with the General of the ARMY to
make him master OF the country by the direct appi
cation OF the military in the elections n n fbis
cheering uprising OF the people of all sections Of the
country wsrn WARNS again e me cd
OF constitutional government, aud not OF your de-
graduation and oppression. Rely upon it nv friends
that the people OF the North will take care OF your
rights-if for no better reason than because n IL
necessary 10 the preservation OF their own But
they will do II for q more honorable reason. They
are pledged to It by all tho obligations OF honor and
good faith rs we'll as by the requirements OF the
constitution and their own best interests. It would
be disgraceu TO break their Pledges TO the people OF
the insurreci0nary States contained IN tile parole
given at the surrender ana In all the laws and re-
solves OF Congress from the beginning to tho end Of
the rebellion. But It would be even more base for
them to disregard their pledges to the Union men OF
the border states. who prevented the Consolidation
sured it, success. II the people OF the North were
TO prove false TO these men IL would be betrayal Of
True one or the PRESENTS for me us,rrpaton ~ ~ ~
ford profession 70 the loyal OF the SOUTH THIS
q but fraudulent pretense. These so,cslled loyal
but the Instruments. The carpet-b aegors WHO were
in the army were not there ~ Southern men, and
fcct auch 81 In oorv