Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-24
New Edition Of 'Blair's Rhetoric.
General Blair in Hartford.

The Hartford Evening Post, one of
the most dignified and candid papers in
New England, makes itself responsible
for the following statement. ..-...
General Frank Blair, the Democratic
candidate for Vice President, made a
speech in this city on Monday evening.
March 26, 1867, of which the following
is an extract:
BIair-'tFel'r Citizens: Free'd'm of
New England-the freed d'm-the Con-
'ecticut river Is redush'ed to th' work
shops of New England"
A YOice-"Dry up"
Blair-The primo pies of r fathers dis
crim'nate r gOv'ment from the monar
(hic) les Off old world, and we have to
come down to abs'lute and 'riginal
prop p'sitions of-of-lib'ty and the Pur-
TGreat confusion in the hall. Cries of
f'Pu6 him out,;' &c.
Blair (smilingly)-" no, don't put
M out. He'll be put out when lac let's
no that he wants to be put out. [Great
laughter. I say, don't put IN out
There such thing as public rpin1on,
and if a man opposes public 'rpinion,
and makes a nuisance of 'm'self he'll
be abaged-he Will"
Here the Chairman whispered to
him, and Blair smiled in II strange
manner.
Blair-"The Gov'ment no longer
'zist they have sub'stuted for it a Gov
ernment of Congressional dlscre' hun ;
that Congress, without reference to the
Con'su'shun, has proceeded to enact
laws in violation of Con'su'shun, by
which the Con'su'shun is 'tirely a'nila-
Several voices-",Rah for Con'sus-
'shnns" [Laugter.J
Blair-"Fel'r citizens, / shay"
Here he was interrupted by violent
misses and stamping in all parts Of the
hall. @ 49,.
The Chairman waved his hand in
beseeehing manner for the crowd to be
BIair-"My fel'r citizens, shall not
detain you but a."
More stamping and kissing, and the
Chairman waved bis hand again.
Blair=sI wish t'say that this thing ~
is to destroy'r Government, which has
been r wonder and admiration of the r
world"
Loud Kisses were given ar d there was
great confusion. The Chairman lifted
up his forehnger, this time, beseeching-
Blair-"Fel'r citizens. Before"
Violent applause and hisses.
Blair-"The Con'su' 'shen-"
[Crfes for tDoolittle,' , sDoolitt1e.'1
Blair" Both prop'sitions.'
\ Renewed Kissing and great disorder.
The Chairman-"Order, gentlemen,
order!"
Biair-'It is not true the people of r
Soulful Long continued kissing and
mock applause.
The Chairman-s'I beg you, gentle
men, to be so kind as to hear the argu-
mont of our gallant "a friend. He does
not deal in defamation y
BIair-"How-"
Voice@''Louder."
Blair-''I ask you"
Here the confusion was so great that
the meeting threatened to break up in
row, and many left the hall.l
- A Yoice-''D--n the nager let them
go, and give us something else, p
[Shouts of laughter.l u
Blair-'sWe cannot let them go-'
Same YOice-"We hear enuff. -
[Laughter.] a + n.is aaet
Blair then directed his remarks to
the individual who had interrupted
him, and his smiling countenanee indi-
Gated that he enjoyed the episode.
Blair, turning again to the audience)
'sI shay
TGreat confusion, and cries of ssit
down. Dry up, with Kisses and stamp
ing. Here q gentleman on the stage
conferred with the chairman, Blair,
ImIeantime, trying to get the attention of
Blair-'I was going on to say that
these negroes lgreat shOuting]-but as
you'll not hear me, I'll give away.
He then sat down, greatly to the re-
lief of everybody in the hall.
The same paper prints, elsewhere,
the following copy of the bill of Mr.. f.
p. Blair, Jr., at the Allyn House, in
that city, for two days stay at that
time 1.-TWO days board, $40; lemons
and whiskey, S65-tOtal. S75."
Does this throw any light on the
speech?