Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-09-19

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LIANT Donephan in New Mexico. and
served as u private soldier until 1s47,
when he returned to st. Louis and
resumed the practice of his profes.
sion. In 1S4S, like his father, Fran
els p. Blair, Sr., he gave his support
to the Free Soil party, and in a
speech delivered at the Courthouse
in ST. Louis, contended against the
extension of slavery into the Terri
tories of the nation. In 1855 he
was elected from st. Louis county,
Missouri, to the Legislature as an
avowed Free Soiler, and was re-elec-
ted in 1854, though Thomas II. Ben
ton, the Congressional candidate,
was beaten. In 1856 MIR. Blair was
returned to Congress from the st.
Louis district, over Mr.. Kennett,
who had defeated Col. Benton two
years before. In 1857 he delivered
an elaborate speech in favor of col
onizing the black population of the
United States in Central America.
Mr.. Blair was also an editor and
writer on the Missouri Democrat at
one time. The father of General
Blair was a firm and fast friend of
Andrew Jackson the General when
child was wont to play on the
knees of Andrew Jackson in the
White House. His father was at
that time editor of the Globe, in
Washington. In 1860 MIR. Blair
contested the scat III Congress of
Mr.. Barrett, from the st. Louis Dis
trict, and soon after was returned to
the House, after which he resigned
his seat. In 1860 General Blair
made speech in Brooklyn III favor
Of Mr.. Lincoln for the Presidency,
and also delivered a speech at the
Metropolitan Hotel, New York, in
favor of strong war measures, limiting
that General Scott was rather slow
campaigner. MIR. Blair was very as.
siduous in raising volunteers in St.
Louis, and was the first volunteer Of
tho State Of Missouri. lie raised
tho First Regiment of Missouri VOL
untecrs, and acted as its Colonel,
albeit he did not hold a commission
as Colonel Of the regiment. A diff
Guilty arose between Col. Blair and
Gen. Fremont, and Col. Blair was
unjustly placed under arrest by that
officer who was commander Of that
department. This arbitrary measure
Of Gen. Fremont aroused great ex.
citemen: in st. Louis, where Col.
Blair was universally respected, the
journals of that city taking part in
the quarrel ut that time. President
Lincoln ordered Col. Blair to be re-
leased from arrest in September,
1861, thereby causing a great feeling
Of relief to the numerous friends Of
Col. Blair in ST. Louis. He WAS
again arrested by Gen. Fremont but
finally released after considerable
trouble and discussion by both par
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