The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-27
THE BLAIRS.
Their Policy On Armiag the South.


AT Democratic gathering held at Alum
Springs, Rock bridge county, Va, on the 25th
inst Mon 60 merry Blair delyeredSa speech, in
which he ,ouched upon topics aiready familiar
to the pubic, and made the tollo wing illusions
to the Democratic nominee for the Vlce.Pres
dancy and current poll ic l topics Referring
to he action of the T4mmany Convention IN
nominatine General Blair, Mr. Blair continued:
WI h these can lie ates (Seymour and Blalr)
the Convel ton PIE ,enied Il ueclara ion OF prin-
cipies on VIII ch they are pledged to act, if
elected, and ask the judgment OF the country
upon them in the election. The declaration
arraiens the radical party for its abuses of
po er, It's waste Of the public treasure, the une-
quail taxation mp sed, It's scandalous jobs, and
takes issue with them especially upon their SO.
called Recons ruction measures, pronouncing
them usUrOations, violations of the CoAstitu-
tion, and declaring them null and void. This
last declaration Is pronounced revolutionary by
the radicals, and their whole wrath has been
turned loose upon General Blair especially, be-
cause he urged the preservation of this issue
and showed that II would be impossible for the
rad cal party TO withstand the judgment of the
country against them upon it and maintain
their us rpations in defiance of that judgment.
General Blair and the Democratic party in
woke the jIugment OF the people upon the issue,
Joined with the radicals on the validity of their
measures, and propose to carry the judgment of
the people INTO effect by the officers elected for
that purpose by them. There can be no war
unless the radicals make it to resist the judg-
ment of The people, who are or ought to be, the
tnal arbiters OF the people. What then, does
this outcry about war from the radicals mean but
that they will resist the Judgment asked for by
the Democracy? They deceive the people as TO
their intentions to these measures, and
secured their present power in Congress by
denying that they contemplated any such abuse
OF IT, hasteued to prostitute 1t to subYert civil
government and set up military government
in the South, now 10 be used to defeat the
wishes OF the people in the North, and then
put forward the commander of the army as
their candidate, aud Give him the army to
elect himself, substantially inviting him to seize
power, whether elected by the people or not.
This conduct shows their determination to
The menace of war which they now
make themselves, but falsely impute to their
oppouents, because the judgment OF
theEpeope is invoked against them on these
acts, despite their attempts TO avoid and prevent
this ssue from being forced upon them, only
illus rates and puts in broad light their deter
mlnation 10 hold power at all hazards. That, at
least, is what they want the people TO believe is
Their resolve. II is, no Tever, but a brag game.
Tue object is TO ntimidate tie people into &C
Quies' 'euce in their rule. General Grant
omiu ously saws, "Lct us have peace,n with the
same meauiug, and they are winding up the
session with distribution of arms among their
followers, 10 We emphasis 10 the language of
Graur, aud hls follow alone threaten to dis.
turb the public peace. They alone threaten to
resist the WI OF the people 10 the lawful eXer-
else OF their authority 20 pass judgment upon
the acts of their uni4ithful servants and restore
the Constitution. The Democracy have suo.
mitted without resistance TO the most glarng
violations OF the Constitution and to every
species of tyranny and outrage which have dis
e a,ed the meapcat and hl0OliesJ tyraLis in the
worst ages, with uneXRmpled patience, looking
10 the Gay OF dellVerance by the ballOt-boX IN
November next.