The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-15
Major General Blair.

Mr. David G. Croly, the author of Campaign
Lives Of Seymour and Blair" in drawing TO con-
cluson his rapid sketch of the life OF Major Gen.
Frank P. Blair, presents the following summary
of bis traits revealed in his public and private
life:
Since the war, besides exerting himself profess
sionally Gen. Blair has labored with fine effect as
8 speaker for the conservative cause. His efforts
have extended through several States, especially
in Connecticut, where first set In the reaction
which Is now sweeping over the country.
Having always had a clear purpose 10 his light.
ing. be maintained il in its unity to the end, and
IN the prosecution of the plans of peace. The OBJ
iect was the suppression OF the rebellion, simply
ard solely. The extiDguishment of States, the
degradation of the white below the black race,
the supremacy of militsry over civil power, have
received no countenance from him. Resuming
with ripened and expanded convictions his posi-.
ton as statesman and adding to il the record sec
ord 10 none, OF eminent military qualities. he has
laborsd With voice and pen as strenuously as he
did with the sword to realize IN peace the benefits
he felt forced TO seek by war. SO orderly has
been his mind, that he has always known where to
stop. Believing in the negro's right TO be free,
be helped give him his freedom. Nothing less
would suffice; nothing more was required. De-
voted 10 the Union. zeal and intolerance never
tided him over into disunion in the name OF Union.
he has never prosttuted the name OF liberty into
tyranny, the peme of ioysity into proscriPtion OF
the Wlite race, the name Of antlslayery into the
enormities of negro supremacy. The issues Of
n
TIE issues of the war finally accomplished, left
him Conservative.
Mo speak of his magnanimity, bravery and pop
ulsFity would only repeat the record of his sol
dierly career. Sherman kept him closer to him
than bis own shadow during all the war and al
ways lad him for his second in command. His
officers loved him ; his men worshipped him. He
was never defeated. Successive promotions in
rank sDd power flowed in on him. He gave to
each advanced responsibility more brilliant dis
charge than the preceding one. No fraud taints
bis hsres. No tyranny stamps his record.
In var he was q relentless, sleepless. always
victorious enemy; IN peace, he has proved q
thorough h, alfOrgettiug, wholly trusting magnan-
imous friend. His record is as consistent as it IS
patriotic. Those whom he regards as Northern
rebels now, be opposes with as much fire and
force SIS he did Southern rebels in the past.
His address Is singuiarly popular and unafiect-
ed. BE is accessible to the humblest, and serene
among the highest. His personal power almost
amounts 10 magnetism. He can mold men TO the
purpose he wishes. Not reticent, he is yet pru-
dent Emphstically, he possesses that equilibrium
| Of all the faculties known as common sense.
His life has been almost romance. Convert
ing State TO freedom, and then saving il to the
Union the hero of two wars, and deserVedly emf
nent in both a business man of the highest in
tegrity of mind and temperance OF habit; an ora
tor OF great ability; statesman Of rare faculty
| and foresight man of ind0mtabe viii bis mer-
its are all positive to the highest degree in great
ness, in clearness in pureness, In eomoativeness,
| in statesmanship, be rs veritabie Andrew Jack
| son. We have given his record. Further TO rea-
/ son from il would be supererogation. The couu-
4 try knows him, and, above ALL his comrades IN
| arms revere and love him.