The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-13
of the House and a general both at the

of the House and general both at the
same time.
Rhis had to be managed in some way.
So, Frank and brother Montgomery,
and Lincoln, and old man Blaif, got
together and set their wits at " ork to
devise some way of getting along
with 1t.
The result was eminently creditable
to the purity and ingenuity Of the par
ties concerned, and demonstrated that
the Blair family will not voluntarily
give upa good thing that they have in
possession, without making sure OF
something better in exchange. So 1t
was arranged that Frank should resign
his generals commission and Lincoln
should accept 1t, but not confer 1t upon
any one else, until 1t was seen whether
or not Frank got the SpeRkership, and
If he did not he was to have his COM
mission back.
And so 1t was carried out, Frank did
not become Speaker, and was relnstated
in the army, furnishing an eminent ex-
ample of the purity and patriotism
that prevailed in those days, and for
which the Blair family has always
been so distinguished.
Thus were these younger Blatrs The
ready tools and co-workers of Lincoln
and the Jacobin party during the whole
process of the destruction OF the grand
fabric of free government which now
lies in ruins around US, counseling the
worst and all the measures which the
destructionists introduced and carried
out, and the elder Blair, like spirit OF
evil, thrusting himself into the dark
conclaves of the conspiratorS against
public liberty, kissing out his venom
against the Democratic party, and IN
stiRating the wasting and Destroy ing
OF the South for grudges OF well mig q
| forty years standing conceived anu
cherished because her leading men
Calhoun, McDufie, Rowan BipD'
Tazewell, Troup, Davis and others-aI-
ways scorned him as mercenary ao-
venturer, and refused to recognize him
| in society.
1t is this Blair family whose history is
thus truthfully sketched, which now
| claims position and voice In the De-
mocratic party, and even assumes 10
dictate il nomination for the Presiden-
cy. In fact, it has the modesty TO claim
i the nomination for one OF its own
members-the butcher of st. Louis
\ the nice young gentleman who SO
Rdroitly balanced between the Speak
ership and a Brlgadier GeneralshiP,
and TO whom Lincoln SO kindly tossed
the latter when the former was not 10
be caught.
Has the Democratic party fallen SO
low as TO be used by such creatnres4 Is
It so craven as to allow such fellows
/ 10 say what it shall do or what 1t shall
not do? One of these Blairs has the
impudeace 10 say that the party cannot
be united on any one OF the candidates
already named-some new man must
be taken up! Think OF 1t! Look 1t
over! Where is Train ! Send for
Train He only can match him
| The Democratic party cannot be
united on any candidate already nam
ed ! Good! Where did you learn all
that, Montgomery By going to ST.
yer Spring and consulting the Old man,
or sending out TO ST. Louis and asking
| brother Frank? Then the Blair family
stands out against the nomination OF
any candidate already namedl Oh
| course, the Democratic party cannot
be united then on any of these candi-
dates The Blair family "goes back"
on these candidates. So the party can
not unite on any one of them The
party is not united without the BlRirs
| In fact, it. is no party without the
Blairs! Whewl What u big family
To use the expression OF their late
lamented master. What a long tail our
cat has oOsI"
But ali this difficulty could be got
over, If the Convention would Hnite the
party by nominating Gen. Frank.
| Then the party would be united OF
course, for the Blair family would be
satisaedI When they are satisfied the
party IS united how simple! WY
has not this been thought OF before?
Now, gentlemen, enough of this. The
Democratic party is united-united. as
never before, upon principles and a
mani You know this full well, and all
your efforts will avail nothing to defeat
the peoples will. In this great crisis
You are OF no account-vou have no
weIght-you must stand aside, and
give place to the millions who are go-
ing to do the voting and elect the ticket,
and will have it to suit them-or EHoD
the reason iDhy!
This trifling with the peoples will
must stop. This cheating must have
an end. The country had had enough
of it, and its patience is exhausted. The
public mind must not be provoked far
Their. There is feeling growing up
most threatening TO certain conspicu-
GUS actions in the interest of the bond
holders. Foul play is Gpprehelded
If It be successfully contaminated pre-
pare for the consequences. The peo-
ple's wrath will be terrible, and they
will take up their own cause, and bat
tie for it under leaders OF their own se-
lection, and in whom they can trust.
We warn all who have entered into the
conspiracy of the bondholders against
the right. to look TO their safety, while
they may, and make harmony where
they are threatening oiscord, and secure
victory when they are plotting defeat.