The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-05
Gen. Blair's Letter Of Acceptance.

ination for Vice President, which has lust
been received
Gen. Geo. W. Morgan, CAairm4n Com,
miaee National Democratic Contention
l take the earliest opportunity of reply.
ing to your letter notifying me Of my nomi.
nation for Vice President of the United
States by the Nationa! Democratic Con.
vention recently held in the city of New
York.
| accept without hesitation the nomina.
ton rendered in manner so gratifying,
and give you and the committee my thanks
for the very kind and complimentary Ian.
guage in which YOU have conveyed to me
the sdecision of the convention. I have
carefully read the resolutions adopted by
the convention, and most cordially concur
in every principle and sentiment they an.
nounce. My opinions upon all questions
which discriminate the great contending
parties have been freely expressed on all
suitable occasions, and do not deem it
necessary this time to reiterate them.
The issue upon which the contest turns
is clear, and cannot be obscured or distort-
ed by the sophistries of our adversaries.
They all resolve themselves into the old
and ever recurring struggle of few men to
absorb the political power of the nation.
This effort under every conceivable named
disguise, has always characterized the op-
ponents OF the Democratic party, but at no
time has the attempt assumed SO open and
daring shape as IN this contest. 4f
The adyersaries Of free constitutional
government in defiance Of the express Ian
guage of the Constitution have erected
military despotism in ten States of the
Union /; have taken from the President the
power vested in him by the supreme law,
and have deprived the Supreme Court of
its jurisdiction, and the people Of the right
Of trial by jury, and the great writ of ha-
beas corpus, which should be the right of
every citizen, and which have descended to
us from the earliest traditions of our an
cestors, and which onr revolutionary IA
theirs fought to secure to their posterity
forever. aIi
The fundamental characters of our liber-
ties have been ruthlessly trampled under
foot by fragment of a Congress. Whole
States and communities Of people of our
race have been attainted, convicted, con
aemned, and deprived of their rights as
citizens without presentment, trial, or wit
nesses, but by Congressional enactment of
ex post facto laws, and in defiance of the
Constitutional revision denying to q full
and loyal Congress the authority to pass
any bill Of attsinder ex post facto law.
The same tisurping authority has substi-
,uted electors in place Of men of your own
ace. Their allegiance attained and en-
franchise host of ignorant negroes, who
ire supported in idleness with the public
money and combined together to strip their
White race Of their birth-right through the
Of the Freedmen's Bureau and
Of the conspirators in other
States, and to complete the apprehension,
he military power of the nation has been
placed at their disposal. ID order to make
his barbarism supreme the military leader
lnder whose prestige this usurping Con-
,ress has taken refuge since the cordemna.
ion on the free people OF the North, in |
he elections of last year; and they have
elected as their candidate, to shield them !
elves from the result of their wickedness
md crimes, one who has announced his ac-
eptance Of the nomination and his willing
less to maintain their usurpations over
he eight millions Of white people in the
south who are fixed to the earth with his
'ayonets. y
He exclaims "Let US have peaccp,
Peace reigns in Warsaw" was the an
ouncement which .heralded the doom Of
he liberties Of nation !" Peace |" ex-
laimed Bonapart, when freedom and its
blenders expired under the sharp edge of
he sword. The peace to which Grant in
ties sis the peace of despotism and death.
hose who seek to restore the Constitution
executing the will Of the people, con-
GINNING the reconstruction acts already
ronouhced in the elections of last year, |,
nd which will, I am convi.ced, be still h
lore ,emphatieally expressed by the cleo Z
on of the Democratic candidate as Presi- 4
emit ofthe United States. The Democrats i;
e denounced as revolutioRists by the par. 3
sans of this vindictive Congress. Negro Z
lffrage, which the popular vote of New I
ork, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, I
I'd other States have emphatically con- J
'mned as expressly against the letter of .
Q Constitution must stand, because their {
snators and Representatives have willed =
.s1f the people shall again condemn .
ese measures by the election of Demo- +
attic President they must nat be disturb
!, although decided to be- demonstrations
by the Supreme Court, and although the
resident is sworn to protect and maintain n
9 Constitution, the will of o fraction of a 0
'ngress will be re-enforced with its parti- a
emlssaries sent to the South, and sup v
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