The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-23
BLAIR's REVOLUTIONARY
LETTER,

LETTER.
Sentiments ofthe Oopperhead Can
didate for Vice President-His
Bid for the Nomination What
is to be Donein Case Of a DEM
ooratjo yigtory--A Crazy Bid for
aRevolution and a Dictatorship,
The following is the letter Of
FRANK 2. BLAIR containing his bid
for the nomination he has received
= ahd'elating the tissue upou which he
wished TO stand before the Conven.
s, iou," The Convention, by choosing
him as Que Of its standard bearer,
has indorsed the sentiments of bis
letter We ask for the document !, =
careful reading. by Denoer@fs as wen
WAsErNoToN, june 30.
4G5loasi .Itmes D. Broadhead
ntr.pEAR COLONEL LIN reply to
y'ur inquiries beg leave to say
tLat leave you to determine, on
consultation with my friends fom
NAiabouFts MhoNh0I hl hhiut tHhll w
presented to the Democratic Conyeu.
ton, aud to submit the following, as
what consider the real aud only
issue 10 the contest
"The reconstruction policy Of the
radicals will he complete before the
next election; the States so long
excluded, will have been admitted /,
negro suffrage established, aud the
rarpot-baggers installed Ia their
seats in both branches Of Congress
There Is no possibility Of changing
the political character Of the Senate,
even if The Democrats should elect
their President aud majority Of
~ the popular branch of Congress
Wc cannot, therefore, undo the Rad
ical plan Of Reconstruction by Con-
gressional action; they will continue
bar 70 its repeal. Must wo submit
& to it1 How can IL be overthrown
Il can only be oyerthrowu by the
authority Of tho Executive, who has
sworn TO maintain the Constitution,
aud who will fail to do his duty if he
allows the Constitution to perish uu.
der a series Of Congressional enact
ments, which are in palpablo viola
ton Of its fundamental principles.
rf r'If tho President, elected by the
: Democracy, enforces or permits oth-
ors to enforce these reconstruction
acts, the radicals, by tho accession of
twenty spurious Senators and hfty
-Ncpreseuiaiivcs. will control both
-brapohos Of Congress, aud his ad
ministration will bo as poworlcss as
tho present one Of Mr. johnson.
"Thore is but one way to restore
the government aud the Constitu-
tion, aud that is for tho President.
elect 10 declare these acts nUI and roid,
compel he army 10 undo Us wurpd'
lions at The South, dispcrse he carpet
bag state governments. dlioIo the Iohite
People 70 reorgdhise their Oion goUeTH-
q Dseate and elect Senator's aud Repre-.
scatdtiues. The House of Repre-
Heotatlvos will'oontain u majority Of
Democrats from the North aud hey
;ciH admit tie Representation elected
ty tho tohite people Of The South, aud
with the cooperation Of the President
twill not be difficult TO compa tie
Senate 10 submit once more to the
obligations Of the Constitution. Il
vii not be able to withstand the
public Judgment, ii distinctly invok.
cd aud clearly expressed on this
fundamental issue, aud it is tho sure
way to avoid all future strife to put
this issue plainly to the country.
"I repeat that this Ia tho roal and
only question which wo should allow
20 control us Shall We submit to
the usurpatious by which tho gov
ernment has been overthrowu, or
shall We exert ourselves for its full
aud complete rostoration2 II is idlo
TO talk OF bonds, greonbacks. gold,
the public faith aud the public cred.
1t. What can Democratic Prosi
dent do in regard to any of those
with n Congress in both branches
controlled by tho carpet. baggers aud
their allies2 He viii bo powcrless
20 stop the supplies by which the
idle negroes are organized into po.
iitlcal clubs-by which an army is
maintained 10 protect these vaga
bonds ip their oulragos upon the
ballot. These and things like these
Ceatup the revenues aud resources of
the government and destroy its cred
II, make tho dilTerenc, between gold
and greenbacks. We must restore
the Constitution before we can re-
store the huances; aud to do this We
must have a President who will exc
cute the will Of the people by tramp
ing iuto dust the usurpatious Of
Congress, known as the Reoonstruc-
.tiop acts. wish to stand before the
Convention upon This issue, but it is
one which embrr cos everything else
that Is ofvalae Ia it, large aud com
preheusivo results. lt Is the Que
thing that includes all that Is worth
n = contest, and without IL there L.
nothing that gives dignity, honor or
value TO tho struggle. s.,-l ..F
Your friend,