The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-24
GENERAL FRANK BLAIR.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.

LETTER OF ACCEP TANcE.
The following is the letter of General Frank
Blair accepting the nomination for Vice-Presi-
dent Of the National Democratic Convention,
an abstract of which was published in TIE
NEWS yesterday.
OMAHA, NEBRAsKA, July, IS, 1858.
General George ". Morgan, Chairman Com
mittee National Democratic Convention:
GENEaA1-I take the earliest opportunity of
replying to your letter, notifying me OF my
nomination for Vice.President Of the United
States BY the National Democratic Convention,
recently held in the City of New York.
I accept without hesitation the nomination
rendered in manner 30 gratifying, and give
you and the committee my thanks for the very
kind and complimentary language in which
you have conveyed to me the decision 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.
NV opinion upon all of the questions which
discriminate the great contendlng parties have
been freely expressed on all suitable occasions,
and do not deem it necessary at this time to
reiterate them.
The issues upon which the contest turns are
clear, and cannot be obscured OF distorted Dy y
the sophistries of our adversaries. They all
resolve themselves into the old end ever-re-
newing struggle of few men to absorb the
political power Of the nation. This effort, un-
der every conceivable name and disguise, has
always characterized the opponents Of the
Democratic party, but at no time has the at
tempt assumed shape so open and daring as
in this contest. The adversaries OF free and
constitutional government, in defiance OF the
express language Of the constitution, have
erected military despotism in ten OF the States
of the Union, have taken from the
President the powers vested in him by the su-
prefne law, and have deprived the Supreme
Court Of its jurisdiction. The right OF trial by
Jury, and the great writ Of right, the habeas
corpus-shields Of safety for every citizen, and
which have descended to US from the earliest
traditions of our ancestors, and which our Re
yolutionary fathers sought to secure to their
posterity forever in the fundamental character
Of our HberLies-have been ruthlessly tram
pied under foot by the fragment OF o Con-
gress. Whole States and communities Of peo-
Die of our own race have been attainted, con-
victed. condemned, and deprived Of their rights
as citizens, without presentment, or trial,
or witnesses, but by congressional enact.
ment Of eI post tdcto laws, and in defiance OF
the constitutional prohibition denying even to
a full and legal Congress the authority to pass
any bill of attainder or er post JdctO Law. Inc
same usurping authority has substituted as
electors in place of the men OF our own race,
host OF ignorant negroes, who are supported
In idleness with the public money, and COM
bined together to strip the white race OF their
birthright, through the management OF Freed
mems Bureaus and the emissaries Of conspira-
tors in other States; and, to complete the
oppression, the military power OF the nation
has been placed at their disposal, In order te
make this barbarian supreme.
The military leader under whose prestige
this usurping Congress has taken refuge since
the condemnation Of their schemes by the Tree
people Of the North in the elections ef the las
wear. and whom they have selected as then
Candidate to shield themselves rom the re
suit of their own wickedness and crime, has
announced his acceptance OF the nomination
tions over eight millions Of white people a.
the South, fixed to the earth with his bayo
nets. he exclaims "Let US have peace.
"Peace reigns IN Warsaw" was the announce
ment which herslded the doom Of the hbcrtie
of nation. "The Empire is peace" exclaim
ed Bonaparte, when freedom and its defendor
expired under the sharp edge Of his sword
The peace to which Grant invites us ID tn
peace Of despotism and death.
Those who sesk to restore the constitution
by executing the will Of the people condemn.
ing the Reconstruction acts, already pro
nounced in the elections of last year, ant
which will, am convinced. be still more EN-
phatically expressed by the election Of th
Democratic candidate as the President OF th'
United States, are denounced as revoludonlsts
BY the partisans Of this vindictive Congress
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Micbioan. Connecticut and other State
have condemned as expressly against tn
letter Of the constitution, must stand
because their senators and representa-
tiyes have willed it. IF the people shal
again condemn these atrocious measures D.
the election of the Democratic candidate fol
the President, they must not be disturbed
although decided to be unconstitutiona
by the Supreme Court, and although tn
President is sworn to maintain and supper
the constitution. The will Of fraction OF
Congress, reinforced with it's partisan emlssa
RES sent to the South and supported there b.
the soldiery, must stand against the will OF tn
people and the decision of the Supreme Court
aud the solemn oath of the President to main
tain and support the constitution;
It is revolutionary to execute the Will OF tn
peoplel It is revolutionary to execute the judg
ment Of the Supreme Court! 1t is revolution
ary in the President to keep inyiolate his oat
to sustain the constitution! This false con
struction of the vital principle Of our Govern
ment ls the last resort of those who would hav
their arbitrary reconstruction sway and super
cede our time-honored instltutionsl The na
tion will say the constitution must be restored
ani the will of the people again prevail. Th
appeal to the peaceful ballot to attain this en-
is not war, is not revolution. They make si wa wa
modo OF putting aside military despotism AM
the usurpations OF fragment of q Congress
asserting absolute power over that benign sys
tenn of regulated libertyleft US by our fathers
This must be allowed to take its course. Thi
is tho only road to peace. It will come witt
the election Of the Democratic candidate, AM
not with the election Of that mailed warrior
whose bayonets are now at the throat of eigh
millions OF people in the South, to compel then
to support him as a candidate for the Presi
dency, and to submit to the domination OF al
alien race of semi-barbarous men. No perver
sion Of truth or audacity Of misrepresentation
| can exceed that which halls this candidate Il
| arms as an angel Of peace
am, very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant,
FRANK p. BLAIR.