Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-07-16
Hairs SpeeCii-ISSS.

General Blair did not address the sold out
democracy of this city an Saturday night
The sentinel announced that he would be
one ofthe orators of the occasion. but this
was merely trick to swell the crowd. as
1t was anticipated that curiosity 10 hear
and see the promised leader of the pexl
rebellion, and the present copperhead can
didatc for Vice President, would attract
muliitudeS TO the meeting who would not
come out to hear the small fry who usu-
ally dispense Democratic eloquencc at the
street corners.
We regret that the people of Indianapo-
lis, more especially the Pendleton green
back Democracy, did not have an oppor-
tunity 10 listen TO speech from Frank
Blair, but we ale able 10 compensate them
in slight degree for their disappointment.
by giving the observations of the Sentinel
on political Grafton he delivered at the
great Republican, mass meeting held in this
city on the 10Th day of August, A. ID. 1860
The speech ITSELF we are sorry 10 saw.
was not reported, but its tone. temper and
substance can be gathered from the Sen
tolcEs criticisms upon il. which appeared
in That paper the day following the meet
ing. Ii had not an exalted opinion at that
time of Blair's rhetoric. deceaey, or honesty
qualities in which hc has in no wise i'm
proved within the past eight yeaIs. The
political editor Of the Sc1tiRct noticed his
speech as follows:
1.-The staple 0fall the orators was the
everlasting Niger. Upon this theme
Frank Blair dwell with intense saiisfac-
lion. Ills speech was bitter and denuncia-
tory. The Democracy he stigm0ti.cd
as HcU hOWHStS.'
The editor who made up the report of
the meeting devoted more space to Blair,
and gave better representation OF the
man and his speech. From that page of
the paper we clip the following. which
must be delightful reading for Democrats.
during the no; weather now prevailing
'At the southwest stand Mr. Blair. OF ST.
Louis, held forth. lie treated his hearers
TO a vulgar TRADE of abuse of judge Doug
las, and lesscned himself in the estimation
Of all fair minded men by pouring forth a
torrent of billibgsgate thai wouid disgrace
a Baltimore Plug Ugly. Mr. Blair speaks
with Southern accent, and heSiiateS con-
in the choice of words. We
think he undcrcstimated the capacity OF
his audience; ar he has been evercstmaled
himself While we remained TO hear him.
lie did not present the smallest segment of
the shadow of az argument for the faith
he processes TO believe, but INDUCED in the
mercst newspaper slang. worn thrc,Iuiue
by years ofpolitical strife, of Judge Doug
ise end The DemocraTrc party.
We understand that these flattcring O.
notices OF Frank Blair were not read at the
meeting on last Saturday night They
would have. COMPENSATED in some meas
urcs for his absence on Tia, occasion, but
in the enthusiasm GU Of our Democratic
managers over the defeat OF Pcntllcton and
Hendricks they were overlooked. Now
hat VIC have brought them TO light, we
shall expect the Douglas men of 1850 to
paste them in their scrap books and
have them read at every Democratic meet |
ing as u part Of the litany of the party Cor
he pending canvass.-Ind. Jour.