The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01

Since the cessation of hostiIiticg be-
tween the North and South, no man has
opposed more earnestly. effectively and
powerfully Radical heresies and usurpa.
tions than Francis =. Blair. lie is one
of the men who, both during and since
the war, ,egarded it Us waged TO NAN,
tain the Union and vindicate the Consti
tuition. lie believed, then, when, in
1861, Congress so declared, il meant ex,
actly what X said. II is not surprising
therefore, after imperiling bis life q
make good this declaration, the guilty
conspirators of the Rump, in their efforts
TO bring to naught the stupendous strug
Gle through which the country had passed
should find no favor in his eyes. For
three years his opinion aud actions have
been in perfect accord with the Dcmoc.
racy- His herculean efforts have alrcady
rcdeemed St. Louis, by 1000 majority
from ,longrclism, aud the rest of the
State only needs favorable opportunity
for popular vote to follow suit.
As Blair has been put upon the Dem.
ocratie ticket as one of its standard. bear
crs, u statement Of his views, ut this
time, becomes a matter Of great interest
The following from Washington cor,
respondent of the New York Herald
writing under date Of June 18th, will be
read with pleasure by every sound Demo
crat:
General Frank Blair, Of Missouri, j,
now in Washington, and is daily visited
by friends who desire his nomination foI
the Presidency. Powerful influences are
being exerted 10 this cnd, aud mis- friends
profess to be sanguine Of success. Hi.
views of public policy are expressed
freely, aud are of the most EN-
phatic and pronounced character on the
issues Of tho day. They are given with
the point, terseness and vim of a positive
and fearless nature, and are the applica.
tion of fixed opinions to the existing stu.
alton. The following is their substance as
derived from personal conversation, and ii
entirely authentic.
Gen :ral Blair now as always, scouts
tho idea of giving the ballot 10 the ne
groes. The question of negro suffrage
he regards as the cardinal issue 10 the can.
vass In his Judgment infexible opposi.
sion to this radical doctrine is the chief
issue on which the conservatives must
expect to triumph He holds that mill.
tary despotism and negro suffrage in the
South are unconstitutional, null and void
and that the Democratic National Con.
vention should so declare them, just as
the Supreme Court would have decided
il the case of McArdle had been adjudi-
Gated. The laws of Congress disfran.
chising persons who were embraced in
Amnesty proclamations or special par.
dons, are illegal, arbitrary aud void. Test
oaths for voters are unconstitutional; and
this is why Gen, raj Blair refused to take
the Missouri test oath. His appeal TO the
Supreme Court in that case ought to have
been decided at the last term, and he re.
grets its postponement. The reconstruc.
ton acts establishing negro suffrage and
government acts based thereon he holds
to be usurpations, and declares they have
no basis excepting by the lawless violence
aud force Of the army, and the federal
government must withdraw this coercion
correct its own wrong and leave it to the
white population of each State to -cgu,
late the question of suffrage. The bas-
tard and spurious governments set up al
the South have no right to control this
matter and must fall as soon as the mill,
tary despotism is withdrawn. He asserts
it is the duty of the incoming President
to see that Justice is done and to restore
the governments which arc the creation
of the white. population to those to whom
they belong. General Blair is not will
! ling to accept or acquiesce in anything
done by the Radical Congress on thil
subject of reconstruction. He is for oon
tining the government of the country
exclusively to the white race. He il
very confident of an overwhelming de
feat to radicalism if the issues of tht
hour and future are boldly made by tht
New York nominations and platform ane
dead issues ignored He predicts suci
an uprising Of the people as has neyel
been seen in America, and says this il
already felt by the Radicals.
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