Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-29
General Blair in Hartford.

i nc IldTllOIu LCeHtItD OSt, OHc VI tHt
most dignifed and candid papers in New
! England, makes itself responsible for the
following statement We should hesitate
long before giving such charge to the
public on less trustworthy authority
General Frank Blair, the Democratic
candidate for Vice-P President made a
March 26, 1867, of which the following Is
an extract:
Blair Fel'r Citizens: The free'd'm of
New England-the free'd d'm-the Con'ecti-
cut rivers redush'd to tn workshops of
New England
\ Voice Dry up!'l
Blair The principles of r fathers dis
Grim nate r gov'ment from the monar
(hic) les of r old world, and we have to
come down to abs'lute and 'riginal prop
sitions of-of-lib'ty and r pursuit of
property!
[Grcat confusion in the hall. Cries of
put him out etc.
Blair (smilingly)-' O, no, don't put m
out. He'll be put out when he let 5 no
that he 1cants to be put out. Great
laughter [ say, don't put m out. There
such thing as public 'rpinion, and if
man opposes public 'rpinion, and if a man
opposes public rpinion, and makes nuis-
ance of m self, he'll be abated-he will
Here the chairman whispered to him,
and Blair smiled in a strange manner
Blair The gov'ment no longer lists
they have substituted for it a gov'ment Of
discre 'hun-that Congress
without retrence to con 'shun has pro-
ceeded to enact laws in violation Of con
IN 'eh"n by which tho con 'SlI 'Shun Is tirely
u Inflated
Several voices 'Rah for con'stu shun.
I Laughter.
Blair Fel'r citizens shay
Here he was interrupted by violent
Kisses and stamping in all parts of the
hall. The chairman waved his hand in
beseeching manner for the crowd to be pa
tient
Blair-My ferr citizens, | shall not de-
tain you but "a
More stamping and Kissing and the
chairman waved his hand again.
Blair | wish t say that this thing @
is to destroy r government which has been
r wonder and admiration of Their world
Loud Kisses were given, and there was
great confusion The chairman lifted up
his forefnger this time beseechingly.
Blair. Fel'r citizens Before
Violent applause and Kisses.
Blair The Con su' 'shum-'
ICries for Doolittle' DoolttIe.'
Blair-'Both prop'sitions.'
Renewed kissing and great disorder.
The Chairman Order, gentlemen,
order
Blair-.I 1t is not true the people of r
Long continued kissing and mock ap-
plause.
THE Chairman beg you gentlemen
to be so kind as to hear the argument Of
our gallant C?) friend. He does not deal
in defamation.
Blair How
Voice Louder
Blair ask you
Here the confusion was so great that
the meeting threatened to break up IN
row, and many left the hall.
Blair L say these negroes
A Voice D-n the nagers; let them
90 and give us something else Shouts OF
laughter.
Blair We cannot let them GO
Same Voice. We hear enuff.' Laugh
ter
Blair then directed MS reuarAs ~ Tho
individual who had interrupted him, and
his smiling countenance indicated that he
enjoyed the episode.
Blair-(turning again at the audience)
- shay
[Great confusion, and cries Of Sit
down. Dry up, with Kisses and stamp
ing Here a gentleman on the stage con-
ferred with the chairman, Blair meantime
trying to get the attention of the crowd.
Blair was going on to say that these
negroes Great shouting But as
you'll not hear me, I'll give way
He then sat down, greatly to the relief
of everybody in the hail.
The same paper prints elsewhere the
following copy of the bill of Mr.. f. T.
Blair, ,Jr., at the Allyn House in that city
for two days stay at that time: g Two
days board, SO; lemons and whiskey,
s65-total S75."
Does this throw any light on the speech ?