Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-08-11
THE WAR CME.

Many are the expressions of what will be the condition of affairs if the Democracy should triumph in the next Presidential election. The radicals, feeding upon every word of excitement that may be uttered, are considerably exercised in their attempts to nurture the cry of war, that nasty perusal of Gen. Blair's letter to Col, Broadhead has called forth from those who have more fear than judgment. Here and there you will meet a man who fears 10 support the Democracy, because Gen. Blairs letter, in the superior judgment of the few, breaks the spirit of war we again repeat there is in this letter about which so much is said, nothing of war; it is but plain declaration of what should be the course pursued by constitutional president. We are op- posed to war, don't want it nor do we believe the sensible, thinking men of the south want it. As much as any one do we oppose that class of public speeches or newspaper articles, that are in the least calculated to inspire hope or fear of war upon any conditions or under any circumstances; yet we do declare our belief that the proposed policy of Gen. Blair is the only consti- tutional course, the only policy that q President can pursue and be consist ent in his office and his oath. That old and worn out document, the constitu- ton, declares that the President shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed; and that he shall be com mandcr in chief of the army and navy and It furthermore requires that before stering upon the duties of his office that he shall swear that he will faith ytilly execute the office of President. and to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution. In view of these things, we ask how can man in that high and important office pander to party and execute it's will without regard to law, without purjuring his soul and degrading the office that he fills. Here is the express sion of Gen Blair's tl.at So exeites the radicals, aud makes the weak kneed to tremble at the thought of war.
 'Therc is but one way 10 restore the Government and the Constitution and that is for the President elect 10 de- clare the reconstruction acts null and Toid, compel the army to undo it's psurpations al the South, DIsPERsE THE cARPETBAG STATE GOVERNMENTS, allow the white people to reorganize their own governments, and ectsSenators and Representatives. The House of Representative will contain majority of Democrats from the North, and they will admit the Representatives elected by the white people of the South, and, with the cooperation of the President, it will not be difficult to COMPEL THE SENATE TO SUBMIT ONCE MORE to the1 obligations of the Constitution. We must have President who will | execute the will of the people, by trampling into dust the usurpations of Congress known as the reconstruction acts"
 Carefully reading this extract, where we ask, is the sentence that points to, or declares in favor of war; it is not there: all that Gen. Blair proposes is required of the President by the con stitution he swears to defend. The government must be restored, and as the etief executive officer of the nation he must figure largely in this restora- lion. The courts Of the country willl
  decide ulat these reconstruction meas ares are in opposition to the spirit of the constitution; and the only duty of fhe President is to oppose them, and if aeed. be say they shall not be. But The ex pression that gives most offence is. renlapoi ihs arHy ID nad" iis fsur-