The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-28

the United States and but for that case and the ecl
sion tney expected the Court would pronounce on IL,
they never would have tried him. They had all passed
upon inns question OF Impeachment and had voted
case came before the Court. Then what was TO be
donef The Court had decided almost unan mously
Ia inc case OF Mulgan and Boyes That this trial OF
cvnan before military commission was unconsti-
tulohai, null and void. They had 80 decided the
very case, arising under the act ITSELF and hence It
was necessary that they should attempt to remove
that they thought and the people thought
t mat when VINE, the Supreme Court had de-
the duty OF the President to put his foot upon
II and trample 1t into the dust And stand here to
say that 4 is my belief that II that case had not been
postponed until after the election Mr. Johnson
would have been condemned and not even one OF
the seven radical Senators would have been found
IN Congress to save him from condemnation on
those articles OF impeachment. Frivolous as the
Impeachment charges were they would have carried
them through IL was their intentions; they had
no idca or the President using his power
to prevent these usurpations from taking effect.
Iney intended TO impeach hun, and would have done
H. dor Itey knew tnat when that law was declared
unconstitutional and void II was the bounten duty
or the president to decline to execute IT, How could
ne, VINO mas sworn before Almighty God to maintain
the constitution OF the United Staes that instru
ment perish under the laws Of rump Congress con-
tanning not more than two-tnirds Of the members
entitled TO seats in that bodyf How could he see
we constitution perish and keep his oath inv0lateY
ne could not do SO, fellow citizens, and
nence II was that Congress first took away
and then found articles OF Impeachment against the
President and kept them hanging over his head I'M
III ie court postponed the case I'LL after the Pres
dental election. Now, fellow citizens, | do not
think It necessary 70 comment upon case palpa
pie az that. never heard q democrat or o rational
republican contradict the view that have taken OF
tis matter; and yea Tor The sake OF electoneering
they shout out, Frank Blair is great revOlutionist
ne Is gong TO make war and begin another rebel
llon" (Cleers for Blair They say that he is going
TO renew the rebellion and that as for themselves
they are the most peaceaDle people in the world
lLaughterl 1--WE are all for peace say the radicals
ahd mere IL TINS violent fellow Blair, with horns on
MS mead and fun of porcupine auiils, determined on
rebellion" Q4aughter) Now, in the first place. here
Is this party OF peace with the whole army and with
the General designated by that party as it's candi-
date Tor the Presidency commanding that army.
Ihe command has been taken away from the Pres-
stiulon which makes him COMMANDMENTS Chief or
the army and navy OF the United States and that
command has been bestowed on the general desig-
mated by those radicals as their candidate for the
Presidency. lie has got that army down South
with its bayonets pointed at the threats OF eight
millions OF white people, pmioning them TO
the very ground and requiring tnem at the
point OF the payonet TO vote for him. Does
not that look as If he was very much IN favor
OF peaceY (Langhter.) II /, or II any man holding
my sentiments, were to step forward and attempt
70 put aside the bayonet am told to begone,
TO make another war, while the man who is using
the hayonet to compel the people of the South to
vote FOR MIN, exclaims '.Let us have peace" and
peace, and by all means let MS get rid OF this war
like fellow Frank Blair.n UaughterJ Now, my
fellow citizens, 10 not command a musket, not
one "a voice, "You have tn0ugh.'D l have done
IN small way. Cheers and lauRhter.)
! do not at this time command q single
text, this contemplate idea that l am going to at
tempt to revolutionze while have no power, no
authority and while even II elected Vice President
OF the United States would be but nfth wheel to
the wagons Uaughter.) The position which / took
about 1t was, my fellow citizens that II the demo-
cratic candidate elected to the Presidency these
bp 40 urad nv M
people OF the United States that having already been
denounced by the courts, and having already been
denounced by the people In the election or 1867 that
denunciation would be again levelled against them.
And wish 10 know now whether 1t Is the intention
OF those radicals TO claim that II the people again
condemn those measures they are to stand in spite
Of that condemnation by the people OF the United
StateSY (Cries Of "Never never 'D Do they mean
to put the people at deiances Avoice, 'They do. y
the people, and there is clearer doctrine or one
that has been acceded to more generally than that
ours. Yet these men say 'that would be revolution
on the part Of the President elected 10 carry out the
Win q e the pasg ss
elected without asking the consent OF the people TO
do that act which has been once condemned, and II
again condemned they say that the will OF those
Denied Representatives shall stand, and that the
VIII OF the people shall not avail at all. wish To
now Wn" InG esrn 10
viii OF the people, for desiring to maintain the con-
stution and for desiring TO carry out the decisions
that, liz not that party which has defed the PEG
pie, violated the constitution and condemned the
decisions OF the Supreme Court the revolutionIst,
and does IL not deserve to be put DOWN Cheers
How would this revolution begin il Mr.. Seymour
should be eectedS Cheers.) suppose, when he IL
cheers-tbat he should take tho ground that the de-
cis0ns Of the Supreme Court must be respected and
must be executed and that the VIII OF the people
clared unconstitutional by the courts IL was his
bounden duty, having sworn TO maintain the consti
t1 al tlyavv, ang
that thing who would begin the revolutions "a
voice-.They would.') All, tell you they would
not. tLaughter:) Tney would not begin It. They
are very bold when they have the power AN their
hands, but can tell you they are not quite so bold
and win not be quite so bold when the power passes
into the hands OF another man. tCheers) tell you
that they will not begin the revolution. They viii
not lift their finger. And ] promise you my ga
cred word and honor that II Mr. seymour does this
teri Now, my fellow citizens, this is the bold.
naked, contemplate prctext which these
nn sa Ses almost her entire snce sasy
They say that Frank Blair backed by the rebel gene
rails Of the South, is going TO rcvolutionze the coun
try by restoring the constitution, carrying out the
win Of the people and executing the DEGREES OF the
Supreme Court. That IL all there Is Of 1t. do not
propose to do anything elsc but II elected 80 nep
Inc, cod, If have the power 10 do II, VIII carry
ont this Cheers, long and vehement aud three
cheers for that sentiment) And can promise you
another thing-hat there win be revolution: that
those reconstruction laws win perish without one
word being said, II the people put Seymour and
Blair in the places for which they have been nom-
mated (Cheers There will be no effort 10
keep lie IN their bodies because these
men know them to be unconstitutional, and they
know that Mr.. Seymour VIII execute aud maintain
the constitution when lie swears 10 IL. There viii be
no revolution. And can tell you my fellow clti-
Gems that there IL great danger II the people
should assent To and ratify those unconsti-
tutional measures, for The party which has
committed them viii not stop short. The men
who have established q military despotism I'm ten
states arc ready 10 establish 1t In ten more
States. Woces-"Thcy are. That's ao'D ! speak
OF their willingness 10 do t. Those who have put M
a despotism In ten states will put n up in all The
states II they have the power and II you put that
power in their hands. tvoices-"we never will.'D
tell you fellow citizens that The who II de zg-
mated by them as their candidate for the Presidency
and who has already put IN execution those uncoi-
sttuiona laws and has executed tins mill airy des-
poism in the South, stands ready, if the power be
committed his hands, to establish and execute the
same despoism In ten more-aye, IN all the States OF
the Union.
A voICE-IIe has got no policy.
General BLAIR--It VIII not do, my fellow citizens,
TO talk that way about him. know heap better
than that. tell you that he has policy. tell You
he has just as much policy as Cromwell had-that
he has Just much policy al Louis Napoleon had.
His policy Is 10 retain permanent dctatorial power