Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-20
Gen. Bi0ir'S letter.

The following letter from Gen. Blair,
the Democratic nominee for the Vice
Presidency, was written short time
before his nomination, and shows how
he stands in the relation to present is
sues. We commend it to the consider
alton of voters
WAsHINGToN, June 80.
Col. flames o. Broddhcud:
Dear Colonel--In reply to your in
quirics | beg leave to say that ] leave
to sou to determine ON consultation
with my friends from Missouri, whether
my name shall be presented to the
Democratic Convention, and to submit
the following, as what | consider the
real and only issue in this contest.
The reconstruction policy of the radi-
Gals will bc complete before the next
election the States, SO long excluded,
will have been admitted; negro suffrage
established, and the carpet-baggcrs in
stalled i'll their seats in both branches
of Congress. There is no possibility of
changing the political character of the
Senate, even If the Democrats should
elect their President and Il majority of
Che popular branch of Congress. We
cannot, therefore, undo the radical plan
OF reconstruction by Congressional ac-
ton; the Senate continue bar to its
repeal. Must we submit to it? How
can ii bc ovcrthrown? 1t can only be
ovcrthrown by the authority of the
Executive, who is sworn to maintain
the Constitution, and who will fail to
do his duty if he allows the Constitu-
ton to perish under series of Congress
sonal cnactments, which are in palpa-
bic violation of its fundamental prin-
ciples.
"If the President, elected by the de-
mocracy, cntorces or permits others to
enforce these reconstruction acts, the
radicals, by the accession of twenty
spurious senators and fifty representa-
tives, will control both branches of
Congress, and his administration will
oe rs poWerless as the present one of
Mr.. Johnson.
"zHere is JW one rag to restore the
government and the constitution, and
that is for the President eject to dcctdre
these acts mil and roid, compel the
army to UntlO its asSurpution ct the
South, disperse the cdrpot-Jdg state
| governments, dUOW the lChite people to
reorg0nise their o,On governments and
eject Senators and Representatives.. The
House OF Representatives will contain
" majority OF Democrats from the North,
elected by the white people of the South
dent 1t aoW not be diticuH to compel the
senate to submit once more to the OBJ
| legations of the Constitution. 1t will
not be able to withstand the public
judgment, if distinctly invoked and
clearly expressed, on this fundamental
issue, and 1t is the sure way to avoid
all future strife to put this issue plainly
to the country.
II repeat that this is the real and only
question which we should allow to
control US. Shall we submit to the
usurpation by which the Government
has been OverthrOwn, or shall we eX-
ert ourselves for its full and complete
restoration? 1t is idle to talk of bonds
greenbaclls, gold, the public faith and
The public credit. What can Demo
| these, with Congress in both branches
controlled by the carpet-baggers and
their allies? He will be powerless tC
stop the supplies by which the negroes
are organized into political clubs, by
which an army is maintained to protect
| these VagabOndS in their Outrages upon
the ballot. These and things like these
eat up the revenues and resources of the
government and destroy its credit, make
the difference between gold and green
backs. We must restore the ConStitu
ton before we can restore the finances
and to do this we must have President
who will execute the will of the people
by trampiing into the dust the usurpd
tions Of Congress, knoaon as the Recon-
Struction diets. / IRISH to stand before
The convention on this issue, but it is one
; which embraces everything else that is
Of value in its large and comprehen
|sive results. 1t is the one thing that in
cludes all that is worth contest, ant
without it there is nothing that gives
dignity, honor or value to the struggle
Your friend,
FRANK =. BLAIR.
TIE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN.-A Mas
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