The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-08
TIE CAlIPAyGN IN OHIO.
Blair.


General Frank P. Blair, Jr., democratic candidate
for the Vice Presidency, addressed an immense and
enthusiastic assembage In Cincinnati ON the 9Th In
stant. The following extracts from some OF the
topics he touched upon:-
RECONSTRUCTION ACTS STILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
NULL AND yoID.n
My friends, the principles on which this recon-
Btructlon policy stands declared to he m
constitutional by the supreme law of this land. In
several cases the principles which this measure
rests have been declared to be unconstitutional by
the body erected under the constitution to decide
upon the validity and constitutionaty Of all acts
Congress- And yet these men say that tIUsu VIM
are for executing the decision OF the supreme Court
are revoutonists; that those who are for maintain
Ing the President against this fragment OF Con-
gress who are attempting to trample the constitu
tion under foot; those who are for executing the
will Of the people already expressed condemning
these laws. condemnng these acts, and which will
them for a second and third time, they who
20 for the execution or the viii OF the people
In the popular government, a government which
lutionists Now, my fellow citizens, these laws
have said are unconstitutional, null and void, and
they have been proclaimed 10y the Supreme Court.
They commenced by establishing military despotlsm
aud subverting civil government In ten States OF
within the sound OF my voice know, and does not
every man OF intelligence within the broad bounds
OF this country know, that the constitution provides
that the military authority shall always be subordi-
nate to the civil authority In this country And yet,
stituon, these have subverted all civil govern
ment IN the ten southern states and established
military despotsm.
And my friends and fellow citizens II they estab-
lish IL in the ten Southern States, why not In ten
more statesf Why not in all of the other statesH
tell you my fellow citizens they have the will to do
II. They have shown the viii to do H.
THE PEACE OF THE BAYoNET.
have not completed my indictment against these
men yet. Not only have they done this but with an
audacity and mendacty that ought to astonsh even
these men who have practlsed aud lived In that kind
OF deed and doing for many years, they now pro-
claim that this armed candidate OF theirs with his
bayonets at the threats OF the people OF the South
hon tn no hp ia 10 cau iJata
who WIN restore you peace n1 ~ Yes my rel
net Peacei Peace, my fellow citizens, at the ex-
pense of the fundamental rights OF republican gov.
eminent the fundamental principles OF our govern.
give us the peace which Napoleon BonOparte has
given TO the French peoples the peace my fellow
Citizens that the Car OF Russia proclaimed reign
ing I'm warsaw, when, with his sword he struck
down freedom and its defenders. The peace which
Grant intends to give US Is the peace OF despotism
and OF death.
FORMER RADICAL DOCTRINE ABOUT NEGROES CON-
1 PARED.
why ls IL tnat these invaslons are made against the
constitutions For what purposes are they made
why Is u thar they have overthrown and destroyed
that instrument which has protected people and
piven us the unparalleled prosperity which we have
heretofore enloyedt Why Is all thisf Cannot any
nan see, that has half an eve TO see that they do
as to maintain themselves In powerY DO they not
h iow as wei rs any other human being In the
W III .nat .nese negroes are incapa5le; that
VIII pc historic period OF the world THIS negro race
hay never established or maintained government
for nemselVesf DID they not, for years aud years,
here In your midst, proclaim that the negro had
been mbrufed by slavery Was not this their argu-
meut when they were after you TO give them power
To- chez the extension OF slavery into your Terrific.
r1es, { hat the negro was kept IN ignorance
ON pu,l psef Did they not say that they were i'm.
ruted by the slavery IN which they had 40 long
tyedq IND vet the instant that the chain il lifted
IN I'm ~ eu limbs the instant they made feemen.
Tn ey al e not only clothed with political power
mr., ugh, ut the SOUTH hut the white men who es-
iabl thed these governments for themselves and
Their chill, iren are in the breath DISTINGUISHED,
and ths .race OF men who are incapable OF gov
ia amp aren't 70 any man that THIS Is in violation OF
what they know Of their own knowledge IL not
lie pr, ,per thing TO be done. 1t gives these jpno
rant, I hese semIbarbarous people power In
there but gives them o power greater than
shat con TERED upon Ohio Tor iis white peope
thu POWER or THE DARKrRs.
That is my fellow citizens inat the three millions
y, ,aors up, the floor OF the United states senate
80, h three NJ loBs o. white people in the state of
s,hi, have but two Senator's 50 that negro down
,,n is by thee radical reconstruction acta spout
nnusl 10 ten white men In the State OF Ohio. They
nave a fty Representatives In the lower branch OF
.a from these teil Staies--more than double
,ha nnn,, er the State of Ohio has The three mil
,ina - ~ OF these Southern states have twenty
or !, congress, and three millions OF white
~ Sa i, tbe State Of Ohio have but two Senators
~ bna nin - cen Representatives In the lower
,,r,ncI of rnng ess; SO that one negro Is equal 10
ahanf Ten WHIT n, en- OF this state.
nrssncnAcv rlN0rh ron NAiNTAININ0 THE UNION.
- ~ ,ar ~ tsIo when tle Hartford Convention
,ras beid I'm Conneefic, : aud where measures were
'aIan tban "a aever m New Engand states from
Ine vnion and annoy tha y TO CaHada, who was II
Iiat put down thai rebellion ana thNSdfeu the oes
perafe schemes OF The iartio-,. NOhVe Woih Maoe
blowers bed out beacon lisht.' % ~ s'"'' /"