Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-10-27
Senator Blair In the South.
~. views ora the Coming Campaign
Attitude Of the Southern Democracy
she Prospect.

MONTGOMERY, Oct. 2O-S. nttor BAR
IN, j. here IS one e :ho sub Ku Kiux
,,r1.! e. NM. = speech last night ~ ,.
{. l,.,irg il nm CHt.n3t o. it as Unlisted
&, az I,irulSor OF lis morning.
/ ,i..v ,it.2 ms: There are some uues
ti,1s growing ont Of the position OF the
.5onth which u c..l., Il urOn to mention,
INIT with dIf1ideucc, and disc'uiming any
..uYYosc OF giving any thirg like advice to
.h, pcoi &c Of the S Jutb L have read let
frle and speeches by distinguished men Of
lie South which touches all the S"uth, anu
all who sympathiz) with the South III other
,ortiOns Of our cOuDtly.
| have seen 1t propose ed that the next
E,a}acratic convention to lie held for the
,..oinatiou of a candidate for President OF
.n,. United States, the South should fJr-
b lr to take any punt what v,r, and that
Re South should a. cline to be represents q,
Int should pC3ept whatever candidate the
l,mocrnts OF the North may &, G proper to
.l,r. | dissent entirely from that prcpesi
ta ] think | may have the protest OF
.,..,y I, mOcrat iii the West aud North.
~. ut,Wri applause The triumph o the
,t.mccratic party Is ,hc s Ifcty Of the south,
gnI who should guard its safety but South
100, r1rnp If they FAIL why mny net also
n.}.crs iai Ny fellow citizens, II triumph
,,t';nh v,NI :, Ntve you is the thing he
1,uth zoe ks to, and locks t. alone. Ihe}
has. no questions Of personal ftV"n ej 20
~. adyInc, d; to item All democrats are
alike; their choice will fail upon lin who
,s III, st likely to carry that blnnHr II
triumph.
II The South lnils to give rs the benefit
ii her wise counsel; If she fails to s, nj
I.rrrulrnt ana Wisc men who vii e.
.,n, ~ with an eye single to succ IS; If they
!,t<.. the Democrats of the North to tug
ole. Ter Il nomination amidst the COutcI.d-
,uss factions of the a9pirants 6hC Will With
mold from us the benefit Of the Nis@st and
IA! Il important counsel we can have. Ii
she. should abstain even upon tho groun
...td Ivy some of the Distinguished gen
!llarn Who advocate this course un3 " DO
i. thnt tie ir presence III tn" convent III
"a lists y;.: laid hold Of aud Is ii to tive
destruction Of tie DcmucrAi c party, l
ted .lur that their nbscrce h"W will ht
ri4..4rI ~ :! rotusu! to go ~Ith tne North
ira Democrats bec3us th,N hay u}op cl
ttcr-N departure.
lfw.H be claimed that the spirit of re-
rc.aon still fingers and burns under the
H.. al ICrIng a1ht & and 1t Is lighted into a
u-y II me of indignation Because the
j, m"crntic parry Of the North CT Il !arse
4.t!ion Of them, have rs sum-d, foY ros8 sMs
f IN cone &,iOns Iii Their plutfulm. 1t
would be uicilu!, it would I've the lcnnuc
tI.li Of oar very best interests. do not
Lro4s how we'll it il known, but TO those
Who care Cor my opinion it IL known that
AN 10 friend of the new departure, but
believe in the patriotism and the putty
e 40 III ,(ives Of those who have chose en-
tint path. Bat while L shall still hold to
tho. opinion which | have heretofore &
luio NJ ipI on ~ bf my
,.sn convictions us to the constitutioEaiity
IF tine u~urpAti0ns Of tho Radical PARTY, |
re-. willing to fight the Rad.c1la III any
-LtTe the Democratic parry may deter
mtne upon.
believe that the new departure, so far
rom being good policy, has proved dlsas-
irons, but what the party adopts as its
policy l shall maintain, without sufrond-
cIing my cnn convictions. l believe that
lhi, policy las failed to give Us snccosS IN
The elections of this summer and autumn,
and for the reason that it was CONF SsiOn
III open court OF our inability to carry the
elections upon Our own principles. 1t
Wl4 confession shat we must make
rpucGssiun III order to draw to us Otho1S
VIE. had acted against u, but IN making
,h4t concession it failed to place candidates
before the people III harmony with thai
platform. Thus, while soma democrats
we're disgustod Mt this concession, no re
pub!icana were conciliated. Now, my fell
low citizens, to my view the future does
rot look gloomy, even under the losses
We have suffered this summer and autumn.
have not single feeling Of doapOnd-
rury
t isWcIl understood TINT the republican
party contains III itself seeds of discomfort,
e bitterness, Of rivalry and disatlectlon,
AID t is natural III these preliminary
cItctiJus that those who antagonlze the
n1uinution of Gen. Grant should attempt
10 hold their position within their party
in order that their influence may b3 used
~ defeat his nomination. know that
h!5 nomination viii not be defeated, at
Lat that is my solemn conviction that
ig i now dictator in the republican party,
au1 that he Inspires to be in the country at
Hr-c | believe that he will dictate his
own nomina!ion, but then L know that
-,Iac cf the most conspicuous, able and
Outrageous men who stand highest in the
rl!I,al party will Leave the republican
party when Grant is nominated. Burn
tArlr ship when they fail to defeat him
irr the nominltiOn, ana they Will take
good rains to defeat his Reelection.
Md again, instead of PoinS for now
depafturc | would prefer to go for man
Vino represents the new departure. l
would prefer to give that guarantee to the
&lsal1ccted republicans rather than to go
back upon my own principles. L would
prefer to make choice of republicans.
Anl so for man who should 5be nomina-
ted by the disat1ectcd republicans. or,
what would be bttter,g one might
10 nominated in the democracy,
and thus draw to Us by much
stronger guarantee than the nero words Of
a platform the support Of those who are
disaIccted with Grant and the radical
party. In other words, don't see that
we go back on our principles in making Il
choice between candidates neither Of whom
may suit US. We could all vote for re-
publican who was in favor of universal
amnesty, against the hu Klux bills, and
against tho military law. Who the most
ancient l. ourbon in the State OF Alabama
could vote for such republican IN pre-
ference to u. S. Grant, and hold all the
time to his very heart all that there would
be of his Bourbonism.
My fellow-citizens, the State of Vir-
gina has adopted this policy. That State
which tho iII1CkrJnuC Sk0feSOn