The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-01
NJ MiSSOuri-Gen. Frank Blair
TO be the Next Senator.

ST.. LouIS, Jan. 17.-:Both Houses
of tho Legislature voted separate
ly for United States Senator this
AFTERNOON, with the following re-
suit: in the Scnatc-Blair, 12;
Henderson, II absent, 2. In tho
llousc.--Blair, 81 Henderson, 43.
Total for Blair, 90; for lEcndcr4
son, 60. Tomorrow II voto will
be taken in joint session, whom it
is expected that Blair will rcccivo
three more votes.
GEN. BLAIR AND HIS BROADlIEAD
LETrER--iE REASSERTs TIIEUpIN-
IONS EXPRESSED THEREIN.
ST. Louis, Jan. 17.--On Friday
last resolution was introduced
III. the Lower House Of the Lcgis.
laturr, hy Major Pope Of st. Louis,
indors;nS the Thirteenth, Four
tccnth, and Fifteenth Amend.
mcnts to the Federal Constitution,
and the Reconstruction policy of
the General Government, and fa-
voring the payment Of tho State
and National Indebtedness accord.
ing to the several contrncls upon
which the Indebtedness is based.
This resolution was debated du-
ring the morning. hour Friday and
Saturday, aud was continued yes
tcrday. 1t is stated that it was
introduced to force Cen. Blair, il
possible, to sustain or rrccde from
the position taken in his famous
letter TO Col. Brua,ihrad in 1SGS.
and upon which he was nomi.
mated in the National Democratic
Convention. Yesterday Gca. Blair,
on motion to refer Major popc's
resolution to tho Committee on
Federal Relations (nf which Mr.,
Blair is Chairman, spoke on the
question, stating that he was in
favor Of tho Thirteenth Amend.
mcnt, and believed the South gen,
orally asscntcd to ii, but Tho Re-
construction acts ho declared un-
constitutional ANA referred to the
decision Of the Supreme Court
in the case Of Cummings agt. The
State Of Missouri also 10 the cnsc
Of Mulli%an and Bowlrs, who were
tried hy Military Commission, in
Indiana, during the late war. Re-
frrring to his letter to Col. Broad
head, he used the following lam
guaGc:
"Sir, my letter, which has been
rrirrrcd II, contrndch that the
military should be mado to undo
their uSnrratinns at the South
! say SO still and yon havo only
to Withdraw them from the South,
and their worK wilt DO mdUnc. .e=t=
That carrion crew Of carpet bag
gers, who arc HnrYcd upon the
plumber and drunk with tho blood
of the >anqnish"d people Of the
South will dispcrsc themselves in
an instant If not sustained by the
bayoncts of the Federal Govern
meat. There is no item in that
letter That ! take back. stand
by II. ] believe in the construl-
tion given to the Constitution Of
the United States hy the Supreme
Court, an'' that this reconstruct
tion was nncon'tituiionnl. My
hope in going to Congress, if ]
should attain that high position
is, that | may a:d in withdrawing
the troops from those Southern
States, which arc held there to
saddle upon Inc backs Of that pco-
pie parcel Of carpet .baggcrs and
ScaIawaES, followed by an igno-
rant mass Of negroes; and to
prove to the people Of tho South
who have shown Il disposition to
abide in good faith by tho ar
bltramciIt Of arms and to renew
their Allegiance to tho Govern.
mcnt, that they will be allowed
to resume sclt-Sovcrnmcnt them
selves: as we hadc done in Mis-.
S"nri; and whIlo | may not expect
TO carry with me tho gentleman
from ST. Louis, believe that We
can surely aud certainly count
upon the co operation Of the large
body Of liberal men who assisted
ns in relieving ourselves from sim.
liar tyrannicS in the State Of Mis-.
souri,"
The speech concludes With q
savage assault upon John B. Hen