Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-14


TIE Democracy Of Missouri have
nominated, in a caucus held on
Thursday last, General r. P. Blair as
a candidate for the United States Sen.
ate. Several Liberal Republicans
have pledged themselves 10 vote for
General Blair, and we are expecting
10 hear Of his election every moment.
This viii be a great triumph Of the
Democracy. No man living has been
more bitterly denounced or more I'M
s~crupulOusly msligned. General Blair
was the Democratic candidate f0r the
Vice Presidency In 1865. He placed
himself on high ground. While
others were pandering. trimming.
and proposing to stultify themselves
for the purpose Of success, General
Blair wrOte.a bold and defiant letter.
he struck the keynote to the popular
heart, and the result wa the party
rushed to his support and he was
unanimously nominated as a candi-
date Tor the Vice Presidency. The
following is the letter which secured
General Blair's nomination, and it
shows what sort Of a Democrat he Is:
W~AsHINGToN, Tuesday, June 30. 1865.
Colonel James O.. B~rOadhead.
Dear C0lOHe-In reply 70 your mani
res, 1 beg leave 20 say that I leave 10 Won
% determine, on consultation with my
LnenQs from Missouri, whether my name
shall De presented to the Democratic Com
Feutlon, and 10 submit the following -
Whist 1 consider the real and only ilsue
10 this contest.
reconstruction policy Of the Rsdi-
cas- via be complete before the next
elecLloni the States, 30 long excluded.
VII nave Been admitted; negro suffrage
estaDl7hea ana the c-srpet-baggers in
stalled In their seats in both brancbes ~
congress, There is no p0ssibiIitv 81
changing the political character OF tbe
benaJe, even n the Democrats ehCuId
elecl LAelr President and a majority 81
me popular branch Of Congress- we 1
cannot, therefore, undo The Radical uIan
~ 1oc9lhLfucllon y Congressional &C.
.-oui ne Sena1e VIA continue a bar 10
Its repeal. Must We submtt ID 10 H.
can 10 be O~verthrown2 ID car 81
o~verihnoWn by the authority of tLs r.
ecutlve, who Is sworn 10 mainfsi, -
Constitution, and who will fail III 10 ~
duty b allows the Constitution ~ -
lsn under a series OF Congressional ier-
aetmenls, which are in palpable violation
OF ITS fundamental PRINCIPLES.
III p President, elected bv the Dance
racys enIorcea or permits others ID -
force these reconstruction aeis. the psTf
Gals. by The accession Of twenty srr-t~---
Senators and MY kepreseutafives MI
e3ulr0l Doth branches Of Congress- e15
Aia a1mlnlstratlon viii hs rs novyerIess
- ne present. n Of Mr.. johnson
mere Is but one way 10 rcstors e..
1OfeEumen and the Consultation 90
llat AZ 4oE me President elect 10 fe,I.-
-ness @ess nun and void, compaI ~ 80
N-e9 Ls Ahufpattona al the gorfh
perse me carpet-bag State gogcrr
80" tnf VINE people % recognize 49,
hoFefnments and eleT7 tNoL
anQ representative. The Hons-Il1H
rescntaliV6s win contain ! 49, ~ rep
Democrats from the North and y.Iy 81
admit the R"epTessntetives ele.1.i "lii
white people Of the south. and wiz -
o-operatlon Of b President Il wfii ~
ulmcuit % compel the Senate III -
nit once more 70 The obligations Of ~
Constitution. IL vii not 10 able to -
stand the public Judgment, IL distfncilp
INVOKED ana clearly expressed. on fbg
fundamental issue. b it IL ne anre
vay 10 Hvoid an future strife 10 mi 49,
plainly % the country.
lrepeat shat this is the real and orfv
question which We should allow ID -oT
Fnl nst bhau sc submit % the usurra-
og which The Government has been