The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-27
THE BULLETIN.
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BLAIR.
A SHORT SYNOPSIS OF HIS LATE
REMARKABLE SPEECH.
lie RECOMMENDS THE EXAMPLE
OF VIRGINIA TO THE
DEMOCRACY.


Gen. Frank Blair being one Of the Con-
gressional committee engaged in investi-
eating the affairs In Alabama, with refer
ence to the peaceful and aw-abidng char.
acter of the people, was recently invited 10
address the people Of Montgomery. The
speech delivered by him Is reported in
full in tho Montgomery Mail 1t is an
able and manly exposition Of the STATE of
parties, and gives bold counsel to the dem, =
crazy Of the south. The following para
graphs embody the substance of his opin
ion as to the organization and strategy
which will win in the approaching Presi.
Dental campaign:
Now, my fellow citizens, to my view
the future does not look gloomy, even I'M
der the losses we have suffered this sum
ner and autumn. have not a single feel
ing of dependency. [Applause. 1t is
we'll understood that the republican party
contains in itself seeds Of discomfort, of
bitterness, Of rivalry and Of disnficction,
and it is natural in these preliminary cleo
tions that those who antagonize the re-
nomination of Gen. q rant should attempt
to hold their position within their party
in order that their influence may be used
TO defeat his nomination. ! know very
well that his nomination will no, le defeat
ed-at least that is my convictions; that
he is now the dictator in the republican
party that he aspires to be in the country
ut large. lApplause.1 believe that he
will dictate his own nomination; that
some of the most conspicuous, able and
courageous men, who stand highest in the
radical party, will leave the republican
party and bum their ships. Applause
and laughter.l When they fail to defeat
him for the the nomination they will take
good pains to defeat his reelection.
tRenewed spplause.l
And again: instead of going for New
Departure, would rather go for a man
who represents the New Departure; /
would prefer TO give that guarantee to
the disaifected Republicans. Rather than
to go back upon my own principles /
would prefer to make choice Of Repub-
licans, and 90 for man who should be
nominated BY the disaffected Republicans,
or what would be better, one who might
be nominated by the Democrats in their
convention, and thus draw TO us bya much
stronger guarantee than the mere words
Of platform the support Of those who
are classified with Grant and the radcal
party. Applause. In other words, do
no, see that we 90 back on our principles
in making a choice between candidates,
neither Of whom may suit Us exactly we
could all vote for republican who was in
favor Of universal amnesty, against the Ku-
klux bills cheers, and against the military
laws prolonged and enthusiastic APP
plause while the most ancient Bourbon
in Alabama could vote for such repub-
lican in preference to Ulysses S. Grant,
renewed applausel and hold all the time
to his very heart all that there would be
of his Bourbonism.
My fellow-citizens, the state OF Virginia
has adopted this policy-that state which
furnished the illustrious statesmen and the
illustrious warriors who were foremost in
the struggle for our independence-that
state which gave us long line Of illus
trious presidents-that state which in our
unfortunate war, after having guided the
councils of the nation for so many years,
furnished the heroes and statesmen Of the
Southern Confederacy - enthusiastic
cheering that state which not even rad
ical reconstruction could subject to q scala.
wag or a neutrality-suspicious.
state which was cleft in twain by the radi-
cal congress to add to their power by du
plicating its representation in the senate
in order to Cypress the south, and which
the wise sons Of Virginia have erected into
two fortresses for the defense Of their
country. Loud spplause.l Shall the de-
mocracy of the south hesitate to follow the
counsel of the Old Dominion Why, We
have taken heed Of her example in Mis-
souri,. Trammelcd with election laws and
disfranchisej, we have risen and rent the
bonds which bound US and believe that
the state Of Missouri will nj the next pres
idential election give larger majority
than any other state for the candidate OF
the democratic party. Loud applause