The New York herald., 1871-02-17
THE CE4EBRATLA BReDNa,D LETTER.

General Frank u. BArir Defines His Position.
WASHINGTON, Aune 80. 1868.
Colonel JAMES r. BRopHE AD:---
DEAR CoLoNEb--In reply to your inquiries bog
leave to say that leave you 70 determine, on CON-
sultation with my irends .tronr missouri. whetner
my name snail be presented TO tue Democratic con-
ventIon. and TO submit the Following as what
consider the real ana only ss ip this contest
The reconstruction policy ,,f the radicals WIN Dc
complete before the next eIs 'cti0n; the states SO
long excluded VIII have been admitted, negro SUI
frage established and tue carp et-haggers installed
In their seats In both branches I Congress- Ihere
is no possibility of changing the political character
Of the Senate even II the demo ,rats snould eject
their President majority OF "a re enopuar branch
OF Congress. We cannot, therefore undo the radi-
cal plan of reconstruction by Congi esSonai action;
the Senate win continue q bar to Il repeal. Siust
we submit to it3 How can 1t be yeEtnfownf ~ ~
Executive, who is sworn TO MAINTAIN tho constitll.
ton, and VINO WIN fan 10 do his dut y NC ai.ows
the constitution to perish under scrIe 81 Cohgres
sional enactments which In papaDl violation OF
It's fundamental principles.
If the President elected by the democi acy cnorces
permits others to enforce these Re, construction
acts, the radicals by the accession OF " fepy spuri,
Gus senators and 1fty Representatives Tit control
both branches OF Congress, and his adm nissraton
WIN be as powerless as the present ol ley Of MI
Johnson.
There Is but way to restore the &C 'vernment
ana and the const.tui and mat y Ior the PesinonI
the army to undo its usurpatons at the Sc uih DIS
perse the carpet-bag State governments, tlDw tue
white people TO reorganize their COVE m lnelts
and eject Senators and Representatives. Tn G House
OF Representatives, will contain majority o tieno-
Gratis from the Nor h, and they Will admit the Repre-
sentatves elected by the white people OF the S,puth
and with the cooperation OF the President IL VIII
not be difficult to compel the senate to submit ,)nce
more to the bligatlons Of the constitution WIN
not be able to withstand the public Judgment, II dis.
tinctly invoked and clearly expressed this uL oa
mental issue, and it Is the sure way to avo I'd All
future strife 10 put this issue plainly to the int ~
repeat that this Is the real and only que sti ON
which we should allow TO control Us -Shal we 81 o.
nit TO the usurpatiOns by which the government he Vs.
been 0verthrown, or shall ourselves ity
full and complete restOraiion9 II Is idle to tah OF
bonds, greenbacks, gold, the public faith and tho
pubic credit. What can democratic President DO
In regard 10 any OF these with Congress In \ 9th
branches controlled by the carpet.baggers and "A er
allie5r He VIII be powerless 10 stop the supp les
by which idle negroes organized into polti cal
these vagab0nds In their outrges upon the bail ot
These, ana things ike these, eat up the revenu
and resources of the government and destroy It's
credit-make the difference between gold al ID
greenbacks. We must restore the constitution e.
lore we can restore the linances and TO do this
must nave President who Will execute the Will OF
Lne people by trampng into dust the usurpatons II
congress known as the Reconstruction acts 7
wish TO stand before the Convention upon this Issue
but IL Is one which embraces everything else that
OF value In Its large and comprehensive results. A.
Is the one thing that ncIudes ali that rs worth com
test, and without it there Is nothing that gveA
dignity, holor or value TO the struggle. fouU
Irlend, FRANK Il. BLAIR.