The New York herald., 1871-10-21

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct. 90 1877.
General Blair, who Is here ~ one OF the subj
Ku Klux Committee, made speech lust night Tho
following is an extract from 1t as published In tue
Advertiser OF this morning. l.
FELLOW CIrIzENs-There are some qucstion9
growing out OF the position Of the south which
feel called upon TO mention. but with difhdences
and discaiming any purpose OF giving anything like
In letters and In speeches by distinguished men Of
the South that which touches all the south ana all
our country have seen M r proposed that in ind
next Democratic Convention. 70 30 held for the
sss Uns g aes hs ods ss sSa"s
the s' south should @ decline to be repressnted bug
shOul accept whatever candidates the democras0
s!re w from % shas Iy preeosi!iSs roo think may nsvs
cratic party is the safety Of tine South; and whs
they ian why may not Others also fallf My fellow
citizens, triumph which win relieve yeu is the
They have no question OF personal favOrites to Da
advanced. To them all democrats are alike, and
carry that banner in Triumph II the South iails g
give US the benefit or her wise counsel; II she
fails TO send her prudent and wise men: whS
leave the democracy Of the North to struggle for a
nomination. amid the contendlng factions Of the
asp1rants, she viii withhold from us the beneft VI
The wisest and most impartial counsel we can haye@
II she should abstain, even though 1t be upon the
men who advocate TINS course, and who say ina!
their presence in the Convention in 1858 was Lard
cratic party tell you their abstinence now VIII he
claimed as refusal to go with the Northern demo-
Srs w nas s se
OF she rebellion still fingers and bufns
The n,o sams ashes and
because the democratic party of the North, or z
large portion OF them, have assumed for reasons
h,nbs ~ unnd
cessi0n IN their platform. It would be suicidal
would be destructive Of your very best interests;
h do not know how well II s known. but to those
who care for my opinion, It IS known that am
no friend of the new departure but believe In the
have chosen that patn But whlle shall sti hold
to the opinions which have heretofore Expressed
as to the constitutonaty OF the usurpations OF the
radical party, am wiling TO hight the radicals ~
upon a,,s s"' | believe that tue ' = new Departure
80 far from being good policy. has proved disas5
trous. But what the party adopts rs its policy !
vicions believe that policy has falIed to give US
In the elections OF this summer and autumn
and Tor the reason That IL was confession In Open
court OF inability 10 carry the eectons upon our
own principles. IT was confession that we must
who had heretofore acted against us. But In making
that confession failed TO place candidates before
While some democrats were disgusted at this con-
ccssion no republicans were c0nclliated- Now, my
CITIZENS TO my ew unasr shs ns
we have suffered this summer and autumn have
sU sooa that ne rspuScSn party contains in se
seeds OF discontent. Of bitterness. OF rivalry ana
elections ina: those who against nomi uatioa
OF General Grant should attempt to hold their pos
may U be- nsed tod to defeat seat his domination. know
well that his nomination will not be defeated-at
least, that Is INV solemn convicticn-that he Is now,
dictator IN the republican party that he aspires "a
be In the country at large. believe that he wnI
dictate his own nomination. But then, my fellow
ntrpz nj n ma
who stand highest in the radical party win leave the
their ships when they fail to defeat him for thei
nomination. They Will take good pains to defeat
new departure, i would prefer to give that guaran.
tee 10 the uisaiected republicans rather than 10 &C.
make 4 choice Of Republicans, ana 90 fcr a man
who should be nominated by the dlsanected republ
1 w ~ ,s 0e n Gne ner VINO
and thus draw to as BY q much stronger guarantee
than tne mere words Of platform rhe support %
radical party. In other words do not see that we
60 back on our principles In making choice be-,
tween candidates neither or wnom may suit MS ex-
actly. We conld all vote Tor republican who was
In lavor Of universal amnesty, against tne Ku Kiux
bills aud against the military laws, while the most}
ancient Bourbon In the state OF Alabama could vote
for such republican 10 preference TO 2; =. Grant
would be of hts Bourbonism.
Ny fellow citizens, the State OF Virginia has
s an e , When me
who were foremost in the struggle for our nde-
pcndence; that state which gave to US long
line oil llustrlOuB Presidents; that State which
In our unfortunate war after having guileA
the councils Of the nation for many years, fur-
Coniederacy; that Stale which not even radical re.
construction could subject to scaawag or carpet.
radical Congress to add to their power by dupicat-
Ing is representation IN the Senate In order 70 0p-
gina have erected into two lortresses for the de.
fence OF their country. shall the democracy OF tad
mnion2 Why, we have taken hold OF Che example
In MIssour. rrammelled with election laws and
we nave rsea M ans ,asn aens ~ the
Will at the next Presidential election give
aruer majority than any other state for the
eign birth wno have come here neither OF uia
North nor sf the SOUTH thoy are not identified WIN
those who are native born are identified with the
particular section In which they were born. They
and ali parts Of it, And while upon the question:
tnat recently divided us IN scnLment-they sided
h e hey apon yhs ssoau
as one and indtyisiDie and now with the eame sen.
,ment IN their hearts they cannot sec why one sec
In my Judgment these are the men to whos
we Tare TO look in the coming strng.
despo' ism Is practiscd, and they know its badges
and signs better than we do who have never known
tyranny yr viii viii make make It's IT'S approach % and already
coeniZing It, the leading man, The ablest represen-
fative oil our adopted citizens, ~ now pr0cRiWlnR
his hostility TO Grant and his administration; de.
claring In the face OF the world that he mas take1
his departure and burned his ships. do not be-
lieve that any will fail to recognize the descrptonS
! speak Of my colleague In the Senate Carl SchurMf
He II was, my fellow citizens, VINO led ting
entire German element OF the state Of Missour4
to break down the disiranchIsng clause OK
our constitution, and arrayed his fellow coun..
trymen as one man against the admlnisirauom.
and 10 despise the offers OF Grant, dcsplsing ING
pa tronare and pOwer--res0lvcd 10 preserve tnat
love of freedom America had given TO hlm ana 70
his counirymen. Now, my fellow citizens. tne ger. Ger
mans In Missouri, although rcpuOlicans almOst 70
man. have always veteJ against dlsiranchlslnE
those who were opposed to them during the war!
Thev ncedod no instruction tnat point from any
hody ana they resolutely maintained tho doctrine
that neither Congress nor the states c0utd Dy pl
or attaindcr deprive men OF the rights OF eunrage
Ihey maintained that position In the last contest
through which we passed in Missouri. They held
ana hlandlahnf1ltA and threats OF