Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-06-15
was it a Threat Of Assasslnationq

" as n q threat or Assassination?
After the adjournment of the Demo
cratic Convention at Columbus, BIr. |
Vallandigham made speech in which
he used the following singular Ian
gUage:
Il will say TO you, men aud breth-
ren, that the grand movement will be
male iD 1872. and we are but skirmish-
ers along The line now. But the first
blood must be ours in this election in
October next The grand struggle
will be between Republican democracy
upon one side and imperialism upon
the other. Four years more of the
Administration party-I call it not the
Republican party previous to the war,
nor the so-called Union party during
the war-but the Administration
Grant party, will accomplish the pre-
diction ofa distinguished Senator now
from the State of Missouri, that
Grant, the impersonation of nepotism,
of Imperialism, of consolidation and
Capitalization win be carried from the
White House feet foremost, horizontal,
in n mahogany box, and never be car
ried from it again. Cheers. It is
against that we struggle, and if there
be honest men, as there are honest
men who have been against us for
/ years patriots, as patriots have been
ar:ayed against us for years, now is
the accepted time, the golden oppor-
tunity, tlle auspicious moment, and, as
to day was said. the ''tide in the af-
fairs of men, whit h, taken at the food,
will lead on to fortune"
Mr.. Vailaudigham evidently alludes
to a speech of Frank Blair, delivered
in st. Louis during the last Presiden-
tial campaigll, in which he said that if
Grant should be elected he would
never leave the White House alive.
The sIeech Occasioned considerable
remark and was very naturally regar-
ded by the Republicans as a direct
threat or prediction ofGrant's assassi-
natien The Democratic papers,
particularly the Cincinnati Enquirer.
disavOwed any such r3eaning on the
part of Blair, but claimed that he
meant to convey the idea that if Grant
became President he would make him
self military Dictator, and never leave
the Presidential chair alive.
The Interpretation was accepted by
the Republicans, and the matter was
suffered to drop into forgetfulness. Mr.,
VaIlandigham must know very well
the construction his friends put upon
Blair's indiscreet language at the time
and it is certainly very strange that he
should allude to it now, and seek TO
place the very construction upon ii
his friends so persistentlY denied. He
treats the matter as a direct threat OF
: ! nroDhesy of assassination.
"Four y6srs more of the Administra-
ton party says Vaii..andigham, evil
accomplish the prediction OF IA distin
guished Senator now from the State
Of Missouri, that Grant, the imperson-
alton of nepotism, of Imperialism, OIL
consolidation and centralizatioa qrt
be carried from the White House .feel
foremost, horizontal, IN a mnhoqdna
; b0r, and never be carried from il
again"
Mr. Vallandignam here clearly con
cedes the re- election of Gen. Grant
and seems to draw comfort from thf
prophesy Of his assassination. He
knows very well that to prophesy the
assassination OF President is to invite
it, and his language clearly invites it
! -T'ortsmouth Tribune.