The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-13

TUESDAY MORNING itiiiJuLr 49,
ruE LATE GENERAL YaANoIs a.
nI.AIn.

ticlo. This event took place IN ~,
Louis, on tho 9th Inst, lls immo.
date cause seems 10 have been u
fall, while attempting, In tho nh
sonce of his attendants, 10 walk
across tho room. When found. no
was prostrate on tho floor, and In
m insonsbo condition, from which
no never rallied, but broatbod his
last some ton or twelve hours infer
being found,
His health, for long time prcvl.
ously, had been In n procarlouS con.
ditlon, from soflonIng of tho brain
md paralysis, bat nitcr tho SUCCESS.
iul TRANSMISSION Of blood into his
veins, from those Of healthy per.
son, IL had greatly improved, and
his physicians entertained strong
hopes, " not Of his entire recov i.
cry, Mt least that His lilc
would be prolonged several years,
General Blair was born In Lex.
ington, Kentucky, February 10,
1921, and was consequently fifty.
a.
four years Of ago. lle received his
education nj Chapel Hin, North
Carolina, and At Princeton College,
New Jersey, being n graduate of
tho lattor institution, Having
studied law with Lewis Marshall, OF
Lexington, Kentucky, no camo to
~. Louis In 1913 and commenced
tho practice of hin profession. But
politics had moro attractions for
him, and no soon made himself con
spicuons as one ofa small number Of
ardent young doctriaaireS, of whom
cx.Govornor GraIz Brown, his
cousin, was ono; who, moro than
fifteen years in advance of their
time, first raised tho standard of
Free Soil, and later of characterization,
in Missouri.
In 1862 no was u member of tho
Missouri legislature, and four yoars
later was elected TO Congress from
the st. Louis district. In both these
positions no was n bold advocate of
the doctrines of his party, coupling
with his emancipation theory, tho
transportation of the negroes to
Africa.
Upon the breaking out of The
war, in 1861, he ardontly ospousod
inc Union cause, and recruited the
first company OF "loyal" volunteers
raised in Missouri. From that tina
to the close, no continued in tho
military service of tho Union, and
won MS way up to BIO corps com.
mandor in Sherman's army, and
marched with it ITO the sea-"
In 1858 no was elected to the Son.
ate OF tho United States from Mis-.
souri,, and in the Democratic Ma
tlonal Convention, held in New
FORK on the 4th of July, 1868, ho
received tho nomination for the
second Office in The gift of the Amer.
ican people, on the ticket with Ho.
ratio Seymour. This high honor
was an expression of admiration
Tor his gallantry as Union sol.
dior, and his glorious magnanimi,v
to ward the PROSTATE South, extorl.
ou even from those, who, so short n
t'me before, had met him, in tho
smoke Of the battle field, in the
ranks Of thoir enemies. Asa can.
uldate of expodioncy, his nomina.
ton was probably a blander, for in
'SS the Northern people were still
haunted with the fear of another
rebellion" and General Bluir's
celebrated Broadhoad letter, ponned
IN tho fullness ola generous indig.
nation at the spoilation and ruin Of
inc South, under bayonet rule, did
,aucn to stay the reaction at The
Norsn' in the direction of reconcile. |
a a. which was beginning to set
~; ana enabled Grant to inaugu.
rate q reign Of ncpotism and cor.
rupt'on' unparalleled in the history
OF the country.
IL 10 proof of the deceased Gen.
erals skill 10 character readin.
that he predicted, when Grant was
nrst nominated, that If elected he
would nevcr voluntarily retire from
inc white House. Grants attempts
TO secure a third term have verified
This prediction, for his retirement,
'annot by any means DO regarded
as voluntary.
In drawing the moral por.
RAFT Of tho deceased General,
'is biographer may truthfuIly write
him that he was faithful to his
riends; magnanimous to his enemies;