, 1876-10-23
THE LATE F, F. BLAIR,

TON blair, fntEer of MONTGOMERY BLAIn and
tho Into Franz r. }La1n, Jr., Inns alreatly
beon noticed. 11o was born in Abingdon,
'irginia, IN April, 17a1, and wns III tho sGtl,
year Of lis age. His death recalls other and
almost forgotten times in American politics,
when BLAIR was q conspicuous participant
in national afrairs, There ,vaa hardly m ns-
sociate Of tint tlay whom La lid not sur
vivc.
Alr. BLAIR was tho editor Of paper In
Kentucky, aud bo1ongell to tho Democratic
Republican party, which, during A1r. A1ox-
HoE's Administration, Ind no opposition.
When TINT Administration was drawing to n
close, tho candidates for tho succession were
numerous. Joux Quincy ADAMS, HEvnY
Clay, ANDREW JACKSON, W1LL1AN II. CRAw-
FOND, JouN G. Calhoun, aud other members
OF the party, NIL aspirel to tho Presidency.
ADAMS, CnAwronD, and CALHOUN wero NOM
bcrs Of MoNnoE's Cabinet, aul wero hearty
hntcrs Of each Other. Each had his follow
crs. Among tho warm supporters Of Mr.
CLAY wero Francis T. 1}LA1n and AMOS KEN
DALI, both residents in Kentucky. where
KENDALL Ind been n teacher III Glars fun
ily. Both supported ChAr in tho contest
in 1921, when, tile people faling to olect, tho
House chose ADAMS President. Tho whole
period of TINT Administration was devoted to
tho preparation for tho next election, nnl
the onco united party gradually separated
into two divisions which subsequently formed
themselves into Tho Democratic md Wing
parties. Nevertheless, during tho exciting
contest of 1923, all The candidates wore
nominally of tho Republican party. The
election Of Gen. JACKSON forced tho alher-
eats Of ADAMS, C1sr, and tho nut-AEasonio
factions into IN opposition, whicl, four yearB
later took form as tho Wing purity. An mr.
ticle written by BLA1n, opposing the nullih-
catson md State-Sovereignty notions of CA1-
HouS mud his school, nttrnctcd tho attention
Of JACKSON, who invited DLA1n to como to
Washington and publish tho GNJe, tho dcs-
tined organ Of tho Democratic party. Al
tho same t;mo Ito invited KEspA1t. 10 Was1l-
ington, giving him n r'aeo in the Treasury,
and thus secured tho support mud services,
Of two nblo men who previously had
l'eon artlont friends of HESnY CLAY.
There Ind been considerable tails, preceding
JAcssoNs election, of establishing tho ono-
torn principle, md Mr.. CALHOUN, who was
then President, was urged for tho suc-
cesson. Tho Democratic. papor Mt Wasl.-
ington,-tho Telegraph, by D11rp
GREEN, was tho nlouthpicco Of CA1uo us's
friends. Tho Gtote, established by l;1A11.
md R1vEs, became tho Administration en.enu,
Tle war between tho JAcksoS mud tho CAL
HoCy fnctions became Intensified, ind tho
first Cabinet Of Gcn. JAcKsoN WIS broken
up, pnrtly by political but mainly BIZ per.
sonal hatrods arising from tho antagouism
for tho succession. A few yorrs later tho
practical rovolt Of South Carolina aud prosi-
don't JAc1sos's proclamation mud manly do
nunclation of Nulli1cation drew tho lines
closely between tho Democrats and Nutlif-
crs, anl JAcKsoS's ssprenacy III tho party
YVES complete. Following this was tho
Presidents mir upon and defeat Of tho
National Bank, nnl lis own tria,lph-
ant re-clection. During alt these years
tho confidential, though unofficial, atlyiscrs Of
ths President wero gaASc1a +. B1A1n anu
AMOS KENDALL, wLo wero represented In
those daya aa tho "Kitcllcn Cabinet"
blair was, HI editor Of thu G1be, u cousplc-
OILS object Of ASSAULT, but during his whole
service in Washington bore himself bravely,
defending tho Democratic purity against tho
statc.Sovcreignty and Notification doctrines
and party. 1fo did nat mako tho dcfonso OF
slavery par,y ;2octr;,o or ,os;cv In aon.
tiuuei as o,litor of tha fyh,ht ,,,r,,,, H1u w.,
DcngsA term, anil sunnorte1 1iw rnovo;,.
;,,u,v for rn-olao,;,,, t., ION mn. 1,>r.
we'll NJ tho wtols Denocrat;c ,or,v ,yoa ca,n
n,itted tn the r,no,n;,nt;,n ~ ", 1,1,.n.,
in 1si4, but tho question of the ,nroxot;on
of Toxins ocou,r;,t tl,o 0oryont;on ~ .,...
yeor nominated pofx Mr. ". 1,,,,,,, ,vaa
known 10 lo onnoanI, to ~. omna~a.;"., sn wa ~
rexay, md lis fcfcot hv pn,v ,vaa m
tho lrst ;1ec;ac1 v;,tory ~ ,i,o a,,v".,.
winc Of tl,o Domo,ro,ic ,,.r., VIZ 3D.. us.',
rana tn washington thn so,t,, aa,oaa 80
other th;nrs, ,1emnndo,1 t,,nt IT. I,.'.6
should rotlro from tho f;h,1c of ,v1,.,, | l,a