The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-11

a contribution to the history OF the
border states during the war, and
threw new light upon conditions In
those sections during the dark days OF
the rebellion and Of the reconstruction.
beginning with the history Of the Blair fam
ily he followed the fortunes OF the elder Blair
with jackson. then the younger Blair In the
Mexican and civil wars Blair he called the
Marshal Ney OF Shermans army. clark
sraphically described Blair's heroic work In
Missouri TO the union, how he drilled his men
in secret and when Lincoln issued bis procla-
nation for troops and Missouris governor re-
fused to send his quota, Blair responded and
| then refused brigadier generals commission
| 70 give It TO Lyon.
This great man for great he was beyond oil
question, enjoyed the distinction unique
among statesmen, Of being hated and loved In
| turn by all MissouriAns; Of changing political
afiliations violently twice long after he had
passed the formative and efervescent period
Of youth, and, while spending nearly his en-
tire life in the hurly .burly Of politics Of dying
at last mourned by every man and woman in
the state whose good opinion was worth
possessing. In that respect his career 10 with
out parallel Born o democrat, he served In
the house as O republican, In the senate as q
democrat and died. finally, In tho political
faith Of his fathers
II the government built monuments to sol
diers in proportion TO what they really accom-
plished for the union cause, Frank p. Blair'i
would tower proudly among the loftiest
Camp Jackson is slurred over with an occa
sional paragraph In history books, but u wa
the turning point In the war west OF the MIS-
sissippi and 1t was the work Of Frank P. Blair
the Kentuckian, Missourian, slave owner
patrician, leonine soldier, the patriotic states
man
In the time for killing, Frank p. Blair wa
one OF the most persistent fighters When tn
, time for healing came he was one OF the hrs
! 70 pour the balm Of consolation into bruise'
! hearts and to bind up the nations wounds Il
the army he was one Of the favorite lieutenant
. OF Ulysses Simpson Grant who with knight
honor resolutely and courageously Kept hi
pliRhted faith 10 Lee thereby preventing .
Aftermath Of death at the very thought IL whic
. the world grows pale.
r In the herce and all-pervading light Oh hi'
n tory, which beats not upon thrones alone, os
4 upon ali high places rs well, Blair will stan
"a AIDE by aide with the invlneible soldier WI
y said, LET US have peaee"-the noblest wore
= that ever fell from martial lips
= II Frank p. Blair had never captured Can
Jackson-for 1t was Blair who conceived or
!. carried out that great strategic movement ar
I, not Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, Of New England
~ The northern war books say-Missourl wou
y have Joined the confederacy under lead Of 90
o Claiborne r. Jackson and Gen. STIRLING fric
ly tho peerless soldier, and with her vaSs :
q sources 10 command. Lees soldiers Mouiu q
!. have been starved and frozen into surrender
r At the conclusion Of the speech.
s, Mr. Bland moved the adoption OF Il
resolution accepting the statues al
rendering the thanks OF congress-
n the stale for them. II was adopted.