Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-04
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aole speech, eVen-it was simply bitter and
vulgar. Mr.. Blair is capable of making
an able speech, aud If be is bent on ini1r.
ing Mr.. Chase as much as is within his
power, be should have made a cool, calm
and dignifsd speech briStling with facts.
(tf he bad any, calculated 10 awaken the
the suspicious of the public respecting
Mr.. Chase's resty. The speech he did
utter will not harm Mr.. Chase. Even Bit
ter enemies OF the Secretary of the !Trea.
sury admit that NJ, Blair faiIed sutirely in
bis attempt 10 make an impression upon
Congress. He was too bitter--too villaiu.
ously personal. Everybody who heard hin
saw that 1t was his haired Of Mr.. Chase
which led him to the attack; and that his
"tae!s" are not to be depeaded on; in other
words, his statements are incorrect. Mr.
Blair is no. an orator, but he can utter a
sentence With good deal Of power, aud
he usually commands the attention of his
fellow members. Most of the republican
members were busy with other matters
during the delivery of his speech, but every
"copperhead" present paid close attention
to it. The opposition have made a pet of
Mr. Blair all winter! He has sat among
them-they have fought his battles as #
conscious that hIs sympathies were With
them. No one here has the slightest doubt
that If AIR. Lincoln were to listen to the
rsdic calls and dismiss Montgomery Blair
| from the cabinet, that the whole family
would instantly 60 over to the opposition.
The old man Blair sat In one Of the galIer-
les while "Frank" delivered his speech,
aud seemed to exult in every sentence OF
it, especially those which charged Mr..
Chase With scoundrelisHl. The feeling is
mutual one. Mr.. Chase hates the Blairs
as cordially as they do him. but his gen.
tlemAnly instincts deter him from unseem-
ly displays of his anger. The Blairs are
coarse, frank aud intense. Mr.. Chase is
someWbAt cold, possesses dignity of char.
Scter aud has great intellect. Mont.
gOmery Blair must possess brain or he
could not manage ar. Lincoln as be does,
or rather manage to retain the confidence
of the President as he does.
rHB KNOX BLAIR ELECTioN CASE.
The Blair case in the committee of elec-
tious-KnOx against Blair-is likely to
create q stir iu the House. 1t is reported
that in the absence OF u republican mem.
Der of the committee it stands a tie on
the proposition that Blair is entitled to his |
seat. Doubtless there is trouble in the |
matter and l tear that Mr.. Kaox did NOT
take all the legal evidence OF fraud that |
he might have done. Congress aud the
committee can only act upon the legally |
taken evidence before them, and If Mr.. |
Knox has neglected his duLy he will suffer
as the consequence. This may not be the |
case, but have heard it intinated.
How THE PREsIDESr GOT ROUND 4HR
SENATE.
The President has had such an expert.
euce in trying to get Gen. Srhofeld made
Major General that he has taken the bit
in bis own hands in the case of Gen. Blair.
II Is certainly an accommodating inter-
probation of the Constitution to say that |
the President, six months after having &C. |
cepted the resignation of an officer, may |
revoke his own actl Everybody here un.
derstands that it is a dodge to get round |
Henry Wilson of the Senate Military Com.
mittee aud the aati-BIAir Senate. This is
the worst feature of the case. 1t does not |
look well for the President to resort to |
doubtful exPedieuts to avoid presenting |
| the name of a fAVorite to the Senate, and |
Mr. Dawes inten ds that the facts in the |
case shall be presented to the country and |
to the President 10 particular. He has |
moved q resolution asking the President
whether Mr. Blair IS in the army or not.
Ii he replies that MIR. Blair is Major |
General iu the service and IN command of |
Nuo 0eNeuIeeuLu army CoTpbt some EepuO- |
lican member will move resolution lu-
forming the President that since General |
Blair was appointed Major General he has
taken a seat in the House of Representa-
tiyes aud participated in the proceedings |
of the House, Sthus by his own act vaca-
ting the Office of Major General. l cannot |
help noticing that some Of our "couserva.
tive" republicans in Congress, who are 60
afraid that the Consultation will be VIC. |
lated it slave catching is prohibited, are
very easy in their conscieuoes when it |
comes to any such matter as this. We |
still have republicans in Congress who are |
extremely cautious about the Consultation |
when slavery is TO be harmed, aud who
are very careless and easy when Mr.. Lin
coin or Mr.. Seward ride rough shod over
it for some other purpose. Genuine, i'm.
partial conservation is not 10 be despised,
for Il has itstmisSton In Congress and the
country. but q sneaking gconstrvatism that
is careful only to preserve slavery, is de-
serving of every honest mans contempt.
rHE TAX BILL lHiTHB HOUSE! ,,
The House has been doing very well
upon the tax bill. Th- taxes are general.
" increased rather than diminished from
the figures in the bill as introduced by the
committee. Pig iron dtdu't get of with
the proposed Pennsylvauia tax uPohi it-of
ono dollar per ton. The House, in the
teeth of Thad Stevens, doubled the tax
To do the old man justice think he has
taken the infliotion philosophically. He
will make up for it In the tariff bill. was
amused at the reply Mr. Stevens gave to
Frank Blair on Saturday. Blair was
speaking somewhat bitterly of the fact
that when he tried to raise a committee of
Investigation on Mr.. Chase, that the matter
was taken ont of his hands by Mr.. Stevens
motion, aud referred 70 the committee on
the conduct Of the war. ~ was entitled
to conduct the Investigation myself" says
Blair, soy all parliamentary usage" MIR.
Stevens rose and replied in the most impu.
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