Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-26

ton. The elevation of Mr.. Colfax to the
Vice Presidency threw the Speakership of
the 41st Congress open to the ambition of
leading members of the House-a House
that contained such men as Dawes, Wash
burn, Banks, Kelley, Schoield, Schenck,
Allison, Maynard, Garfield; Logan and a
host of other leading republicans of the
nation The contest by general consent
was soon narrowed down to Mr. Dawes
and Mr.. Blaine, and though the former
came from State with double the repre-
sentative strength of Maine, and with dis
tiuguished prestige in the Union, and
though Mr.. Dawes was the oldest man in
service in the House, of conceded ability
and uprightness, the choice was decidedly
in favor of Mr.. Blaine How ably he has
discharged the duties of the Speakership,
it is hardly necessary to search "for some
obscure country paper in the middle States"
to ascertain, the metropolitan Adj
vertiser patronizingly says. she has got to
be Speaker of the House and makes avery
capable Speaker too And we would ask
the Advertiser how many times Name has
been honored thus ? the record of the past
answers nerer. What has he done for
the Statee" Does not his, elevation bring
honor to her? Does not such success and
honor enure to the State as its moral proper
ty, and become a part of its just fame? Is it
nothing for our State to have the third of
ficer in rank in the government of the
United States. and in power and influence
probably the second, for such the Speaker
of the House is held to be?
Men of generous minds will at once con-
cede that Maine is honored by the promo
ton of her representatives. and will en-
deavor to sustain and uphold them by
manly support. And we say shame on
those who from envy or malice or person
al pique or petty disappointment seek to
detract from honorable regulations honor
ably earned Mr. Blaine needs no de-
fence at our hands His record is written
where all men may read it. Without be-
ing contentious he has never avoided con-
flicts that have been thrust upon him, and
the Advertiser will please inform us in
what conflict Mr.. Blaine ever came off
second. The records in kennebec bear
no mention of any such But we have
done our article is longer than we de-
signed to make it, aud yet we have said
but half we desired to say. The career of
Mr.. Blaine in Congress has been so much
a matter of pride with his constituents and
neighbors that we might we'll be pardoned
for dwelling on it at far greater length.
But to attacks on Mr. Blaine we might
indeed be pardoned for not dwelling at all.
The most effective answer that can be
made to all such unworthy attempts at
detraction is that which will be given by
the voters of the third Congressional Di-
trict in September next when the kenne-
bee Republicans will again give their votes
with unanmity for the return to the Con-
gress of the United States of their well
tried Representative, JAMES G.. BLAINE.
PARTICULARS OF THE FALL or
LOPEZ
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
writing from Rio Janero gives the following
particulars of the death of Lopez, and other
matters of interest connected with him:
Early on the morning of the lst inst, Lo-
peg, with 1000 men, was surprised by Bra
lillian force of the same size while tncamped
on the left bank of the Aquidavan, stream
twenty leagues to the south of the Apa, and
like the latter a tributary of the Paraguay.
The Aquidavan River is the same as the Aqui-
davanigee traced on the map of the north part
of Paraguay. To the north of the position
where Lopez fought his last battle is the town
of San Salvador, and to the south that of Con-
cepcion. The attacking force, commanded by
Gen. Camara, was the same which set out from
f Conception on or about Feb 10 to overtake
Lopez, upon the receipt of news that the Die
tator had already crossed the Apa and was
hurrying his flight to Bolivia.
, So sudden and impetuous was the attack of
the Brazilians that the Paraguayans who
guarded the artillery had no time to give the
least warning. Lopez, withahose officers who
happened to be about him. tried frantically to
form his troops into line to repel the assault.
But before this could be done to any extent,
the Rio Grande horse were upon him, and his
little party routed and driven to the nearest
woods, where but few escaped. Lopez him
self was killed in sight of Gen. Camara, who
in vain called upon him to surrender. The
cx-Dictator, already severely wounded, OBJ
stinately refused to yield, and meanwhile tried
to escape. The thrust of a lance brought him
} to the ground. Caminos, Minister of Lopez,
met a similar fate. Vice President Sanchez
was killed before being recognized. Col.
Aquiar, Majors Vargas, Ascurra, Estigarri
bia Carloso, Insfante, Soils, and various
others also persisted in the conflict. Col. Lo
pee, son of the Dictator, was killed as he was
trying to escape with Mrs Lynch's party.
Many chiefs were taken prisoners, including
| Gems. Resquin and Delgado and various other
superior officers. Fourpriests were also taken,
one of whom was the celebrated Maiz. Gen.
Caballero, with some 40men, almost all officers
had the day before, gone out from Cerro- Cora
to drive up cattle they were attacked and
beaten by Gen. Benz to Martins. The Cen
eral, however, succeeded in escaping after
abandoning everything he had, even to his
f sword Vala and Souza, who were in charge
of baggage train at Chiriguelo, managed to
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