Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-06-13

friend ia boston, TO procure for him some
shaleS at that company, which effort had
proved abOIlive lie had asked the gen
Ileman from Virginia, the chairman OF
the sut-.C mmittee (lluntou), under what
authority lac proposed 10 make that in
v,stigalion. and had been told that
,.uthority was the resolution offered by
l.GttreN on the 3lst of January. lie
thought that that gentleman (Lattrel)
would be surprised "a ind cut that the
Inst thing done under that resolution
vas 10 bring its whole force TO bear on
the little transaction in Boston, which had
proved no transaction at all.
That investigation was begun and
three Witnesses testified Just precisely as
the circumstances were. lilo had no
sooner got through with this than in an
other part OF the capitol, Without the
slightest notice or warning 10 him. the
committee on the real estate pool had
entered on an inveStiga specifically
aimed at him, so that there were three
Investigations going on at the same time
without any OF them being completed.
He understood the gentleman FROM VII
ginit (uunton) proposed this morning
sIil, another inquiry about The Kansas
Pacific Raj road Company. a transaction
which was fifteen years old even II 1t eN
iSIed, and this was also aimedat him.
Now lie would say, and say II boldly,
that under these general powers 10 III
vesliEate specific railroad companies, the
Whole iHqGiry ct the committees was
aimed personally at him. Why did they
not organize y committee In investigate
James q. Blaine? He wanted 10 meet
the thing squArely. He did not wish 10
stir up ANY blood on this question, cut he
would say that ever since a certain de-
bate took place 10 the House In January
las, il had been known that there were
gentlemen here whose feelings had been
eNaSperattd against him, and II was TO be
remarked that while there were seven
Democratic members OF the Judiciary
Committee, the chairman OF that COM
mittee (KnotO selected on The sub-com-
mi,tee 10 which these matters had been
referred two members from the South
" no had been in the rebel army
Knott of ky-One word.
BlAine-Alter a moment.
knolt-A.lOw me word now.
Baine-Well, so on.
Kuott.-rhe matter OF that railroad IN
vestgation was referred 10 the sub COM
millee before | ever heard your name
mentioned in connection with it. | had
no act or par! in melting any invesiiga-
ton duplicating you al ali.
Blaine Then the gentlsm.l from Nlf-
GINA (Huuton) insisted uuder thet reso-
luton which WAS obviously on lis face
limited 10 the SO. 900 bond transaction
with the Union Pacific Railroad Co.,
going on into all the affairs OF the Lutte
Rock X Fort Smith Railroad Co.. and in-
cidental thereto. and pursued II TO such
al extent thA; finally | had myself,
through nv colleague (Frye), 20 take en-
appeal - toe iu.l committee and the luil
committee decided that the gentleman
(Huntou) had no right 10 20 into II,
but when he came back he resumed
the examination exactly in The same
way till he was stopped 10y my
colleague (Frye), acting not Is my AT
torney. but as NY friend. and when
finally the " "a, ess. Mu..igan, came here
loaded with information ia regard 10 the
Fort Smith Railroad. the gentleman
(Hunlon) drew out what he knew 10 be
no reference whatever To- the question un
der investigation, and then aud there IL
sisted on all my private memoranda be-
ing allowed TO be exhibited by this man.
MulIigan, " inch had no more connection
or relation with this investigation than
the north pole. The gentleman Iried his
best also until believe Ina, idea had
been abandoned 10 capture and use and
control my private correspondence. This
man had selected out OF correspondence
running over great many years letters
which he thought would be particularly
damaging 10 me. he came here loaded
win Item. He came here for q Sensa-
tion lie came here pTimed. He came
here On that particular errand. was
advised OF it aud | obtained these letters
under circumstances which have been
notoriously scattered throughout the
United States and are known every where.
l have them (holding up a PACKAGE. !
claim tn Il l have entire light 10 these
letters. not only by natural light but on
all the presidents and prin ,ip!es OF law
The man who held them in MS possession
held them wrongiully and the committee
which attempted totake these letters IRON
this man Tor use agsiCs, pyocetd ed
wroDglully. It proceeded in the bodies,
and most defiant violation OF TIE ordina-
rY personal aud private RICH 5 that belong
TO every American citizen. l am willing
10 NEE: the judiciary committee on that
point. | wanted that committee 10 IL
troduce II. l wanted the gentleman from
Kentucky (hnotD and lhs gentleman
from Virginia (HuulOn) TO Introduce that
question on the floor and th,y did DOT DO
it.
Knott (ln his seat)-Oh. 10. you want
TO be made martyr OF.
B.aine-Yes. and you did no. want il.
There's the difference.
But am about 10 show the letters,
(holding them up in his hand). l thank
God Almighty that | am not ashamed to
show them. There they ale. There is
the very original package. With some
sense OF humiliation, with q modification
which | DO not pretend to conceal. with
q sense OF outrage which think any
man in my position would itel, invite
the confidence of forty -iour millions OF
people and will read these etters. Gap
p!ause which the Speaker pro tenn en-
deavored to suppress.) Many OF these
letters have not the remotesl bearing on
the subject, but some OF them will require
a little explanation. Some Of them may
possibly involve humiliation, but I would
q good deal rather take that han the evil
SUI misses and the still more evil differences
that might be drawn il | did not act with
irankneSS.
Mr.. Blaine then read all The Mulligan
letters. none Of which had any bearing