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he or his friends had caused Telegram tt
be prepared 10 this country and had for
warded It to London under fictitious
name to Josiah Caldwell requesting hin
to repeat it back without delay, relievin,
Blaine from the charge OF having sold BIZ
bonds directly to Col. Scott. He mus
have been IN hourly dread of the discover,
OF this trick which had been carefully con
ceaied by sending a telegram by one lin,
aud getting it back by another. Such wa
the dreadful situation in which Blain,
found himself at the close of the weel
whlcl preceded the milling of the Re
publican Presidential Cony ention 10 Gin
cinnati that the great Republican leviathar
was caught and founGered il the very toll.
which he himself had constructed. Turr
whichever way he might, there was nc
escape from the exposure and disgract
which awaited him. It was known In the
house that the statement which / make
Reluctantly tonight was ready to be made
"n the renewal of the debate. The great
object OF his ambition-the presidency
was at stake, and the lesser prize of the
senatorship for Maine. which was surely
Within his grasp. TO lose all was
WORSE THAN DEATH,
and yet nothing short of a miracle could
save him just as the great prize of his life
were within his reach. But to God all
things are possible. The miracle was
wrought. Man could not help him, but
the hand of God came to his relief on the
memorable Sabbath day in the sacred
house of prayer. All investigation ceased.
all commenting on what had been inyes.
tlgated was suspended. He revived only
sufficiently to make it possible for
his friends to assure the convention
assem- bled at Cincinnati that bis recovery
vas certain, rovided he was not subjected
to Immediate excitement, and he drove
out with Secretary Fish before the final yote
was taken. He was not nominated for
president, but he was promptly consoled
by the appointment as senator for the
state of Maine. When, however, it was
proposed to renew the investigation Of the
fort Smith matter the committee we're as
sured that any renewal Of the exciting
cause OF his attack would lead to relapse,
and, finally, when Mulligan came back to
testify in regard to certain missing facts.
and possibly missing letters, the Committee
were assured t nat the probable effect
would be tn send Mr. Blaine to a worse
place than the senate, to- wit, to
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
and for this staten ept physicians were
given as authority The committee, there
fore. postponed the investigation till the
next session Of congress. Within week,
however altar tho alS Il
miracle was wrought, second only to the
one III W ashington, for Blaine was on the
stump 10 Maine. perfectly restored to
health, 10 body and mind, and has since
been travelling the length and breadth of
the land rehearslng that one speech filled
with venom, misrepresentation and sian,
der which on Monday last he delivered in
this hall, This speech was marked by the
same reckless assertions which have char
acterized the most of Mr.. Blaine's efforts,
aud was filed with Measurements which
could easily be refuted in detail; but the
only and the best possible retutauon for
such man, because it goes to the root OF
the matter, is to show that he has proven
himself to be unworthy of credit by making
statements before the house of representa-
uves and the country statements verified
by the solemnity of Blaine's SUBSEQUENT
oath-which are contradicted in every i'm
portant particular by the evidence of his
own letters and his memorandum books.
TO make this refutatian has not been a
pleasant task, but it is the only effectual
method of counteracting
THE AUDACITY OF BLAINE,
who goes up and down the country ar
raigning at the bar Of public opinion men
whose characters have heretofore been
above suspicion, while be is on trial for
grave improprieties involving his honor as
man, and his standing as public officer,
"a trial only suspended by his request
and upon the plea that its further prosecu.
ton at this time would endanger his SANITY.
tie is man OF Immense vitality and fer
tility OF resources, and of great power for
good or evil. Of late years his influence
has all been for evil And it needs a
truthful statement of his position to recall
him from the error of his ways. It. is to
be hoped that
HIS MIRACULOUS RECOVERY
from the most remarkable sun stroke on
record will, in gratitude to the higher pow
er which has saved him from calamity
worse than death-the los of reasen-and
10 the people who have honored him with
such high trusts, sooner or later lead him
to refrain rom fomentiug hatred and dis
cord between the several sections of the
union, low happily at peace, aud induce
him to preach better doctrine of peace
on earth and pnod will touard y,or -