The Morning herald., 1876-03-10
WILMINGTON, MARCH 10, 1876.
RLAINE LOSING CASTE.

Tn the debate in the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes at Washington the other day,
Mr.. Blaine lost caste as Presidential as
pirant. In his attempt to measure swords
with Mr.. Lamar, he exhibited his weak
ness and inferiori:y, both as a lawyer and
statesman. In his encounter with Lamar
he was so completely discounted, that his
enemies as we'll as his friends felt a pity
for him. He was signally tripped up in
his great effort to become famous for legal
acumen. He may be very good speaker,
but he is evidently not much Of lawyer.
No better evidence Of the design OF the
Republicans to shield Belknap can be de-
sired than can be cleaned from the debate
where Blaine sought to defeat the ends OF
Justice by insisting that the Committee on
the Investigation Of the War Department
was bound to divulge its proceedings to
the Police Court of the District
Blaine, yankee like, is good at guessing.
In his talk with Lamar he guessed that
Marsh would not come before the dignity
of the House, and to show with what hon
esty and equity he would administer the
affairs of State if he was the Chief Execu-
tive of the nation, he declared he would
vote the bill under discussion, even if i
was full of outrages, and begged his Re
publican friends to do the same. Ii MIR.
Blaine was honest he would have sincerely
desired the impeachment and punishment
of the late Secretary Of War, whose enor'
nous crimes have disgraced the country
and caused every American cheek to
mantle with shame.
We discover in his actions that same
trickery that all the leaders in his party
are guilty of when they discover the
meshes toward which they are gradually
tending. Upon technicalities they tigh'
the best efforts to secure the protection o
honesty in national Office, and endeavor te
dethrone purity in Congressional power
Mr.. Blaine may, as a partisan OF party
have erds to serve; the shielding Of party
or party members errors behind bundle
Of desultory pretexts may he part OF Re
publican craftsmanship and tactics ac
cording to his own ideas; lut TO thos'
who have considered the matter we'll, iron
legal and every other unbiased stand
point, there can be no cause assigned VIII.
Belknap shonld not receive trial betor
the Senate upon articles of impeachmen
presented by the House. To the ez
Speaker this has been made manifest, bu
he is too much of the party watchdog
acknowledge it, not even after Mr.. Lama
fought him upon every point, and
worsted him that even his friends, ant
those who are against him POLITICAL,
pitied him in his embarrassing position.
While Mr.. Blaine may be shrewd an
active in politics, he lacks legal accume1
and dwells too much upon the superhcl;
structure of subjects without probir
them. In the Amnesty debate, the scol
Of knowledge was far different to tt
character of that needed in the presel
question. Mr.. Blaine there had the dl
bones of the confederacyEto rattle in Il
ears OF jealous American people, HI
now by machination he is endeavori'
with maneuvre to protect crime from
deserved punishment. As we have sa
before it may be party tactics, b
whether a successful one or not, t
honesty of the people will show in t
next national election.