The Portland daily press., 1876-02-25

CINCINNATI, the Republicans of Minnesota
Wouiu cneerfully give cordial support at the
polls, but neither of these, we venture to
say, would produce that universal uprising
or command that enthusiastic following
among .ne people of this state that would be
lnspireu Dy the nomination of James G..
Blame Wanona (Minn.) Republican.
were tne national convention to be held
tomorrow, it looks as if Blaine would carry
the convention by storm.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Almost as common as "Whars the news ?"
is becoming the query, ''What will Blaine do
nextT' The Democratic caucusng, of late
so assiduously kept up, is more than to any
other cause, due to what Blaine did in rout-
ing the entire Democratic majority in the
amnesty debate. They are yet busy account
Ing for the disaster that befell them from his
attack single-handed; and, from, their dis
comtitted theorizing over it, perhaps down to
the latest generation they will still be ex-
planning it, as the worshippers of the First
Napoleon do in accounting for Waterloo, by
solemnly declaring that it was the hand of
destiny that did it. In all their caucusing,
too, the object seems quite as much to guard
against what Blaine may do, as it is to dis
cover tne long lost principles of the great
Democratic party. He is the awful warning
Oh tne democratic statesmen, the leaders
untamed in the nemoorat;o 1v1t ~ dule' .he raw
reminding them of what RIaina d;d ''e on5 ny
what Blaine may do.-Cor. Chicago Tribune.
When Mr.. Blaine proposed to distinguish
Jefferson Davis by refusing to include him in
a general amnesty, majority of the Repub-
iicans OF the north believed that he made
great mistake. More than half of Davis let
ter, however is taken up in showing that
Mr.. Blaine Vas right Whatever NAV be the
feeling of the rest OF the sontb II ;s nlo;r ,hot
Davis at least is UNCHANGED In b;s mind rn;nd Til
the reconstructed states arc oonnrarod sun
outraged nrovinces ,he nor,horn borJa anu
''inyaders:' it is the nrivilega of tbe so,,,h ~
forgive. not onrs He doas Rot " n;si yn aoun so W
nesty, he has ono view Of tbe f., f"tnro,, "tl
which makes II desirable for him to he IN
clrded in an amnesty hill He does not ,onk
upon it as an act nj grace. To imnoso So diSn iGOA
biIities was a, infri,sament Of iaa po'1 r. uisa-
move them by act of Congress is usurpation.
ne Will have none OF our forgiveness He
sin5e ~ Ard mTW. tho o. non mn ut % Ulu' 10 De let
at the north will be. "WeIl Rlaine Jeg iZnaw Jetf
Davis best, after all.-Ne,p York Tribune.
Many months aso as will be remomborod
tho He,.o,d oo-,o 20 Co. p,.,as a' .n,
W. - "''' o''i0 Jul ior o'aine ior fresldent.
we nave seen no reason to regret our de-
clslon, and are even more decidedly for him
now IMAM then. He is a strong man, very
tower OF strength, and the people everywhere
are rallylng to him, not singly or in commu-
mites, but by states are they wheeling into
line Tor this man for the times. As far as
can be Judged by the papers. Maine. Penn
svlvania Kansas low. and othor s,,toa -.
f,r him fret last and il. tbo tir,o h;S arc
is second cbo;oo for ro., %" 'n1 n,b' '.,' WINE ne
iieve ,o.d.v % thst 'I 10 bas sy @ O,neis, u we oe-
fnr 49, 10y y;.; tua: ne nas mo!e wen Wisners