The Morning herald., 1876-01-15

the semblance of a clever speech, and
wrap whatever soundness Of thought ard
logic they might have in an impenetrable
verbocity of words
These debates, which are mostly to be
found among men who are cassed as states
men, orat5fs, and gentleman would be
more often becoming in their harshness'
and inciyility to congressman Of the Nor
risey stripe, Batter and others, than 1t Is
with those who claim to brails and gentle
manly traits. The fierce discussion that
has been in progress in the House OF
Representatives is no meIe nor less than
of this kind.
Mr.. Blaine. the champion Of the Rep"b-
lican party, has provoked the discussion
and by so doing has shown himself to be
trickster and denagogue. he has
descended from the plane Of those high
principles by which honest politicians offer
/
their claims toauy position to the people
hat of truthful and weil-grounded arg'-
ment. In neither of these, has Mr.. Blame
auy claim in the present discussion tina: he
has provoked. The whole drift of his re-
marks have been to sirup strife, insur-
rection, and that ill-teeling, which ne,
time and again has said. before he had any
idea of becoming a Presidential candidate,
should be choked down by the better
thought of reconciliation, in all sections OF
the country. This is where Nr. Blaine
,hows lack of consistency, reason, judg'
ment and good sense. "
1t is greatly to be deplored that the
| House, at this time, most especially the
Centennial year of our National existence,
| should be the scene of such unharmonlous
ceiling. There has been disposition to
.uveigh against Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia, for
his spirited reply; but it must be recol-
Iected that he has simply resented sour
tllous attack, not only upon himself, but
anon those vino are innocent of the atrocl-
les that the gentleman from Maine charges
to bays existed in the South during the
war, with their own knowledge and conni-
vance. He not only attacked wrongfully
certain gentlemen OF this section, but has
/ n.
ragged the skeleton Of the defunct Con-
ederacy again before tie world. Broken
down or attempted to erase the lines O.
rood feeling which humanity has striven
Tor years to establish. ...u
1t is generally customary after any grea'
fort towards some end has been perpe-
tra,ed to review the field to ascertain what
as been accomplished. And in regard to
the war in the House, which has been pro
.oked and carried out by Mr.. Blalne's
.trategical movements, as demagogue
politician, an inconsistent man, and an un-
ceiling American there has been nothing
accomplished; but untold wrongs have
been done. not only to a certain class OF
people but to the unity which should per-
wade all ranks and files Of American citi.
z.nship, in this the one hundre1th year Of
Americas Independence.
Among the rlDid iuries of Radicallsm,
he stands the champion gladiator OF hi'
oarty's rights, but with the rational, he ha'
> branded himself as unnatural and un-
feeling.
He has been the architect Of what might
have been tempered a bright and prosper
q ,us political career; but lofty aspirations
ike vauIting ambition, doth sometime
y ,vereap itself and fall fretting upoI
, 'tother side. He has shaped his own des
II TIMES, and standing upon the pinnacle 0
j their success, by his OWL mad acts, he ha
& enguIphed himself in storm Of popula
\ Indignation that must inevitably lead t.
Il ,mbition's despair and political ruin
r. Upon the verge of this elimination, MI
n aine stands, and wnat appears pc
d itical capital now, he will find the goo
r. sense of his party to declare at the mex
r National Republican Convention to be pc
8 litical ruin.