The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-06-10

Mr.. Blaine's Great Triumph.
His Party Prestige Restored.
Democracy Utterly DemOralized.
The coup d'staf of the ex-Speaker upon
the Judiciary Committee on Monday has
made more of a sensation than anything
which has taken place since his celebrated
reply to Mr.. Hill. of Georgia, last Winter.
The report that he was going to read his
letters drew in short time crowd into the
galleries and filled up every seat on the
floor. The first hour his remarks were
confined to a review of the prosecutions to
which the eX-Confederates had subjected
him within the last month, which secured
him the sympathy of his party friends.
THE LETTERS.
Then he opened his budget OF letters
after daring them to try and force him to
surrender them. and he read the whole
batch and made his explanations he
went along. He had apparently finished,
and when he had showed how little there
was against him, and how easy it would
be to settle that by having Mr.. Caldwell
speak, he called on Mr.. Proctor Knott,
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, to
know if he had tried to get anything from
him.
HITS MIR. KNOTT A KNOCK.
Mr.. Knott undertook to equivocate,
when Mr.. Blaine demanded to know if he
had not five days ago received message
from Caldwell completely sustaining Col.
SCOTS testimony and indicating him, and
when Mr.. Knott admitted he had received
mes sage the House and galleries broke
forth in the widest applause. The scene was
so electrical it was several minutes before
anybody recovered their composure, and it
took some time to restore order to the
House. Had Chairman Knott been struck
with a cannon ball he could not have
received greater blow. Had the men,
bers on the floor been subjected to an
electric shock it could not have produced a
greater sensation.
BULL RUN.
The Democracy were utterly routed,
their column was broken, their leaders
utterly demoralized. A hasty council was
held as Mr.. Blaine introduced resolution
calling on the Committee to report forth
with what despatch they had received.
Mr.. Knott was not ready to explain, and
Mr.. Hunton was put forward to talk an
hour to fill in the time, which he did to
very poor advantage, and finally Mr.. Knott
tried to break the force of the blow he
and his associates had received for the
suppression of Caldwell's message.
| 1t was impossible to make any Roadway,
and they finally moved to refer the resolu-
ton to the Judiciary Committee, and
carried it by nearly strict party vote by
yeas and nays, and after four hours, contest
they adjourned in the worst demoralzed
condition they have been in for some time.
AN OVATION TO BLAINE.
Mr.. Blaine has been holding continued
ovation at his house since O clock this
evening. Nearly every prominent Re-
publican in the House of Representatives
has called to congratulate him on his
triumph over his enemies. The rout he
has given his maligners is considered COM
plete and overwhelming. No one even
among the Democrats defends Knott
course in suppressing the Caldwell telegram.
| He is now regarded as the MephistOphelcS
of the conspiracy, and Hunter is held to
| be mere automaton in his hands. The
sentiment is growing stronger each hour
| that Mulligan has committed the most
fragrant perjury. His charge of Blaine
threatening to commit suicide is the basis
upon which many brand him as liar
Dan Voorhees,, who was in the House
during the whole debate, is credited with
saying upon its conclusion: Blaine is
certainly the greatest man in America
ANOTHER BLAINE DAY.
Mr.. Blaine on Wednesday put the Judi
ciary Committee on the defensive. Instead
of the committee pursuing an investigation
directed towards him he investigated the
committee. He first proved that Chair
man Knott has stated on the floor of the
| House what is not borne out by the record
of his own committee.
| A sharp war of words next enSued on an
| insinuation thrown out from Knott that
Blaine had invited Caldwell to send the
message. Mr.. Blaine, in an excited tone,
| asked him if he wanted to insinuate that
he had communicated with CALDWELL
Knott replied that he had not so charged.
Blaine retorted that the insinuation meant
that if it meant anything. With good
deal of Indignation Mr.. Blaine swooped
down upon him and forced him to the wall.
"Iave you a scintilla of evidence to show
that have communicated with Caldwell ~
No reply was essayed. "And yet" con
tinued Mr. Blaine, Il understand you
have ransacked the telegraph Office to try
to convict me on that charge" That is
a lie," replied Knott. "Well, l am glad
to hear you say it, but | now demand that
you tell me if you have any evidence going
to show that | communicated with Cald-
WELL" 81 have none" said Knott, and
Blaine gained his point. The triumph for
Mr.. Blaine, although in a committee room,
was as signal defeat of his enemies as
was his grand coup d'etat of Monday last.
Instead of making explanations himself,
nearly every member of the Judiciary Com
mittee had some excuse to offer for Knott $
| blunder.
The following is copy of the telegram
received by Representative Knott, on
Thursday last, and which he now furnishes
for publication. Dated London.
To Chairman House Judiciary Commit
tee, Wasbington:-Have just read i'll New
| York papers SCOTS evidence about our
bond transaction, and can fully corroborate
it. l never gave Blaine any Fort Smith
railroad bonds directly or otherwise. |
have three foreign railway contracts on my
hands which make it impossible for me to
leave without great pecuniary loss, or |
would gladly voluntarily come home and
SO testify. Can make affidavit to this effect
and mail it if desired
| iSigned), JOSIAH CALDWELL.
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