The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-06-10
Mr.. Blains's Explanation.

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rose to an explanation in reference to the
sale Of the seventy-ive Little Rock and
Fort Smith bonds to the Union Pacific
Company, now in process of investigation
before committee Of Congress. Mr..
Blaine reviewed the course of the CON-
mittee with some asperity, and attempted
an argument to show his right to the let
tiers be got from Mulligan and refused to
restore to him, right which every disin-
terested man who IS not an idiot, knows
he did not possess. He then read the
letters, or what purported to be the letters,
and further, claimed that dispatch from
Josiah Caldwell entirely exhonerated him
from any connection with the bonds sold
by Col. Tom Scott Hon. J.. Proctor
Knott. Of the Committee, in reply, said
that dispatch from Mr.. Caldwell had
been received, but that it had not been
verified. Mr.. Blaine then accused the
committee Of having suppressed the dis
patch, and offered resolution requiring
the Judiciary Committee to report it forth
With. Mr.. Hunton then rose and ex-
planned what authority had been vested
IN the committee and the powers with
which it was charged, and how Mr.. Blaine
had sought to take the consideration of
these questions from the committee and
to report upon them in person. He ex-
posed the Inconsistencies in the statement
Of Mr.. Blaine, and objected as improper
to his course in bringing subject before
the House which was still in committee.
Mr.. Knott also made sharp and yet hu-
morous speech in reply to Mr.. Blaine. 1t
must be conceded that Mr.. Blaine has
adopted an unusual course either to put
stopto the investigation or in the hope of
bringing il TO a precipitate conclusion,
whether his honor is involved in the trans
action in bonds or not.
This explanation is received by Mr..
Blaine's friends as complete yindication
Of him in the Little Rock bonds transae-
ton. Some Of their Washington cores
pondence eifervesces with gush. We take
the following sample caption from the
Baltimore Ameyicoa Of Tuesday
BIaine Triumphant -Rout of the Mul,;gan
9aards-Mr, Blaine in his own Defence
a Grand Etiort and a Grand Triumph
He Reads the Letters-Nofhing in them to
be ashamed of-fhe Democratic Commit
tee Observation-Disclosures Knott Convict.
ed Of Falsehood-R Remarkable Scene in
the House-An Ovation 10 Mr.. Blaine
Friends.
But some other people take more So
Der and sensible view Of the matter. The
Ne'c Kork Sun, Of Tuesday, says.
Brother Blane may have been very
much excited in his hypocriticaI speech Of
self-defenee in the House yesterday; but
Ne did not meet he charges that hare been
brought against him, nor clear up n,ose
jobtiag transactions IN ,ehich he has been
sasoleed Blaine is a dodger and trick
ster, as well as eorruptionist, and the
demonstration which he made was merely
got up as new cover TO his operations.
What though two Of the members of the
committee BY which his transactions have
been investigated were 10 the rebel army?
Docs that furnish an answer to the expo-
sures that have been made? Blaiue had
the galleries packed with his followers
yesterday; and they cheered his calculated !
displays Of buster; but not by such means
can he deffaud the Judgment Of the eoun
try
The World says :-~''The proven fact
that be had seized bis own letters from 4 |
man who had made use Of them to threat
en him, WIS enough 10 condemn him in
the estimation Of most people: His speech
On Monday was aggressive, loud, imper.
ious; an attack, not defense To this
DEFIANT arrogance. and not to the expIona-
ton he Gaco Of his letters, Is due whatever
turn Of public sentiment ID his favor his
speech has made
TIE y. y. S'm IF Wednesday, pishily
puts the present aspect Of tie Blaine
question thus
" We Should be very glad 10 have Mr.
Blaine nouiinated BY The Cincinnati Goa
vention, beeaaae he i the candidate with
whom The Republican party can BE- beaten
most surely and irresricsably Yet there
4 40 possibility Of such q nomination.
" Convention was ever insane enough 70
que uP for President man bloiched al
vet with corruption and with Revelations
+ jebbefy Al Blaine is The Law Of COM :
,of' so1se makes Blaine henceiorth impos,.
bic A. candidate for any very important =
Nee. Iudeed, hc can hardly pass muster
efeajfef a. candidate for Congress ia
"a ktntbec District =
Blaine knows this perfectly well. There ii