Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-06-07
THE PRESS on MR. BLAINE'S Ia
TEST IRICHPH.
From the Bangor Whig and Courier. !

From the Bangor Whlg and Courier.
"By one of the grandest efforts in our political
history, Mr.. Blaine has breasted and turned back
the tide of calumny, and revealed to the country
the despicable conspiracy to blacken his character.
The letters which have formed the basis of so
much SANDER, have been read to an audience of
"forty-four millions of people, and while they are
of a confidential nature which rendered the threat
of and demand for their publication outrage,
there is nothing which in the slightest degree in
wolves the personal official integrity of the eX-
Speaker. The arraignment of the Kentucky and
Virginia Committeeman for suppressing an impOr-
tant despatch from Caldwell, exhonerating Mr..
Blaine was startling in its revelation of the ex-
tremities resorted to in the effort to damage him,
and thrill of sympathy with and admiration for
the Great Commoner who has single handed
driven back the swarm of slanderers and pressed
home upon the rebel-democracy the proof of their
violation of all honor, will 60 throughout the
Union to-day, and make James G. Blaine more
than ever the favorite of the loyal masses
From the Boston Journals Washington cores
pondent.
at is the most romantic scene have witnessed
in nearly twenty years of continuous service in
this hall" These words spoken by Judge
Kelley of Pennsylvania, the Dean of the House, in
the midst OF group of the Oldest members, and
Judge Kelley has witnessed all the exciting scenes
in our parlame ntary history during the last strug-
giles of the slave power before the war, we'll as
the heated partisan contests during the war, and
since. Blaines speech commenced in almost
breathless silence. 1t ended in almost perfect
thunder of applause Blaine has long been rated
for the wonderful fertility of his Intellectual re-
sources for his parliamentary skill, and for HIS
audacious bravery. He made use of all Of his re
sources to-day. lie was calm and deliberate, i'm
passioned and audacious by turns, and ALWAYS
skill:ul. As the climax approached he exhibited a
courage which subdued his opponents and electri-
fed the House. There has probably never been a
more dramatic and effective scene in the House
than occurred when Blaine walking down the
long aisle from his seat to the centre of the area
of the Speakers desk with Threatening eloquence
arragning Proctor Knott for suppressing that ex-
culpatory telegram from Josiah Caldwell. The
thunder of applause which drowned Blaine's strong
voice seemed TO tnrn the red cheeks of Proctor
Knott to palepess. MANY are convinced that the
letters show Blaine integrity and manhood to be
ON the highest plane People insist that as to the
sum of the effect of the day it is entirely in favor
of Blaine as man, however much opinions NAV
still differ as to its effect upon him as PresiJen
tial candidate. Even if he made a mistake in seiz
inc the letters, it was, they claim. to maintain
what he believed TO be the personal right of an
American citizen. When the letters came to he
read there were many Blaine men who wondered
WHY MIR. Blaine should have been anxious to have
prevented their pub)ication.
One gentleman said that he had for some time
onentlv seen untitled that Rs;ne aS ne smn,n H"u
managing nol;tc;an in an adverse ond ,nTar,,o1ro
HE sense, lint he consiJerea that these ie,tars
show him to he nossesscd of AZ n;ce fael;nas on5
Of as fine sense of honor as is not often ne case
wi,hxpublic men. 1''0
The one fact that this Investigation ;s cond,c,od
bv two rebel generals it is considered VIII Of i,
self produce an electifv inc effect throrohan, ,hn
conntrv and that tbe ,ouent o"o tau r
Car Ulaine as a man will he iTres;st;hla Al
A Wastaro Congres.man Who has hno, ,,o,,,, m
thnsiastic for RIa;5a savs ,his pIein on-
nston ahso,n,eiv sec,ra rhane - r Sn'on
nower that csn n,event;, T. miI NJ tnuann nuiian
rv TO create an antbnl;,sm for ho h;o thn
can check. A nrominent Demonrat r h;maaIf nJ ,he
Cha;rmen of a committee saya ,hat ba Sol;,'Tne '
tha, the Indc;arv Commi,tee os heon no onaoJ
and that Ka;ns IN his nontest ,sth tba
;s absolutelv yctor;nns "''A' ''' 'o'''i'''''e
A di.tinonisbeJ penmb,;ca, peo.os.rtot;,o s.oro
Massachusetts who has NOT been re1arJed aa o.n o1
pecially friendly to Rlane saws ..Th;s ;s a con-
pplete y;ndication of Rla;ne's manhondn 'on-