Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-09
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In this city the reaction in favor of Mr.. Blaine
is most remarkable. During the past two days,
several Republicans who have heretofore turned
the cold shoulder to the nomination of Mr.. Blaine,
have emphaticaly declared that they had now be-
come admirers of the great "Commoner." Hence
forth the lies of political foes the malicious SLAM
der of few personal enemies, and brightest eff
forts of Sammy Smart" cannot injure Blaine of
Maine.-Iorland Press.
The strong point 10 the speech Of Mr.. Blaine
was when he said that the violation of his private
correspondence was che last outrage" In that
opinion every gentleman in the House and the
country will concur-n not now, certainly after
the Presidential eection.-Netg York Herad.
Pelcival Bonney, Esq, of Portland, who has
just returned from Washington witnessed Mon
days scene in the House He says that any news
paper description fails to convey any adequate
idea Of the affair, adding that s" beggars descgip-
ton His account is very entertaining.
There is on man who has got comfort out of Mr.
Blaines triumph of Monday, whose name people
can never guess. That's rebel Gen. Ben lilll of
Georgia. Ben says 81 have been abused, and
yl!lied for not coming out of my contest with
Blaine during the amnesty debate, with coors tly-
ing iall to see that cither OF my two democratic
achieved much credit or glory or made Presidcn-
tai candidates of themselyc .-Leaist0a .}11f-
nal.
Representative Atkins, of Tennessee, was heard
to say that Monday was the saddest day he ever
spent in the House, and that his relief knew no
bounds when an adjournment reached. n
doubleday his depression is shared by tao whole
democratic host, and the republicans are. cores
pondlng!, Jubiant.
Permit Inc to say, with regard to the insinua-
ton that that tel6 gram has been suppressed, that
any man. high or low, whoever he may be, who
Will elsewhere make such an lnslnaatlon, Will have
to take the consequences. | hur the falsehood
back into the teeth Of any man who makes sug
geston as to the suppression OF tie dispdtcE.-
j. PROCTOR KNOTT.
Ii Mr.. Knott will consider the Chronicle office
being elsewhere, by visiting its sanctum he may
not only hear it nsinuated that he did suppress
that telegram, but he will in all likelihood hear
that such was the case There are several persons
about the office who are not to be frightened by
the threats OF bully or the growing of dung
mill rooster Washington Chronicle.
The Daily Advertisers Washington coirespond-
ent says that during the scene in the INVESTIGATING
committee room on Wedne sday, Mir. Knott was
hardly able to control an impulse 10 strike Mr..
Blaine with a cane, which lie held III his hand.
The Journal correspondent in describing tie
scene, says
Knott became greatly excited, his white nous
tache grew shade paler, his fiery cheek, took
a deeper glow, he clutched his oaken stick with
frmer grasp, and advanced threateningly toward
Blaine who sat in chair three feet from him,
watching every movement with an untilnchlnS
eye. Knott raised hi, d;gnitied form, and you
could hear in the silence of that committee room
the exasperated inquiry, which, being interpreted,
meant: