Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-07
that should state what Mr. Blaine had said

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Mr.. Hunton. Nobody asked you to do so.
Mr.. Lawrence The gentleman says he
heard it; but it was not necessary that | should
state every ground for asking the adjournment.
Mr.. Hunton. Certainly uot.
Mr.. Lawrence. 1t was sufficient that
deemed il necessary to ask an adjournment.
fLaught"r.
Mr. Hun:on The gentleman has stated the
matter exactly as it occurred. He did come 10
10 the morning sick.
Mr. Lawrence. Yes. sir.
MIR. Huntou But he went to work in
most vigorous style for two hours.
Mr.. Lawrence But | became exhausted.
MIR. Hutton. When those letters were
mentioned the gentleman became sick, and
somebody else sicker. Laughter. Aud the
| motion 10 adjourn was made at his sugges loD.
MIR. Lawrence. 1t ought to be said in JUS
tioe to Mr.. Blaine that So far as anything SAID
by him TO me could Indicate his purpose, The
motion to adjourn suggested by him Was not
caused by auy fear OF what was golug on.
Mr. Hunton. meyer minated such thing
| The gentleman is raising meE OF straw just tn
knock them over But do say that after these
letters W re mentioned Incidentally By MIR. MuI-
ligau, The reference being brought out without
u question, (for had not the rcmotest concep
ton that he had any such letters IN his posses
sion, the gentleman from Ohio did rise, at the
suggestion OF the gentcmau from Maine, aud
move an adj urrment; and he put II upon the
ground that he was sick, and We had been SIT
ting over our time anyhow. These are the ex-
act facts Now why The motion TO adj nnrn was
suggested to the gentleman, and whether he
! was absolutely taken sckcr at that moment, l
cannot tell and 10 not propose to lLqulrc ; bur
an adjournment was had. We did hot like 10
keen our colleague there n misery aud distress
uu account OF his sickness aud because We had
sat over the hour which we were allowed to sit,
an adjournment WIS had. The committee ad
iuurned until the next morning at ten o'clock ;
and wheu We met, james Mulligau WAS put
upon the stand again To complete his ,xalnina
ZION, which had been Interrupted by Che mo
ton Il, aJioir. lie was ask, d j question which,
did not look t. the letters, which had no refer
euce to thcu whatever. He said: MIR. Chair
man, before proceed to answer that question,
| desire 10 make a personal explanation pa'ulul
to mysclE"
| will commence at the beginning of his per
sopal cxplanalioD | will state it substantially
as he did, and il err in any important partcu
lar | trust | will be corrected. Upon the even
!, lug OF his first arrival in the city Of Washing
ton, before | knew he was IN the city. hc aud
Warren Fisher were waited 90 by Mr. Blame.
They we're invited to the house OF Mr.. Blaine
Mr.. MulIigan said, "Mr. Blaine | decline tc
, 20 to your house | do not want to tax abou
what | have been brought here for. / desire
!: TO tax. the stald Tomorrow uutrammeled by
conversation of any kind with anybody.' W ar
, rem Fisher went to the louise Of MIR. Blaine
Twice Mr. Blaine sent messenger down to in
duce MuIIigan to come to his house. Mr.. Null
ligan still declined, and presently Mr. Blaine
aud Warren Fishur came into the hotel whcr,
Muipan stopped 10 the city of Washington
tile Riggs House, hlr. Mul:igan was in the
, bar bcr-shop undergoing the pleasant operation
of shaving, or about to Undergo 1t, and Mr.
, Blaine followed him into the barber.shop anc
commenced to entreat aud earnestly 10 requeS
that Mugan would give up those letters which
, Blaine had addressed to Warren Fisher. Mul
ligsn declined to do it.
MIR. Frye. Mr. Speaker if the gentleman
A Member. object to interruption.
Mr. Frye ask my colleague Of the com
mittee If | may Interrupt him
Mr.. Hunton. Yes, you may.
hlr. Frye. The gentleman is now stating eVl
dence, and desire him to be very careful, be
cause, as | remember it, there is 10 testimony
whatever showing or tending to show that Mr.
Blaine 10 bar Der. shop, in the presence OF TIT
|
Mr.. Hunion Ii matters not where he en-
treated him. am under the impression il wa
, there, but | au not certain.
Mr. Frye. The letters were notread in any
barber shop
, MIR. Hutton. | will take him out Of the bar
Der shop. 1t does uot matter in the least wher,
the entreaty was made. Mr.. Blaine cutrcatec
| him. | give you now the substance Of the Ian
guagc of the witness He entreated him witt
tears 10 his eyes going down on his knees, OF
almost on his knees
Mr.. Frye. La the barber-shop?
Mr.. Huntou. | did not say III the barber
shop. | do not care where it was. 1t was ii
his room, | believe; but he made this cutreaty
, The witness said with tears in his eyes al
most. if not quite, on his knees 9 it you dc
not deliver those letters to NC, am rulDec
and my faulty disgraced. " Or course | meal
to be understood here that the witness meant
, that Baine's family w5uid be dlsgraced through
the ruin of Mr.. Blaine. He also threatened
to commit suicide. Mr.. MulIigan refused t
deliver the letters. He said: "Mr. Blaine,
see by the evening paper that my testimony
given to the committee to-day is to be assai
ed''-to use bis OVID word, 'impugucd '-'and
ed, want those letters to justify me in my
!
) asked: "Do you suppose am going to assai
you?" The witness said: III you do not as
sail me others may, and my character Is too
dear to me not to vindicatc il if cam Mr..
Blaine then tried policy with him, and he
asked the witness: Are you content with your
station p 10 this MuIligan said he would
like to improve it if he could MIR. Blaine said 8:
"WouId you like political ofice?' Muigau
replied he did DOT like politics, and did not
care about it. Mr.. Blaiae then asked how be
would like foreign c1usulship? He said he
would not like 1t; and after that BIauc said /:
Let me see the letters to pcruse them The
witness objected, but be said finally, upon a
pledge of honor from Mr. Blaine that be would
return the letters, they were given him to
read He read them over once or twice, and
returned hem to the witness. Again he made
an effort to obtain those letters, aud Mr.. Null
ligau lett the company aud went into his room.
10 short time Mr.. Blaine followed him into
his room, aud this scene occurred between the
parties without any witnesses: Mr.. Blaine
again epdcavored to get possession Of the let
tiers. The witness again declined to deliver
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