Ellsworth American., 1876-06-15
Opinions of Public Men.

freely commented upon by his associates
on the floor. aud by prominent persons
who heard his mastery vindication, and
with rare exception the voice was unaui-
NOUS that he had taken n straightforward
manly course. Among those who were
heard to express their ideas upon the sub
ject were the following gentlemen Repre-
sentative John Hancock OF Texas, one o!
the most prominent, cool-headed. and able
Democrats on the hoor. said the scene was
highly sensational and dramatic, which he
presumed was all that was required in
these times. He thought Mr.. Blainc's
speech would. however, place him back
again IN the public confidence. There was,
he said, danger that people at a distance
could not understand il. lis hard TO trans
fer TO paper the magnetic manner OF Mr.
Blame. aud il Is doubtful that people will
read the speech in the same spirit a it was
H. tcped to. lie said after the letters and
the speech had gone by telegraph, had
passed through Hoe perfecting press, aud
gone through the mails a thousand miles
and had been read by the old farmers and
mechanics by candle light. they would be
divcstcd of some OF the excitement that IS
apparent here now.
Mr.. kasson OF Iowa said there was never
such a scene in the House, aud while he
to-day. Tie was perfectly, even enthu,ias-
tically satisfied viii the explanation. lie
thought there was no stop Tor Mr.. Blaine
now. and that he would be nominated at
Cincinnati lie quoted Shakespeare by say
ing. "Dut of this neitle danger we pluck
th, flower safety"
Mr.. Harris OF Mass achusettS, a calm, de-
liberate Republican, predspOsed To Mr..
Blaine. said no other man in the country
could take aud shake that confederate house
like Mir. Blaine A. for the letters, he
would have been proud to have been their
author. liz doubted il any hu>ire-s man
Or auy other could show such manly letters
amos. their uh- h-haud rore>p >pondencc. lie
had 4 dc>pondcut partner aud some dc,-
poudcut irouds iu Boston. but he would
answer tor them now. Mr.. Biaue's old
friends could defy the world again
Ben" Wa,L; sat through the whole pro-
cerdug>. unc Of the most Interested listen
e.. when. about O'Clock, NJ lounGcd
toward the eos, room. he remarked 10 a
friend. "Wcu. Blaine j. the d->t man ID
handle IN America. Hes got the rebels
down aud he put hi, foot on them. The
people like such man and viii sustain
him. They like that sort Of pluck.
M Garfield Of Ohio sand. Jim has
Knocked = Tremendous hole ~ their locker.
! have been a long time ia Congress NV
.,.f ,rd r,,.r .a,v .urh 4 SCENE IN TN.
U.r.. Nb.,, th.. En,uc,n,tinn amend.
mrnL-O the Constitution VAS adopted IN
the NNNNlIlta or NNAlNth Congress,
lhcrr Vas very exciting scene, bat Hoth-
iu. Ike this to-day. lt seems 10 me that
The disclosures that the Judiciary Commit
tee have withheld is important evidence
,.,.nt',h,'I,,. III. r...., sfron,, I'M f,r
pr.ra,,nI Iy. ,..,J- !.
nr,,,,i,,.,.f .,,.ntl.m,n II priyate Iir.,
aud Who's, Word cannot d. doubted,
sand that he had tax with bIr. Knott
Yesterday In ry..rI 10 Mr.. Caldwell.
and that Mr.. Knott said he had tried In
van 10 mud Mi. Caldwells Whereabouts
but had failed: that he had no idea where
IN vA. nor Where. a dl.pltch would reach
tim. ANA that hc had nit heard word
nom Tim since the Investigation began. II
now app,ar, that krntt hYd a dispatch al
that very time in hi, pocket from Caldwell,
which had been there three daSs.
Nj Noutbard OF Ohio ri.d Democrat.
seemed TO have rood deal of feeling
AGAINST Blaine. lie seemed 10 believe that
E.,iu. VA, guilty Of AN that had been
charged lie said Mr. Colfax iel on half
tAr evidence that had come out IN Mr.
Blaine, and Vet the latter Appeared 10 be
T,.ns. "A day or two" sail hc. like
this. and Blaine viii be nominated
"D,n" Noorhees. who. while a member
OF the House. was regarded As one OF the
most mira Of democratic parti.aus. said
tonight that il Vas the most brilliant bold.
ana daring attack lie ever Knew in hi. ljI,..
Mr. B,aiue va Ike a horseman riding NJ 4
frightr,l pacn aoainst a .,ou. wall lie
mu.t either c,aar il or he dashed Ia niece.
AGAINST II. Bur he cleared il with nlenty
oT room /, sp.r. H.. said the wi,hnldin,,
nj Mr. CaldyeIl-s TELEGRAM ON the mar; or
ma Judiciary Committee vas urf,ir and
contrary To Tie American idea Of f.ir ,,Iav
mn honest dealing. Every man was epti-
tI.d ~ a h.,riu,, aud an ipv.sttg,tio,, bv
!, COMMITTEE Of Coprrrss ougbt uor fo N,
~ a r,rttsan characr,r. hut ouni,t tn n. FIR
tho nuruo.e or beu.titiuo Tho p,ihii,. ..rvir,.
and lry.loplpo tr,,ud and di.bou..tv H..
ro,rlt nor understand how a Con,mitte.
r,,,.d snnnre.. such imnortant te.,imouv
Mr Kelley OF Pennsylvania. who has
never been counted among the Blaine men.
al! thar ID au experience OF sixteen wears
Ia the House such a SCENE a. passed before