The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-20

After the manner in which JAMES G.
BLAINE attempted to swear away the tes-
timony of Mr.. JAMES MULLIGAN, his former
friend, whom he abjecty implored on
Blended knees TO save his family from ruin
and disgrace. by suppressing the proofs OF
his corruption written with his own hand,
and which were afterward mutilated and
partially withheld from the public, Moth
ing that he can say ought to iutiu-
ence the opinion of any truthful or hon
est mau.
During the present canvass, this dishon-
ored and reCk less man was sent out in the
West Us one OF the Republican stars While
on this mission, he made charges against
Mr.. Justice CLIFFORD and CHARLES FRAN
CTS ADAMS, and has been convicted OF will
full lying and falsifying the public records
in both cases. Not abashed by these ex-
posures, or admonished by the results of
the Western elections, he comes here to
New York TO utter new falsehoods, aud to
wave his bloody banner in the face OF
community suffering from the effects OF
the venal and infamous legislation which
he and his confederates passed IN Congress.
one of the latest inventions of BLAINE
and his associates Is that enormous claims
from the South are pending before Con-
gress, and will be allowed hereafter.
Knowing that the Senate will certainly be
R,publican through the first half of Mr..
TILDEN's administration, this charge, II 1t
were ut all true, would reflect quite As Sc
verely on his own party friends as upon
the Democrats. But, like others OF his
coming, it is a base counterfeit. He began
| hot ha. MI
would demand compensation tor the eman-
cipated slaves, and payment of the So
called rebel debt. When confronted with
the constitutional amendment prohibiting
either, he was forced TO acknowledge the
truth. and then retreated, as usual, by pre-
tending to have meant something else.
At the Republican meeting here on Mon
day night, BLAINE was guilty OF another
barefaced deception. In order that he
may speak in his own words, we cite from
the report in JAY GoULDs paper, which is
also the recognized and appropriate organ
of JAMES &. BLAINE;
And on the basis OF these claims there are
now pending IN the House - ReQresentativ' ;
OF the United ates H3 bills, besides general
law, winch hnld In my hand, and OF when rms
Is precisely fac-simile, general law. o. whlch
Will read 20 YOU one paragraph, ara the par 4,
gram | viii read VIII 10 any intelligent Wlnl
show That under its operation the Treasury OF
the United states can be bankruptsd ia slx
months. now the hlil pehuihg W-uhf ~ .ue
Louise Of Represent atives before the Judiciary
Committee, where II was referred last fenruari
and whence II has not been reported back, reads
thus That the secretary Of War Il hereby au-
thuriIed to allow a reasonable compensation 10
all citizens Of the United States. Mark YOU
all cniz~ns' Not all loyal citizens Hereto
! fc.a and generally we nave been paying only the
ct aims that loyal men have against the Govern
nent of the United state. Now, the attempI
Flasff ita Inn flatIn 70 nIAa
and the secret ny is to pay To all the ctlzens o
the United statea. Pay whHti 10 allow rea
aud occupation Of their property by the unite'
States army, or any part thereof, during the lat
civil war "
BLAINE's labored effort ia to make tn
impression that a different policy hn'
been adopted by the Democrats, in regar
TO the payment of claims growing out a
tae war, from that which had prevlousl
prevailed in Congress and the depart
ments. Let us see how that IL.
On the 18th OF February last MIR. RIDDL
of Tennessee introduced the bill reterre
to, directing compensation to be Above
l for the use aud occupation Of property b
e the United States army during the lat
war; Ii was referred to the Judlciar
Committee, and sumbered there, as hur
dreds Of others aha, throughout the entir
- session, without action of any kind. Til
- committee either thought the existin
-" laws sufficient, or that the proposition iii
= not need attention. No report Of any sol
y was made. That is fact number one.
BLAINE pretends 10 quote the phraseol
> gv and spirit Of this bill. which no hi
- Iesurrected from the dead Of the last Sc
+ sion, and brcathed into it the life of h
. own malignity and fasehood, by suppress
u ing the most important feature of tho pr
70 jpct We have tho bill now before ~, al
I, here are the exact words, with the pa
u omitted by BLAINE in Italics;
=" "That the Secretary OF War be and he is here
10 authorized 70 allow reasonable comnanaauaR 70