New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-11
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reached the Craftsmanship of au important
committee. But Mr.. Blaine defies usage
and has made bold leap for the leadership
of the Radical element in the body at whose
head Mr. Morton so lohg has stO0d. Mr.
BAyard opened the proceedings to day with
a long manuscript speech on the Louisiana
question, and Mr.. Blaine listened to him
impatitntly. As soon as Mr.. Baysrd finished
Mr. Morton rose to reply, but Mr.. Blaine
asked him to yield, which he did grace
fully. Mr.. Blaine then replied to Mr.
Bayard, not with the highly decorous and
dignified manners that are usual in the
Senate, buGin the House style of argument
plnnging at him tuTiOusly, as he charged at
Ben Hill and Proctor Knott First there
was a taunt, then an insiDuatiOn, then
flash of keen and cutting irony, then mock
humility, at having ventured to dispute
with 80 great man as the distinguished
Senator from Delaware. Mr.. Baysrd sat
dumbfOundeTed. He had been in the SEN
ate for almost twelve years, and his father
and grandfather had been there before him,
but none of these men were ever assaulted
orstOrically in that way before. His face
turned crimson, and the harder he tried to
look Relf possessed the more he was embar-
raised. Proctor KuOtt came up and leaned
on the back of Mr. Bayard's chair, as if by
bis presence to frighten his old Antagonist.
He whispered in Mr Bayard's ear, and the
latter tried to smile, but he WASN'T in the
mood for smiling. Ben Hill looked on fron
his new seat, and reioiced that he wasn't 10
the fight.
Finally Mr.. Blaine turned from Mr.. Bay
ard, saying, 81 now wish to address myself
to this side of the chamber" He then re-
iterated the rem ark he made yesterday
about whispers OF intrigues, r0mOrs of po-
litical bargains and compromises that were
reaching his ears, and said he was prepared
to state as fact what he then gave as
rumor, and was prepared to fortify his
statement with documentary evidence.
Every body crsned their necks and stretched
their ears Mr.. Blaine had paper in his
| hands, and shook it Ominously as he made
the announcement. The audience were in
| almest breath less suspense, waiting for the
| revelations, but--R la Marc AntOny-Biaine
tsntalzed the curiosity of the spectators
| for time until he saw them worked up to
| the highest pitch of impatience. The paper
he had in his hands proved to be a telegram.
| He read the date-"COlumbia, South Caro-
lna"-tben stopped to make some com
ments. He read an address-"HGn. ID. I.
| COrbin"-then stopped to make more
comments. The impatience of the
Senate and the audience had grown
into painful suspense-almOst into aEita-
ton. Mr.. Blaine knows how to create a
sensation better than any man in Congress.
He worked this point up to dramatic eli
max, and then read the telegram. 1t was
|
Carolina, and stated that Haskell, ohair.
man OF the Democratic committee in that
| State, had called on him bearing letters
from William NJ. Evarts and Stanley Mat
thews urging him to surrender his right to
the GovernOrship for the good of the coun-
try. "WhO made Stanley Matthews and
William NJ. EVarts responsible for the good
OF the countryY" cried Mr.. Blaine "WhO
stands sponsor to this propositonY" he cried
again; then asked: "DOes the President oi
the United S atesH" and then the ex Speak
er launched off into defense of Southern
Republicans, and denuuciation of those
whom, he said, we're trying to barter theii
rights away,
, The galleries and floor we're crowded
with spectators, and the effect Of Mr
, Blaine's appeal was at once shown by ;
, burst of applause.
The key to the whole subject is bes
furnished by the following dispatch in tht
Cincinnati Gazette:
The country may as we'll understand
once and for all, the pretended lofty pOlti
cal position taken by Mr.. Blaine agains
President Hayes proceeds upon the utterly
false and uuwarrantable assumption tina
President Hayes has announced a deter
mination to abandon Governors Packard
and Chamberlain TO the tender merCiss o
the rebels. When Mr.. Blaine capped thu
climax of his sensation to-day with refer
ence to the letter of Mr. Evarts and Stanley
; Matthews, asking Governor Chamberlain
to resign, he could not but have known tha
President Hayes, when the matter was las
night called to his attention, had emphati
callY dieclaimed all knowledge of the lette
and repudiated its suggestion.