, 1877-12-21
CONKLINu AND BLAINE.

Cancellation and Reconciliation - Senator
Unvld Davis In the Itnle At resce. Maker
A UrHphlc Description Of = Grest Scene In
the Tailed States Senate.
.stso PORK Timer.
A few dsys since VIC took the liberty Of refer
ring 10 Senator David Davis. nj 1lltnots. "a 1
man whose usefulness Was impaired bY Ills inn.
h'lstv to tct,lc anywhere. LcLus hasten 10 add
that Senator David Davis bas mission. lie Ia
pea'rtnsker. lie has recuoetctl tiose ancient
foes, Blaine ana Eonltttug. And this Il how It
ratnu ab.Iut: Tie quarrel Ind been one Of long
standing. Each hnl called tue other hard
uaIncs, aud neither had forgotten tho abute
which he had received from tho other. Bat both
longed 10 he eunttIlate1i. When Conkling's
fight ovcr the Cuttofn-ifouse appointments in
New York catnc OIL, Biaine's heart WAS stirred.
1t ~as grand thing 10 stand BY
the Cusson.fiousc patronage, and when
blaine hesrd CoukItng's cry. IA Conk'
ling for she tlde.watertl" 1t souscd
llttn like this cali Of trumpet. Thero WAS
something In h.s soul that responded to thu Dc.
ilahcc OF suan struggling 10 retain official
pattonagc. lie voted with CouktlnR. The
great snxn wss deeply touched by this tribute 10
his excellence nud worth. Ills heart yeafoed
over Nialne: md Blaine looked lon1ngly for sign
Of recognition. Thus matters etood, each hnzioas.
Il watching for suggestion Of fs1ent'n2 to tho
face OF his long.esttanged and entirely noble
near each oll.rr one day. when the popderoue and
oleaginous senator David Davis approached shetn.
ydsy s9gt .ha" a dtsw .n,! The a. osrt1s
@ psoadf % "wny. indredr: aid I'D H,a,ne - .hs manly
tcarr eoat:ins down ~ eheek .'il.ye }oa straw
n is II. . deepest Il bsss notes. ~ h.sr. hive"
ersch the Senator from Maize. sobbtng sl9!satly.
Itr- Ir,ry4A tn mn ma
sns n1astS 1ey M,i ..p,ape ~ha Is senstor n.va b.s
h,. !ues husky with emotion. h9arsely whtspertd.
r.. i 'Ge e shs sse noTdoa
laid down the bowse'kn1fc With which he rAs
picking bis teeth. md sppIauded rl"iently. And
OF one OF biz inccndiary speeches the balance Vt
| trade, surti.elr dried atFtckltng tesr.
Sas sss set. ss e. po.ss S.'. l.
was Ia 1865 that Dir. coukilng. then : kepiq.
| sentative In Congtess, took into the i1nsse hs
ID % ihe% % eourse Of business. one C1and.i hsd been
removed from tho onice of Provost Marshal tot
M. Gonksings district Il IL needless to .a{ that
hlt friend. and mol IIaddock, who auccce4od Gran.
dail. With tine Conkllne assassncs, the Kepre.
sast,e frou sss ~ c11s
sdsit, said that tbs House .ssy a!d not e.ts ~
i"fk YAK I lMi. i1' 4conkiiasl viii usa: FL, il
fsn..n = s..s a.. ST ssesfsy sseooa 'psst ss.
from New York arose In h's. wrsth, There
w I'D
uent. Sir. Cunkllng adveed the gentleman fr1m
Maine to ''pttaervs himself ~ fres fFum agitation
~ nleSkbte" and otherwise said scosehInx ihiMge.
THEN theye was an accusation that Conkltn4, while
i Representative, had drawn pay from tae stase
5es e a. f.. be s nys VII
| in have snJthtng to do With tho rnrmbee from
Aaine npt s'sn 1s, 70 neh ~ e 5ssa shs aGor e
tai % 1t was not, for ths - member from
Naiuo" replied hy referring. With cruel sst.
es.nl, to Conkl,nR's .hsu9hty dtsd.sH, by
nise personal cha,.eteri.lics Of Tho steat NV.
IL s I'd e. l.
ibe mantle of shs l.tcir;dseeasca Henry wints,
att,ns, as's n,' tS H. Mnns al e1si.ti
1'liTpeflon to satyr, Tacss,ts to Hercules, mud
10 massie aunRh,i + diamond. '!nssa =. t., T. =
oi ill.,. jocose ssai1s Now. 4 II M. pleasant 4
called .a.y, Thsmts' y T., m9s; s9xs f4
April 10. lbI0, until Dec, l5 ls77. these tws
eminent professors Of bi1I!nE'sate have not q.
'naA # i sil i over over now. Senator David Davis hu
given lbs conellised psir BIZ ely hle.,lug, ~
sop ,s e.. Bt.a sp'1 - "n; . sss
That he tas forgotten to ksep account Of bis con
e,ltations; and crrn thu Vice President hha poufet
hIs ehsfc OF oil on tho troubled watetl BY Appo!ht
| iue, III accident as Il were. all OF conkilnK
srlends on conkinR's COMMITTEES to in.e,9ixate ~
state Department. AMI. In tho general sunelila
aud blaine sluula bury Tho Ratchet. fall on tast
ct4et's neeks, aud forget how lustilJ sheJ BLACK
guarded each uthsr eleven pf twelve ycaft 1xo. w
need only oar nnrc tsblsau: conkiIng, forgiven
and forging. clasps Sccrstafy EsaEa 10 his mani!
breast, Wills tho iirht aud airy 6enal0s DAsh
| Dax ho1 trs nxct thhrn like 4 {Ai fhnflh.