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mr.. BLArNE's SPEECH in THE SENATE YES.
-TERDAy-THE WHOLE SITUATION REVIEW
ED-ABoUT SOUTHERN sCH0oL-BoOKs--..
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NEWS ITEMS, &C. ans1 ..a ~
A. from Our Regular Correspondent
W4sHrSGToN, May 19.-There was no ses-
sion of the House to. day, and Mr.. Blaine.
had duly advertised that he was to speak,
and this, his friends hoped, would insure
him such a Jam az Lord Roscoe had. His
cousin Gail Hamilton came early, and SO
did Reed, Of Maine. Both were tvexcd no
doubt that people were SO slow in coming,
and that Mt O'Clock the ladies' gallery was
not half full, whereas " hen :Conkling spoke
lit was densely packed at that hour. On the
mems side the seats were tolerably well
filed, the large number Of colored people
looking like " black-h-arts'' - mixed with
wax. cherries, on a "New-Market fruit
stall. There was DO Cabinet minister
in the diplomatic gallery either, as
when Edmunds and Thurman spoke, but
their absence was compensated for by the
presence Of the British and Danish Minis
tiers. He had been speaking twenty min
utes when Lord Roscoe came in and took
bis seat. The Maine Senator either lacked
his usual FIRE, or had toned down 80 US to
appear senatorial. He opened his speech
BIZ an effort to prove that Mr.. Eaton had
misrepresented Daniel Webster when be
attributed to him the use OF the word
81 compact"as applied to the National Gov
eminent in the same sense as twas used
by the State-rights politicians OF that day.
He contended that the great Massach'l-
sets statesman did not towards the end
OF; his life, as has been alleged, re.
cant the opinions avowed by bim in
bis memorable debate with Mr.. Hayne.
| Willie commenting on the opinions OF Mr..
Webster to vndicate him, as, be asserted.
he paid attention to the book OF Alexander
Stephens, which he asserted is from Its first
to It's last chapter tissue of misrepreseuta.
tions-the more dangerous because they are
made by sincere man. Even the title
GA War Between the States" instead OF a
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said, a misrepresentation. Mr.. Blaine an
nounced that he would have to read FIRE.
quentIy from Mr.. Eaton's speech; and the
old Bourbon promptly remarked. "And
that will be the best part OF yours" After
this he went on to read from Dir. Web.
ster's speeches to show how in de-
bates with southern State-rights' scna-
tors he gIorifed the Union. and con-
demned their doctrines. Here for the first
time there was Il faint effort at applause, in
honor OF Mr.. Webster, however, and not OF
the speaker; but rap OF Dir. Thurman's
gaveI Instantly put stop to it. At twenty
minutes to 9 O'Clock he laid Mr.. Webster
aside and took up Ben. HIPS speech oil
week before last, abiding with mock Sc
robustness to Mr.. Hilfs grief over the disso'
tuition OF the Union. He regretted that The
Georgia Senator was absent, who said that
he submitted to the ordinance OF secession
as he would to the death OF his father; and
vet he voted for the ordinance OF secession
| in the Georgia Convention, the record
shows, while Alexander Stephens and Her
schel v. johnson voted against it. )
/ BLAINE SENT A SUBSTITUTE TO THE WAR.
Blaine here said something about the wal
record Of the Kentucky Senator, when Gen
eral Williams asked him ii he did not sent
a substitute. Blaine said he did, because
congressman were not exempted, and he
was one OF the first men in his district who
was drafted. He therefore bought substl
I tute, who turned out to be Democratic
bounty jumper. General Williams declared
il he had been o Unionist and had been
drafted he would have gone. To this Blaine
, replied, But you were not a Unionist
and went on the other side without being
drafted.'' ~ ..rH -.
LICK AT LITTLE DELAWARE, -
i He now produced another book, and read
to show that the laws OF Delaware during
the war were intended to thwart the efforts
OF Mr.. Lincoln to prevent disloyal people
from voting. This was in reply 10 state
ment made by Mr.. Bayard that he, had to &c
to the polls in the presence of armed sol
diers and cast bis ballot Mr. Bayard inter
rupted him and said that Delaware was one
OF the original thirteen States, and the blood
OF her sons was freely poured ont To. estab
ltsh the liberties Of the colonies; her son:
in the Constitutional Convention and in
Congress have showed their devotion
to the Union and Constitution from first tc
last. He had himself denounced every In
sinuation that he had been during the wal
disloyal to the Union. The oath required
. of her citizens during the war was fou
SANDER upon her loyalty. Her citizens die
not believe then or now that any new con
ditions should be imposed. No man car
say to-day with common honesty that Della
ware was ever untrue to the Government