The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-26
UoNKLuNa AND BLAINE
wnv rhey Never speak---Ihe Un-
why ,,icnsnn ness or April, 1900



Fyom the 81. Louis Globe-Democra''
T, d;scussinL the Oonkling- Lamar AFFAIR
,yh;cb now seems to have vanished IN words,
u 10 evident from tho conversation OF he
nub,;con Senators that they are not entirety
n svmnathy with Mr.. Conkling. Several OF
them. recounting some OF the former con-
trovarsies of similar character, IN winch
the senator from New York has been con-
apicuos and aggressive party, reconnteu tne
timo of his preliminary tilt with Blame on
April 3Oth, 1866. The subject under dis,
cnssion was the investigation OF provost
Marsbal General Fry for frauds charged that
Conkling in the Provost Marshals depart
ment of the Western Division OF new iorA,
Blaine had criticised Conklings volubility OF
speech and charged that Cenking was
prosecutor In the case, and produced let-
Ter from Assistant Secretary OF war Dana
to Conkling, and read the law against t., the
latter acting in any such capacity ms
Conkline denied, and Blaine, wishing 10 IN
terieot remark, Conkling said: u do not
wish to have anything to do with the men,
her from Maine, not even 30 much AZ 10
Weld to him the floor. If the member
from Maine had the least idea how pro-
foundlv Indifferent am to his opinion on
this or any other subject personal to me,
I think he would hardly take the trouble 70
rise here to express his opinion And, IN
appoloeizing to the House for delaying the
proceedings, he characterized Blaine's inter-
ruptions as "ungentlemanly and impertl-
nent." Blaine, awiting his opportunity,
took the floor and said "As to the gen-
ileman's cruel sarcasm, hope he will not
be too severe. The contempt OF that large
minded gentleman is SO whiting, his haugh-
ty disdain, his grandiloquent swell, his
Majestic, supereminent, overpowerlng' tur'
key-gobler's strut has been 80 crushing &c
myself and all the membrs of this HOUSE
that know it was an act of great temerity
for me to enter into controversy with him.
l know that within the last five weeks, as
the members of this House will recollect, an
extra strut has characterized the gentleman't
bearing 1t is not his fault; it is the fault
of another, That gifted and satirical writer,
Theodore Tilton, of the New York Indepen'
dent, spent some weeks in this city, His
letters published in that paper, embraced,
with many serious statements a little jocost
satire, part of which was the statement
that the mantle of the late Winter Davis
had fallen upon the member from New
York. The gentleman took it seriously
and it has given his strutan additiona
pcmposity. The resemblance is great
Hyperion to Satyr; Thersites to Her
cules; mud to marble; dunghill to dia
mond; a singed cat to Bengal tiger
whining puppy to roaring lion. Shades
of the mighty Davis, forgive the almos
profanity of that jooose satire.' Thu
Senator from New York kept his seat il
silence. Since that day till this no word Of
personal nature has passed between thes'
a3utlemen. In debate, at public meet
Ing, at an evening entertainment, or din
ner party, they meet but never speak
Their conduct however, tempered by thu
prophecies of good society, has been 81
directed that their personal hostility woult
not be recognized by persons not cognizan
of their relations.