National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-30
Mr.. Blaine's Alleged Attack on Gen
eral Garfield.

Mr.. Blaine's Alleged Attack on Cen
eral Garfield.
Mr.. Blaine's name has been publicly
used maid of Dcmocraticslander against
General Garfield. That slander is that
the professions by the latter, of friendship
and support of General Mahone were
false and trcacherous, and that,
while he planned the coalition with
the Readiusters and advised Repub-
liCans TO join it heartily, he was ali the
time secretly against it and preferred
Bourbon success. There is another
slander laid at Mr.. Blaine's door by his
Democratic volunteer organs, and that is
the assertion that General Garfield re-
gardcd as reputation the Rcadiuster
plan, which, in fact he earnestly indorsed
as honest.
The Chicago Times of Saturday last
published these tales at great length as
coming from Mr.. Blaine. The Washing
ton Post, of the next day, before the Times
could have arrived in Washington, gave
the same statement, much of il in identi-
cal language, and attributed it to
"a near friend" of the late President,
who, better than any one else, knew
his mind and intentions. Mr. Blaine
was here when the Post made its start
ling announcement and solemnly
claimed for it great historical value, COM
ing, as it asserted, from the highest posi-
BILE source. The Post is very partial to
Mr.. Blaine, and its able editor is known
to be on quite familiar terms
with that distinguished citizen. The lat
ter never allows any serious misrepre-
sentation concerning himself to go un-
contradcted. He has access to the great
metropolitan papers, and has the art of
being treated well by them. Silence is
not a characteristic in his composition
Only yesterday he took the trouble to
have the press dispatches state that
he and President Arthur never differed
as to the question of his retirement, and
that their personal relations continue
as they have always been, entirely
friendly and cordial" If this was worth
saying, accompanied by his letter of last
October to the President, is not his al
legged misrepresentation of General Gar
field on the Virginia question worth his
attention?
THE REPUBLICAN asserts from personal
knowledge and has abundant proof 10
sustain the assertions
|. That General Garfield declared the
Readjuster plan in Virginia to be honest
sad fair, and not reputation, and
III. That General Garfield favored the
coalition between the Virginia Republi,
cans and Readjusters,
Mr.. Blaine is represented as saying that
General Garfield believed the readust
ment plan to be reputation, and that he
was opposed to the coalition, preferring
Bourbon success to such an alliance.
Those who desire to run Mr.. Blaine
(whetherhe will or not) forthe Presidency
as the candidate of the Southern Bour.
bons and their Northern Republican
allies and dupes are getting rather too
good start by Mr.. Blaine's silence. He
will be at a disadvantage shortly among
Republicans if he rests so quietly under
the statements of the Bourbon press
1t would certainly be very crafty.
ing to the country TO know whether
Mr., Blaine really chooses Dem
ocratic editors and correspondents
as his spokesman, and, if so, whether he
has been correctly reported by then
when he represents the late President al
playing the, unworthy part Of n deceivel
and hypocrite, Mr.. Blaines continued
silence can only be construed rs an evi
dence that he is unable to disclaim what
has been imputed TO him in the opposi
ton press.
So far as the merits of the Virgins
debt controversy are concerned, they can
not be affected by any mans opinions
The Readjusters have twenty-siX ma
jority in the Virginia Legislature. The,
will vote to pay every dollar of Virginia
two-thirds Of the principal of the debt O
the old State Of Virginia Cleaving the othe
one-third to be paid by West Virginia, u
all Nrginians favor) and every dolla
of the arrears of interest due thereon
There will be no abatement or elimina
ton. The only readjustment will be tn
refusal 10 pay compound interest. TIL
debt so ascertained is said TO be abou
twenty-one millions.
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FREDERICK T. FRELNGHUYsEE, Of New Jerse
who succeeds Mr.. Blaine in the Department
State, has been twice Senator and was oiIere
the position of Minister to England by Grant, bl
declinedH His uncle Theodore FrelinghuyseI
was the Whig candidate for the Yice-PresidenC
in 1874 and went down with Henry Clay before Il
victorious Democracy. Mr. Frelinghuysen Is
man of more prudence and sound judgment tina
Blaine and he will probably not sport an al
gresslve foreign policy" unless there Is some rel