Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-27
WILL MIR. BLAINE ExP1AIN9
Proof to Show That There Was no Mar.
riage in Kentucky


The Sentinel, says an Indianapolis
special, continues to make things uncom-
Portable for James G. Blaine. Itnow saws
with regard to Blaine's second secret
marriage at Pittsburg: "He had enjoined
secrecy upon the two witnesses to his
marriage at Pittsburg; the pages record
ing marriages for 1851 have been torn
from tie record book left by the minister,
now deceased, who performed the cere-
mony; the court records of his libel suit
against the Portland AfQuS in 1857 have
recently disappeared, and the year date on
the tombstone of the child, born within
three months after the marriage, was
etfaced shortly after Mr.. Blaine's nomina-
tlon at CHICAGO. So, there being appa-
rently no record Obtainable OF the date of
bis marriage or the birth of his first child,
James g. Blaine flattered himself as
being beyond the reach of exposure of
lying. But, anon, Mr.. Blaina discovered
that be had reck0ned without his hosts in
bringing the libel suit
MIR. Blaine has confessed truthfully to
the dates OF his Pittsburg marriage and
the birth OF the child StanwOod, but he
has done so only because he knew the
Sentinel has evidence of both. 1t is not
the voluntary statement of courageous
man, but the forced confession of coward
when driven to the wall He has NOT.
however, confessed to the falsehood with
which he attempted to deceive the wit
nesses to his skulking marriage, nor to
his statement to others that he was not
willingly party TO it,
In respect of the previous alleged mar
riage in Kentucky, which is said to have
occurred in June, 1850, Mr.. Blaine saws
III his letter to Mr., Phelps that he did not
learn till 'the ensuing Winter'' that n IL
cense certified to by the Clerk of the
County Court was an indispensable re-
quisite of legal marriage" Yet only three
months after the alleged Kentucky mar
rlage in June, to wit, Oct. 3, 1850, long
before the ''ensuing winter a court re.
cord OF the county Of Bourbon gives the
following:
Know all men by these presents. that we.
William A. Mckim and James q. Blaine, are
held and firmly bound to the Commonwealth
OF kentucky in the sum of $50 current money
Tor the payment of which to be made to the
said commonwealth we bind ourselves, our
heirs, our executors and administrators Joint.
ly and severally by these presents sealed and
dated this third day of October A. ID. 1850
The condition or the above obligation is suCh
that if there is no lawful cause to obstruct
marriage between William A. McKim ana
MISS Sarah r.. Stanwood, of Bourbon county,
for which license is now obtained. then this
Obligation to be void, or else in fun force.
W. A. MCKIM, ((l
JAMES G. BLAINE, seal
''Sarah Z. Stanwood was the sister of
Harriet Mrs. Blaine, and Blaine became
bondsman with McKim to enable him to
procure marriage license some months
before he discovered that such a license
was necessary to make valid his own
marriage in the same State, as he SAYS, in
the previous june"
The Sentinel charges that after the sec
ond secret marriage in Pennsylvania, in
March, 1851, Blaine returned to Kentucky
and passed himself Off as a single man.
The Sentinel says
we copy here personal letter, with |
out naming the writer, received last night |
by the editor of the Sentinel from a Ken
tuckian of high standing, who knows
Blame well and has no i'll will against
him:
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 20.
DEAR SIR have read BIaine's letter TO
Phelps. / do not believe his statement of a |
secret marriage. He left brennan Springs in |
December. 1851. After the session closed for |
vacation in June of that year he remained at |
brennan Springs through the watering season |
and passed himself off as a single man: AZ |
least, no one knew he was married. 1 under |
stood at the time, and have heard it reliably |
stated often since, that during the summer Of |
1851 he eourted at least one and possibly two |
ladies. This conduct of his can be easily |
proven. In March OF 1851 he was absent at |
'ittsburg, but returned and stayed through |
the watering season and after that taught |
until December.
''In Texas, one MIR. Randall, a friend of |
Blaine, has recently been talking to the |
press in Blaine's behalf. The following |
is from an interview with him by the |
Galveston NeaCS:
I'VE ALL said Mr.. Randall looked upon
Major Blaine as high-toned. honorable and |
refined gentleman. They have it down |
wrong, said he, about his being married in
1851. He was single man during the entire |
time OF my stay in the institute. | entered it |
Aprl 8, 1851, and left in February. 1852. He |
could not have been married man during |
this time, because it was commonly under !
stood differently by everybody connected with |
the school.
- Il saw him constantly, and WIS In a posi-
ton to know that he could not have been |
married.
"Why was Blaine absent from his wife |
during the vacation and watering season |
at brennan Springs, and Why was be |
passing himself off as unmarried? What |
will good wives say of thisp'