New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
BID FOB MIR. BLAINE

Tho latest and most serious charge" against Mr.
Blaine Is preoIre by correspondent of The Hudson
Register. He arraigns Mr. Blaine as the standard
bearer of that party which sought to take the
Nations lifo by driving tho Southern States into
secession and then making that secession an excuse
for plunging into civil war;" Here we have
specific charge" of the first magnitude II it can
be established-and unless Mr. Blaine promptly
comes out in a card denying 1t. 1t must be regarded
as fall as trustworthy and significant as other
charges" which were hurled at him during the
canvass of last year-it must he regarded not only
rs crushing the Republican standard-bearer" oil
out of shape. but as handsomely indicating Mr.
jefferson Davis,
In the light of this charge it is evident that Mr..
Davis has been cruelty abused. He didn't want to
socedo from the Unon. Not he lie was partial to
the Union But one day in 1880. rs he was sitting
In tue United States Senate. just saturated with
passionate devotion to the Star Spanged Banner.
page came to him with the information that there
was a gentleman in one OF the ante-rooms who
wanted to see him. Mr.. Davis repaired to the ante
room and there was confronted by James G. Blame.
Mr.. Blaine bore In his hand a terrible looking club.
"Did you wish to see =" Mr.. Davis politely
inquired. "Yes," responded Mr. Blame, corrugating
his brow and raising his club, "Pve come to drive
you into secession" Mr. Davis pleaded with tears
in his eyes TO be- allowed TO remain loyal 10 tnelr
common country. He earnestly assured Mr.. Blaine
that he preferred to accomplish governmental re-
forms from the inside lie called Heaven to bear
witness that he invariably spelt Nation with
big ~ He stated that he had just written a sonnet
dod Gated to Abraham Lincoln. But all In vain.
Mr.. Blaine declined to uncorrugate his brow and
continued to hold his club poised in ar. "Davs,"
said he when the latter had concluded his plea
have already tolcgraphed to the leading newspapers
OF the country that you have been driven into
secession, and the truth of history must be pre-
served" Mr. Davis realized that discretion was the
better part of vaOr-nobOdy likes to be hit with an
ugly gnarled club. and loaded with lead at that.
Consequently he informed Mr. Blaine that with
unfeig1 cd reluctance he would proceed to secede,
but he desired him to understand and not to forget
it that he did so only because he driven to At.
OF course the correspondent of The Register must
have been aware of these details when he formu-
lated his charge 1t Is rather singular. therefore,
that he failed to present them. Perhaps like a
skilful general he held them In until lie
whether Mr.. Blame purposed to make any sort of a
general denial. But it Is more than likely that no
denial will be attempted. Certainly up to the hour
of THE TKIBUSE's going To press this morning Alr.
Blaine had not been reported rs leaving WASHING
ton for Hudson on the Hudson. If anybody knows
leave the saddor chapter at this Office. nclosing
stamps for its return.
The correspondent signs himself G. But really IL
wasn't necessary. Nobody ever spelled Copper
head with X.