Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-20
ALEXANDRIA. VA FRIDAY EVENING APRIL 20 1888
out some satisfaction. It began, as great

out some satisfaction. 1t began, IS a great
many of these troubles do in Congress, anou.
the report of ;ha debate Mr. Conkiing
cbarpod Blsine with frivniona mpe,,iaenoe
in putting into tho debate nn imputation
upon his motives. Il ended promptly some
tifne iu April, 1866, about this time twenty
two years ago But i; was renewed OF the
last day Of April II was @ terrific sncouu.
ter between two men who :.+fa thcrcughIg
iroHcad by that TN. II began On Jhst day
with demand from. Mr Blnine to have
Gen. Frye's letter read NJ. Blaine cor
teDpiuously referred e., Mr Conkliog es
the member from tho Utica DISTRICT
Then the debate began. hIr Conkiiug
iu his measured, quiet, safd.ni0 :obe and
humor threw hin not shot upon the member
from Meina, OF COURSE, the democrats co.
joyod it. This debate showsd Mr. Conkliug
in biz hest light o! !aPaFiae, - far as the
House WAS concerned. Several aaat'enen
interpoged 10 stop. ii i:,ey could. She blows
that we're gi9on and taksn, bat Mr. Blaine,
who WAS skilled IN he dialects AID rules Of
the House. got ihe last work; ana after re.
peiin9 what he called the crus! sarcasm,
in which Mr.. Conkl;i!g Gas an expert, he
hoped that ha would uo: he too severe in
that mode Of handling E;a innocent self.
The contempt of that inres ininded gentle
man ia so whiting HE hangbty 1i4'isiu, his
grandilcqucnt swell, his ma ajeslio, suprem
inent, overpowsring turkey sohbIor strut
has been go crushing to myself and
all the members OF this House that
l know it was AZ act oi tho great.
est temerity for me 10 venture upon
controversy with him ~ Then Mr. Blaine
referred to the mau whom / snppose to be
the most eloquent orator have met in Con-
gress-Henry Winter Davis He referred
to the 'iittle jocose satira' Of rhcoaore Til.
son-that tine mantle o! Davis had fallen
upon the gentleman from New York end
that that gentleman had taken il seriously,
and ii had given an additional s,rut II his
pomposity.' y is striking said Mr.. Bisire
Hyperion to e satyr. Thersites to Hercules,
mud to marble, dunghill to diamond, g
singed cat to a Bengal tiger, a whining pup
py to roaring lion
These phrases have neVc: been repeated
in the House with 60 much vindictive AMI
mostly. But the democrats enjoyed it. 1t
was not their fight.
Mr.. Thomas Neligen, Of the patent office,
in Washington, friend of Mr.. Conkling,
received the following letto.' from him three
days after his struggle with the blizzard on
March 12:
"2 WALL STREET, March 10, 1SSS.-My
dear sir. Bleas your kind soul. You know
that one can't step into the snow without
stepping into the newspapers. had au
ugly tramp in tbe dGrt-ihe Iieh;s out
from Wall street up over drifts 50 high that
my head bumped against the signs and dug
outs opposite The store doors suddenly let
ting q weyfarer down {. foot or two, over
fallen snarled telegraph wires and slippery
places, with blizzard in froat not easy TO
stand against, and so cold rs to close the
eyes with ice, and drifts were not packed
enough to bear up, in which one sank to the
waist. Bumps and falls and strains and
tugs made it quite an interesting excursion,
but not one worth spybody's while to talk
about But many thanks TO you for esk
ing about it. hope sou and yours are
well. Cordially yours.
ROSCOE CoNKLING."