The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-06-08
BLAINE RESIGNS.
AND HIS RESIGNATION Is ACCEPTED.
The Particulars in Tull-Whart0n Will
Act for the Present.

Act for the Present.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The republi-
can party is more spit to-day than IS the
democratic. What has been so often
predicted has eventuated
Nj. Blaine today surprised ali hands
and Great i a great sensation by resign
ing. His resignation was curt and short.
1t contained none of the usual express
sions of regret which generally befower
designations. Mr.. Harrison promptly
accepted his resignation. His note is
short and curt and as devoid Of regret
as is the resignation itself.
The following is the correspondence:
Departmentment OF State, Washing
ton, June 4, 1892, 12:45 p. m-To the
President: l respectfully beg leave to
Submit my resignation of the Office of
Secretary of State OF the United States
to which l was appointed by you on lie
9Th of March, 1889 The condition of
the public business in the Department
of State justifes me in requesting that
my resignation may be accepted imme-
diately.
/ have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
IT IS ACCEPTED.
Executive Mansion, Washington, June
a, l892.-To the Secretary of State:
Your letter of this date rendering your
resignation of the office IF Secretary of
State of the United States has been re-
ceived. The terms in which you state
your desire are such as to leave me no
choice but to accede to your wishes at
once, Your resignation is, therefore, ac-
cepted. Very respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
To Hon. James G. Blaine
Received at five minutes to O'Clock.
JIM AND BEN RETICENT.
The washington agent of the Associat-
ed Press called at Blaine's residence
shortly after the correspondence had
been made public and asked him if he
would not supplement it with an expla
nation.
Blaine, smilingly but deliberately re-
piled:
''The correspondence explains itself,
AID l have not word to add to it,
The President was then called upon
and asked if he was willing to say any
thing in regard to it. His response,
though made with entire courtesy of
tone and manner, was equally emphatic:
''No; nothing, whatever"
Both the President and Mr. Blaine
were seemingly in excellent spirits and
each of them after declining to say any
thing for publication about the great
event of the day, or its effects upon the
situation at Minneapolis, turned the
conversation to other topics with mark
ed composure.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Secretary Blaine's resignation was
taken to the White House by his private
secretary, Mr.. Dent, who placed it in
the hands of the President. This was a
little before l o'clock and within fifteen
minutes after it was written. Soon after
reading it, the President descended to
the East room and held his usual Satur-
day afternoon reception to the public
There were about 100 people present,
not one of whom, as he shook the Presi-
dents hand, could have told from his
cool and collected manner that anything
unusual had happened. Indeed, an Off
cial of the Mansion said that the Pres-
ident really seemed to be in better spirits
than usual, and made felicitous replies
to some greetings of some of his visi tors.
The reception oTer, the President re-
turned to his library and addressed a
letter to Mr.. Blaine, accepting his resig-
nation. This was given to Private Sec
rotary Halford, with INSTRUCT ons that it
be delivered at at once, and Mr. Halford
thereupOn took it to Mr.. Blaine's house
and placed it in his hands. thus the
whole transaction did not consume more
than an hours time.
Red-HOt Exchanges.
A startling incident has just occurred in
the vicinity of the Editors Table. The
exchanges, after careful perusal, had flut-
tered one by one into the waste basket,
when suddenly the table was wrapped
in flames When we had recovered from
the shock, and from the exertion OF loss
ing the basket with its burning contents