Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27

confederacy. bat that as Mr. Blaine affirm ID
he was the author, knowingly, deliberately,
guilty. and wiilfuily. of the gigantic murders
and crimes Of Andersonville.' In fery words
Mr.. blaine proceeded 10 declare that no mill
tary atrocities in history had exceeded those
for which Davis was thus responsible. His ou:-
burst naturally produced a deep excitement
IN the House and throughout the country. IL
Blaine's object as political leader was to
arouse partisan feeling and activity prepare
tory TO the presidential struggle. he succeeded.
An acrid debate followed BENJAMIN H. Hill
of Georgia assumed the lead of the other side,
and not only defended Davis against the ac-
cusations. which he pronounced unfounded. but
preferred similar charges against the treatment
OF southern prisoners in the north. In reply
Mr.. lame turned upon Mr. Hill with the cita-
ton OF resolution introduced by him in the
confederate senate providing that every
soldier or officer of the United States captured
on the soil of the confederate states should be
presumed TO have come with the inten. 10 in
cite insu-recton and should suffer the penalty
of death. This episode arrested universal at
tention and gave Mr.. Blaine a still stronger
hold as leader OF his party.
CHARGES AGAINST HIN.
HE now became the subject Of yiolen. pe--
sonal assault Charges we're circulated that ne
had received se4.000 from the Union Paci6;
Railroad Company for some underlined services.
On April "a. 1876. he rose to u personal expia-
nation in the HOusc and made his answer. He
produced letters from tine officers Of the COM
pany and from the bankers who were said TO
have negotiated the drafts. IN which they de-
clared that there had never been anv such
Transaction. and tina. Mr.. Blaine had never re-
celved dollar from the company. Mr. Blaine
proceeded to add that the charge had reap
peared IN the form CT an assertion that he had
received oonds of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad az a gratuity. and that these
bonds had been sold through the Union Pacific
COMPANY for his benefit. To this ne responded
that he had never had any bonds except at the
market price. and that, instead of deriving any
profit from them, he had incurred large
pecuniary loss. A few days later another
charge was made TO the effect that he had re-
ceived as gift bonds of the Kansas Pacific
railroad and had been party to suit concern
ing them in the courts of Kansas. To this he
answered BY producing evidence that his name
had been confounded with that of brother,
who was one OF the early settlers of Kansas,
and who had bought stock in the Kansas Pa
cine before Mr. Blaine had even been nomi-
mated for Congress. On the I'd Of May reso-
luton was adopted in the House to investigate
an alleged purchase by the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company at an excessive price Of certain
bonds OF the Little Rock and Fort Smith rail-
road. 1t soon became evident that the investi-
cation was aimed at Mr.. Blaine.
THE MULLIaAN LETTER.
"An extended business correspondence on
his par. with Warren Fisher Of Boston, running
through wears and relating to various trans.
actions. had fallen into the hands OF clerk
named Mulligan, and it is alleged that the pro-
duction Of this correspondence would confirm
the imputation against Mr.. Blaine. When Null
liSan was summoned to Washington Mr.. Blaine
possessed himself OF the letters. together
with memorandum that conta ned full index
and abstract On the 5th Of June he rose to q
personal explanation and after denying the
power OF the House to compel the production
OF his private papers, and his willingness TO 20
to any extremity in defense of his rights. he
declared that he proposed to reserve nothing.
Holding up the letters he exclaimed, Thank
God, l am not ashamed to show them. There
is the very original package. And with some
sense OF humiliation, with modification do
not attempt to conceal, with sense Of outrage
which think any man in nv position would
feel, invite the confidence OF 40, 000, 900 Of my
countrymen while read these letters from my
desk. The demonstration closed with I drs.
matte scene. Josiah Caldwell one OF the
originators Of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad. Who had full knowledge OF the whole
transaction. was travelling in Europe and both
sides we're seeking 70 communicate with him.
After finishing the reading Of the letters Mr..
blairs TUNED to the chairman Of the com