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Show (By W.U. Telegraph.) BOXT30M1KV DL11B EXPLAIAHJ New rork, 16. Montgomery Blair, ex-pOBtniasicr encritl, makes a proposition propo-sition that ilw surviving metubers of Prc-stdeot hiueulrTs cabinet should urjite in coDtrovmin eouic porliona of tfie remarks of Charles Francis Adams in bis oration on the character of William H. inward. Ho has prepared a Htattiajent in which ha t-aye the statement, as it appeared ia tbo press, that the late cliiel ju- ti'.-e, Mr. W cites, and hioiselt bad determined to unite in protesiinc agaiost the injury to Mr. Lincoln by Mr. Adams in his oration upon Mr. Seward is not Btrictly true. Tbo facts are tbat ia regard to our artiolo of Adams' oratiOD, Welles said be thought Adauiis" had oot observed ob-served tho customary limits of eulogy, which wbilo admitting estravagano of praise to Seward shouldoorjtainnoth-ing shouldoorjtainnoth-ing derogatory to otbers. But he had unduly exalted Seward at the expense of Liuoolo, and he thought that those who knew his statement to be unjust ought to say so. Saya i lair: I oon- mirrnrl with him in (Vm rrnaa iniiiKtitlfr done Lineolu by Adams, but thought it would be sufficient, and would avoid unsound controversy, if tho survivors of Lincoln's cabinet should uuito in saying that Adams nad been misled as to the relations between Lincoln and bis secretary of State, without going 'nto particular?, and I so wrote to Welles, and also tbo obiof justice.from whom I received the reply that there was really no occasion to apprehend damage to Lincoln from exaggeration of Seward'B meiitp. did not see the ohiof justice, but I know ho concurred i fully iu saying that Adams bad been misled, and senator Cameron also concurred con-curred in this. |
