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Excerpt from Roscoe Conkling Vindicated: His Controversy With Mr. Blaine 1866; His Resignation From the Senate and the Causes That Led to It, 1881 This terrible arraignment brought Mr. Blaine to his feet, not to move an investigation in order that justice might be done to the public interest if Mr. Conk ling's charges were sustained, but for the purpose of discrediting the accusation and ascribing personal and unworthy motives to the accuser. He warmly espoused the cause of Provost Marshal General Fry, and declared that he was a most efficient officer. A high toned gentleman whose character was without spot or blemish, He asserted that Mr. Conkling had had quarrels. With General Fry at the War Department, in which it was understood he came out second best. He said that General Fry had been traduced where he had no opportunity to be heard. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.