Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-12-15

time Of lis rendition, was confined TO his room
The eOmmitte waited upon him, and Il was
read to him. He saw, as he thought, that
the award went beyond his and the Commit
tees powers, and that some Of its provisions,
in the mode contemplated, were, in his Judg
meni, impmcticable. But recognizing the M
teniioas Of the Committee as just and proper
appreeiating the dlsnterested and onorous
task which thev had undertaken, having every
confidence in them personally, and feeling
that he and they were aiming at common
object, he remarked that they had placed
things in the award which he had no power TO
grant or perform, but that he would sign it,
lie felt, as he expressed himself, that hc was
dealing with gentlemen who were contendlng
for the success OF great enterprise, and had
Just and enlarged conceptions o! the respon.
sibilitics which rested upon them. That they
would not resort TO technicNlities or to qub-
bles, as men engaged in horse swap; but
that, looking to great results, they would not
cavil about the mode, so they were justly and
legitimately accomplished.
A day or two afterwards, ho understood that
prominent members Of the new company were
boasting of the advantages which they had
gained on the award. This aroused his sus.
picrons. He saw very clearly that he might
be charged with usurpation Of power, where
no such purpose was designed, and that where
the committee was not known, the award
might be so construed as to leave the impress.
sion that the road would not be delivered u
the old company after they had paid the mon
ey, and that it might be further intimated that
he had compromised the rights Of stockhold-
ers, whereby legitimate stockholders, after
having, in good faith furnished money to re.
deem the enterprise, would be dvestFd ot
there ella ims.*
1t was under these circumstances tina! the
board Of directors took into consideration the
merits of the award, and repudiated all that
portion of it which they considered as going
beyond the authority Of the President or the
Committee.
DR.. Fowlkes, In the meaatime, had com.
mittee appointed consisting of Col. Mills and
ourself who waited upon the committee, with
a view of securing modification of the pro-
visions which he feared might he used by de-
signing persons to prevent him from raising
the money. The Committee deemed il unad-
visabe to reopen the award, and so dettrmin-
ed.
Dr. Fowlkes had decided to publish every
thing connected with the negotiations, and
gave them to us for that purpose. After con-
siderinE the mater, we saw very clearly that
1t would lead to useless and Improbable dis
cusson. Satisfied that all parties, so far as
an expression had been eicted were aiming at
common object-nam"ly, the payr!ent OF
the debts, the publication of the company,
and the prosecution of the w6rk-we saw nc
good to be accomplished BY such publication
Hence it was that we went to the chairman o
the committee and presented the improperly
in our judgement, of making a publication
which would reopen agitation and revive ami
mosilies that were happily alIayed. We also
presented the matter to the consideration OF
Mr.. Grant, and told him distinctly that the
proposition did not come from Mr.. Fowkes.
We said to him, ave presume sir all you de-
sire is Tor the debts to be paid, the company to
be purified, and evidence given that the work
will he prosecuted withsswigor. If the old
Company elect man of high character and
qualifications for President, and Board OF
Directors, in whose business capacity the
whole country has confidence; if DR.. Fowl
les comes prepared to pay the money, and an
nounces course of policy that promises to
redeem the company from past mismanage-
ment, all the just and fair objects of the COM
promise will have been accomplished. The
period of ninety days is short, ard you will
soon know whether he can carry out these
just designs" Under this statement of things.
and with the decision of the committee that
nothing should be published-a decision the
object of which was to keep down bad feeling
IN Texas, and to prevent obstacles being pre-
sented to prevent Dr.. Fowlkes from raising
the money under these circumstances, what
pretext is there for this publication of MIR.
Grant? What excuse is there for the late ar
ticle in the Flag? Does it not show that the
suspicious of DR.. Fowlkes were not without
just grounds
DR.. Fowlkes desired to conceal nothing
He had one hundred copies of the resolutions
to which Mr.. Grant refers published to take
with him to Louisville, where he expected to
present all the facts to the stockholders. lie
will read the award to show what Texas e1-
poets of them, coupled with the assurance that
| if they will act in good faith, they may e1-
pect to obtain full restoration of their rights.
There is not a man outside of the old compa-
ny, and not a half dozen men In it, but VINO
will say, if the old company will do these
things, and send DR.. Fowkes or any one else
back here prepared to pay the debts OF the
company, that there will be no difficulty what
ever.
One word more and we are DONE Mr.
Grant says;
There has never been moment since the
sale and purchase, when we would not have
cheerfully transferred the Road property to
the bona tfde stockholders of the Old Compa,
nv on payment of Just debts. On this puin
we have been not only misunderstood bu
grossly misrepresented."
This paragraph struck US with surprise
The course they have pursued, are still pur
su;nn IL soems to rs is STRANGELY Mt yaria nc