The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-27
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ANNAPOLIS, July 10th, 1860.
DEAR sIR-Upen tine receipt of your note Immediately
communicated its contents to the Governor. The Cover
nor directs TO say that having appointed Messrs.
Price and Randall in the place of Messrs Mcmahon
Nelson to act with you he will probably be governed in
them.
The Governor hopes you will confer with Messrs Price
then each counsel wW Of submit his opinion in
ernor will receive your communication at any time.
Very truly, yours, GEO. W. JEFFERSON.
This letter received by me on the morning of
the 18th of July, and the same morning was in
vted to meet Messrs. Randall and Price at the Of
fee OF the latter. The reader will Judge of my sur
prise when Mr.. Randall presented me with letter
from the Governor, dated July l6, addressed to all
the counsel of the State, including myself, and d.
rectng the dismissal of the suit. | pointed out to
Mr.. Randall the passage in the Governors letter to
me, of the date in which he invited us to pre-
sent separate reports if could not agree and
asked him to give me an opportunity to reply to his
own communication, which | had never seen. He
declined all delay. Whenever Mr.. Dulany was
ready to dismiss the City's Bill, he and Mr.. Price
were prepared to dismiss the States Bill.
A discussion ensued, in which | intimated some
doubt as to the ability of the Company to pay in cash
the whole amount of the interest that had accrued
Mr.. Randall assured me he had received the most
positive evidence upon that point, for the Companys
bank book had been exhibited to him. showing the
who amount to b at their credit The amount which
had then accrued, to June, S540, 600 In the
course of the same day | met with Mr.. Duany and
learned, to my surprise, that he had resolved to
dismiss the Bill of the city without waiting for the
action of the Council. | took the liberty of remind
ing him that the suit had been instituted by joint
resolution of the Mayor and City Council and that
until they had, by vote, intimated change Of
purpose, he as bound to consider their views as
unatered. He replied that it sufficient for
him, counsel to be convinced of the wishes of his
Client and that the mode of ascertaining their
wishes was mmaterial. Satisfied that my interpo-
stion would be unavailing, | addressed the follow
ing letter to the Governor:
To his EaceIiency Thomas IT. Hicks, Governor, dc:
SIR have the honor acknowledge the receipt of the
letter of private secretary under date of yesterday
informing that having appointed Messrs. Price and
Randall in the place of Messs Mcmahon and Nelson
with me in the Extra Dividend you will probably be
in the matter by the advice of the
majority of them; and expressing the hope that will
confer with those gentlemen and if we cannot upon
a report that each counsel will submit his opinion in
writing, for the information of the Governor
In compliance with this suggestion, sought meeting
this morning with Messrs Price and Randall and you
will not am sure, wonder that overwhelmed with
surprise when Mr. Randall handed your letter ad-
dressed yself Messrs Price Randall and Hagner in
which were directed by you to dismiss the Bill 1t
would be vain and idle for me- sir to submit to you any
reasons, however conclusive may deem them to dis
suade you from act which you have already consum-
mated
content myself therefore, with an acknowledgment Of
the honor you have done me in inviting confer
ence with colleagues whom you had already furnished
with directions which preclude the possibility of any ad
vantage from my suggestions
| have the honor to be your obedient servant,
NELSON Poe.
The next day was absent from the city, but my
colleagues Messrs. Price and Randall, addressed me
a note, in which they informed me that the Rail
road Company had proposed F'to pay to the stock
holders the extra diridend according to the terms
upon ,1hich the declared;' and on the eve
ming of the day, in letter dated at 6, p NJ,
Mr. Randall appraised me that he had received the
dividend and dismissed the bill. No intmation
made to me that any part of the accrued inter
| lSt Tn hn
the terms upon 'rhich the dridend ,eas declared"
and the first hint had of that mode of settlement
came from other parties. If, Messrs Editors, the
withdrawal OF the suit by the city of Baltimore
has been justly criticised as unbecoming and I'M
dignifed, think all will agree with me that the
conduct of the Governor, disclosed by the
respondence which have here published, is equal
ly open to censure. Your obd't servant,
NELSON poF