East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-07-13

shares, Sc. Now, unless my arith-
metic is as as faulty as my style, ''two
, thousand shares, the par value OF
! which was one hundred dollars por
) SHARE makes two hundred thousand
, dollars. But Mr.. Field says that he
, could once have bought this stock for
twenty five dollars a share, and that
it is selling now for fifty-fve (Pos-
sibly / may bo induced to tell by what
kind of horse jocky stimulation it is
Z kept at fifty-fve.) Mr.. Field init
mates, without saying it, that his
Mariposa stock did not bring him par.
Sharp practice works wonders Tho
Stryker's Bay heirs, Messrs. G.. S. &
M. III. Mott were clients Of Mr.. Field.
They were, on an occasion, compelled
to raise S55, 900 or lose their suit and
inheritance. Encouraged by their
counsel and hope for an extension, he
informed them at a late day that the
money must be raised. Other efforts
failing, Mr.. Field sold them 800, 900
Mariposa stock at par, taking in pay
ment real estate situated on the COR
ner of Seventh Avenue and Broad
way. The clients sold Mariposa at
more than fifty per cent loss. The
counsel has deed, in the name of his
son, for property worth more than
800, 900.
IF Mariposa be rich in gold, there
are many things connected with its
management still richer in rapacity.
The way, for instance, Mr. Field got
his two thousand shares of Stock
Maraposa was about to be sacrificed
for debt. The sale was frequently
postponed by telegraph to and from
California. Finally peremptory
day Of sale was fixed. The 'friends"
of General Fremont were in council.
The papers are ready for signing
when the counsel refused to 90 ON un-
til his feew agreed upon and secur-
ed. This obstacle removed, General
Fremont inquired eff anything more
was demanded" Yes, replied the
counsel, Simon Stevens must have two
hundred thousand dollars in stock
That done, General Fremont was in
quired to place his own stock in Es-
crow. This too, was done, and Gene
raj Fremont was only enabled to get
possession Of his stock by cutting off
another slice for his friends at dis
count of eighty per cent
Mr.. Greeley admits that Callicot is
indebted to him for Treasury ap-
pointment, but denies having any pc
cuniary relations with him. Though
/ was assured by gentleman high in
position, that Mr.. Greeley was con-
cerned with Callicot, / accept this
denial as true. 1t is to be hoped,
however, for tho credit of the Treas
ury, that Mr.. Greeley had not placed
many such agents in the cotton re-
"Uf b. F. Camp, Mr.. Greeley says:
2. Mr.. Benjamin i. Camp, is chor-
ged by Mr.. Weed with trading on
his connection with the Tribune" and
Il. w. says the same Camp "avows
his connection with Mr.. Greeley in
cotton speculations." j feel sure that
both these charges are unfounded;
for / know that Mr.. Camp could not
''trade on his connection with the 7,i-
J,o'c," except by trading on nonen-
ity; nor can he have avow-
ed that he was connected with me in
cotton speculations, since that was
not the fact. | hope soon to hear
from him on this point
That b. i. Camp has been trading
extensively for years on his connec-
ton with the Tribune is so notorious
that the Tribune proprietors, except
Mr.. Greeley have been annoyed and
disgusted. Upon Mr.. Greeley's let
ters and name Camp has traded in the
Legislature, in Congress, with the
President, members of the Cabinet,
and all the contracting bureus, ever
since the war commenced. That he
has avowed his connection with Mr..
Greeley in cotton speculations, have
no doubt; nor would my convictions
be shaken by anything he may say
That Mr.. Greeley shared profits with
him l do not affirm, though even on
this point / prefer not TO state all do
know. AT any rate, Mr. Greeley brings
discredit on the government by inn
, posing such agencies upon the Treas
ury. have the authority Of colo
mel in the army for saying that Camp
seized or 'gobbled up" large amount
of cotton upon the banks OF the Mis-
sissippi, to which he had 40 right or
claim. Whether Price, another treas
ury agent, owes his appointment TO
Mr.. Greeley, l am not informed, but
if Callicot, Camp and Price are fair
specimens of Mr.. Chases treasury
agents, rebellion is not our only mis-
fortune.
Mr.. Editor, good and true men
whom / love and honor, having ap-
pealed to me not to distract the Union
: party by persisting in personal feuds
| with Mr.. Weed.
{ Listen, hereafter, Mr.. Greeley, to
: those ''good and true men," Purge
: the Tribune of slanderous personal as
) saults upon me. / only act, as you
} know, defensively. BE quiet and /
shall not disturb you, for i too, most
anxiously desire to avoid controversy:
Years ago L. w. and were daily
associates and, as / thought, friends.
We have since separated, simply and
only because ono Of us has come to
, believe and practice Systematically
! using Legislators and legislation to ad-
! vance personal interests and promote
private ends. Whatever may be as
serted, there is not, there never was,
another serious ground of difference
between us. The City Railroad bills
OF 1860, the whiskoy legislation of the
, present session, illustrate the whole
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