The Van Buren press., 1872-02-13
Our New York Correspondence.
Nlw YORK Jan. .. 1872.

NEM DIRK, jan. - iSi :.
/ DEAR DUSHAM:-
/ The Press Is most welcome visitor. Its
cheerful impress neither time nor circum-
stance, can serve to effacc from the mind of
/ one for whom It has significance always
J fraught with pleasure. | have not written
| onsner. bccarise have not been well. 20
| like that galley slave. " mentioned by Bry-
ant, only when seourged from my dungeon
| have to be driven to do any thing. And this
is the place for driving, of all others, that
have ever seen. 1t is nothing but drive from
morn till nisht--yes, at night and all niSht
for that natter. Fast men drive fast horses
And they in tura are driven by faster women
Merchants drive hard bargains. High taxes
drive the merchants. Political iayortiSm'
corruption and extravaganza drive to high
taxes. The people are beginning to drive
out the corruptionists. win they stop short
Of driving out the great chief of them all
We shall sec.
Stokes drevc his tmerring bullet into the
yitals of poor Fisk. 1t was his, as well As
Fisk's, last drive. 4 had seen something Of
FISK. lie was dashing, of hand, but won
liable indeed and generous lie "made
stokes, took him into partnership. supply ing
oil, Stokes mother has an oil-retinery), TO
the Erie railroad. He liked stokes; took him
to see Josie, to whom Fisk had given fine
house and great sums of money. Josie. TO
annoy Fisk, or outof mere waywardness. be-
pan to favor Stokes above Fisk, bleeding
Stokes Ct al his money. Fisk resented it;
withdrew bis financial patronage stokes soon
,.,,,, Now .Insip lpuau Ia ssll nUuiu on
| Fisk, who generally answered her demands.
/ Rut he had Stokes imprisoned on a charge Of
embezzlement, for apProprmting moneys of
the oil firm, after FISK had dissolved with
Stokes. Here was where Fisk failed. He
thought Of nothing but money power lie
could not conceive that man would resent
false imprisonment except by an action for
false Imprisonment That act placed him in
the power of Stokes. Stokes demanded repa-
ration. Fisk granted it in the sum OF $4,000
But stokes. having tasted these rich drops Of
tisks contribution. demanded more. Fisk
refused Stokes entered into conspiracies
with the fiithless josie to threaten Fisk with
8 publication Of his private correspondence
with Josie. Fisk got an Injunction against
them as libellers; always looking to the
courts, where he was powerful with his mon
ey, for protection and vindication Then he
went before the Grand Jury, with charges OF
4 cons spiracy TO blackmail against Stokes and
Josie. The indictments were fully authoriz
ed by the evidence.
On the libel Injunction trial he had just
been successful, IS he knew he would ana lie
was also only too successful in his effort be-
fore the grand jury. The grand jury found
bills against Dow is enemies. this would
have been W nnnn6 il legal proceed
inss had been trups here was still
another card which - ines played by
desperate players, when ounf suit and hon
ors. stokes heard OF the ndI <tnts. They
were four aces" for Fisk, in W. game they
we're PLAYING. But Stokes nIt Them with
:" four acos and Jrdyger.' EHlcd driven to
the wall, with his woman, hc, ,sprangto hisre-
rolrer, and, in run, he went for y Fisk. He
SAW the tombs opening to receive him again,
and never did 4 hunter leap with more ayidi-
,y upon the coveted prey OF his lawful tolls,
| than did stokes hasten to encounter Fisk,
! when lie heard of the indictments against him
! and his fair co-conspirator. by the grand jury
Of the Court of oyer and Tcrmncr You
know the result. Put not your trust in courts,
when playing the game ofa contest for power
and revenge where woman Is IN question.
! heard our old friend. Ex-Governor Sey
/ mour on night-before last in an address be
| fore Association Of Prison Reform, at Stein
| way Hall Il did credit to hi, head and heart.
| Several other distinguished speakers address
ed the meeting. The weather has been eN-
/ ccrdinpy cold for the last few days. until last
/ night and this morning commenced showing
/ heavily, when it moderated. Ice 10 iammed
/ in the Hudson, six and ten feet above the
surface of the strctsu. Nobody seems to mind
/ it. don't ! am sure. Yours truly,
/ PHILASDER PuuMor.