, 1876-05-28

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New YORK, May .7.-1lc Sun publishes a
letter, dated Augusta, Me-, Nov. %, 1si0, from
James 6. Blaine TO Warren Fisher, Jr., Of Bos-
ton, offering for $4,000 to procure for Fisher
| and 1852 part of the entire franchise Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, including tue Land
! Company's stock. After describing the I'M
| mcnsc prospective profits OF The trans
action, Blaine says he cannot avail him
self OF the opportunity, but, obeying
the first and best impulse, offers it tu
Fisher. In his concluding paragraph Blaine
says: "Kccp my name quiet, mentioning it to
no one, unless to Mr.. Caldwell" B1aine's re-
ceipt to Fisher for so5, 1000, and the agreement
to deliver Us described, is also published. Alr.
Blaine was unable to deliver, and, after over d
year's waiting, Aquila Adams, one Of the pool
for which Fisher acted reclaimed $4,000, his in
tercst, from Blaine, and obtained it. The cor
respondcnce seems to have been furnished to
the SUI, By Adams, letter from whom is also
| published.
N1pPED IN TIE BCD.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 27.-.E1-Speaker
Blaine, in reply to inquiries concerning the ar
ticlc in the New York SnH to-day, said:
Some six or seven years ago some friends OF
mine in Boston desired to make small invest
1nent in tile North Pacific enterprise, and as the
Vicc-Prcsident OF the road, the Hon. K D. Rice,
was near nelghbor Of mine in Augusta, it.was
thought might find out where and how the
purchase could be madc. lu one or two i'll
stances heard Of interests being for sale, but
nothing was done. Finally, in the autumn Of
1870, q definite interest was for sale, and it
was brought to my attention, With very glow
profits. as it was road chartered BY Con-
gress, deriving its franchise and grants directly
from Congress, and liable ut any time to apply
to Congress for future fayors, i did not myself
entertain for moment an idea OF becoming in
tcrcsted iu it; but, as these friends had been
wishing such Investment, aud Us they had the
same right as any other private citizen had to
own in the enterprise, co1nmunleat Gu the 1acts
to them precisely Us they had been given
to ME. 4 few days after was notified thai
they would be glad to purchase, and
A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
or cashier's check for 81, 600 was placed In my
bands in .trust," as the receipt shows, to hand
over to the person proposing to sell, WHO IN due
time will doubtless speak for himself. The GER
tiicatc WIS TO be taken in the hume OF Elisha
Atkins, one Of the most prominent and honor
able merchants in Boston. It was soon found,
however, that the North Pacific interest WIS in
some way pledged or hypothecated,, or c1nbar-
rassed IS to the title, aud tue ,a matter ;;,'.;
u came to nothing. The money in full,
with interest, was returned to Warren
Fisher, with whom the negotiation was had, and
tue holder of the North Pacific interest retained
IL, or possibly louuA llt0tutE pAIClt1ASeA} "a
which know nothing. This is simply
THE WHOLE or THE TRANSACTION
out of which the sensation IS attempted by the
iSan. Ny connection with it was purely Of q
friendly character. I Ind not the reuiotest in
tcrest III it in any shape or form, and no inten-
tion or understanding that should become in
terested in It. The transaction was Of course
regarded by me as in every way proper; other
wise should most certainly never have recciv-
cd aud rccciptcd for the money to hold in trust
fof
between the parties.
II am very glad" continued Blaine, q that
my letter which the SIN publishes proves on its
facc would not myself touch the investment.
I could easily. have purchased 1t had been will
ing, but l did not deem such Investment ad,
yisablc for me to make. From first to last in
all legislation touching the Pacific Railroads,
NEVER HAD AN INTEREST OF A PENNY
in one Of them, nor in any Of their branches, di-
rcctly or indirectly. In private letter, il any
this letter, written with no expectation
Of its ever being published, proves
conclusively that when y Pacific Railroad inter
est VAS offered me with brilliant promises Of
It. think the Sun, in publishing this private
letter, has supplied valuable proof Of my OIL
cial integrity in the matter" =
a All these attacks resumed Blaine after
slight pause, ARE intended to impress the peo-
nc with the belief that have large wealth. and
rress..' The moderate property which own was
almost wholly derived from fortunate invest
ment in coal lands in my naive Monongahela
Valleyin Western Pennsylvania, made some years
before first ran for Congress, notice many
papers, whose editors never saw me, and know
nothing Of my affairs, glihly put my property
dcw1, 1t ut round million. The utmost my
property would bring to-day would not amount
to.
FIFTH PART or THAT SUN.
I can. say, With the str1ctcst truth, that, all
things considered, l am not to-day as
well of pecuniartly as vas