New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-02
WHOLE NUMBER 282'.

I repeated before Mr.. Fisher what Mul.
ligan had said, this declaration or rather
his menace. and said ''this is very unfair.
Mr.. Fisher" then said that | would be
glad if Mr.. Fisher would take charge OF
the letters-that they were rightfnlly in his
sny s third D persons. Mulliean repeated
again in Mr.. Fishers presence this declara-
ton, that he would feel himself at liberty
to publish those letters at any time he saw
fit if anybody should provoke him into
wrath by any comments on his testimony,
and owing to the somewhat enlarged facili-
ties in the American press for making
criticisms upon everybody, l found
that my private correspondence hung
tense at any of the thousand and one par
agraphs that might be set at1oat in the pa
pers. and said to him, Under these circum-
stances will not give these letters up" and
in order that he might not. be mistaken as
to tie ground of my action l called Mr.. At.
kins from the lower room, for l wanted
to tell him the ground, on which l
stood. said: II will not return
these letters because you threaten to
make use of them, which is iliegitim ate
which is unfair, which is entirely unjust,
and have no idea that any man shall take
my private correspondence and hold it as q
menace over my head, to be used at his
beck or option for bis own purposes, or
under somebody's direction" We went
down stairs, and he repeated and reafirmed
his statement with very great emphasis,
and said every good, will retain the
letters"
The Chairman-I ask at your hands the
productiOd of those letters for the perusal
of the committee, and not for publication,
that the committee may see for themselves
whether they bear upon the question.
Mr.. Blaine-In privates
The Chairman-NO sir, with no privacy,
but certainly will not make them public
unless they bear upon the question.
Mr.. Blaine-l will take occasion to con-
suit my counsel in regard to 1t.
The Chairman-Y0u decline then to pro-
duce them?
Mr.. Blalne-For the present decline.
Mr.. Blaine, concluding his testimony,
said: 81 would add that Mr.. Aulligan IL q
man of intelligence, and Q man of marked
character in many respects, but he is man
of tremendous prejudlces and most intense
political convictions. He believes that the
Republican party is the very gate of hell,
and the destruction of the wOrld"-
The chairman, interrupting-There has
been no inquiry made by the committee II
to political matters and feelings; in fact
| that has been studi0usly avoided.
Mr.. Blaine, then withdraw that. l wal
only going to throw some light on the con
versation about which Judge Lawrence in
| quired of me.
The following from Mr.. Blaine's memo
| randum book. in Blslne's handwriting
| shows where Blaine pl sced the Little Reck
| and Fort Smith bonds:
| "Cash subscribed A. & P. Coburn
Skowhegan, Maine, $50,00O; Peter F. San
borne, Augusta, Maine; s. K. Hazeltine, C.
B. Hazeltine, N. B. Monroe, A. w. John
| son, w. II. johnson, P. Hursey, all of Bel
| fast, Maine; Lot NJ. Morrill,, Augusta
| A. B. Farwell and C. NJ. Bailey, Winthrop
| Maine, each 5000; and r. C. johnson ant
Anson C. Morrill, each $4,000"
These amounts, Mr.. Blaine says. after re
naming not more than forty eight hours il
| his hands, were paid to Fisher. Mr.. Blainei
commissions were $32, 500 worth OF tirs
| mortgage bonds.
The Debt-Coin.
The debt statement shows q decrease o
81, ,625 ,00O.
Coin in the Treasury, $66, ,625000.
| Combinations.
| Luton, collector of customs, Pniladel
phia; Beale. minister to Austria; Galvan
postmaster, Brownsville, Texas.
The New Secretary Of War.
| Don Cameron qualified as Secretary o
War and Secretary Taft as Attorney Con
] era!,