New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
ANxIkrY FOR A SETTLEMENT WITH FIsHER.

WASHINGTON April IL, 1872.
MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER: answered you very hastily
last evening" you said you wished Immediate reply,
and perhaps in my hurry did not make myself fully IN
totally erroneous in regard my results in
the Fort Smith matter The safes of bonds winch YOU
spoke Of my making, aud which you seem to have
thought for my beue entirely otherwise Idid not
have the money in my possession 4s hons, but pan II
directly to the parties whom tried by every means
IN my power to protect from loss am very sure tla'
YOU have little idea OF the lab9rs the losses the efforts,
and the sacrifices have made within the past year u
save these innocent persons VINO invested on
TSu f sSemn Rer'q that O'' ana
worse off lnan II had never touched tue FORT si'n
matter The demand winch you make upon me now Is
one which am entirely unable to comply with can
notd IT, II is not in my power You say t,at Deges-
and when have reached the point am now at SIMPLY
fail back tuat law You are well aware as am tldt
the bonds due under the contract Could nave
these could ADJUST many matters not now III my power
and so long as mis- and other matters remain un @
calnng on me for partial settlement am ready NJ
any moment to axe iu a Si viii not he
exacng capuous critical, bat am ready ana eager
~ MAJ q VI oau dS'roi,os wy, an sccct a muui
friend. who easily compromise all points OF diner
enee between You will see, trust, tnat am dis,
posed to meet you in spirit or friendly cordially, aud
yet with sense OF self-dcense tnat lnpes me 80 u
frank, and exoose to you my pecuniay "eahhesI. wan
very KIND regards To Mrs. Fisher am yours truly,
To ". Fisher, ir esq j. o. BLAINE
DESIRE TO DELIVER THE FORT SMITH STOCK.
AUGUSTA, Me, Oct. l, 1871.
MY DEAR Mr. FISHER: | AN dCnig All III my power TO
expedite and hasten tne delivery OF the stocA The delay
control but shall reach conclusion ~lth le" uaNs
and make formal delivery IN, u IL VII, ne an intnse
relief IL OF hands, assure YOU lar gica'ci th
10 receive II. You must nave strangely ms
understood Mr. Caldwell In regard 10 his paying the
notes lie has paid me onl just $4,000 leaving $4,000
due, which AIN carrying mere at and so et Gem III
ton do not really Know wncn way 10 turn Tor rcIcf,
pressed and hanpcrrd with the iAtiie i"cA ana
Fort smitn mater and II oa ami Caldwell between you
cannot pay me That $4,000 OF borrowed money, do
not know what shall do Politically am charged with
being wealthy man, and personally ana p'cullaill
au laborius under most fearful cnbdtras,mrnis' aud
greatest OF al these cnbarrassnens Is tne $1,000
which handed over under your orders ana not Que do
lar OF which have reoclv,d or tue $4,000 onsnIl
deot Mr. Caldwell was paid $1,000 anu $1,000 ohy IAN
you not give me some nope Oi cic IA lhis mater IL Is
cruel boy ond measure to leave ne 10 exposed ana se
ing. Youi. ully, J'u' BLAME
The following is marked Private and PERSONAL"
AUGUSTA, Me, Aug. 81, 1872.
MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER: nave oc,n absent $. inucl oil
several dys old When last YOU was expecting
to be In Boston pOnCc conference ABOUT TINS uhc'
nm tnnnd m nuo ,sibe 10 bc thrrp aud im-
po,sblc for me 10 leave here unu attcr our election,
which occurs Monday week. the GA VIII Try I" meet
YOU at tue rarAcr IOuse the loth or ltn awaiting
INV of the hrs possible moment for that purpose
cannot allow n remark IN your cusI '' i.ra
w. gI s.arlnrnt with me for il mouths. You nave
been tr,ing induce me Ia comply win CERTAIN &c
mands vaicn you made up me H.ln9ui tam i'1o
account any claims have OF COULTER kind las zoe,
MI my idea OF settlement, Tor s"lIl'ln'nt M',s
include both sides. No perton cOuhi be more huR'H Tor
a settlement than am and II upon our neht nlei'u"
cannot reach one, why theh We NY oli'r m'ans. @
uy Judgment Is tbat sual make you 40 o'ia M "u'L
OF settlement that you cannot possibly Ieiusc A. As one
oftl The
note of $1,000 gwen you IN 1868 Tor spencer Stock
ebire that you viii furnish me wth the tens OF lhlc-t
on that note winch you st hold Hat yOu DID moi cHfse
me interest, possibly emitting one OF Two years
VIII be oghgcd n you "iil give me hoIn"'lyn on
this point, for intend To submit To you il anu 'N
pcit settlement, and In making IL NJ % necessary That
I should nave the lnioi'"t.,oi. i.l'e S'Lu ~ a.
promptly you may bc aoIe 10 gave Il a. NE Ia haste
Very truly yours, J. g. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher IT,, esq.
Mr. Blaine said: will INFORM gentlemen for their
benefit especially those who 10 search the
records of the Circuit Court at tue Rock Ark that IT
was this $4,000 which recovered through the courts
of Arkansas. think II was the lst Of May this SPRING
wAsmrSGros, ID. C.. April 10. IS72.
MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER: nave your ihVOr 90 the I'm
I ain not prepared to pay any money Just now IN any
direction, being cranped aud pressed lntt am ah,o-
ltciy unable 10 do Please send me col" oi the
note, of mine held by you with inloised pay mchi,
thereon. | would have been glad instead OF demand
upon re for payment OF notes YOU Lad pfopo-'d gen
cfal settlement of all matters between us that remain
una Jused There j. .'ill que 70 ne ON a. @ III ]
mcnt between us SToCoO IN ANA BONES aud ~ vp ~
first mortgage bonds, making Slol 900 IN all For t'se
bonds the paid you nearly three years ago
aud every olhcr party hRItelhf 70 ia U,"s y" '"I
saline basis has long since received tn II fu quota
alone am left hopeless and heplo., so Tar As can see
Then there is the $4,000 which borrowed aud paid
over under yOuI orders To Nj. ffdtt Tor "nch nave
Inc amount a. | supposed, tut he says tac money
which paid must be codiI" 10 another tccoun on
pact present and future, the $4,000 for plymGnt Of
which must lac saws, o'A solely TO you. only kh""
mat drliyrltd the money 10 Mr. Pratt Oh your written
orl,r. I sin owe tnat money IN Maine ani ain
carrying tie gIga't Pn n OF .,a,dy at dr sya no "y
resources which slender enough without "a burden
rtU further LETT Mr.. Mullgan, January. ISL 5000
IN land grant bonds Union Pacific Railroad 10 d. *
changed fuI like amount OF Ll'tie ROCK hnd bonus
wI,n Mr. Caldwell. ne to change back when desired
Mr. Caldwell declined Ia take then, and you iOoE Them
without any negotiation wth mo OF any authority ioh
me- i'm tceard 10 the mater You placed the Little Rock
land bonds III the envelope and have the original en-
yclouo with Mr.. Muilgn5 udofnclncht thclc'h O inc
tact nf the delivery to you Now, do not complain 81
YOUR taking the bonds provide You hold yon bound
To- replace them Thc worst OF the whole matter n nat
Tie bonds only part mine ana have had to MAKE
good IL Others 10 the dig mai owner.
There are other matters 10 which wonld refer btmy
letter already long do not think under Tie crcum
stances that It would bo quite WISE or knd III You To
place any note or nota 81 mine maj ms! hae TO ne III
your possession In the handsot lrd PARTIES a. c'at1a
I'm any event, ask as simple FAVOR that you WIZ not
do So and that you viii send Tue 10y return mail cop! oil
all obligations OF mine in your pos e,-ilu
Mrs. Blame JON, me ~ very kind regards 10 Mt''
Fisher, and IN the expression OF IN Ipi'e 'l'' gu l'iy
""ars' J.G. BLAINE.
warren Fisher ir, esq.
UNION PACIFIC LAND GRANT BONDS.
There IL mentioned, said Mr. Blaine, In thi- letter
Sc 900 Of land grant bonds OF the Union Pacific road for
which stood "a only part Ow, er. They were only IN
mart mine As have started out 10 make personal oK
planation want make full explanation In regard 10
this matter Those bonds were not mne except IN thr
sense: IN lsG9 lady, who ia member Of my family,
and whose financial affairs nave looked after Tor many
years (nany gentlemen well know to whom refer Win
ont nv being more cXpcIt bought, on the recommends
ton Of Mr. Samuel Hooper, $4,000 worth OF land grant
bonds OF the Union Pacific Railroad they were issued
IN 500 She got them what WAS called the "stock
holders basis" think II very favorable basis ON
which they distributed those bonds. These $4,000 oi
land grant bonds were obtained IN that way.
In 1871 the Union Pacific Railroad Company broke
down and these bonds fell that they were worth
about 40 cents on the dollar She anxious 10 make
herself safe and had much confidence In tie Fort
Smith land bonds that proposed TO her TO make an eI
change The six bonds were in possession, aud had
previously advanced TO her for certain purposes