Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-07

| esDd IL as promptly as you may De al ie
to give 1t to me-"
AUGUSTA, Me-. August 8, iS72
MY DEAR NIB FIsHER-On my re-
turn home yesterday / found your favor
OF the sixth frem 8 oningtoD, asking
for my net for K thocsand dollars on
account. 1t seems to me that paltisl
statement of our matter would only
Lad to future trouble-st ali events to
q mere postponement Of our personal
difficulties. deem it highly desirable
that We should have q conclusive selti-
ment, ana have been eager for it these
months The account which you stated,
June 20 1872 d3eb not correspond pre-.
cisely with the reckoning have made
| of my inde eb.edness on the note you
hold. Credit me, April 25, 1889, with
twelve thousand five hundred dollars
from the Spencer company. Bat there
were two SUBSEQUENT dlvidends, Of three
thousand seven hundred and fifty dol
lars, the other of five thousand eight
hundred collars, Of which no mention
/ Is m ade in your statement, though re-.
! ceived in June, 1870, your check for
| two thousand seven hundred dol
lAs or two thou and eight hum
dred dollars, which was part Of these
i
my cash memorandum OF June
26 1889, for two thousand five hum
dred dOlisrs, with which you
charge me, represented at the time
part OF tire dividends, bat tsing debitad
with that, I am entitled to q credit oi
the dividends. In other words, reckon
there are dividends amounting to nine
thous and five hundred and fifty dollars
due me with inte,e est since Juoe, 1870, of
which L have received tRehty-seven
hundred or twenty eight hundred dol
lars, emitting me. thus to a credit OF
some seventy five hundred dollars bs'
sides the last memorandum, January 8,
1894, six hundred dollars, which, with
interest, amounted to nine hundred and
four dollars, was obviously included il
The consolidated note which was given
to represent all my indebtedness to you,
and which you repeatedly assured me
would. be met in good time by Spencer.
II the six thousa and dollars cash is so inn
portant to you, would be glad to assist
in raising the same for you on your note,
using Little Rock bonds as collateral at
the same rate they are u:ed in BostoE-
four for one. l think could get the
money here on four or six months on
these terms. If had the money my
self 1 would be glad to advance TO you,
but am as dry as q contribution box
borrowing, indeed, to defrsy my cam
paign expenses. Very sincerely you're,
J. &. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher, Jr. Esq, Boston.
AUGUSTA, June 10, 1869.
MY DEAR Mr.. FIsHER-I thank you
for the article from Mr.. Lewis. 1t is
coed in itself, and will do good. He
writes like man of large intelligence
and comprehension. Your offer to ad-
nit me to a participation in the new
railroad enterprise is in every respect as
generous as could expect or desire. l
thank you very sincerely for it; and in
this connection l wish to make sug-
gestion Of somewhat selfish character.
1t Is this: You spoke of Mr.. Caldwell
disposipg of share OF his interest to
me; if he real y designs to do 30, wish
he would make the proposition definite,
so that could know just what to de-
pend on. Perhaps II he waits till the
lull development of the enterprise he
might grow reluctant to part with tine
share. do not by this mean any dis.
trust of it. / don't feel that l shall
prove dead-head in the enterprise, il
once embark in ii. l see various chan
nels in which l know can be useful.
Very hastily and sincerely your friend,
J. G. BLAINE.
Mr.. Fisher, India street, Boston.
AUGUSTA. Me, October, 1853.
MY DEAR SIR spC Ike to you q short
time ago about point of interest to your
railroad company that occur fed at the
Last session of congress. 1t was on the
lsst night OF the session, when the bill
renewing the land grant to the State of
Arkansas for the Little Rock road was
reached, Mr.. Julian, OF Indians, chair |
man Of the public lands committee, and
by right entitled to the floor, attempted
to put on the bill, as an amendment, the
Fremont El Paso scheme, a scheme prob
ably well known to Mr.. Caldwell. The
house was thin, and the lobby in the
Fremont interest had the thing all set
up, AID Mr.. Julian's amendment was
to prevail if brought to q vate. Mr..
Roots aud the other members from Ar
kansas, who were doing their best for
their own bill, to which there seemed to
be no objection, were in despair, for 1t
was well known that the senate was
hostile to the Fremont scheme. II the
Arkansas bill had gone back to the sem
ate with Me-. Julisu's amendment, the
whole thing would have gone on the
table aud slept the sleep of death.
In this dilemma Roots came to me to
know what On earth he could do under
the rules, for he said 1t was vital to his |
constituents that the bill should pass. l |
told him that Julian's amendment was |
entirely out of order because not GER |
name, but he had not sufficient conf |
dence in his knowledge of the rules to |
make the point, but he said General L1- |
gan was opposed to the Fremont scheme |
and would probably make the point. 1 |
sent my page to General Logan with the |
suggestion, and he at once made the |
poiut. l could not do otherwise than |
sustain it, and so the bill was freed from |
the mischievCuS amendment moved by |
Julian, and at once passed without OBJ |
jsction. At that time l had never seen |
CsldWell, but you can tell him that, |
without knowing it, did him great |
favor. Sincerely yours,
w. Fisher, jr., Boston.
This was some months before Blaine |
road.
The following is an extract from let |
ter to Fisher from Blaine, dated July 8,
1872:
at seems to me, as I review and re-
call our several conferences, that we
ought not to have any trouble In COM
ing to sn easy adjustment, as foIlowe: |
First, am ready to fulfill the memo.
rSndum held by you in regsri 10 the
NOrthtrn PSc fie railroad, as l always
have been; second, you are ready to
consider the land bonds in my possession |
as surrendered in payment of the debt
to which they were originally held IS
third, am ready to pay you |
the full amount of cash due you on the |
held by you, provided |
you will pay me half the amount of the |
bonds due me on the memorandum held |
by ma, the cash to be paid and the bonds |
to be delivered at the same time. AS to |
the further sale Of the share in Northern |
Pac fic, am ready TO do all in my pow
er to Oblige you in the matter. If We |
can adjust the first and second points
herein referred to, the third might be
left, IL you desire, to the future"
This letter refers to the Spencer rife |
company:
WASHINGTON, %, 1854
NY DEAR SIR-Your favor received, |
1 am very glad, sll things considered,
that the government has accepted your |
to tske ali your manufacture |
until September 1, 1875. 1t gives