The New York herald., 1876-07-26
CALDWELL CABLE
SPATCHES.
THE

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN Mr. JOSIAH cALD-
WELL, OF LONDON, AND MRS. GENERAL
sHERMAN-A FULL vIxDIcArIoN OF SENATOR
BLAINE
The following correspondence has been furnished for
publication:-
No el2 GARRISON AVENUE !
ST.. LOUIS No., June 20 1876
Mr. JOSIAH CALDWELL London
DEAR SIH-The democrats who have read the charges
against my cousin, Hon. James &. Blaine, are very
willing TO believe them ALL and very unwilling 10
believe any evidence in his defence They the de-
spatch from Caldwell to the Chairman OF the Ju-
dietary Committee was s.bogus - In this days paper
there appears a letter rom you to Mr. b aiue With
equal fairness they pronounce that "oogus" also.
VIII you 60 me the great favor to write me one line to
say that you sent the despatch IN question and that
yon wrote tie letter, which shall here enclose, and
which please return with the answer crave.
Begging pardon for ntruding upon your time. but
feeling sure that you will pay the desired courtesy to
the wife OF General Sherman. am with great respect,
very truly yours, ELLEN EWING SHERMAN.
No us CANNON STREET,
LONDON l. G., July 10, 1875 !
Mrs. ELLEN f. SHEEMAy:-
Ny DEAR MADAM have your favor OF June 20,
asking me If scnt the despatch 10 the judiciary Com
mitree and wrote the letter TO Mr. Blaine therein
errcd TO- The history OF the dispatches and letter is
On the 9th of May received the following cable
message from Mr. Robinson, an engineer who had been
In my employ, and who now attends to some OF my
business matters in the United States, and with whom
am in weekly correspondence
ToJosIAn CALDWELL No li5 Cannon street London e G.
sdepha AS you truthiuy can the strongest Of
After referring 10 the New York papers and reading
Colonel Scou's evidence cabled him as follows
THOMAS A. scorr Philadelphia
our statement before the CONGRESSIONAL committee on the
18th relating the Fort Smith Railway bonds which you
purchased OF me is perfectly can fully sub
staniiate it If necessary.
On the 31st OF May received the following cable
message from Mr. James G. Reed, who has been In my
employ and is now my correspondent in New York,
an
registered as such at the Anglo American Cable Com
panys offices in New York and London, under the
name OF Favor
Despatch received Cablo this Immediately to Chairman
House Judiciary Committee, Washington :-''have inst
read SCOTS testimony aoout bond transactions in New
Blaine any Little Rock bonds directly or @her"ise Am
%i os
home and testify Can make affidavit to this effect
l cabed on the 1st OF June TO tho Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee as follows
Have just read in New York papers scotts evidence
gave sans any o smith Ssnds drecs or
otherwise have three foreign railway contracts upon
pecuniay loss would gladly home instantly
desired. JOSIAH CALDw ELL.
wrote Mr. Blaine June the letter to which
you refer aud which has been published in the news
papers.
On the 18th OF june during my absence from Lon
don, the following despatch was received at my
ONCE from Hon. Proctor Knott chairman of the u
dietary Committee
To JOSIAH CALDWELL, London
Committee desire you TO appear and testify. Ifyou
form ally do send by first mail affidavit with
your identity taAen before American Consul Consul
General. j. PROCTOR KNOTT, Chairman.
On my return to London June % cabled Mr. Knott
tOlows:-
Been ABSENT despatch just received VIII send
next mail. CALDWELL
On June "a mailed to Mr.. Knott my affidavit sworn
to before the United States Consul General in London
in which subsantiated Colonel Scott's evidence be-
fore the JUDICIARY Committee as to the purchase by
him from me of the Fort Smith Railway bonds, and
affirmed that had never given Mr. Blaine, directly
otherwise, any money, bonds or things Of value.
things representing value for any purpose whatever
have written you thus fully the history of these
dispatches and OF connection with the persons that
sent them that you may know all the facts for |
that some OF the New York papers assert that the de-
spatches were sent to me by persons acting aS the
agents OF Mr. Blame. My correspondents did perfectly
the spot Mr. Reed knew my relations with Colonel
Scott connection with Fort Smith Railway bonds, and
3. 900 miles away, with no Knowledge of what had
trapsprcd except what just read in the newspaper
which twelve days old when 1t reached me- had
OF knowing what had transpired in that interval
and had they simply elegraphed calling my attention
to the charges brought against Mr. Blaine
In connection with the Fort Smith Railway
bonds, and to Colonel Scott's statement
Use OF. should have cabed them inform me IN
what manner and in what language could most eiiec-
tually Mr. Blaine IRON the charges falsely
brought against hum.
1t gives me much pleasure TO respond to your in
quiries, and with great respect l am madam, very
truly, your obedient servant,
JOSIAH CALDWELL.