Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-15

AUGUSTA, June IS, 1871.
 My dear Mr. Fisher-L tried very hard yes terday and the day before to see you. am in Q very painful and embarrassed situation growing out of my connection with the Fort Smith enterprise I have paid and caused to be paid into your treasury about $250, 900 and the only result to is the most painful perplexity. Now I have a proposi- tion to make you which think is most hbcr- al and fair, going as far as can possibly go without running myself past all recovery. Now if you will take up the $10,000 of cou- pons, paying me the cash therefor and give me the $45, ,000 of bonds, will let all the remainder of our matters stand until you are ready to open correspondence on the subject yourself I trust in consideration of our many years of friendship, well as in view of the peculiar relations have held in this matter, you will make an effort to do this.
 Yours truly,
 j. G. BLAINE
 W. Fisher, jr,, Esq.
 Mr. Blaine's letter of October 1, 1871, al- ready published is the answer to this letter:
 BosToN, October "A, '71.
 My dear Yesterday received your favor of the 21st inst, to which I replied by telegram, "Mr. c. has not been in this city for four weeks. He is now in St. Louis" In the meantime can say nothing further than what have heretofore told you-that MT. Caldwell represented to me that he paid for your account, and for which he has your re- ceipts, all but $2, 800 of the ,000 which you loaned and for which you received as collateral $5O,0O0 of the Little Rock bonds which you since sold, realizing therefor $50 ,000, leaving you in advance of funds even if MT. Caldwell had paid you nothing I have heretofore advised you that I had been frequently importuned for the se- curities of the Northern Pacific and as last resort had to surrender your obligation for the benefit of the parties in interest, who
 IL L.. IzY.- 1 not take the securities, but require you to refund the money. 1 remain
 WARREN FISHER.
 AUGUSTA, Nov. 8, 1871.
 My dear MT. Fisher:-I am pressed for the bonds. Let me assure you that if I were suffering in this matter I would not bother you, but how can I do this with parties who have paid their money earnestly demanding of me the consideration promised by me? I will sacrifice great deal to get settlement. do not wish to seem importunate and troublesome, but if you knew the agonies have suffered in this matter during the past six months you would pity me, am sure, and make great effort to relieve me.
 Yours very sincerely, J. G. BLAINE. Warren Fisher, jr., Esq.
 The following was in reply to MT. Blaine's letter of April 13, 1872, already published:
 BOSTON, April 16, 1872.
 My dear Blaine-Your favor of the 18th inst. reached me this morning. I am sur prised at it's contents. I have loaned yon at various times when you were comparatively poor very large sums of money and never have you paid me one dollar from your own pocket either principal or interest. I have paid sundry amounts to others to whom you were indebted and these debts you have allowed to stand unpaid I have placed you in positions whereby you have received very large sums of money without one dollar of expense to you, and you ought not to forget the act on my part. Of all the parties connected with the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad no one has been so fortunate as yourself in obtaining money out of it. You obtained subscriptions from your friends in Maine for the building of the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad. Out of their subscriptions you obtained a large amount both of bonds and money free of cost to you. have your own figures ical position you were able to work off your bonds at very high price and the fact is well known to others as well myself Would your friends in Maine be satisfied if they knew the facts? Are my as sociates satisfied to have you ob- road and you not make the investment as per agreement? The course you have thought proper to take in regard to my re- quest is rather poor one taking your rela- tions with me, and I again ask you to recon sider it and grant it. You will find it much easier to pay by obtaining the credit, and I selected that course thinking it to be the best If you again decline I shall be obliged to use the notes or sell them to outside pur- chasers. Necessity knows no law. What ever bonds are still due to you will be de- livered as the road progresses. To the other portions of your letter make no re ply. You know the facts. It is sufficient that know them and it is useless to men ton them at this time. Please answer at once I remain respectfully yours,
 WARREN FISHER, JR.
 The reply to this letter is Mr. Blaine's let ter of April IS, 1872, already published The expression ''obtaining the credit'' in the above letter refers to request by Mr. Fisher that MT. Blaine would give him letter of credit to be drawn against by Mr. Fisher during proposed European trip, Mir Blaine at the same time being indebted to Mr Fisher for borrowed money for which Mr. Fisher held MT. Blaine's demand promissory notes. (ConfdentiaD.
 WASHINGTON, April 16, 1876.
 My dear MT. Fisher-You can do ne a very great favor and know it will give you pleasure to do so, just as I would do for you under similar circumstances Certain per sons and papers are trying to throw mud at me to injure my candidacy before the Gin cinnati convention and you may observe they are trying it in connection with the Little Rock and Fort Smith matter. I want you to send me letter such as the enclosed draft You will receive this tomorrow (Monday) evening and it will be a favor I shall never forget if you will at once write me the letter and mail the same evening The letter is strictly true, is honorable to you and to me and will stop the mouths of slanderers at once Regard this letter as strictly confidential. Do not show it to any, one. The draft is in the hands of my clerk, who is as trustworthy as any man can be- If you can't get the letter written in season for the o'clock mail to New York please be sure to mail it during the night so it will start on the first mail Tuesday morning, But if possible pray you to get it in the nine o'clock mail Monday evening Kind regards to Mrs. Fisher. Sincerely J. G. B.
 (Burn this letterD
 Endorsed on the back-) 'tNot knowing your exact address send this to the Parker House in order that it may not be subject ed to any danger in the hands of 8 carrier.' J. G. B. BOSTON, April =, 1876 Hon. J. G. Blaine, Washington, D. C.
 Dear Sir:-I observe that certain news papers are making or rather insinuatino the absurd charge that you own or had owned $150, ,OO0 of Little Rock and Fort Smith rail road bonds and that you had in some way obtained them as gratuity. The enterprise of building the Little Rock ana FOrI 0n1In railroad was undertaken in 1869 by a company of Boston gentlemen of 1 whom was one. The bonds of the road were put upon the market in this city upon what was deemed very advantageous terms to the purchaser. They were sold largely through myself You became the purchaser of about $50, 900 of the bonds on precisely the same terms that every other buyer re- l ceived, paying for them in instalIments run ming over aconsiderable period just as others did. The transaction was perfectly open and there was no more secrecy in regard to it than l if you had been buying four or sugar am 1 sure you never owned a bond of the road that | you did not pay for at the market rate In l deed am sure that no one received bonds l on any other terms. When the road got into l financial difficulties and loss fell upon you l you still retained your bonds and you held l them clear through to the reorg anization of the company in 1874, exchanging them for stock and bonds of the new company. You acquired also some l demands against the new company l by reason of your having joined with others in raising some money when the company was in need. For the recovery of that money proceedings are now pending in the UniGed States Circuit court in Arkansas to which you are openly party of record. Conceal