The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-10
NrLLlGAN'S alSSlyES.
HOT SHOT NJ A DEAD Man.
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10 rpisiuiary History hisine
writes Ills Own Do"W IN
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Mn. Fi-nEn--l thank you for tho article
from SIR. Laws. II IN good In Itself nnd
will do good. lie writes like u man of
intelligence aud comprehension. Your
offer 10 admit me To- u participation IN
the now railroad enterprise IN In every
respect ~ generous M could expect on
desire. | thank YOU very sincerely Tor
IL, and In this connection ] wish 10
make suggestion OF soinewnM
selfish character. You spoke oi Mr.
Caldwell disp9sing OF share anN, OF h ~ ~
SO, wish ho would make the PROPOSE
ton definite, No that could know lust
what To depend on. Perhaps IL hc waits
iii the full development of the enter
prise. no might grow reluctant to part
with his share; and do not by this
mean any distrust OF him; DO not feel
that shall prove deadhcad In tho on
terprise II once embark In IL. sec
various channels In which know can
be useful. Very hastily and sincerely,
your friend, j. Il. BLAINE.
Mn. FIsuRn, India street, Roston,
AuursT,, July ., lS,j0.-MY DEAR MIR.
FIsuER-SOu ask mo II am satisfied
WIFI tUt Nou VI ~ ~
your now railroad enterprise. or course,
! am more than satisfied with the terms
of the offer. think II a most liberal
proposition. II | hcsitatod ut all, II II
from consideration in no way connected
with the character OF the oiler. Your
liberal mode of dealing with me in all
our business transactions of the past
eight years has not passed without my
iull appreciation. What | wrote you on
tho 18th was intended to bring Caldwell
TO n definite proposition, that WAS all. |
10 10 Boston by the Same train that car
rics this, and will call 1T your Office to-
morrow ut I'm. IL YOU don't happen To
be in, no matter. Don't put yourself to
any trouble about 1t. Yours,
W. FISHER, in.
PERSONAL
AUGUSTA, ME-, October {. 1853 MY
DEAR SIR: l spoke to you short time
ago about point of interest to your rail-
road company that had occurred at the
last session of Congress. Ii was on the
last night of the session when tho bill
renewing the land grant to tho State Of
Arkansas for tho Little Rock road was
reached, and Julian, of Indiana, chair
man of the Public Lands committee, and
by right, entitled to the floor, attempted
to put on the bill, as an Amendments, the
Fromont-El PaSO schcme-a scheme
probably well known to Mr.. Caldwell
The House was thin, and the lobby
in the Fremont interest had
tho thing all set up, and
Julian's amendment WAS likely to pre-
vail If brought to vote. Roots and the
other members from Arkansas, who
3 were doing their best for their own bill,
Ito which there seemed To be no oblcc-
tom were in no despair, for IL was well
known that the Senate WAS hostile to
the Fremont scheme, and IL the Arkan-
sas bill had gone back to the Senate
with .Julian's amendment, the whole
thing would have gone to tho table and
slept the sleep of death. In this diem
ina Roots came to me to know what on
earth he could do under the rules, for
he said il was vital to his constituents
that the bill should pass. told
him that Julian's amendment
was entirely out of order, because not
germane; but he had not sufficient con
iidence in his knowledge OF the rules to
make the point, but no said Gen. Logan
VAS opposed to the Fremont scheme
and would propably make tho point. |
sent my page to Gen. Logan with the
suggestion, and he ut once made the
POINT, could not do otherwise than
sustain it, and so the bill was freed
from the mschiovous amendnent
moved by, Julian, and ut once passed
without objection. At that time 1 !..,i
never seen Mr.. Caldwell, but you can
tell him that, without knowing it, | die
him great favor. Sincerely yours,
j. G.. BLAINE.
". FISHER, jr.. Esq, II India street,
Boston.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 4, lSi9.-MY DEAR MIR.
FISHER: Find enclosed contracts OF
parties named in my letter of yesterday.
The remaining contracts will be com
plcted as rapidly as possible. as circitm-
stances will permit. enclose you part
of the Congressional Globe of April 8,
containing the point to which referred
to-day. You will find it OF interest to
read it over and see what a narrow es-
cape your bill had on that last night of
the session. or course, it was my plain
duty to make the ruling when the point
was once raised. If the Arkansas men
had not, however. happened TO- come to
ine when ut their wits end and in
been lost, or at least postponed for a
year. thought the point would inter
est both you and Caldwell, though
occurring before either of you
engaged in tho enterprise.
beg you to understand that / thor
oughly appreciate the courtesy with
s which YOU lave treated me in this rail
road matter, but your conduct toward
me in business matters has always been
marked by unbounded liberality in past
wears, and OF course l have naturally
come to expect the same Of you now.
You urge me to mako as much rs
, fairly can out of the arrangement into
/. which we have entered. 1t is natural
that should do my utmost to this end
Il am bothered by only one thing, and
that is the indefinite arrangement with
Mr.. Caldwell. ] am anxious to acquire
the interest he has promised me, but |
do not get definite understanding, with
: him as 1 have with you. ] shall be in
Boston in IA few days and shall then
have an opportunity to talk matters over
fully with you. l am disposed to think
that whatever do with Mr.. Caldwell
must really be done through you. Kind
regards to Mrs. Fisher. Sincerely,
J. q. BLAINE.