The Mineral argus., 1884-10-02
NEW MULLIGAN LETTERS.
Ths Celebrated Letter Mentioned
IN Mulligan's Memorandum
Asking a settlement by
Blaine.

Nh. Draf. of the Letter by Blaine Asking
Y4sher to Exonorats Him.
Now York. Special Telegram, Sept IA
mLoro have been made public tonight a num-
har If letters said to have passed bstween
Tsmes g. Blaine and Mr.. Warren Fisher, Jr.,
- regard to the formers connection with the
Little Rock & Fort Smith railroad bonds, and
also the establishment of a national bank in
little Rock. Ark. The document containing
tbese letters was distributed through the vari-
ous newspapers tonight by two emissaries Of
the independent Republican committee, and
was signed by Messrs. Warren Fisher, Jr., and
James II. Mulligan, who say:
To the people of the United states: Bellev-
inc that it is our duty tolay before our fellow
c1nntrvmen the following documents which
have been IN our possession, we have placed
orieinthe ais for safe keeping in the hands of
Messrs. Sopier & Walch, counselors of Boston
and herewith submit their contents without
comment.
Mr. Blaine and six from Warren Fisher, Jr.,
covering a period from 1869 to just before the
Cincinnati convention. In the first, dated Oct.
4 1859. Mr.. Blaine ~encloses a $4,000 check in
navment of A and p. Coburn's subscription
for bonds. He says:
This makes BE, 900 in all ] have disposed
of y \ y y u y No one will ever know
from me that | have disposed of a single dollar
in Maine, 80 there need be no embarrassment
in talking with Mr.. Caldwell.
In the second letter, dated Oct 5, 1869, Mr..
Blaine sends two further installments of mon
ey and a $4,000 subscription from Mr.. Lot N.
Morrill, Mr.. Blaine says;
note what you say about the importance
of my keeping all quiet here. fully appreci-
- r,,,r uvfu1nr, and Efn1noaa and ahan do
as you desire.
THE THIRD LETTER.
The third letter is as follows:
Augusta, Me-, Nov. IS, 1869. MI Dear Mr..
Fisher: II is quite evident to my mind that at
the approaching session of congress there will
be an expansion of the currency to the amount
of fifty to seventy-hye millions of dollars.
The form it will take, | think, will be an addi-
ton to the national bank circulation West and
South. Ny objectin writing, is to ask in season,
if your friends would desire to establish a
bank at Little Rock? 1t will be to some extent
a matter of favoritism as to who gets the banks
in the several localities, and 1t will be within
in your behalf if you desire it. y y y 1t
would be well to determine the amount to
which you might wish to go. / suppose it
might be practicable to secure $500, 600; butin
that locality you would hardly wish to go so
deep. But they are very profitable institutions
Jul j. q. Blaine.
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq.
THE
Most of the other letters refer to the details
of the organizing the proposed national bank,
and also to the settlement of financial affairs
between Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Fisher. Mr..
Blaine ulged the latter to TAX up a S25, 000
loan which he had negotiated, and beside to send
him some S75, 900 land bonds and $33, 600 first
mortgage bonds of the Fort Smith railway, due
him under contract
One signed Warren Fisher, Jr., is said to be
The letter described in Mulligan's famous men,
oranda, as "Fisher TO Blaine, urging settlement
Of Union Pacific railroad account" $25, 600, and
Of which Mr.. Blaine denied all knowledge. 1t
Is dated Oct "A, 1871, and is, in part, as fol-
1 can get no information when Mr.. Caldwell
Is to return; when he does l will lay your let
before him. In the meantime / can say
nothing in regrad to the matter further than
what l have heretofore told you, that Mr.. Cald-
we'll represented TO me that he had paid for
your account, and for which he has given your
all but $500 of the $25,OO0 which
you loaned, and for which you received as col
ateral S5O,cU0 of the Little Rock & Fort Smith
and grant bonds, which You since sold at 90
cents on the dollar, realizing therefor $780, 600,
leaving you now an advance of funds, even If
Mr.. Caldwell had paid you nothing.
MR. FISHER WAS MAD.
The following was in reply to Mr.. Blaine's
etter Of April IA, 1872, already published:
Boston, April Ii, 1872 My Dear Blaine:
Your favor of the 18th inst. reached me this
morning. / am surprised at its contents. l
nave loaned you at various times, when you
we're comparatively poor, very large sums of
money, and never have you paid me 81 from
-FOUR own pocket either principal or interest
have paid sundry amounts to others to whom
you were indebted, and these debts you have
to stand unpaid like the notes which l
nOl1 bayp MIA aa1 Won in nOaifiOna Uharahv |
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
5he parties connected with Little Rock 4 Fort
Smith railroad no one has been 80 fortunate as
in obtaining money out of it.
You obtained subscriptions from YOU
in Maine for the building of the Little
Rock Il Fort Smith railroad. Out of these sub
scriptions you obtained alarge amount, both of
hoods and money, free of cost to you. l have
your own figures and know the amount. 0w-
ng to your political position you are able to
work off all your bonds at a very high price,
md the fact is well known to others as well as
myself, Would you friends in Maine be salts
d if they knew the facts? Are my associates
to nave you obtain S25, 900 from the
Northern Pacific railroad, and you not make
The investment as per agreement? The course
you have thought proper to take in regard to
request is rather q poor one, taking your
with me, and | again ask you to re-
consider ana grant IL. lou VIII nnu IL much
easier to pay by obtaining the credit, and | Sc
Iected that course, thinking it to be the best.
II you again decline, l shall be obliged to use
ne notes or sell them to outside purchasers.
knows no law. Whatever bonds are
still due to you will be delivered as the road
prog esses. To- the other portion of your let
ter make no reply. You know the facts; it is
sufficient that l know them, and it is useless to
them at this time. Please answer at
once. 1 remain, respectfully yours,
WARREN Els HER, JR.
The replv 10 this lattar ia Mr. Rlaine's lattar