The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-24

Should Judge it was for your interest to set.
/ tie the matter at once. ! remain.
WARREN FISHER, JRn
Mr.. Blaine's letter of Oct. /. 1871
already published, is the answer to this
| letter:
BLAME: Yesterday received your favor
OF the 2ist inst, to which replied BY tee.
%Mr. G. has not been In this city for for-
weeks. He is now In st. Louis
In the meantime can say nothing fu-.
ther than what have heretofore told Won
that Mr.. Caldwell represented TO me liar
/ he had paid for your account and for whIc5
/ he has your receipts, all but 81 500 OF tie
/ SOS 600 which you loaned, and for Which,
! you received as collateral $50, 900 Of the m.
tie Rock bonds, which. you sold, realiz.
/ ing therefor $50, 600, leaving you in advance
| of funds, even If Mr.. Caldwell had pSlS
II have heretofore advised YOU that Ibsa
! been frequently importuned for the secIIri.
| ties of the Northern Pacific, and as a last
resort had to surrender your obllEation
for the benefit of the parties in intsrooyas
who now say that after SO long delay thew
will not take the securities, but REQUIRE yo1
/ to refund the money. l remain,
WARREN FISHER, JR."
"AU TsrA, ME-, Nov. SD.-NiY DE1p
Mr.. FISHER: write Mr.. Caldwell this day
/ EARNESTLY ANklAk MN " lEltAot IRON fla
! Sery pressing and painful embarrassment
entailed upon me by raising the money /
loaned 70 YOU and him last winter. Thare
| Is still due to me $50 900 land bonds and he
LIST mortgage bonds So, 900. have already
made one proposition Tor settlement /
must have the matter settled in some way
and at once. Sincerely yours,
''W. Fisher, Jr., Esq
"BOsToN, Nov. 4, ls7l.-MY DEAR
BLAINE: Your letter OF the 81 inst. receiy.
| Ell. 1 hope Mr.. Caldwell will respond 10
your request promptly and satisfactorily. /
cannot say anything until l see Mr.. Cald-
wv. FISHER, JRn
AUGUSTA Me-, s NOVEMBER, IS7L-My
DEAR FISHER: am pressed daily for he
bonds. Let me assure You that II wers
suffering in this matter alone l would not
bother you. But how can do this with
parties who have paid their money earnest.
| Nv demanding OF me the consideration
| promised by me2 UtU sdcritcc great
Zeal 10 oct a settlement. | do not wish 10
| seem unfortunate and troublesome. but h
YOU knew the agonies l 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
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq"
''BosToN, Nov. 10, lSIl-MY DEAR
/ BLAINE. L Ull III iNNtllA VI your lANOr or
the Sth inst, from which am led 10 infer
that the contracts l made through you 20
your Eastern friends have not been fulfilled
on my part, for such is not the fact as [
lhave delivered each and every one Of them
ali the securities in accordance with the
contracts. You are well aware of the con-
dition of the road, and that you have re-
ceived your full proportion Of the bonds l
think YOU can readily see that can make
no proposition further than as the road
progresses, TO deliver you bonds in Accord
ance. remain with KIND regards,
| "WARREN FISHER JR"
The following was in reply to Mr..
Blaine's letter Of April lS, 1872, already
published:
BosroN, APRIL 16, ls72.-MY DEAR
BLAINE: Your favor of the 18th Inst.
reached me this morning. am surprised
| at its contents. have loaned you at vari-
Gus times, when you were comparatively
pooi, very large sums of money, and never
| have you paid me one dollar from your own
pocket, either principal or interest. have
| paid sundry amounts TO others 70 whom you
| were indebted and these debts you have al
| lowed TO stand unpaid like the notes which
hold. l have paced 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
| getting money out of 1t. You obtained
SUBSCRIPTIONS OF your friends in Maine fOl
the building of the Little Rock and For
| smith Railroad. Out of their subscriptions
You obtained large amount both Of bond.
and money free of cost to You. | have yOul
own figures and know the amount OWNS
TO your political position you were able e
WORK of your bonds at very high price,
ana the fact IS we'll known to others rs well
as myself. Would your friends in Maine
De satisfied if they knew the facts? Ara
my associates satisfied TO have Won obtain
2o,OOO for Northern Pacific Railroad and
you not make the Investment as per agree.
ment? The course you have thought proper
10 take IN regard to my request is rather
poor one, taking your relations with me,
and again ask you to consider itand grant
II. You will find it much easier 10 pay by
obtaining the credit, and l selectthat course
thinking it to be the best. II YOU again de,
cline l shall be obliged to use the notes on
sen them to outside purchasers. Necessity
knows no law.
Whatever bonds still due to you will be
delivered as the road progresses. The 9th
y portion r OF your letter make no reply.
1ou know the facts, 1t Is sufficient that ]
KNOW them, and 1t Is useless TO mention
Iuein at this time. Please answer at once
remain respectfully yours,
WARREN FISHER, JR-"
The reply to this letteris Mr.. Blaine's
letter of April Is, 1872 already publish.
ed. The expression obtaining the
credit" in the above letter refers to
request by Mr.. Fisher that Mr.. Blaine
would give him letter of credit. to DC
drawn against him by Mr.. Fisher dur,
ing a proposed European "trip, Mr..
Blame being at the time indebted to
Mr.; Fisher for borrowed money, faI
which Mr.. Fisher held Blaine's demand
prOmissory notes.
tial":
WASHINGTON, ID. c., 10 April. 1s7s-
MY DEAR MIR. FISHER: You can do meg
very great favor, and l know 1t will give
you pleasure to do sO--just as / would dc
Tor you under similar circumstances. Ger.
tam persons and papers are trying to throw
ilud at me 10 injure my candidacy before
the Cincinnati convention. and Won NAV Oh.
serve they are trying It in connection with
the Little Rock and Fort Smith matter.
Al. want you to send me letter such ae
tne enclosed draft, lou will receive fhjs
(Monday) evening and Il will be-
q favor shall never forget III Van viii a.
once write me the letter and mail the same
evening. The letter is strictly true. is hon
lIaDle 10 you and TO me, and will stop the
mouths OF the slanderers at once
regard this letter as strictly confdeD.
iai. Do not show II 10 anyone The draft
s IN the hands of my clerk, who Is as trust.
worthy as amy man can be. If Won can't
KY tlle letter written In season for tbe q
c me i y II to New YORK please be sure
tart first mail Tuesday morning. b,,t n
,os sSy Y, pray yoit to get tin nc oclocl
tdtt 11ondnA eUC1ltng Kind regards IN
irs. Fisher. Sincerely,
y. G.B."
On the back of this letter was this
' Wis
Burn this letter Not knowing vour e,,.
9 ADDRESS sent this to the Parker House
!, y OL S1 lhat u may (noD be subjected to
ny danger in the hands Of a carrier
"J.G.B."
The following is the Enclosure refer
I'd to IN the preceding:
BOSTON APRIL - 1s7G IJon, IT,.
. BLAINE, WASHINGTON D. q. nFtD
R; observe that certain newspanars ave
aking or rather insinuating the ebsrrS
large tnat you owned or had owned sf5O
Y OF Lutte ROCK and Fort Smith Railroad
Ipe3 th ig Il "a , you had In some way OBJ
ne enterprise of building the Little
q lt ana Fort Smith Railroad was undpr-
AeIl IN 1909 Dy company of Boston zen
eIi,eI, 81 Whom was myself one. The
mos OF the road were put upon the mar.
e IN this city on what was deemed v"ry
.yantageous terms to the purchaser Tbey
ere sold largely through nvsplf Won ~
me tne purchaser Of about $50 600 of the
mus on precisely the same terms thst
s5Iy otner buyer received, paying for them
ns.ailments running over a c9nsidayabls
y o . Iust a others did. The TRANSACTION
as perfectly honest one. and there v,oa
more secrecy in regard 10 h than II y6,,
. peen buying flower o. sugar. | am
y you never owned bond Of the road
~ you did not pay for at the market rate
,,Je y, am sure that no one received the
~ Vn any other termA When the road
into financial difficulties. ana loss fsIi
e 9h You, you, still retained your bonds.
= YOU held them clear through the re0r-
!. li .s, OF the. company in 1s74. exebSnc.
I siieil Ior STOCK and bonds of the com
1oa acquired also some demands against
w lev s. company by reason Of y0nr baying
/. ~ ,s,, y IN DINERS IN raising money when
, III paiiy was IA pressing need. For the
.oFeI9 Ol that money nrncaedinrs 80