The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-17

Maine who had subscribed through Mr. Blaine
for Little Rock bonds. In the first Mr.. Blaine
AYERS that No one will ever know from me
that have disposed single dollar In Maine"
In the second he refers to the letter OF October
a. 1869, previously published enclosing the
Congressional Globe in which his ruling in IA
vor Of the Little Rock road Is reported. He
gives Mr.. Fisher leave to read the letter to Mr.
Caldwell II he thinks 1t expedient, and adds:
I" ! have endeavored in writing II not to be IN
delicate" The next three letters are from Mr..
Blaine to Mr.. Fisher. Thew we're dated re-
spectively Augusta, Maine, November IS, 1869,
Washington, d. c., December 7, 1870, and
Washington, d. c., December Q, 1870. They
relate to project for the establishment of
National bank at Little Rock. In the first MIR.
Blaine informs Mr. Fisher that in the opinion
of the writer an expansion OF the currency TO
the amount Of 100000 600 to $50, 100000 Is
probable in the near future; that the increase
will doubtless take the form OF an addition to
the National bank circulation West and South
that the object In writing is to ask MI Fisher
In season II his friends would desire to estao-
lish bank at Little Rock that the decision
as to who shall get the banks in different To-
calites will be to some extent matter Of
favoritism; that 1t will be in the writer
power to " cast an anchor to the windward
in Mr.. Fishers behalf II he desired it, and that
these banks " are very profitable institutions.
In the second and third the writer says there
will be no trouble in getting bank of $780,
GOO capital and advises what kind of bonds to
purchase. Several letters that passed between
Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Fisher and Mr. Caldwell, re-
late to the borrowing Of $685. 900 by the former
on his own name in the interest of the railway
and the trouble this loan subsequently gave
him by the failure of his business associates to
keep their agreements, bringing upon him
personal bardshps, bitter and burning and
humiliating to the last degree" January g.
1871 he writes from Washington concerning a
leo hat A
Scott and Mr.. Caldwell, expressing the belief
that a very advantageous arrangement may be
made with the former for taking 5000 Of
the bonds An undated letter from Mr.
Fisher to Mr. Blaine relates to the Importance
OF paying what is due them to the parties own
ing the S25 900 interest in the Northern Pacific
railway and again October "a 1871, Mr.. Fisher
writing about other financial matters says he
has been obliged to surrender Mr.. Blaine's OBJ
legation for the benefit of the parties interested
in the Northern Pacific scheme who will not
take the securities after so long delay but
require the refunding of the money at Mr..
Blaine's hands Two letters, one dated Bos-
ton, November 10, 1871, the other April 16,
1872, from Mr.. Fisher to Mr.. Blaine indicate
that their relations had become somewhat
strained" the writer quite plainly declaring
that his correspondent had had the lions share
of the benefits accruing from their railway
investments. Finally, April 16, 1876, Mr..
Blaine writes Mr.. Fisher asking him to write
him letter similar to q draft which he en-
closes. The draft inclosed is that of letter
from Fisher to Mr.. Blaine, stating that news
papers insinuate the "absurd charge that you
own or had owned $4,000 of the Little Rock
bonds" and stating Mr.. Baines conduct
| throughout had been perfectly open, and
there was no more secrecy in regard to 1t than
if you had been buying flour or sugar. am
sure you never owned bond of the road that
you did not pay for at the market rate. IN
deed, am sure that no one received bonds on
any other terms"