Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-10-30
VOL, XVIII. No. "A.
FISHER To BLAINE.
ruEpIJTMED KNIGHTS DISTRESS
OVER THE LETTERS.
Hitherto Unpublished Correspondence
duplicating Sir. Biaine-Doii, eii
Anybody Except Your W lie.
From the Net1 York Eorld.

From the Netg York Eorid
BosroN, Oct 17.-H any further |
nroof we're needed of the object terror
With which Mr.. James G. Blaine con-
templated the possible production OF
the additional letters Of his in the
hands of Warren Fisher and james
AIulIigan, it is afforded in those OBJ
tanned by the Daily Neeus correspond
ent to-day. That these letters remain
ed in Mulligan's possession to haunt
Mr.. Blaine is directly traceabie to the
act by which he seized the batch
which Mulligan took to Washington
in Nav. 1876. When Mr.. Blaine re-
fusad 10 return those letters he incur
red the bitter resentment of hard
headed Irishman, whose face should
have warned him of his danger.
ut was an outrage" said Mr.. War
rem Fisher to your correspondent to-
dav, "that Mr. Blaine should have
taken those letters in the way he did.
Mr.. Mulliean has never forgiven him,
and he neVer will After Mr.. Blaine
refused to return those letters Multi
gan had lent him to look at, nothing
Within Mr.. Blaine's power to give or
nromise could have bribed or-induced
him to give up the remaining docu-
ments. which he held on to with the
tenaeitv of a terrier. Mr.. Blaine's de-
nial that he ever offered to pay Multi
psn for those letters is absolutely false.
When in 1880, Just before the Conven-
ton. he sent for me through Elisha
Atkins to come and see him IN New
j bol n lcnCr
ference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
He then asked me what l thought
Mulligan would take and give up the
letters he still held. l told him that
I did not believe there was enough
money in the country to buy them.
He told me that he was willing to pay
any price, but that he must have them.
I asked how much he would pay. lie
said, Anything, but get them. L said
We'll, there must be some limit, and
this was what prompted him to name
$4,000 as the sum that would be forth
coming in the hands of Mr.. Cumming
Elisha Atkins partner, for the return
of the letters then in Mulligan's pos
session. | came back to Boston an,
laid Mr. Blaine's offer before Mr. Mul
ligan But he was immovable. ht
spurned the proposition, and seemed
to be more settled than ever in his de
termination to hold on to the letters.
This view of the great importanc
Mr.. Blaine attached to the possession
of the proofs against him held by Fish
or and Mulligan is reinforced and EN-
phasized by the letters obtained b.
your correspondent to-day, written d
Mr.. Blaine from his "sick-bed' L
Augusta to Fisher.
In order to inform the reader as
the true relevancy of these letters,
is necessary to recall the incidents IN
mediately connected with their col
tents. On June 5, 1876, Mr.. Blain
made his dramatic explanation to Al
100000 of his countrymen and rea
the letters he had practically stole
from MulIigan. At the request of NJ
Blaine, the committee investigating h
case adjourned from Saturday, Jur
10, to the following Monday, in col
sequence of the absence of his &C
leagues, Messrs. Hale and Frye. c
Sunday, June II, Mr.. Blaine san
down on the church steps, complai
ing of a pain in his head, and sayiI
he was afraid he had sun-streke. {
Monday, June II, the committee m
and dismissed the witnesses for ty
weeks on account of Mr.. Blaines l
ness. On Tuesday, June 13, N
Blaine sent the following despatch ::
Eugene Hale, Cincinnati, Ohio:
/ am entirely Convalescent, suffering on
from physical weakness. Impress up
l.. Al. JoIt 1f IfN1fIa I fool
the unparalleled steadfastness with viii
they have adhered to me in my hour
trial. ). G BLAINE
Mr.. HAYES was nominated by
National Republican Convention Ju
16, and on the Monday following, Ju
19, Mr.. Blaine made a ratiticatl
speech in Washington. AS the d'
for the reassembling of the Commit
of Investigation approached, 4
Blaine's health failed rapidly, and
1:3O p. M, Tuesday, June q, he
Washington by special car for
home in Augusta. On the same {
Messrs. Fisher and Mulligan arri,
in Washington to continue their te
mony. A despatch to the Boston L
ald of that date says .sthey were gre
ly annoyed at being detained Ill
Friday, to which date the Commit
had adjourned The special car
which Mr.. Blaine travelled went
rect to Augusta, SO that he was
seen at New York or Boston en-ro
He reached home Wednesday, j
%, and that very night wrote the
lowing urgent letter to Mr.. Fisl
which is here published for the
time, the italics being Mr.. Blainel
WEDNESDAY (25th), EvE
My DEAR Mr. FISHER: l want tc
you just rs mnch as before You wei
Washington. You can leave Bostor
1890 and return same night if you de
though / would prefer to have you
over. Come directly to my house.
1t is, think, as important for you tt
me as for me to See you. Come this ,eet
Don't fail Come tomorrow if possible
Yours, ]. G. BLAIN
This letter pretty clearly indie
the malady of which Mr.. Blaine "
victim. A despatch to the Bo
Herald, dated Augusta, Thurs
June %, says that Mr.. Blaine suff
mo serious setback by his journey,
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