West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-10

" NiNltlsN flSltEtl. n
Mr. Blaine's lcttcr OF October I ls-I already
un.ishod, Is the answer To this cttcr
=, boSioNi octoncr24. lS,l.-My Dear Blaine;
Yesterday received your favor of the slst
inst; 60 wEicl rcpitci hv telegram:
-, MI has not been IN this city Tor fuu.
weeks. He is now tu -. I0utS'
In the meantime can Sl,y nothing fnr,b,,,
tnhn what have heretofore told Vou-thRt
Mr. Caldwell represented to me that he mad
your receipts. all hut = .SDj of the ssS01S
Mn!ch You ioancd mi Tor which YOU re
bonds which YOU since sold rroliting ;bprr.
Tor fAlNh ing YOU now i'm adVnucC OF
funds even u Mr. Caldwell had paid YOU moth.
Il have heretofore advised YOU that had
bCcn frequently tnpur,unCd tor the securities
HI the Northern Pacific, and us a last resort 1
had To surrender your Obligation Tor The hen
eat OF the parties iu interest who now say
that after 50 long delay they Will not take
,,,, ,no ScSut 'ieS nut require you TO refund tho
WARES Frsugn JR."
"AUGusrA, Me, Nov. A-My Dear Mr.. Fish.
er. write Mr.. Caldwell this day c1rnrstiy
asking him to rClouse me from tho very prrSS-
ing aud painful embarrassment ontaicd upon
ne ne, 10y raising the money loaned toyou aud
$1,000 land bonds and the first mortgage
bonds bonds $500 | have already nude one
mater settled in some way. aud ~ once. Sin
ccrcly yours, J. q. BLAINE
Nv. FISHER, Jr.. rs L.
=, boston, Nov. & lsil-My Dear Blaine:
Your letter of the 3d inst. received. / hope
Mr.. Caldwell wilt respond to your request
anything until I see MIR. Caldwell | remain
yours etc. etc, W FIsuER JK"
'AUGUSrA, Me. 5 Nov. Is7I.-My Dear Fish
ct: am pressed daily for the bonds let me ns.
sure YOU that Il were suffering i'm this matter
alone would not bother YOU. But how cnu |
do this with parties who have pad their mon
cN earnestly demanding of me the cousilcra-
ton promised ~ mcy I tcW SIcrifrs a. gr,It
''H 10 gct settlement. do not wish tn
seem importunntC and troublesome hut N
you know the aVouics have suffered it this
matter during the past six months YOU would
pity me, am sure. and make great effort 10
r'il,Ne me. Yours very sincerely,
warren Fisher. Jr., ESQ"
"BosTON, Nov. 10, I,Sl.-Ny Dear Hlnino,
aln lh receipt ni your favor of the sth inst,
from which am Icl TO infer that the contrlcts
! made through YOU to your Eastern fricnds
rs not the fact. ns have delivered each and
every one of them, all the securities In no.
cordaucc with the contracts Yui. arc wcli
aware of the condition of the road and tbat
you have received your fun proportion ot the
bonds. think YOU can readily sec that can
make NO proposition further than az the road
progresses, Ia deliver your bonds ia accord
anoe. remain with kind regards,
"WAUREN FISHER. JR"
The following was in reply TO MIR Blnino's
letter OF April i3, lS52, already publishes:
Boston, April l6, iSs2.-My Dear Blnine;
Your favor OF the 18th inst. reached me this
morning. am surprised az It's contents. 1
have loaned you at various tunes when YOU
were poor, very large sums of money, aud
your own pocket ciIhcr principal or interest.
! have paid sundIy amounts to others To
whom you were indebted and the 81 debts yOu
haNcnlioWed TO stand unpaid ike the nOtoS
which hold. have placed YOU in positiCn ~
whereby YOU have rcceiN ed very largo sums
OF money WlthOut one dollar of expense TO
you. ana you ought not TO forget the net on
my part OF all the parties connected with
the Little Rock * Fort smith Railroad no
one has been SO fortunate a yourself IN Oh
tanning money out of II, You obtained sub
scr pt,Ons from your friends i'm Maine Tor
lnllINInK a. 2gfk E,rt A. Gt,.tth
Railroad out of these subscript ons YOU
obtained a large amount both OF bonds and
money free pt cost TO yOl. have your own
ngures and know the amount Owing to your
political position you were able to work Oft
TACT j. wen known 20 others Hs well ns my
sell. Would your friends in Maine be satisfied
IT they knew the factsy Are my associates
satisfied TO have you obtain S25.OOO for
Northern Pncihc Railroad and you not make
the Investment as per HgrCcmcntI The course
you have thought proper To take in regard
to my request tS rather poor one taking
your relations with me. aud again ask YOU
10 consider It and grant IL. You will find IL
much easier TO pay by obtaining the credit,
and ! selected that course thinking 10 to bo
the bcst. IL YOU again decline shall bo
Obliged TO use tho notes or sell them 10 out
side purchasers Necessity knows no law
"WhatcNer bonds still due 90 you will be- de-
livcrcd as the road progresses. The other
portions OF your letter make no reply. You
know the facts: IL is sufficient that know
them, aud ~ is useless Co mention them az this
time. Please answer at once. ] remain re-
spectiuly yours
"WARREN FISHER JH"
The reply TO this letter is Mr. Blaines letter
OF April Is. 1872, already published. The cK-
preston obtaining the credit i'm the above
letter refers TO n request by Mr. Fisher that
TO- hc dra,,n "o1 oinst sNi n' ielIor o, @ credit
proposed European trip Mr Blaine being at
the time indebted 20 Mr. Fisher for borrowed
money. Tor which Ar. Fisher he'd Mr.. Blnine's
demand promissory notes
The following ~ marked "cou1dchtial".
WAsHNGToN, y. e., IL April, 1876. My
favor. and know IL will give you pleasure 20
do sO-just as would do Tor you under sinl-
lar circumstances. Certain persons and pa
pcrs arc trying 10 throw mud M me 20 injtlre
my candidacy before the Cincinnati ConVCn-
ton. and you may Oh -crvc they are trying IL
IN connection with the Little Rock q Fort
" want you 10 send me a letter such as the
iuClOscd draft You viii receive this tO-mOr-
row Monday evening, ana twill be a favor
! shall never forget IL you Will at once write
me tho letter and mail the same evening Tho
icttcr is strictly true, rs honorable TO you aud
20 me. and will stop the mouths of sandercrs
at once
DO not show 80 20 any one The draft is in
the hands OF my clerk, who Is as Trustworthy
a. any one can bc. N YOU can't get the letter
written in season for the nine o'clock mail TO
New York, please bc sure to mail II duriug
tho night so that it will start first mail Tues
day morning: but II possible pray you 70
ger 10 ln tho nine oclock mail Monday ovon-
!. @. o."
Vu iue Uhck OF lulN leitef was THIS iu0Orso-
mont.
Burn this letter. Not knowing your exact
address send this 10 the Parker House i'm
order that 10 may mot bC subjected 20 any
danger In tho hand Oi Il carrier "J. g. B."
The following IS the inCiosure referred t0
boo The preceding.
"BO-TON. April. 1876 Hon. James o.
Blaine, Washington. -. g.. Dear Sir.-f oh
servo that certain newspapers are making or
rather iu-iuuHtiuW the charge that YOU own
or had owned siD.OJl OF Little Rock s. Fort
Smith Railroad bonds. and that you had iu
some way obtained them us "a gratuity
Tho enterprise Of building the Little Rock
8 Fort smith Railroad was undertaken in 1859
by company Of Boston RoutlemCu. Of whom
] was myself one. The bonds N the road
wore put upon the market Goo this city ON what
was termed very advantageous terms 90 tho
purchascr. They were sold largely through
mysUf You became the purchaser Of about
EuunU of the bonds on precisely the sans
tcrme that every other buyer received. DAY.
iHH for them iu iuetHlImCut- running over a
cons. .dCrtD.C period. just Hs Ofhors aid. The
transaction was perfectly honest one. and
there was up more secrecy Boo regard 10 10
than ~ you had boon buying hour or sugar.
au sure you never owned bond Of tho road
iu1f YOU did not pay Tor Bt thc market rate.
indeed, ] am sure that uO one received the
got into financial difficulties. and loss foU
uUOu YOU, You still retained your bonds aud
YOU held them clear through the rcorRunila.
ton Of the company iu ls1f. exchanging thom
for stock and bonds of the company.
Ou acquired also some demands against
the now company by reason Of yOur having
joined with others iu raising some money