The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-24
The Kumors Ia New York.

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The Rumors la New York.
After our denial of The truth of the all street umors
contained in the Evening Post and the New York Her
aJ and the Of the latter paper that
The government Of all concealment in its official inelli-
fgence expected hear of the subject but
in this suggestion mistaken. The New York
Herald OF Monday charges Col Mason and Capt Marcy
with joining in tie struggle for gold to The neglect of their
official duties The Courier and Enquirer also ntimates
the thing, and embraces Commodore Jones in the
list OF those who too eager to be the Sacramento.
We are of course ignorant Of the character OF The Cali
fornia correspondents of those papers and are sure
that officers in Caornia-honorable and patriotic
we know them to bewill receive detriment in public
estimation from anonymous statements. We do not,
therefore, think any defence of them called for Yet,
cannot omit to notice that the letter published in the
Herald is dated the 10th of November, and that in
the Courier and Enquirer Of the Goth of October On
Sunday last, published dispatches from Com
moIore Jones, dated the lst and I'd of November,
which make mention of any intention OF visiting
The gold region, but show that that gallant officer is
determined 10 do his whole duty Colonel Stevenson
did not arrive from Los Angeles (ninety days
journey from the gold region) until about the 23d of
October He TO be discharged from the service and
then, presume, in Wall street, or on, of it,
will object TO his following the tide toward the Sacra-
mento, if he thinks proper This information is derived
from Colonel Stevenson himself, and he makes no men,
ton that Colonel Mason, Captain Marcy, had single
particle of gold. The Herald and the Courier and En-
qurer have done our officers injustice. Their eagerness
to find fault with the administration has led them into
an error, which small share OF better feeling
would have made them avoid.
The New York Sun also repeats the miserable slang
which it circulated the other day about suppression and
abuse OF information from the gold regioa 1t claims the
credit of being the first TO charge upon officials high in
the confidence and pay of government, the Withholding
from the people information touching the gold regions
which their official position enabled them to obtain in
advance OF the public. We inmaed that members OF
cabinets might be found involved in this special fraud
upon the peopefor fraud it most certainly will be- if it
shall turn out that these officials under of their
er and better information have organized parties and
them ahead of othersor have used the power of the
government to their selfish individual purposes"
And yet the Sun confesses that it chad no certain evil
dence upon which to base such charge 1t now re.
peats its nsnuaton upon higher note and with add
tional specifications 1t says that "There deep anxiety
know how and why if such be the fact as rumored
Col Stevenson should have in his possession million
dollars worth Of United States gold dust, dug BY United
States soldiers, paid from the treasury and why Gov
Mason and Capt Marcy should stand in the same, or
golden fix the people of the United States in the
meantime, only told of the bed after certain gov
eminent officials had reaped the readies and richest
fruits The people wish also 10 know what United States
vessels have been despatched to the Pacific forto
for the treasury this golden accumulation which belongs
to the people, bring safely home for said officials
on shares. We said the government held astounding
information in its handst doubtless has held it for
months Such least are the indications on all sides"
This is substantially humbug. Colonel Stevenson
must indeed have been fortunate to pick up million of
dollars in gold DUST when up 10 the 23I of October
he had visited the mines. private letter of his
to gentleman in Washington positively states. The
same charge against the other officers of government is
no doubt equally false When it says that government,
has withheld "astounding information for months from
the public" the Sun doubtless utters gross misrepre-
sentation. Not particle has been withheld Does the
Sun recoect what paper it that was fined $40 900
but the other day for libel' hard verdict in amount
we confess it to have been but the Sun to have
profled very little by the lesson which it received
than the Sun when it declares that the rumors of "Co
Stevenson having collected million of dollars ana
Captain Marcy having buried ten barrels of ore,
coinage merely imaginary"