, 1863-09-13
The Gold In the Illinois TfcA1uYY-
" hat hsb Become of4tf

What las @ccolho ofltl
=. Ttorn the Missouri Denoc.at, losh,)
During tho session Of tho I.egi%'asuro tbaso
were from tive hundred aud dfty to three
buuored thousand dollars 10 gold IL the Tfa,-
tuyy Ut Illinois. It Was tl.n Business Of tho
Treasurer to 80 inform the LegI.lsture. We
Att not aware whether hu did 10, uuwegor.
the 1egl. lature knew nothing mboutit. Hay
ilg kten scent for anything iu the coerap.
tlon line, It would lc surprising If they
n'uk!nE oil taxes In faturu rece,satle iu ickai
tender notes; aud ordering that the TreA.
sufcr ellun1d pay out no m0rc gold in Day.
ment OF intcreet or other ludcotsdnc-s, 8x-
erpt ln payment Of tlc interest on tho buuds
held BY fo.e1gseEs, TITS 1. :. proof that
they hIe~ the guild waa there; fur If there
~ns 20 gold there. Of COURSE It woa.d bu In
jnktIb1e foF the Treasurer to DAT out ouv
bnt there waa gold there. 10 the amount Of
$stO,tG0, as we ara informed. st,jl M act
IT. sale. and the profit. thereof be. pissed to
.he credit e the State! Il such an act hn4l
| ratttd. the Treasury # 1lltna!s would nov
he s2.25, COO rfcher than It IL But why richer?
Because u Il 1ufnor.d that the gold his been
fold 81 d that, as there Is no lnr to compul
the Treasurer to place the anopey 70 tha
credit OF the State, he can xa.aia the proit
made upon It In his own hands. Or DC could, .
IN spite ot ans pEecautlon to the Contrary,
Keep back any Part ot 1t he chose, this finu-
taatlonei IN gold from day to day aud month
| to month being 20 -euormous- The Teeasny-.
| ers friends, all through ths State, also kind.
| j helptd TO sggrayate these- 1uctu4t4o1s b5
uneeaslugly decouncfng. not only the war.
bus tie currency that enabled TIE Govern.
ntnt to carr it on.
! Bot the gold is reported to have been sold
It very h'gh premium, two OF three leading
Coppe1he1dB lavtng gone to New York with
the Treasurer, some time since. to maxc
the. trade. One af thees gentlemen Vas
that ye.y keen flnaneicr, Sam Hucku,ster,
i there Is ANYTHING TO be made out Of an
| operation Of that kind, Buckmas.er i.
the man to do It. Just about this
time, in connection with the aboye, comes tho
runor. circulated about the streets Of Spriox-
niltee hare enough money On hand to carry
The nest election high and dYl In. natural
question IL: Nlerr did they get Il! They
surely o3d not take !. from tho spldiers' tund,
pusPortlrE to hsve been collected \. the
1nass meeting Al Springfield on the 17th Of
jung. We know ths copperheaas hate the
tion to do, this vsndal act mar ba In thsu
but We sbscWi]y tusr.ct tbs money ID moi
there. There IL suc, bogus ctr ab3ut th.s
snbt c1}ptlon nc to entirely PRELUDE thu idea
OF there beirE any great amount Of money
10 i.
Ne are accordingly drly.n to the other
horn Ct the. dilemma If the Democratic
t1essuty Is tall OF money: and If the Lesisla
1n!e refused to order the Treasurer to sell th.
gold, was 1t for the purpose Of 11Iin1. said
Democratic fIeasnry! II 1t WAS moi for thai
purpose, war it for The purpose Of merely en-
richipg the Treasurer! And If 1t MES for this
latter purpose, how many of the members Of
the Legislature are to sbars With the Treas
uter In this splendid donation of two uluu4
ard quarter 20 macnanimoa:l, made by ths
| Cerrerheade Of nliuclsy