The New York herald., 1863-03-06
THE GOLD RAMPAGE IN WALL STREET.
Censtesnation Among the sDecuiators--
Ths aush 10 Sell Geld-lnctIents on


Csnsternation Among tho specuiators-
The Rush 10 Sell Geld-lncsdents on
'Change, &C., dc.
Al ase0undiDs panic has prevailed last two days
throughout all that region bordering Wall street. and m
which brokers' Offices do abound Unlike all other
panics. which snbside almost as speedily as they are
created this which se,zed upon the nnumeable
host Of large and small gold SPECTATORS bids far 10 he
lasting and promises 10 bring hundreds OF the small fry
dabbleSB 70 grief IL hrst made Ne appearance the
ranks who had taken up ,ber usual ground around
Change on Wednesday morning; but the which
subsequently, caused such dire commotion failed Tor
time 70 make any perceptible change IN the s.atc
Of Affairs. little later, however, there was
noticeable lsnghsnng Of wages and stsathy sppiog
away from the now really perubcd anxious crowd Of
the long bsaked chaps whs made big to the various
brokers' olces. These quickly followed by whole
mob, divided into different packs according 70 the
direction in which their prey lay, and the rush was 10
great that II became dangerous for casual passenger
enter one OF those narrow streets This the Of
the ect which the bank pg law has had upon god
specalaton, and which brings up all standing who
hare OF !ato devoted their yholo timo 10 AL alb.
sobng pursuit Yesterday the pane increased and from
up town and down town, from Brooklyn and Williams
burg, and all around thousands VINO poured down
Wall street and scattered themselves here from a
!
was almost impossible for any one 10 elbow his
way through tho excited mass who fumed aud fretied,
and pulled their hair and cursed with confusion Of
tongues thas would have shamod the gathering of Babel
The excitement was not alone increased ny the vast
session Of cormorants the OF preyous day
out by the Increasing depreciation oil the premium
gold which bade fair 10 dissolve the golden dreams
dured n by 40 many among the aud which kept Their
amen On the crescendo scale A. the opening of
Change yesterday gold, which had fallen the day pre-
vots four per cent came down eight per cent
with crash that sent me operators 1ylpg again in
al directions. hllopairesold aiopts at The game Of
srecniaior traders shop keepers, lottery ticket meo,
Peer Funks, clerks, cooks, WATERS old co' and
e thousand ohors that the dersnged state q hs finances
OF the counlry nocniated With tho god purchasing opi
dcnc, all rushed into William street, ard completely
blocked up tLa ,eoroueharc ios some distance either
side oil Wal street. There such depor
able disappointed money grsoDers the rampage
since the days Of Titus Many odjcrous
ound the brokers' oices losnR. and crowdng
and trampng- eDacavorng 10 get in some 10 get
ont, all impatient and all resouiey bent falsfy-
ING the old apborsm, which says, q fellow
feeling makes Us wopdrous kind.0 Though kindred
spirits, there nothing Of kindred feeling among
them the great desire " get rid of tlr gold,
which they had been previously anxious hold
os higher prces Most Of the heavy specuators were
Jews and they miserable figures they rushed 70
sad fro, iosming tho mouth, cursns with mr1tont
rage Old Abe and Secretary Chase, who had brought this
the house of sher fathers One incident worth
relating Jew, named Meyers, having gold rans
with Christian the latter, closDg tho Dusness
asked Meyers his name Meyers replied the other.
What's your Christian name1'' me ish got Chris.
tian Pm sh a Jew.D Another ancient looking He
brew astonished at the state q afa.rs m Wall
street.-The mpetuops rush Of people flying az f pursued
by army with banners, the amount Of gold they
carried, and the alarm exhibited in their ocunie
napces, m II fearing 10 be left behind the
rae thai. afler time contemplating the with
lowered brow, he raised hs head aud exclaimed, hsn
Gott dere sh been noting like dish since de crossing Of
de Red Sea- The old gentleman overheard BY
ireh apple woman whom he stood tho time aIl
who, guessing his meaning, quickly said "ohl The divD
snGs,he whole of yer the Red say thn and may
this be only The begnp,n your throusee 700 o
miserable nagars, yen Divn copper Jet alone BIT q
silver, did you lave us.n The desire to sell
not sbsted al the ciose Of the DAY, although gold
rallied little. Tbs Sight rally impaired no con
fdeLce, however; tho blow came TOO heavily and
stunning, and, as the right arm o. the law teef has
dealt it, further beneficial rssus viii follow day after
day until geld becomes currenay medium
in the country. There considerable sdoysncy 0
feeling manifested all quarters o. the city leaning
tho conformation that prevailed Wall street and many
we're the reretSons OF Cassandra prophecies uttered
months ago, but which feb then uuheedug care an
70 the collapse OF all this currency nnaion. Even
the ne~stoys were JabIlant, the sckes making
thor appearance all the day unaccounaolc abundance
jamie tred one of these urchiDs 70 another, "by
CORA DC you know what IN do m Ey o ooppers
night that ~ one so the nnolb for ieI ,be Greeley
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B0euoS March 5, 1858