New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-23
Gold.Gambling.

To the Editor Of TAs NJ y Tribune
SIR: rejoice that the Gold bill has become A
law The fact that gamblers have had an unl,m,t.a
and successful business for long tine that they have
become rich and powerful and assume that sirs q tbs
legitimate trades that loosely managed banks have lana
their influence to the nearous business that eambs,s
and banks combine to control or oppose legislation
that gold actually sells higher at least Ia 20 reported
Immediately after the bill becomes a law; in q word
that gamblers die hard" is evidence that the Law
is not salatary On the contrary these things are evil
dences that gamblers stung to their vtals By th
| law.
They will, undoubtedly spend portion Of thei, III
gotten property in mad attempts to deceive the peoua
to the real effects Of the law and to break downlegt
innate legislative restraints on their detestabe busi
ness
There yet many contracts Of purchase and sale Of
gold made under the old order Of things to be settled
up. The holders Of gold will make the best Of THU
their last chance, and extort monsrous prices from hin!
who has TO buy and deliver. Bogus sales will continus
to be made and reported for the purposes Of deception
and excitement If the people will but adhere to the
Government, sustain the law, and give information
and prosecute every violation Of it, the furry will blow
over gamblers will have to go to some useful employ
ment aud gold will range itself in its proper position
and value.
This law destroys an important part Of the Rebellion
ITSELF 1t Is not generally known that powerful CON,
binaion exists and extends from the seapors through
all the meat centers Of the great West whose purposes
are control the gold and meat and raise the price Of
the latter above the Of industrial classes TO
create discomfort, and ncite riots and by this and
other means 10 break down our Government. This ID
as much plan of the Rebellion to be carried out In
the loyal States. as is Lees Army in Virginia
The chief operators in New. York are men who have
been driven from the Border States because Of theJ
acts and sympathy with traitors and their associates
are men of like sympathies bat modesty who
suffered to remain at home Let the loyal people put
down this Rebel scheme hero in New York. and gold
and pork will at once fall one.half in price.
This scheme Is what takes pork from the industrial
classes to-day, and makes mess pork sell for s4o LII
were not for this combination, mess pork would not
command in New. York more than go per barrel II ID
said that the product Of pork is onethrd short Of tho
previous year, Grant IT. the exports are equally Short
and there Is to-day about the quantity Of pork In
New-York that there was q year ago.
The people should know by whom and for what pur.
pose they are oppressed. Everybody may know these
are facts Let every man watch these buyers Of pork
and learn where they from, what their politics.
and why they are here and he will be satisfied these
things are true
Even II the combination was not to embarraa or
break down our Government, but for increasing the
price Of provisions only no Government or people on
the earth would submit to 1t but 1t ia maniestly
against public policy. and the operators ought to b
indicted by the Grand Jury. The whole business Is Ia
violation OF law, and their contracts invalid.
This thing must not be suffered TO continue II Is
threatening the peace Of community and the stab.
y of our currency and Government and IL becomes the
duy OF every good citizen 10 expose this combination
and break 1t up. MERCHANT.