New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-22
LOCKING THE sTABLE.DOORs


we look for a speedy manifestation Of the rarest
virtue. The fear is that our Money Changer
(the phrase is as good in figure of speech a.
another) has passed the ordeal so often only to
90 back to sin and wickedness that we cannot
trust the new repentance. Every banker 10
now busy with his stable-doors. Those who
have lost their horses are even more anxious
than those who have horses to lose, and we srS
in a season of general repair and fastening.
Mr. McKeon, however, warns us that We hare
not yet got to the end of the crimes. Men
whom the public little dream of" says that in
dignant counselor, "are implicated in this
transaction. There are others who will be ar.
rested. The community is rife with crime:
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been robbed from different institutions"
Whether we are to consider Mr.. Mckson
as O financial acknowledgements for the
present occasion to cry "Woe! woe" to Wall.
st., or an attorney learned in his case and
speaking what he knows, we cannot say. II
we have not got to the end Of the arrests, the
sooner we do the better. This clearing out Of
Wall-st is a noisome but necessary business;
and, while our people are about it, let the clean
ing be thorough, and the repairs permanent
Pull out the rotten timber, if necessary, pull
down the whole concern, and let us have strong
lumber with well-wrought bots and bars and
hinges. We have had enough scandal out Of
Wall-st to last for generation; now let Us
have the whole busino S explored ard explained.
The community may be rife with crime, but
crime is easily controlled; ii is like the yellow
fever, cholera, fever, consumption, and Will
readily yield to wholesome and stringent RENE
dies. We can stand the medicines but the
sooner the better. Mr.. McKeon will please
hurry up his potions; for this delay, this looking
at the bitter draught, is dreadful.
Then we shall know what caused all this
scandal. Just now, our notions are vague on
the question Of responsibility. The general
refuge, "the instigation of the devil, meanst too
much. Popular prejudice has placed Apollyon
among the horned and hoofed bulls; but it would
be wasted time to hunt him up and pat him IN
asil Some newspapers insist that the legal.
tender act is the guilty agent; and another
makes Chiei-Justce Chase the real and respon.
siblc author of these many crimes. Mr.. Chase
j. person, trable, punishable, easily locked
uu, and not hard to find. The trouble about
that gentleman is that he has been brought
forward so often as a scape-goat that we are
tired of seeing him burdcned. There has not
been crime, nor panic, nor rise or fall in
stocks, nor short crop, nor a failure III war or
diplomacy, that has rot been directly
attributed to Mr.. Chase. If anybody has
dealings with the Evil One, it must BE-
this most unfortunate OF men. We
are not exactly satisfied that Mr. Chase induced
jenkins to support butcher and his mistress,
nor instructed Ketchum in the manipulation OF
gold checks and therefore, in the absence Of
direct and positive evidence, we must set him
aside for further hearing Our present con-
Germ is with Mr.. Mckeon. That gentleman IL
row our NemeSis-our lIerculeS-Our Briaraus--
our Argus-our Cassandra-anytLing fabulous
or real that expresses anger, revenge remorse'
energy, punishment, courage. lItheTe are men
in high places, bring them down. Search lilo
synagogues, the market-houses, the Senste
chamber-only bring out the guilty and lock
them in the Tombs. We are preparation any
thing. We are Mast in crime. We have suppea
so full of scandal that not even the ehoices'
curry, or salad, or absynthe, can provoke 'n'
appetite. Our mood is vengeance. We WALL
to see somebody punished.
We leave Mr. McKeon to his dennnclatlon'
and arrests--hs work of accusation ana pu''SA'
mcnt-wishing him God-speed and eooa ena-
ing TO all his labors. Our business now Is WIZ"
the future. Whatever else may be douo'e',
this is certain: that we have had enough '"
Wall. 81. fnanciering. We do not want 'n''
nonsense about Legal-Tender and MIR. CnaSo'
II is we'll to talk of moral influences "o'"
pulpits or to old women doing over tnelf ""'
What we want to know is, how soon shaii u'''
he a reform in Wall-st., Plain Is H. '""''
with the men who manage our money ah"i''
banking is no science. II is reckiesSne'''
daring, luck. A groceryman would DC u
graced if he exposed his apples as raSn'!
these bankers expose millions of dollars. UNI
less a change is made, we shall be compel'eo -
come hack TO the good old stocking, or the ruo'
mouey.bclt or the broken china-diSh' ins''