Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-11
DAILY LEADER
4 GIance af the GoId Marked.

one MONDAY We sat Dy the WINDOW OF 8
building which commands view Of the
room where the spectators in gold have
operated SO extensively Of late.
The place was packed from desk to door
and from floor to ceiling, with brokers,
merchants, manufacturers, spectators,
agents, clerks, and messengers. There
were present old men, young men, fast
men, fat men, lean men, short men, tall
men, rich men, poor men, and men Of every
class, color and creed. They stood on the
floor, on the counter, on the desks, on tho
chairs, on the Sindow-sills, and hour after
hoursthey continued to buy and sell fgold.
Their flushed faces and flashing eyes told
plainly the state of their minds. Fortunes
were made and lost in minute. Sellers
were more numerous than buyers, and
they resorted 10 their usual tricks to stimu-
late purchasers. When telegrsphic mes
sage favorable to our arms was read, the
Union men cbeered, but they sounded feebly.
1t was the music of lutte lost amid the
roaring Of bulls and the groWliug of bears.
Men who are polite In their drawing
rooms, cordjal in their greetings, and qui-
ct in their offices; men who sit demurely
IN church, and who dsre not open their
lips to speak In 8 Christian assembly, or
at q public meeting, throw off sll restraint
In the presence of the golden image which
they have set up land shout franticslly
e stranger unacguainted with the Ian
guage, and unused to such scenes, would
be impressed with the idea thRt bedlAm
had broken loose. They cried out st the
top OF their voices, and with great rspidi-
ty Of uttersnee, gesticulating violently the
the price they would take for the shining
dust. A score or more of them would
speak at the same time, each endesYoring
to out-shout his nsighbor. Almost every
man had book in his hand, in which,
with convulsiVe fingers, notes were written.
He who had plenty of brass as well as
gold, and could make more noise than
others, commanded the most attention
and seemed to do the most business.
At about half past three the gong
sounded for the open Board to commence
operations in the street-direetly in front
OF the Gold Room. For several minutes
there was contest between the gong
beater and gold-bidders. Their time was
up, but they continued their cries regard
less af therules. The more noise thegong
made-the louder they shonted, The for.
mer wasin danger Of being battered to
pieees-the latter ran the risk of bursting
their lungs. Finally, brass or copper got
the better of gold, and there was a gen
ersl rush toward the street Out they came
ike bees swsrming, some red and some
pale with excitement. Not few of them |
resorted to the stimulus of tobacco-light- |
ing their cigars or crowding the qnid into |
their mouths and rolling it as a sweet ,
morsel under their tongues. Some hastened |
10 the nearest restaurants and sought to |
keep their spirits up by pouring spirits |
down. In the meantime, the bidding |
Sellers were plentiful, but |
purchasers were scarce. A tall man, wesr- |
ing q white hat, exhibited telegraphic |
and the news created considers-
bic excitement, giving mOmentsry vigor TO |
he market. An energetic man, with 8 |
-ound hesd, surmounting broad shoulders.
1ffercd to sell one hundred thousand dollsrs /
or a certain price on the dollar, but he
,Ould not inspire an acceptable bid. Sew
lrRl men, wesring Jewish cast of coun-
enance, offered sums varying from five
thousand to fifty thousand dollars, but the
,uyers we're shy, and wished to wait till |
morning. Although they did but little
business, they made great deal of noise,
md the news boys in the vicinity endeav-
)red to sell their paper to men who dealt |
,hieay in specie by screaming out the ma
ure and importance of the news they had
or sale. There was also 8 peddler on
he corner, who offered 8 wsgon-losd of
our oranges to the men whose teeth had
a1aso hrr khnTF
he money market The only quiet crea-
1re there was the peddler's horse. The
BOOT beast had lost one Of his ears, and
the deaf side of his head WAS
urned toward the mob ofspeculatoTs. I'm
ike the animal mentioned in the fable of
Midas, the othor car did not turn into gold.
In the boisterous gathering were many
substantial men, representing almost ev-
,ry phase of business. There were also
'ebel agents from the Southern States
'efugees who came here by wsy Of Cana
Ia, without the protection Of our flag;
graduates of Fort Lafayette, red-mouthed
topperbesds, who would like to see the
lead of JEFF Davis stamped on every
American coin; Englishmen, Canadians,
Frenchmen, SpaniArds, Italians, snd 9TH
IFS. hSF6 duu bn6I8 HllRub Ue SBbu Hilt-
ioDsires. A young man who, seven weeks
,gG commenced speculation with only a
margin Of $500, and who made so, 900 in
hat time, has lest every cent of it, and
low wears a troubled face, indicative Of
he Rretched stste of his mind.
This is the place toward which vast null
itudes of men and women in all parts of
,ur broad land turn their faces with anx-
Gus interest. It Is classic as any battle
ground. The fall in gold is only second in
Importance 10 the triumph Of cur arms in
ne field. This is the thermometer by
which we Judge Of our success. The lower
he fall of gold, the higher the rise Of pat
.iotic hope. These are the men, with few
who have impaired the value
If our currency; who have caused to a
great extent the high prices of the neces-
aries of life; who have sought to bring /
liscredit on us abroad; who have shot
lown our heroes with their bullets of silver
md gold. If it is Gods will, let them,
financially, die. aPesce" TO their ashes
hall be their epitsph.-Ne'0 York tads- /
pendent.