Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-10-16
/ From the New York Herald. !


From the New York Heraid.l
In conversation with a prominent
Wall street man yesterday--a gentle
man who Is fully conversant with
every move of finance, and who Is In
terested to the extent of millions of dol
lars the following queries, which he
stated pointed the way to u clear en-
pose Of the whole transaction of the
panic of last week, were propoundcd
In an editorial article published In ono
of our morning contemporaries OF Sep
TENDER "a, this paragraph occurs
After alluding to the advent the ir-
repressible Fisk I'M the Gold Room
they say; ,.
They not only bulled gold with a
will, but talked freely of the warrant
which they had from Washington
that the Government would not In
terfere with them. The highest OFF,
cial In the land was quoted as being
with them, and he, of course, con-
trolls the action of the Secretary of
the Treasury and the New York As
sistant Treasurer Mr.. Corbin's name
Is also mentioned In connection with
the clique, who, by the way, is BROTH
in-law of the President.
Now, who really compose the ring
that made up this tremendous COM
bination to put up gold and ruin
thousands to crafty their insane lust
for greed? Who is directly respon-
sible for the paralysis i'm trade, the
fallin stocks, the general distrust ex-
hibited In almost all mprchantile
transactions, and the clouds which
have obscured the whole financial
sky? If this crusade against the
street, this unheard-of audacity In
graphing with iron fingers the whole,
aye, and Ave times more gold than
lies In the governmental and Golfers
OF the whole country were the work
OF any one man, the country might
well tremble and say, Who and what
Is the power that I'm forty-eight
hours can work such tremendous
revolution? The solution of the
problem can only be given In one
way. The government hold In their
vaults say $40, 900, 900, coin, and the
banks about Sl5, 100000, In all less
than S10O, 100000. What individual
or clique of men who have the brains
and the money to undertake such o
*
they had the most undOubted assur-
ance from the Government that no
gold should be thrown on the street
to defeat their plans and thus incur
losses of millions to themselves p
How Ion ,h; this scheme been In pro-
gress and who are the Originators?
The ruined bankers of New York de-
mand to know 1t. Anindgnant cOun-
try demands 1t, and asks why the
carriage of the cool headed, sharp,
keen President of the Erie ROard has
been morning and night in West
street, at the resi-
dence of the brother-in-law of the
President. Perhaps the confidential
agent of the shrewd prince of Erie,
who has, in the two weeks, made
SO many midnight journeys to Wash
ington, Pennsylvania, might explain
something about the matter. The
frequent interviews of the Admiral
with General Grant at New York,
Saratoga, Long Island Sound, and
elsewhere, are very Significant
Whose influence was 1t that appoint
ed the present Sub-rreasuer of New
York after another mans com mission
had been made out and what kind
Of bargain was made? How much
money has been sent to Washington
that was net used In furnishing the
White House In the last week or two?
Who cashed the SlO0,000 check and
the S25,000 check handed to n menu
Der OF the Presidents family? Now,
what. shall we say In the face OF all
this, and ut whose door lies the blame
of all this terrible evil ?