The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-10-29

| WITH SOME MORAL REFLECTIONS.
Mr.. @. II. Webb, of New York, writes tc
the Springfield Republican as follows:
That the gold market broke on Friday
last you probably know. But question i
you know what broke it, Notwithstanding
all the stories afoat. Let ME set your mind
at rest on that point 1 threw my gold on
the market The bulls were not expecting
this movement on my part, neither were
the bears-neither was I, for that matter
But great men break out on extraordinary
occasions without showing many Fremont
tory symptoms.
1t was very evident at an early hour,
Friday morning, that something must be
done. There sat Boutwell,, at Washington
like bump on a log, and wouldn't do 9
thing 1 telegraphed him and prepaid the
dispatch. A. T. Stewart, G. H. Webb
Reddy the Blacksmith, Henry Ward Beech
er Judge McCunn, j. S. rockingham, Jus.
tice Bowling, Joe Jefferson, j. r. Osgood
Z. P. Dutton & Co., the Adder company
Stephen H. Tying, Jr., Superintendent en-.
nedy, Nine Parepa, DR.. Adams, Col. Frank
e. Howe, Henry Bergh, Count Johannes
(the count did it on behalf of his friends
the Byron family Peter Cooper, J. Cook
Henry Clapp, Jr., Harper Brothers, Sol
Eytinge, Jr., DIR. Bellows, Marshall o. Rob-
erts, Isaac Fl. Belden Sam Tilden, H. G.,
A. Oakley Hall, the Veteran Observ er, Will
son G. Hunt, Joseph Hoxie, Susan B. An
thony-all these great and good men whom
you hear and read so much about, and who
are always prominent on public occasions
| CDR. Osgood is abroad, much to his great
regret joined me in telegraphing Boutwell,
to sell his cussed gold and not keep us
longer in suspense. .-. .-..
He replied by letter that he had none to
sell. ..,r ....
telegraphed back, "That's lie" Gree
ley worded the dispatch,) shut I'll lend you
some" Instead of thanking me, he sent
Robson, on the Talapoosa, to say that he
declined my offer-alleging as his princi
pal reason that he did not know what the
borrow might bring forth. .a-..
asked Robson if the Secretary of the
Treasury had cold, or simply went back
on the Bible in that way because he was O
Cabinet officer. The proprietor of the
Tallapoosa said he didn't know exactly
Borie hadn't left any definite instructions
about it, and he found no precedent in the
records of the department but he thought
he might venture to say that when he left
Washington the Secretary of the Treasury
was q Boutwell,.
Plainly enough there was little or nothing
to be done with such idiots as these, SO
determined to sell my gold. Understand
that Greeley's offer to dispose of his crops
and come to the rescue was made subse.
quently, and, as it turned out, he had only
three cabbages and squash or two availa
ble)
With view to some contingency of thi'
kind, had for the past six weeks beer
converting the contents of our Adder treas
ury into gold, and without even stopping
to consult with my business partners il
Boston, Skaneateles and Mauch Chunck,
precipitated this amount on the market
just imagine the effect No news of tn,
contemplated action had got abroad, ant
the effect was tremendous. Gold WEI
down so fast that the only ones who could
catch it were those who started on som,
hours before and were standing under
they caught it-bad.
The country was saved. What did i
matter that was ruined2 The man VIII,
wouldn't ruin himself every day of his lifi
for his country's sake, and get up in tn
night to do it, if necessary, doesn't deserv,
office! We 8,
| Stewart took me to- one side. "Johl
Paul" said he, "rm proud of you. Can
call you countryman of mine-in short, ar,
you Scotchman2"
mo Alex" replied; shut between me
you and the post, have played on tn
Scotch fiddle in early youth"