, 1869-10-28
THE GOLD RING.

THE GOLD RING.
President t;rnnt's DENIAL OF all
Knowledge OF the Eousptrncy-
sccEcsAsy Iso&Akxsetl Ektslu<f% suc |
Ntof3cx OF Fisk x.nu Gould Az EAssc-
ho0ua-t;enernl Nuttcrftcld's Let
eexx 10 The lsfenltenH and secretary
of the Tren&ury-TMG Hub-Trcns.
urcr to Have an 1urc~.igatton.
Washington October es} Ds*Eassh to the Ste York
AtF1M.
The repnrtGd Statements Of Jar Gould, Fisk K
Co, seeking to connect the PfesId .nt aud his
family WIt1the recent ui5Ieputnole E1H EaubEtnx
olerat'ons IN New YORK, furnish NJ apology for
cfspach ffnEn thls point. tasel npoa |
Official iifornatiun. 70 ono here oel1-ses that
there Is a particle Of ruth in rne ooid s:a'e.
9 80 Sn d1set 1s 'os
,nc.tecr, 10 the transactions: but when In.
gen;ous and cunning statements arc put forth |
afed to deceive the nnln4oktng pubIic el.e whore.
II allowed 10 so utcoutrattIcted, It we1d appear
70 Psp s ol % .11 rn h.
Ell. S!eHing the matter IN this light your eofre-
# ordent rt-dss called upon tns President OF TIC
lion tu the recent tutslc1tlons, aud obtasninx
President Gfapt was found seated At bis dcss
IN h,B ptiFate 0fce Eanqonly engaged 10 reru.1ng
hts letter. AID s1oktnR that famous cigar. The
DeDfRl oof ertston Of ytattot on entering she ex
fEut1fE VIII SUCu MI Qu]EGk H$ your
respoufept bad III view might te summed up thus:
Well It the Prcsllert IL the msn represented oy
Fisk and Gould, he certainly looks - Lutte Ike It
~ nuy n,an COULD pas.thly be. THIS mental Oh
seErat1on Wa certainly fGl1 confirmed By the sul-
kequrnt Interview AID conversation.
1he President on tearnDG The object Of your
converse on the subject with the ntmo4t freedom
and frHpknea1- Tnese VISA rot the ellgntcst nest-
,xuoa or effort at eSaslon, which undoubtedly
would hate oren the. care had there been any
cOprcIouSnetS 3tat something Injurious to mention
OpVht 10 De EeSeTrsA4
me President pretty sxeep!nsiy denied alt the
the> referred 10 his public expscaslpus regarding
the proposed ruancta! rolcy Of the Executive.
Influenced " Sit. coTn!a in dectaIrx whether or
rot gold should or tho0!a no. be soli he pro-
nounetsi untrue, End remarked that though he mad
q great deal OF correspondence with Mr. Cofhu
during the summer std subsequently, na
nc,+r tntiDated III nny OF bis letters ~h3t he Ia.
eaey q he y T Sot eoai snr@
E9Sri ~ niGn@Hn" q, e. no. sysp bn snSsr m "
Te5ed lis ~,she. ID private ,etss1s. NJ Doat SeN
va. absett from tie National Caplsa1 good part
of the sulumcF, 60 Al The President himself, aud
Thcrsfsre eor1espondrs9e : = tas oui. xsy il
With he could eou rnn.caie 10 The Secretary his
vie.a lie nteh this n cans the oa11 onc psAc'i.
cattle under The casrn1 aiancesl Secretary lsoat-
HelI understood ra'lty Ills lbteut1ons before seoa.
ratlng from the President, and vas 10 receive hnal
i1tlrtct1ot b5 letter. These unal Instructions or
so~ I'd no one connected with Goal,l. flsk or aby
| rczron Gf the ktbd TO lezra their nature.
From tnrB o1 Wttsee that q, Gould state merts
about Corb;ns Icing aware OF The Presidents
trntionh Il, regard % lne saie Of Rol ARE grouni-
leHt. aLi that CoEb'n, II ioUetd BIZ cser hnl MAKE
| brch representations TO INC R'li cuus.trsiofS Ad
about the 1nifdest sAy Of summing up the thing.
In II gard 10 Fis& In particular, sour co0espon.
debt II not awsrc that he l. ssiinE snat he ought
D,t 10 s1Ate In glsing 3ou The Presidents optnioa
| OF itc TyitCt Ut Ere.
In the cnurte Of conversation yonr cn!!espou-
acnt .tmatAeo nron fne t.,i ; .ttsmgs ~ ~; r,,s
tton regnr,LR lhe Enauc1al policy OF the Roscr11-
mtnt. The Presidents rsel5 mas substantially u
, lolloue:
| ~ such q proposal had II COZ from ang osues
l,ut rt7Pon Ike tfk. hui coGtDa fT0m a ruan
~ dss''u,e 'e 81 mofa' character 1d'dn1 th1nk II
81 mnch tos bro1h.t FlsI of Ette fame.
The S+ctethsy oil the Treasury han q iullfr statc-
q ent 70 make aid more *hlch can oc gsseo to
tie public LIE knA that what h" knew atont tho
| uAtlsr Naa pftnc1rhlly Of u n+ga:iye character.
lie had teen various elAtenentA Ia 1ae p4prts nro-
ltst'tg TO come len Messl.. Flax ant thhli. It
| hr psIh ll&t?r aItcnlibh 10 fhrH- 4. fur Snrfdn.
lie t,.cst I'd hIiu to b. Auasa aud tt1, and that
he aRs usc,, h, jim Fnk atld jay Gould 70 further
/ their tn+ Cut4tNIIa-
While Il ltretdeEt r1s al Mt Cort,In. hoYs.,
the tstetrsaf3 tnLks It u pfonshIe rhat Cor,Iu
| may have hta~n bE Into conversation Oh the
may ,.e that On a me- uccasion he msY hrye
tIt presi Il few words uuHttslpgy wh,ca wesr
n,; ~ #. asa nas ,s o o'
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gagged In II tCusFnk IN god or bot IL, or had an1
ccjt. The Secretary tuis H. Is utterly fal4c,
;ss ss IS II
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u saht e el1s
" Ftedtr.et i. Lane, counsel lor ~ Go.!a
;ho,xn, ~ T.; SS'; e call General Butter
hi. I'd % ia sa:p,caons q Gsnsra buisela Il
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Gete&el bfItefn<10 FfDte the following letter.
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txr3 Of The 1na.ury:
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