The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-26
trRon CUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

.WAbdlNGTONs OCtOper "a.
There are just now an unhappy family at
the White House, and ON unhappy official
family in the Cabinet. The President is sorely
grieved that he has been .'takeu in and SO
Handsomely done for" by his brotherin-law,
A. r. Corbin; who is 80 well remembered In
the days gone by as a famous Washington lob
bylst, and whose recent completely In the gold
ring In New York has made him still more
notorious. Whatever may be thought of. Jay
Gould and Fisk, Jr., no one can imagine
that they entered upon that gigantic Septem-
Der speculation without the most positive as
surances from high officials here that the gov
ernment would do nothing beyond Its ordi.
nary sales Of gold to depress :he market, and
therefore leave the field clear to a rich
and powerful combination to put up the
price before October Is, 30 that large
sums could be realized. They ore men,
true, who speculate among the uncer-
tainties, but they do not risk all they have
only on a certainty; and In that they had the
financial support Of Corbin and the Assis-
tant Treasurer at New York, General Butter
field, and, besides, the direct and indirect as
surances of.the President, that there was no
danger OF interference. But fortunately this
suppoaition Is sustained very fully by the evil
dence coming to Light, and is bringing ont the
names of all connected with the great gold
combination. Notwithstanding Mr. Corbins
denlals and General Butterfelds denials that
they were In the ring, the corroboratiye tesu-
mony, oral and written, contra diets them.
Gould's check 10 Butterfeid, the lattcr's sub
sequent transfer by deed of his property to
cover Ills losses, Mrs. Grants letter and the
gold purchased for General Porter, the Presi.
dents private secretary, form chain Of evil
dence that cannot. be very easily mega
tived. Mr. Grant Is very much excited
over this; says he does not remember,
his conversation with Gould ut Corbin's
house, but is positive that there was nothing
said looking 70 any speculation. In brief, he
blames Corbin for the whole thing, and says
that either Gould or Corbin bought bonds and
gold for the members of the Presidents family
Of their own accord and without the knowl-
edge ofsaid members. This is all very we'll
for Mr.. Grant, but there are facts he cannot
answer, and which are decidedly against him;
and one is, that he ordered Mr.. Boutwell,, on
the day Of the panic, to sell the government
gold; and another is, that he saw Jay Gould's
and Corbins special messenger during his
visit In Western Pennsylvania, and received,
by him letters containing information of tho
combination ther forming. And above and
beyond all this :. eho ayaricious disposition
shown by the President in accepting presents,
all the way from houses in Philadelphia and
Washington to bottom lands In jersey. He
ought to remember this, before he casts the
first stone ut his brother-in-law Mr.. Corbin
may be sinful enough, but how stands Mrs.
Grant?
On every hand ono can hear of the lobby
schemes and corruption and jobbery arranged
for the coming session Of. Congress. They are
almost without number. The purchase or SAT-
Domingo and its annexation to tho United
statos, with territorial delegate, the cstab-
lishmont of a national bank, and an interest in
the salt deposits there, form one OF the Jobs
that soma Of the Southern carpetbag Con-
e.essmen af't Hebrew lobby firm here have
already got up. It seems that II the Island Is
actually purchaser it win throw half million
dollars into the hahs Of q New York company
owning the salt depSlts, which In turn is to
be distributed among he lobby. The President
has announced his oppostion ID, the nurcbasa.
and with little exposure Including the names
OF tie Oengrcssnen piedgd to support It, the
blu will fall through. Their, the whiskey men