The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-10
The Atrocities Of the Gold Gamblers

The Atrocities Of the Gold Gamblers.
The country is suffering seriously from
the schemes and manmuvrcs OF the gold
gamblers of New York. Just now their
tactics are producing embarrassments ana
distresses in the trade and business OF the
country, and the innocent are made 10
suffer for the acts of the guilty.
The New York Commercial 1dcert'Ser OF
Wednesday has an article relative to these
gold spectators which is entirely Just.
That paper saws ''With no natural causes
- to produce the result gold has been sell
:. ing of late at q steady advance. If lett
= to the legitimate and permanent lntiu-
ences which affect commercial values
s" and regulate the markets, coin would
-. now have a downward tendency. The
:! national credit is daily improving, the
- relation of currency to a just stand
:: ard of appreciation is gradually but
" surely adapting itself, an abundant
" harvest of most of the staples is Sc
" cured, the prosperity of the South is
{! assuming an almost miraculous status,
:.and the promise Of ilourishing trade
:! for the ensuing season is well-nigh GER
stain yet gold, like highwayman, stands
:on the Exchange with is peremptcry de-
"mand for fictitious premium which it
forces with the inpudence and brazen
"effrontery OF foot-pad from the
"pockets of helpless public. The infa-
"mous system of gambling, which goes by
1.-THE name of locking up money is too
- veil known and has been too often de-
ssscrshed to need elaboration. 1t unites In
sits operations every clement of atrocity
land viciousness that characterizes usury
land the spoculctions out OF human
wants. In it's desperate hazard and
RECKLESS disregard Of all principles OF
morality it makes OIL ordinary gambler
"white and Christian by comparison,
g For the Nuctuation OF gold from
lone set of sharpers to another, and Tor
- the loss or gain Of bull or bear we
y care nothing. To the community 1t mat
s.ters little whoever of the piratical horde
that HOSTS its black flag to war on the
"publicis 'up or down. short or long.
"But conspiracy in money against bust
"ness necessities works individual ruin
sand general injury. II is said this last
combination in gold was instigated and
Initiated by well-known peculators and
"iobbers of no very enviable reputation.
1.-THE inquiry is very naturally prompted,
ssIs there no relief from these bold,
chad men -? or is the business COM
immunity to continue to be at the
nmercy Of these financial vultures
Every branch Of business is laid
/" under tribute By these conspirators, the
. avenues Of commerce are blocked by their
- movements; al the industries ale CON-
- PEELED 10 carry an added burden because
:. of their base schemes-first the merchant
and manufacturer, and finally the pee
pie, already harassed and distressed to
8 the verge of endurance, are coercel to
III pay the price of blood exacted by these
r.. public enemies Not a solitary interest,
. OR one human being in this land, escapes
. its share of the onerous levy which comes
from 'bulling gold For this alarming
state of things either law has no remedy
"or it is baftied in its application"
The Commercial appeals to Mr.. Bour-
,ygLL to come to the aid Of the country,