Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-10-12
THE GOLD GAMBLING.


The New York Sun, loyal paper, pub
fishes the most positive evidence that Abel R.
Corbin, one of Grants numerous brothersin-
law, was deeply implicated in getting up and
profting by the recent gold gambling raid in
Wall street, and testimony is found going to
show that the President himself was involved
in the same infamous transaction, whereby
hundreds were ruined. The Herald, IN view
of this development, makes the following per
tinent inquiries:
"An indignant country demands it, and
asks WHY the carriage of the eool-headed,
sharp. keen President of the Erie road has
been seen morning and night in West Twenty
seventh street, at the residence of the brother
in law of the PresidentS Perhaps the con-
fidential agent of the shrewd Prince of Erie,
who has. in the last two weeks, made so many
midnight journeys TO Washington, Penn,
might explain something about the matter.
The frequent interviews of the Admiral with
Gen. Grant at New York, Saratoga, Long
Island Sound, and elsewhe are very signih-
cant. Whose influence was that appointed
the present Sub-1reasurer of New York at
ter another man 5 commission had been made
out and what kind of bargain was made
How much money has been sent to Washing
ton that was not used in furnishing the White
House in the last week or two? Who cashed
the 100000 check and the S25, 900 check
handed to u member of the Presidents tam-
ily.? Now what shall We say in the face of all
this, and at whose door lies the blame of all
this terrible evil?"
And now comes Mr. james Fisk, jr., who,
in card to the Sun dated Monday last,
broadly intimatos, (and has affidavits attached
to sustain his assertiOn,) that MIR. COrbin,
Grants brother in law, was one of the leaders
of the gold gambling raid, and that he, Cor
bin, acted under instructions from Washing
ton, to the Utmost secrets of which he had
access by reason of his relationship. After a
deal of lying, cringing and twisting to save
the great Grant from completely in this great
scoundrelism, the truth comes out that Corbin
was in the ring and represented the Grant
family. MIR Fisk says:
''These statements, GCorbin' denial of his
connection with the gold raid make it me-
cessary for me to state that Mr.. Corbin has
constantly associated with me; that l have
been in his house repeatedly since last sum-
mer; that l visited him in the very afternoon
OF the day on which he made these statements.
and that he spent more than one hour with me
in the Eric Railway office on the afternoon of
Saturday, September 10Th, the day after the
gold panic"
alt is further proper for me to say that
Mr.. Corbin has been party in interests with
us, and others, whose names it is not now ne
cessary to mention, in the recent gold specula.
ton, aud that he was constantly communica-
ting with me respecting this gold speculation
In fact, Mr.. Corbin was in this speculation
long before | was. 1t had been organized
and carried on by him and other gentlemen
for some weeks before l knew of its existence
He is enttled to almost entire credit of orr
ginatiug the grand scheme for advancing the
price of gold, and willingly disclaim, in his
favor, the honor so kindly imputed to me by
the press in general, of having devised this
bold and brilliant operation. 1t was the fruit
of SIR. Corbin's own suggestive mind ana
long before l knew anything of it. Mr.. Cor
bins representations concerning the powerful
influence which he could bring to bear in ia
vor of the speculation lad interested in his
support other gentlemen of means and capa-
city; and it is only just to say that Mr. Cor
bins assurances on this point were fully car
ried oat up to the 30th Of September"