The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-26
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WASHINGTON, October "a.

.-, WASHINGTON, October "a.
There are Just now an unhappy family at
the White House, and an unhappy official
family in the Cabinet. The President is sorely
grieved that he has been ''taken in and 80
handsomely done for" by his brother-in-law,
A., R. Corbin, who is 80 well remembered in
the days gone by as famous Washington lob
byist, 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 goy-
ernment would do nothing beyond its ordi-
nary sales Of gold to depress he market, and
therefore leave the field clear to rich
and powerful combination to put up the
price before October Is, 30 that large
sums could be realized. They are men,
true, who speculate among the uncer-
tainties, but they do not risk all they have
only on certainty; and in that they had the
financial support Of Corbin and the Assis-
tant Treasurer ct New York, General Butter
field, and, besides, the direct and indirect as
surances Of the President, that there was no
dangerof interference. But fortunately this
supposition is sustained very fully by the evil
dence coming to light, and Is bringing out tne
names Of all connected with the great gold
combination. Notwithstanding Hr. Corbins
denials and General Butterfeld's denials that
they were in the ring, the corroborative -testi-
mony. oral and written, contra diets them.
Goulds check 70 .Butterfeld, the latter's sub
sequent transfer by deed Of his property 70
cover his losses, Mrs. Grants letter anu the
gold purchased for General Porter, the Prest-
dents private secretary, form a chain ofevi-
dence that cannot be very easily mega
tlved. Mr.. Grant is very much excited
over. this; says he does not remember
| his conversation with Gould at Corbin's
house, but is positive that there was nothing
said looking to any speculation. In brief, ne
! 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 of said members. This Is all very well
for Mr.. Grant, but there are facts he cannot
answer, and which are decidedly against him
and one is, that he ordered Mr.. Boutwell,, ion
the day of the panic, to sell the government
gold; and another Is, that he saw Jay Gould's
and Corbin's special messenger during his
visit in Western Pennsylvania, and received
by him letters containing information OF the
combination then forming. And above and
beyond all this is the avaricious 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 at his brother-in-law Mr.. Corbin
may be sinful enough, but how stands Mrs
Grant
On every hand one can hear Of the LOBBY
schemes and corruption and jObbery arranged
for the coming session of Congress. They are
almost without number. The purchase OF San
Domingo and its annexation to the United
States, with a territorial delegate, the estab-
lishment of national bank, and an interest in
the salt deposits there, form one of the jobs
that some of the Southern carpet-bag Con-
gressmen and u Hebrew lobby firm here have
already got up. 1t seems that if the island Is
actually purchased it will throw half million
dollars into the hands Of New York company
owning the salt deposits, which in turn is to
be distributed among the lobby. The President
has announced his opposition to the purchase,
and with little exposure, including the names
of the Congressman pledged to support it, the
bill Will fall through. Then the whiskey men