The New York herald., 1869-10-08
THE GOLD RING.
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Secret history Of the
Conspiracy.
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The Tripartite A'liance---Go Gould,
Fisk and Corbin.
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION.
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION
Fisk Tries to Manipulate the Press
How He Succeeded.

Whiie pondering over the disastrous results OF the
desperate conflict between the powerful clique
known as "the ringn and the horde Of outside gam
blers in gold, which eliminated In the commercial
crash Of Friday, the oath ut the public mind has
been still further disturbed by rumors OF most
startling nature concerning the origin OF the great
bul" conspiracy and the parties implicated therein.
Vague as these rumors were, and preposterous as
were some OF the accusations 30 mysteriously set
anOat they were, nevertheless. eagerly seized upon
and seriously discussed by such Of the specuators
had been ruined by the operations OF ''the ring y
Dem0raized by the fearful losses they had sustained
and astounded at the extraordinary daring and con-
hdence their opponents had displayed through
out the struggle, the bewlldered ''bears' pre-
pared to believe anything tending TO c0rroborate
the av0wals openly made by the men who worked
the corner" that the hignest power In the lando
rRarNk1R them and that the ring had warrant or
other positive assurance from Washington that the
government would not interfere with their opera
tOns But then arose the question, "How was it
the government did interfere 9' True the interven-
tiol was deferred until the last moment-until
thousands mad been ruined, but 1t checked the
'bulls'' in md-career, as it were, and astonished
them beyond measure. That the ring had been
operating on some kind Of assurance of govern
ment non-intervention was certain, from the
unparalleled magnitude OF their operations and
the b0dness with which they worked. What
was the nature OF that assurance9 How
was 1t obtained, and why was the support
on which they so confidently relied withdrawn in
the supreme moment OF the crisisf Springing from
some unknown but unfafling source, spread with
amazing rapidIty from mouth to mouth, and exag-
gerated as they were disseminated, these wild
rumOrs Of government "aid and comfOrtn and OF the
completely OF certain parties holding high ofices In
the service OF the nation with the conspirators VINO
c0ncocted the ''corner" were at length seized upon
by the Bohemian and opera oo6e press Of this city,
manipulated into astounding revelations' OF the
most sensational character and sent throughout the
length and breadth Of the land. Indignant at the
audacous attempt to connect the honored name of
the President with those of the unscrupuous
gamblers. who unblushingly acknowledge their
respective shares in the infamous operations
which lIee worked SO much disaster to
our coJDIeeerce and credit, the nation now
demandsnd yhat the secret history OF the
"gold rngo be brought to light and that the accom-
pces who have hitherto been covering In the back
ground be brought forward and rewarded according
TO their desserts. The task OF collecting the mate
rial for that
3 SECRET HISTORY,
by following the intricate and artfuy trails
the prime movers and watching every Move OF the
arch conspirators, devolved upon the HERALD and
It is now completed. There is light at last-light
which proves the President as stainless in this mat
ter as, despite the vile ISLANDERS which have been so
freely circulated against his fair name. the people
have known and proclaimed him to be throughout
light which reveals the tolls which have been
tangled to ensnare the unsuspecting, and the
pitfalls prepared for the unwary; light which
scorches more guilty souls than one. Knowing that
the HERALD was slowly and surely following up the
trail Of those who brought about the recent financial
convulsion and consequent notwithstanding closer
upon the heels OF the fugtives OF the ring each day
and carefully collecting the necessary proofs, the
huntsmen OF the partisan press camored loudly for
''dlscosuresn-for documents Something, any
thing that would give the clue and enable them to
start their baled packs on the right scent. Silently,
steadily and surely the HERALD followed the chase
swervlng neither to right nor left from the
'vIEw HALLoo ~
until the principal quarry was down-panting in
terror Its quivering launches There will be
yelping and deep-mouthed baying when the faulty
packs at length scent the carcases but the HERALD
alone was "in at the deathn
Now for the details OF this grand hunt, and the
particulars OF the capture Of the great gorilla Of
Wall street. the gold sobblIng Gould; the amphlbi-
ous what-is-it9 or ''ring''tailed financial 0urang
0utang, otherwise known to naturansts and the
world at large the 'mrepressble Jim Fisk Junior'
and last but by least, curious or interest
ing, that Methodstical monstrosity and perpexing
nondescript, that outrageous freak Of nature, w0oy
horse ABEL X. Corbin. Never before, perhaps, did
birds OF such strange feather nock together but they
have demonstrated themselves 'Tellows OF the same
kidneyn and that fact vastly dminishes the mystery
of their association. 1t is matchless trio however,
and far financial morality goes Il. e., supposing
there to be such q vrtue and 1t Is hard to decide
which is the more inexpcabe monster.
Alarmed at the increasing fury OF the honest bark
OF that most faithful OF watch dogs public opinion,
she herd which followed these 'rng" leaders hastily
gathered the golden spolls they had squeezed from
the belated 'bearsn whom they had caught mapping,
and endeavored to retreat unseen. or they scam
pered in devil takethe- hindmost order. The woolly
horse got "winded'' almost instantly, and, making
for some very tall grass, laid as low as possible.
Gorilla Gould headed the main body and skilfully
led them out OF sight by labyrinth OF secret paths,
with the nricacies OF which few beside himself are
familiar. Fisk, the slippery Whatistf was left to
bring up the rear cover up the tracks, and n possible,
decOy pursuers from the trail by leading them OF on
awidgoose chase the still better plan OF hating
them in amazement by the disclosure OF some extra
ordinary mares nest How Fisk succeeded Will be
shown In the sequel. One by one he let the tricks
out OF his bag, but charmed he ever wisely the
HERALD followed the main trail until it finally
startled him with It's 'view halloop The dazzling
admiral's uniform worn by the amphibious ring
tailed financial ourang- -outang stood out so conspic.
nousy from both landscape and waterscape that
every turn he made was noted, and, becoming aware
OF this, he finally halted, and, as last desperate
resource, unmasked his mares nest. And such
mares nest But "thereby hangs tale" and as
tnat tale will be all the more interesting II told as
Flax told II, the particulars Of the first astounding
disclosures are hereto appended
YIsK's sTATEMEST-HOw ROME WAS TO BE MADE TO
HOWL.
Scene-The innermost chamber OF the Erie Palace.
Timc-Near midnight The representative OF the
HERALD discovered in the depths OF a capacious
armchair, cushioned with fawn-colored morocco,
embossed with the gracefully entwined initials
"E. R.," IN gold. sliding panel moves slowly IN
ia groves aud the porty form OF the Prince OF Erie
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