The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-11-04
RESIGNATION OF GEN. BUTrERFIEID.

RESIGNATION OF GEN. BuIi6nfil41D
Gen. Butterield, Assistant Treasurer az NC"
York. has sent his resignation to Secretary
Boutwell, in time to prevent being ignompious-
ly discharged from position which ne mas liileu
to his own disgrace and the dlscredi1 OF inc
power that appointed him. The evidence oi
his completely in the recent gold gambling op
erations is conclusive, and public sentimens
demands not only his removal but that q
thorough investigation should be made into the
whole disgraceful proceedings that Others
higher In authority, should also receive their
just deserts.
In on interview had by the New York Times
reporter with James Fisk, Jr., and Jay Gould,
the two latter gentlemen positively and en-
phatically declared that Butterield and A. r..
Corbin, Grants brother in-law, were IN the
ring, aad to use Fisk's language, Corbin was
zone of the biggest toads in the puddle" ana
"of his own accord offered his influence with
his brother-ln-law for sale," and on the 2oth
of October James Fisk, Jr., sent the following
letter to the editor of the New York Times:
SIR In an article in your paper published this
morning you refer to letter TO President Grant,
written by MIR. Gould, and sent by my special mes
senger to Washington Pa. Now wish 10 ask you IL
there is any propriety in my calling for the puOlca-
ton of that letter. and the reply which was written
as understand, by Mrs. Grant to Mrs A. H. CorDih
in which she says, Ny husband wishes the specu-
lation was over" and other words 10 that effect,
which letter sent under cover OF an envelope d.
rected to Mr.. Corbin III the Presidents own hand
writing.
would also ask for the publication Of Mr. Corbin s
letter subsequently, and which reached the President
about the date of his return 10 Washington, d. e.,
from Washington, Pa, in which he states that he
had closed his gold and bond speculatlons. also
wish ask whether the letter did not reach the Pres
dent the day before the order 10 sell gold was given
As you claim to be SO well informed on all other
points you can doubtless give this Information Also
Yours truly JAMES FISK. Jr.
Ps-The least said the soonest mended Put
not your faith III Princes.
II Messrs. Fisk aud Gould. and others en-
gagged IN the movement are to be believed, il is
very certain that Mr.. Grant had his fingers IN
the gold pie" as we'll as Mr.. Butterield, but
the latter, poor devil, will be made the scape-
goat for Grants dcnquencies, The Radical
ident being implicated in such dsgraceful pro-
cecdings. but We have seen nothing III the Great
Captains conduct since he entered the White
House that would cause us 10 have any great
degree of confidence either in his honesty or
integrity Thinking that splendid opportu-
nifty was afforded Ito turn an honest penny"
aud moi having received any preses;s lately of
a valuable character, his Unsuitable greed led
him into such a combination with a sci of
money sharks that he has not escaped with
clean skirts by any means. Mr.. Grant is Pres
idcnt. yet We don't consider that the fac; of his
being so makes his word any better than any
other persons, and the public have not yet for
gotten that his veracity was badly damaged
when johnson was President, as can be- aud has
been proven, by several of Johnson's Cabinet
We would like very much 10 hear of Butter
field scniilating the whole matter and showing
up his superiors in their true light. but fear
that the influence Of the Administration and
the party lash will hush the whole matter SO
far as those high in authority are concerned