Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-06


Of justice, which has no respect fol
the sexes in the matter Of evidence
But when the committee summoned q
lady who is in the humble occupation
Of a telegrapheP, we saw no reason
why, with proper regard to the wife
and sister of the President, they could
not, at least, be requested to give
their testimony. The motion Of Mr.,
Jones, Of Kentucky, was especially
guarded so as to limit the action OF
the committee to the taking OF their
testimony" not by summOning these
ladies 70 appear in room of the
Capitol, but by their statement taken
where they chose-in their homes
and in such a way as would cOmpOrt
with a due Difference to their sex and
position.
This request, like that afterWard to
summon General Dent, of the Execu-
tive Mansion, was refused. The mi
nOrity were therefore without the
means of thoroughly sitting such
"causes" Of the panic as were con-
nected with the action of the EXecu-
tive and his familiar connections.
The minority do not desire to encum-
Der their report with a rehearsal OF
the points which should and could
have been made clear by the tes.i-
mOny Of these witnesses whom the
committee refused to summon.
The testimony Of CatherWoOd, Cor
bin, Fisk and Gould, in their contra
dictiOns and confusion, Is only ex-
plainable in q satisfactory way by the
evidence OF the rejected witnesses.
70 illustrate, CatheFWOOd, II he Is to
be believed, says that C0rbin told him
there was some interest in the gold
sales or purchases held by the Presi-
dents family IN September last He
also says that COrbin told him he had
bought bonds for Mrs. Grant. Are
these statements true If not who is
to contradict them? The unreliable
COrbin? Or must we believe the I'M
impeached CatharWOOd & Again,
CatherWOod was asked whether he
had reason to believe that any men,
Der Of the Bresidents household was
ia any way connected with the gold
movement. He was going to state
what CQrhin told htm, when he was
stopped, COrbin Is reliable on some
points, but uOt on Others. a. i wouid
seem -. deafsav ms frequently admit
oeu Oy the committee, but not on this
occasion. Did not thisput the commit
tee on inquiry at the source Of infOr-
nation ? Second, as to the letter from
Mrs. Grant 10 Mrs. COrbin, there is
not the same description of it given
by Gould, who saw it, and COrbin,
j a. -I.o n-r~lI 3
was signed by Mrs. Grants Civ
en- name Mr.. COrbin says it was
signed by isis" 1t contained an ad-
from the President tOclOse
his (COrbin's) specula6iOns as quick as
he could. In the absence of this letter
or after proof OF its destruction, the
committee, without indelicacy to the
ladies, could have taken their testi-
mOny and perhaps made all clear as
to the knowledge of the President and
his family about these speculatiOns.
This letter Of Mrs. Grant (as Gould
sWears) was in response TO COrbin's
letter to the President. If so, what
was Corbn's letter, that it should call
for such a respOnse2 COrbin says it
had no reference to his specu-
latiOns; but it must have had refer
ence to them, else no such answer
would have been responsive. If so,
both letters should have been pro-
duced, or on evidence of
their destruction, the parties
most concerned should have tes-
tilted to their contents and object.
Yet the committee deny Us the privi-
Iege to hear such parties. Moreover,
Mr.. Gould thinks that Chaplin took
two letters TO Washington, Pa.-One
to the President, from 8lr. CCrbin, and
the other TO Mrs. Grant, from Mrs.
COrbin. Whether this be true or not,
it is q matter of such doubt that the
testimony Of Mrs. Grant and Mrs.
Corhin should have been given to
dissipats or confirm the doubt.
" hat was that other letter of
Mrs. COrbin to Mrs. Grant, or
was any such sent? All we know is,
it had reference to COrbin's gold spec
ulatiOns. On this we have no other
answer, as the only party called is
COrbin, and he is not questioned as
to this particular letter; and if he
were, he, Is we have shown, is un-
reliable. The majority themselves
discredit him more than they do
Gould. In fact, he says nothing
about a lettor from himself TO Mrs.
Grant, sent to Washington, Pa, by
After the breakdown in
gold Mr.. Gould says that COrbin pro-
posed that he and his wife should 90
TO Washington and get the order
to sell gold revoked. What passed at
Washington, not only between the
men, but the women, is not explained.
Even if Mr.. COrbin is reliable it does
not explain all that transpired. Yet
we are forbidden to call on the parties
who know most and best of this sin
gular advent iOr this remarkable OBJ
iec5. There were several dealings in
stocks, and even a tender of a portion
of them by COrbin to Mrs. Grant. He
says that she rejected the tender; but
if ne is unreliable VINO is 10 solve the
When asked about this and
similar designs Mr.. COrhin flares up,
appeals TO Almighty God and tie
resolution Of Congress TO pro-
tect him. Did Mrs. Grant in
form the President of these insid-
ioU5 approaches of her brother-in-
law TO " please her " only, but in re-
atty to influence the PresidentS Ger
tainiy Corhin undertook, as he
swears, to deceive the President after
his pretended closing of his gold
What was in that letter
which COrbin sent to the President
about his being out of all speculations?
What was his real object? What else
is there in it besides his statement of
it2 Where is it, Mrs. Corbin had
written also, inclQ5ing the letter of
her husband, saying that he had no in
terest in gold; what was in that lei er
Of airs, COrbin? AS it was connected
with this far-reaching, ruinOus panic
which concerned millions of innocent
families in this country, we ought to
know. This is denied US. Again, it
was asked COrbin, Did your wife
at that time know you had made that
referring to the gold
transaction of half million with
Gould, He answered, "OnIy as l
Informed her; as Gould went out l
told her; she had no knowledge of the
until | told her what had
done, and remarked that l hoped it
would benefit her" Yet another i'm
preston was afterWard attempted to
be created by COrbin, to-wit, that
he did not tell his wife about
his gold speculatiOns till after
the breakdown. All Of which
is important, anu Mrs. Corbin could
only clear it up. Besides, there were
various interviews where Mrs. Corbin
was present, and especially the one 50
if not correctly, told by
Mr.. Fisk, where wringing of hands
and gnashing of teeth are depicted,
and Mrs, Corbin was sent for; and for