, 1870-03-02
THE GOLD INVESTIGATOR,
[cosisnutd from Second Fla, :

(confsnufd from Second Rao-1
ee. nom the infoFmAti had received w~h.d
S9It uts.icn about i, 'he result Of whca Wa.
roulo 6 our ou4y u sell,-Lot ipr tina nnr,o. ~
!oic.ng Gown The price OF gold a. 4 prsm.r1 and
.Ptc &c orjse!. but because though, to- oa,,nsss a
ceIp'a ha1 fallen Oh. xnu was myssIf snn,uhar-
rse DO col reco!Iecs that mep;,oned Il n n a
t1tAdehn that II bank,ng lnsi,.Qt}ops saooid H..
lion Ct surh olsa4teEs 70 bad ii 1857 ts1t me
ITesfdtnt without any eptc'nc updef1..nsino ~
wHat Il; saoo.o be doue, exespt IN general way
tnAt u Inc e1r1tcu eus continued AID rofd n.
shncen, u W6ald te cur datJ to Sell.
u Bat stll without a purpose as 10 thu amonot
" ca :, as 70 ne tast No. there Eas DO spe.
Which Roid anould re fold. except ihatff fhe ar.
cMeMtnt cort.nu1ds and thero vas an ads.uce. II
was as aD1ons u xss int we snoad pot iosa1
!efe pnless II tEeUsd 10 be an nbtolute nrces,fsv
et ne protection OF the bu1i1 eas terests or III
q Was toera my rste OF gold n1ed On at N.
eclAoltstion u which II MAS advtAapIe 10 1eli1
Ihefe = 20 price Damed, as tecoliect 1t " bich
sisndirR that II The advances cop,tnued ana trst
IN cur tudaDent, It should threaten the hns'nsss,
!nte!esta OF tho country, It would 30 oas dut1 "a
Q. The Pretsden. ard yourre,f vere IN ,,r,.c.
soG1 ,o, On 1nst P9,2sf We were 10 perec: 70.
morLrg of the ssth received yarons ~ eas
ttSm New fo1t; aome Of them from Nj. Bast.T.
nelo. NE Atstitant TreAurer, and same frnm
their 1sars>, al to one edecf nat ooa 81 9so
sanci.G. ano thai the rnce Hal hslp1 rapidiv
w.o !.om ar:s 1o 70 1ss ard, perhaps, 70 l6o
Pfsden % ene ~ 1oas of
Nc, MI. tntck not '' 'A' - a.
e e: M.d sou converted WITH anybody In the
Dent in relat:on 70 your purpese A M a.. mt
uTn Inst SUBJECT giving Any Opinion AZ 10 NJ tn.
@ You had nate 70 expression m ,ns ,,,,.,.
to sn!body7 A. Not thas an AWARE Of 'e''es'
Wss anyncdy present when you d,cte,ed
so1fc,sapp sonT aeepeh 10 Jonr senoaphei1 A Ny re.
@ uave you any 1eason to Believe tas: IN .
wll1s were tapped, or havs Jou made Any invest.
saep os me sqp,ec.1 A. have NOT made any
blt laAFe mol Investigated the anbj.c.. 4S"7
HA1e 1oo any reason to believe that POUR
aa.,.rs refS n4s a. p Pr9%py e1ecu.ed
nave been7 A. No, etr. Ny iUpre5t,op va theu.
ato y now. thst u vas rruDptIy transmitted, and
i1ss ea oeEsrni b9tt.fhe,o gsve prompt notice: ba.
ceftsinty On The poiut. / have no reasoa Il,
do1oi, however, tha: that was tns fact.
~ Wnea ~ % dld you Ret .eTs Inst OF the preas-
e1al Bat'eIned vas the nrst information Of il re-
eeIseo; add yet thate was other de-pa.cnes aent
70 me emce, Ihinf. from other parties. NOT CO !.
hec'ed With tue government who ielegraphcd tie
Q. Wnst VAS your Impression tha. DAY - to the
crder ana he BREAKDOWN In coiaNss te xnc y. 5oua @
cn1red ntas: A. Tnas day thought T. the eu btess. AZ
O. That Is mat ,nc r Was nuntshsd H onel ~ 70 ae
lhst the IeakdoNn cafn.r "; 49, o1a ~ sdea &c
impression that uaT. ArterTaras I n.n NV ~
oonos6 about II, a. To whether the breakdown DID
That point
GouLps LETTERS TO BOUTWELL,
,-e; G9lanG ~ 5nose oe5s q psncs da Jou receive
then, proposition 10 MAZE 4 loan n then ~ ~
help to sIeaoy the market: if 70 Yhat Eas;t3
dated tie last ct August. and the n.her t1st hs.
lore tie panic. [These let.ers were anhmi;teI
One L. daled AuQust 30, 1863 add tte other a
dated September sa. 1865 There II no nToo. t,cn n
In either to make loap, bnt both aTs n sfvncsrV
Of GouldB theory, that gold must De kept weil ID
snonld be held. N' N1s Dsu'' "s "n'e1 II
BursEar1ElpA CASE.
anything In the on1ciAi conduct or NJ. Rnt.rrGeId
tolcad Jon to suppose tnat he was in nr1 wnv IN.
crested IN gold or bonds duriug auy or t3osc
Gays Of The panic, or Immediately pre eJ[ouss a.
II ron were TO co16ue yoQr truuiry to ina time
ur TO ard 1rc'udrK the Is b Of septembsr. viii
answer, No, there was LolhpR ttat had 11ateneu
or eugRestloua made that he was concerned ia ine
fpe ecnlA1,enf, but they we're NOT Of cnarar,er "
prcdeee sny Impression upon ny m,nd. and tney
n.
ldtd not suppose s7at ne any connection with ,ha
transactions except what was o1}c}al and proper,
lAt tre request Of General Bustesaeld, "a ner
y q Heve Is S 5ou az, kuow,eoze or reason to RID.
1lom yon, or any OF the o1lcers Of tue Treasury,
ally Information or advice uf she intended 1ltcy
IN re purcaaBen or sa1es Of RoIa or bonds, that
wtuld have RlEen BIN nrJ notice In advance OF
tne public, 10 as 10 make Purchases or sales for
his orn adgantage7 A. hare no reason 10 be-
1eee that he hsd any such knoxIetge- Early In
me seaton We transmitted some du,patchei, I
toNk. ordering the sale OF gold and the ouruaas-
oIkly given to tue rewspape19, This VA neiofe
VT Cad seen The Objection to sending them direct
20 the As,is'ant Treasurer, aad to hin alone; Dut
! think there was only small pumner nf ancll
cssee, Nheo e nret commenced tho bu3fncss az
aeD2 gold and buying bonds yery &oon cane
70 the conc:utlon .nn1 the announcement Of plr-
chtieH and tales Should DC made through the A.
scc!ated Preas here, sitnuitaDs0usiT viih the
trRt smissen Of the otdera by mali In tne
Ass's at TreatureE. 40 that the public at tarre
tho1ld be infofEed In the mptulEr pauen.
Of the purpose Of the department. for tbs ensI1tu5
n0nth, before the letter ordering The Asa,sIanf
Treasurer 10 make sales and purcnaaes Ennjd ne
more lnttacceA in the htnionino IN, ~ tSs ~
ordinary way sen. TO fne Tpsn ~ ~,
melt il New Ynrr irm M NJ, 1qs ,s, nn
eyen one auch case: bot II tnerc W.s tsets ~.
cny very ANAL EQm5tr. 1' '4~4S "-a
ii WAS fh.t ,,,,o - ren.. =. ,.zs ,.s..,
to {ne hs,ncis,ad y - yoons ~ EVE in1ofmstion
.sts,.,. ia Iiens s.antaaeouaiy with the
tcton ~ ~ " ~ cuasequatse ot any sns.
rnas.J ra'En Jeo Iso "a 0enesa oottelaeiu7 a Not
sqe ne nessepapsfn mat parties obtained advantage.
.h,. ~ Sa9as5 evenieg. 70 - 70 avoid haTtas any,
'A1S es.ta ~ ~ ~, III tae nu'.uess 1neIe,
Y. osale whetner Gel etal buteSleld hah ever
Eaorss M snSo pnlenases OK sale' or thar poll
steu nt.d - AZ ,eIae "a. Waas ne may nave
tan a :" NY W sosoogo leL:els Hhcn nc aas writ
never H1Ar0FRFAt n hn