New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02
have learned them frm newspaper sources" The fol-
lowing is Mr. Goulds testimony concerning the letter:


you know to bis is'su TO The PRESIDENT Mr.
Did tbe letter itself Acknowledge ssS to bo response to
ter the President A. SO far this expression seat Considered
hsr. 'S,hios The letter Ga, ~ cSGs ,.si The Pre-,
Mr. dOrbn the Prs'Ieeu aOi nvH ar oOrbn
O Bot he letter President understood 10 or u.
fit Nsssnpy devoted far yorssW ~ 10 d. ussnE
a % Sua 't to METZ Mr.. c0sS spoke shout
gSa, ST p s1eT .li sS Ss orsS @ WIS ~
What % .,ya that pcn thint hst ~ p15er
bad some interest," Hdesa h. @sn hars iod hD .,,,. NJ
co ycaef ether that Mr. cOt ss''a
Q believe 5. bad nt,asS when he in se.Y~i
The tine OfspJ N. interviews be bad with or ~ CoIIof
ny ss.fS ss"d ne F,s'ia:s :ss.
The minority also believe that il would elucdate the
facts connected with what called the SIS" letter, II
the lady who wrote and the lady who received 1t were
permitted to explain It, The letter was DESTROYED ~
was delicate matter to call upon the gentler sex we
did not feel IL our function was exactly that OF
the matter Of evidence. But when the Committee
noned lady. who is in the humble occupation OF a
the wife President they could not at
least be requested to give their testimony. - IT,.
This request, like that afterward to summon Gen.
Dent OF the Executive mansion, refused. The mi
nority were therefore without the means OF thoroughly
with the section of the Executive and his familiar con
DectiOns
WIN lesarsn 9d inc fSh,s wmGn 90 th itnecs
whom the Committee refused to summon
THE CONFLICTING TESTIMONY
The testimony OF Catherwood. Corbn, Fisk, and Could
their contradictions and confusion, only expainable
in satisfactory by the evidence OF the rejected wit
nesses To ILLUSTRATED First, Catherwood, II he to be
believed says that Corbn told him there some inter-
est in the gold sales or purchases held by the Presidents
family September last He also says that Corbin told
him he had bought bonds lot Mrs Gran Are tnese bs
untrustworthy Corbni or must we believe the unm;
whether he had reason believe that any member OF
the Presidents household was In any manner CONNECTED
Corbn told him. when he was stopped Corbin trust
worthy points, but not on others woud seem.
IIearsay was frequently admitted by the Commit
tee but not on this occasion. Did not this put the
on qa s az 9s M Grant to Mrs Cor
bin there not the description % svea ou ~
says was signed by Mrs. Grants gwen , NAME an W.
Corbin says 1T was signed by Sis ~ contrne spe c
nlstIons as quick as could. In the absence OF this
letter or after proof OF its destruction the IT,
without ndecacy the ladies, could have taken her
testimony and perhaps made ali clear to the know
edge of tho President and his family about these specu
Third: This letter of Mrs Grants, as Gould swears
response 10 Corbns letter TO the fresaent 80
response Corbn says had no reference TO his m
but woud have been responsive II o both
letters should have been produced; or on evidence OF
n ays eseS TO- their contents and obecye the
mittee deny the privilege to hear such parties ore
and be other TO Mrs Grant from Mrs COrbn. Whether
TINS be r@e of or @ SG Grant and Mrs corbn should
been given to dissipate or confirm the doubt What
Grant ' or was any such senti All we know is
reference TO Corbin gold specuatons on , s;h To
and Is not questioned as to this particular letter ana
The majority themselves discredit him moro than they
DO Gould. In fact he says nothing about letter ir9
m5e to Ms G ,sHs so sealed our lbs by refusing
take such testimony as would unraVei ths mystery
2ter the break down in gold Mr. Gould says that
Corbn proered that he and his wife should go to wash
PASSED at Washington not only between the but the
women. is not explained Even II Mr. Corbin IS Tust,
worthy II does not explain all that TRANSFERRED Yet we
are forbidden call on the parties who know most Oh
this singular visit for this remarkable object. on
Fourth: There several dealings IN stocks ana even
tender of a portion of them by Corbin 70 Ars Grant lie
says that rejected the tender but II he IS unreliable
similar designs Mr. Corbin flares up appeals to Almighty
God and the resolution OF Congress to protect MN Dd
Mrs Grant inform the President OF these insdous ap
proaches Of her brothern.law-to " please her only,
but in reality to influence the President Certainly Cor
bin undertook he swears to deceive the President
after his pretended closing OF his gold Transactions
What in that letter which Corbp sent to the rres
dent about his being out Of all speculation what
was his real obiecti What -etse is there
Corbn had written nG3sng the O de What oil aeT was IN that
letter OF Mrs. COrbnsi AS 1t was connected win ths
Of innocent families in this country ought to know.
This is denied Again. was asked Corbn Did your
with Could. He answers: "Only as l in'
She had 10 knowledge of the transaction until told
her what I'D DONE and remarked that hoped would
benefit her. another impression afterward Mt
tempted to be created by Corbn wit that he did not
tell his wife about his gold specuatons iil after the
breakdown. All Of which IS important and Mrs Corbn
could only clear up Besides there were various inter
SH eT 80 r1ephea II not Correctly told by Mr. Fisk
where wrGng OF hands and snashlng OF teeth IRE de-
pcted and Mrs. CoTbln sent for ana Tor TINS we
must rely on confused and contradictory testimony,
" hen Mrs. Corbin could at once clarity II.
FISK az 10 what Corbn told Fsk-or whether he told him
ything-as to Mira Grants interest or soOOO WOru
from Mis- eopn might nay ~ r nn htts ~
ing the causes for the vindicaton OF the parties
But this is denied to us.
SUMMING UP.
Lastly: We have before stated that the President him
sef took special interest in the affairs OF the Treasury
in reference to gold sales About the ith OF Septem
Der Mr. Boutwell, was in Massachusetts, and the Pres
dent in Eew-York: but, however. at these points
taking care the Government and its financial aHars
The President writes to Mr. Boutwell, letter ~ which
as Mr. Boutwell, swears he expressed an opinion that
smoke of tic nportance of the West OF being ablo to
move their crops" bIr Boutwell, says he saw the Presi
dcnt had rather strong opinion to That eject );
that the BALE OF gold Ia any cohsmeraoIs duanrmy
might carry down the price OF II, ana hat III tue price
were TO fall the West would be embarrassed, Sc THIS
letter important 10 not produced Indeed the most
significant correspondence wanting IN thiS ihVeStga
Now this letter proves 1t 70 be true the President was
strongly inbued with the crop theory he had Deon ln
pressed los Corbn and Gould all pretenses that no Kept
them. either OF them. alo0i and prevented ther APP
proach upon this topic. IS rcued ny TINS letter IL was
written AZ an OppOrtgne time 10 Keep up goih ahd,
whether intended or not il directly aid OF the cap
ital object OF the conspiracy Besides inc fresae
letter 10 hs Secretary had its effect. Mr. Boutwell, ele
graphed 20 hrs Assistant Mr.. Richardson send no
order to Buered to sales OF goa uhtll you noal
from me" This "a Limitation 0i the god sales 10
sales for the sinking fund only for september Mr. Bout
we'll swears that revocation OF te oruer 10 sIil
nr fund fe suggestion of the President led him. as ne
says. Ito eOuntermal thc 9ruef &c ,oror+ ,o,tor