New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

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whe3 .sked him whether would unload on a.
$500 SSs 70 ws a.. a. s
For further confirmation OF this part of plan to
rely on Government help, rcfor to Fisks statement
tween Fisk and CorbIn some OF which MIRA Corbin is
alleged TO have taken part She added her Of
executive ana 10 the hesitating Fisk These interviews
II not true altogether have some yerisimtude as they
cumaie ~ the dispatch OF Corbins letter TO the Pres
Gent at washington. Pa and In journey 10y this worthy
couple, Mr.. and Mrs Corbn. The night aud haste
reached and every had to drag oat his own corps"
lflskl that tins reliance on the executive assistance
Whether Fisk fabrlcates these statements not. Is
certain that the oonspraors relied ON this aid 20 the
last Whether they had sufficient for such re-
ance We do not now consider nor Is necessary in our
expressly deny that this reliance part Of the plan
While we are as ready to accept Fisks statements s
ter that Corbin the brotherlnaw OF tho President
ranges frequent meetings for Gould with the President
Corbins house the fullest communication takes place
with tho President.
CoRBN AND MRS. GRANT.
It appears ALSO that Corbin designed to present Mrs.
Grant some stocks early July, only please his
sister.lnlaw" and although Mr.. Corbin could see
" what little intended gift In stocks, last
Summer. had to do with gold fluctuations.
the. House and the people will not fail TO zee
of loving brother in-law to please his sisterinlaw
Il had some little faint Of seits1ness though r may GS
call in his wife TO the last agonizng interview with these
grmage is much OF mystery the hasty dispatch
OF letters the distant President The mystery only
%ent aid to the very last We are left in the dark
the President learned OF corbins gold specnati9ns
far ho from the scene We are at loss
to understand the violent appeals made by
member Of Congress by questions his designs
the purchase OF bonds etc. for the Presidents house
psd TO sS the this
sn
answering tho halfdozen questions as to the authorship
VI '"0 ''' nGfs.or, PROV coRBrSs rK,rxOSr
QueOnD q sne that ;ao. any e'sr 70 Mr. Gould rs1Sysd
tba that phr,OosJ dii not show letter but read
Whs, did ,cu read to him Well dont know; try my
~ S1 %: ' w s Sy S fi si'
whOi written in h"rry-'n saec0nae letter. written
O Who wrote the letter. A. answering specifically as human
rs Mr. JudEo Who you mean by "s am explaining
O. the a. sm explaining anu cannot DO any
o. viii yoa sns%ef that question: A si will not evsde it
q whc you s' mean jas: st. rl.t til a Tia,
would noie am little e,eiet very wess ,Sd ey aers9I.
am Psc G S. S snd ST. have no doubt Shout t.
besase that : ,h sM "a Tles II i s never received
doubt oft
THE IsyEsTIc ALTON ALLEGED To BE PARTIAL. '-
After testimony had been taken showing shat there
was part OF the plot, preconcerted design 10 inu'
ence the President in its favor after the conferences so
often repeated between the President and FISK Could
and Corn at the OF the latter and on the steamer
OF the others after the dispatch Of the letters by the con
fedeaes TO part Of the land for the eyes OF the
Preside mt and wife, after the President had himself
as shown by the testimony OF the secretary ~
this market of gold sales as to keep gold up aiter te
President Is shown to be convert 70 so cfUP 'oy
the conspirators. and after the letters written py %
Grant 10 Mrs Corbn which, like tho letter OF COrDn 10
the President destroyed after all these sworn
sfa,nments, pointing TO tho head OF the Govern
ment as having some personal responsibility on
t tsr s %gFs tho chief Of the consprators
was his brotherin-law, and aiter inc Ie,stmony
the schenc ~ might have been expected that the Com
mittee wou not dissolve without giving the Executive
an opportunity Of explanation. We say ol e.
panadn. INT we DO not say it sS as 1e9 fne
the different parts no played, or was made TO pay-lt
and that sisters husband and himself we're constantly
appearing personal One word youcasaiod from tno
Presldentone statement from his wife and sister
would have calculated many mysteries and furnished us
the opportunity OF saying: Awe, the opponents OF ihe
the partial sttestson Of his friends and do it the
cheeriuly because we are bound by our rSaTns
opportunity furmshedi Justice to the Committee re-
minority suggest this. but 1t unanimously agreed
TO- We did with becoming respect The record shows
that Mr. Cox offered the following; ,,,. = lila, o ,t
Prefelt sud stated TO bin thst IN some OF ne
,S G to some members Of bis iam the COMMITTEES bad
authorized me to lay oeioIe him iss pSa be chose to
The Iesiea desired s 10 ,Ip S t ' To ss the SoST
suggestion statement IL reference " " 'ainS ns
move tbat the this Committee be requested either IN
Ss or @ IL IrrS S S testimony given before
m'iee which refers to tn or ' itm sI soSaSg tb. matter
whether be heard before Otherwise With reference
Shortly aerward on the 4th of February the honora
bile Chairman Cen Garfield. made the following report
by the presentation OF this report ~ was sueg e;
that the President desired to be more FORMAL ana Oca
in his relation with the committee OF Congress man the
| resolution seemed TO Indicate Whereupon' Den9vins
that he wOnd be glad TO appear ana onoi US ms una
TO former Committed and still anxious to near nun
so that might oil join In the Justification OF MS per
sonaI integrity well OF his official conduct as TO the
gold sales Mr. Cox the 4th OF February moved tnn
| power 10 reach the Executive in TINS way
that his only mode or eoinmun nsau, T waa
| bv u1essage That he might have contemplated that
mode and that only mode OF reaching MN ior ocdI
acts was by impeachment. Thereupon, To reusNe all
such objections and still feeling the necessity SI
from President, one or his friends on Tue
and in our ms witso' .mmmao ri the President
moved to amend IL "by requesting the freeuet 10 ap
near before the Committee. This vote 10 amend as ho
record shows was lost There was the same result Oh
| the original resolution TO summon .. ,..,, 60
| The Committee could not have shown more respect 20
the President Indeed IL is our own beilef that ne wou
mai have refused to appear Even though he may nave
| doubted power To summon hlm' ne hlShI nave
waived his right and responded Thus inc uhdefngheu
are left for their guidance in these matters cntlrey 70
the mysterious unexplained, conflicting. ana hcDnDuo
tet 5ony which ponSs 10, GilS uoeS no' ei'ei H'
While We accord to the Committee the utmost vigilance
i'm prosecuting their researches into the conduct OF INC
SniTroasureT and the haunts OF the gold gamblers ana
their agents In New Gofk, we cannot ACCORD 10 wy
same thoroughne in the examination OF 0hcas III ne
civ M Washington Experts, brokers, merchants, HI
gants-Inen who knew and had heard things secohu "nH
third hand aud men who had only theor,ee 70 " t
appear before the Committee without opposition Dui
some Of the chief performers are behind the scenes a
no request however respectful brings mem o, th
out gloves the testimony Of the secretary Oh ths