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been made clear b the testlmony Of these witnesses

01oUx vGNCmOUy t0eDo WItUo30e1
whom the committee refused 70 summon.
Goula in their Contradictions and Confusion is only
The rejectod witnesses. To illustrate. Catherwo0d,
u ne IL to be believed, says tnat CorDn told bin
chases held by the Presidents family In September
last lie also says that Corbin told him ne had
boughr bonds for Mrs. Grant, Arc these statements
nane C0rblnf Or must we believe the uniibpRacheu
CatherwoodY Again, Catherwood was asked whether
Presideps's A2usehod was IN any way connected
sas s TSat cog eorp h wssn wss sSas ss wss s
but not on Others, as It would seem Hearsay
was frequently admitted Dy the committee but
COMMITTEES on nuairy a. the source Of iormaion s
Second, as to the letter from Mrs. Grant TO Mrs.
Corbln, there Is not the same description OF 1t
II. Mr.. Gould says It was signed by Mrs. Grants
given name; Mr. CorDn says II was signed by .'sis.n
close his Corbin's) speculations as quick as he
could In the absence Of this letter or after proof
OF its destructon the committee, without ndelicacy
10 the ladies', could have taken their testimony and
perhaps made all clear as to the knowledge OF the
President and his family about these specnlations.
was IN response to C0rbins letter to the President.
II 80. what was Corblns letter. that 1t should cali
for such responses C0rbin says IL mad no re-
ference to his srecuIations; bnt it must have had
reference to them, else no auch answer would nave
been responsive. II SO, both letters should have
the parties most concerned should have tes-
tifed 70 their contents and object. Yet the COM
parsiss Moreover Mr. doud thinks ,nss nsat cnapn
TOOK TWO letters TO washington Pa-one to the
from Mr. GSrD ana the other to Mrs
not II is matter OF SUCH doubt that the testimony
OF Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Corbn should have been
that other letter OF Mrs. Corbln TO Mrs. Grant or
was any such senCf All we know is It had reference
to Corbin's gold specuations On this we nave no
ana he ~ not questioned to this particular letter;
and II he were he, as we have shown Ia unreliable.
The majority themselves discredit nim more than
tncy do Gould In TACT, he SAYS nothing ABOUT
letter from hlmself TO Mrs. Grant, sent to Washing
ton, Pa, by Chapln. After the bi ieaKd0wn in gold
Mr.. Gould says that Uorbln proposed that he ana
his wife should 90 TO washington and get the order
TO sell gold revoked: What passed at washington,
explained. Even II Mr.. C0rDin Is reliable 1t does
not explain all that transpired. Yet we are 1orDd-
den 10 cali on the parties who know most and best
Of this singular advent for this remarkable object
There were several dealings In stocks and even
q tender OF a portion OF them by CorDn to Mrs.
he Is unreliable VINO Is 10 solve the mattery When
asked about this aud similar designs Mr. C0rbn
hares up, appeals 10 Almighty God and the rcsou-
ton Of Congress 70 protect him. Did Mrs. Grant
inform the President OF these iDsidious approaches
realty TO influence the Presidentp Certainly Corbn
undertook, Us he swears, TO deceive the President
ater hs pretended Closing Of his gold transactions.
President about MS being out OF all speculations9
What was his real object? What else Is tuere In 1t
besides ms statement OF ltf Where Is ltr Mrs. Cor
blu mad written aSO enclosing the letter OF Der
band, saying that he had no interest in gold; what
was In tnat letter OF Mrs. Corbin? AS II was con-
nected with this 1ar-reachln9 and ruinous panic
which concerned millions OF innocent lamilies In
this country, we ought to know. Tnis ls denied US
Again 1t was asked Corbn, did your wife at that
tune know you had made that transactionln refer
ring to the god transaction Of a haif million
as as Gould went out i toia her, she she i mad az ne no
knowledge OF the transaction until tod
her what had done, and remarked tnat hoped it
would benefit her." Yet another impression was
afterwards attempted to be created by Corbln, to
wit, that he did not tell his wife about his gold
specnatons Till after the breakdown. All of winch
Is important and Mrs. Corbin could only clear 1t up
BESIDES, there were various Interviews where Mrs.
Corbin was present aud especially the one so
wringlng Of hands and gnashing OF teeth are dc
plcted, and Mrs. COrbln was sent for ana for this
mOny when Mrs. COrbin could at once clarity 1t.
There Ia great difference also between COrbin and
Fisk as to what Corbin told Fsk-Or whether he told
nm anythngas to Mrs. Grants interest OF $25
word from MRS. Corpln might have set these facts
in truthful and conslstent lignt az well as for our
dicaLon OF the parties But this ID denied TO us.
We nave before stated that tho President HIM
self took Q special interest In the affairs Of the
Treasury in reference TO gold sales About the 4tn
OF September Mr. Boutwell, was IN MassachuscrIs
ana tine President IN New YORK put however e e.
fiscal affairs. The President writes to Mr.. Boutwell,
letter, IN which las Mr.. Boutwell, swears, me
down the price OF k0ld. he spoke VI the Importance
OF the farmers OF the West being able move their
mad rather strong opinion to the effect that the
sale OF gold ia any considerable quantity might carry
down the price Of IT, ana that n the price were to
SO important, Is not produced. Indeed, the most
significant correspondence B wanting In this lnvestl
gau0n.
Now this letter proves TO be true that the Presi
dentwas strongly lmbued with the crop theory he had
been I'm impressed by Corbin and Could; au pretences
ha n nrn.
vented their approach upon this topic Is refuted by
this letter. 1t was written a. an opportune time
keep up gold; and whether intended not 1t was
directly In AID OF the capital OF the conspiracy.
Besides, the Presidents letter his Secretary mad
Mr.. Rlchardson:-.send no order to Butterfied to
sales OF gold until you hear from me-" This was
limitation OF the gold sales to sales for the sinking
fund only for September Mr.. Boutwell, swears that
1t was revocation OF the order to sell gold tor Sep
tender, conning the sales only to the sinking fund
40 conntermand the Order,' &c.
what Is stlll more significant is a subsequent let
ter which Mr.. Boutwell, produces. This other letter
to wIg 18th september. The President penned 1t
just before he left upon his pennsylvania TRIP IL Is
which Corbln had wnen he assured Gould OF the
Executive AID He refers TO the struggle Of bulls
and bears. lie warns The Secretary wnen he should
arrive In New York to beware of the bears. That Is
the meaning OF IT. He writes-'f think from the
lights before me / would move on without change
until the present struggle Is ovcr.n Mr. Boutwell,
swears that by moving on means to sell o Million OF
gold on alternate weeks for the benefit OF the sink
ing fund during the month OF September. This never
meant tue sale OF gold extra like the sale OF the four
millions on the 24th inst. II meant to keep up the
price and not to let 1t drop. 1t suited whether he
intended 1t or not the designs of the consplrators.
They acted on 10.
This procedure or the Executlve-issuing sugges-
tions, which operated commands issued under
the roof OF CorDln ana the influence Of his confede-
rates, by hum while away from the capital, In the
midst Of the conflict OF ihe money metropolis, and
In line Of duty for the first and only time exer-
clsed, according tO.Mr Boutwell, duty reserved TO
the Secretary Of the Treasury, II not reserved
by law, then only because there Is no law for the
authorization or these saleis SO extraordinary that
we are fully justified in demanding explanations
from the President himself. How can we invcsti-
gate the causes" and leave this pre-eminent lnHu-
ence unreyeaedf What were 1.-The lghts' before
the Executive TO direct his path amid the devious
ways OF wall and Broaa street specuationf How
much illumination was patriotic, how much was
selfish TO pursue an investigation to this point
and then, suddenly dropping II, TO say, 'from the
evidence which we have we ind the President
puren ID equivalent under the circumstances to say
ing 1.-THE President has royal prerogative and Can
do no wrong and we viii not examine into his con-
duct at all.n
II after this analysis any one still doubts the pro-
pr1ety OF the drSt OF the COMMITTEES having