Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-09
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D During three sessions Of Congress
, intense and almost universal interest
. has been concentrated upon public In
vestigations caused by important nows
: published IL The Sun.
The first Of these investigations was
that into tho groat gold conspiracy,
eliminating In what 10 commonly
known as Black Friday, and into the
connection with It OF President Grant
and his family. This investigation
: was carried on by a committee Of the
House Of Representatives; and 1t is
an interesting fact that Gen. Garfield,
who has Just been found guilty before
the country of falsehood and corrup.
tion In the Credit Mobilier affair, was
Chairman Of this committee. II was
proved in tho testimony that the con-
spiracy TO raise the price Of gold was
organized by Jay Gould and James
Fisk, Jr.; that President Grant had
for some time previous becn conspicu-
ously intimate with both Of those pcr-
sons, and had adopted their idea that
a high price of gold would facilitate
the movement of tho croIs; that
Grants brother in-law, Mr.. A. II. Cor
bin, was also partner in the scheme;
and that Corbin at one timc drew
$25 900 out Of tho pool and sent II to
Mrs. Grant in Washington az result
Of hor interest 10 the speculation,--
The fact was likewise established that
tho turning point in this conspiracy
was q personal assurance given BY tho
President to Mr.. Gould that there
should be no salcs Of gold from the
Treasury during tho progress OF the
affair, and that Secretary Boutwell,
had given an vrdcr " seii gvld, but
tho President ntcrmandod this or
der. 1t further appeared that just
previous to tho development OF the
scheme q dinner was given to Mr..
Boutwell, in New York by certain
persons described as "bulls in gold"
and that the President wrote to Mr..
Boutwell, letter apparently intended
to obviate the effect of any argument
that these bulls might employ with him.
As Chairman Of the committee Gen.
Garfield actively exerted himself TO
avoid receiving inconvenient tcsti-
mony. Although the evidence actu-
ally elected went far TO criminatc the
President, ho refused to examine
that official in his own defence and
VIC have been informed by the Hon.
is. S. Cox, n member of the committee,
that much Of the testimony tnken,a
some Of this of q serious nature, was
suppressed and never published. At
any rate the majority Of the commit
tee, with the immaculate Garfield NJ
their head, armed with supply Of
thick white wash, reported that all
was right, and that President Grant
had no share in tho conspiracy. Such,
however, was not tho conclusion Of
the public mind and to this day there
is no intelligent and impartial man
conversant with tho facts, who can
possibly regard Con. Grant as free
from oil completely in the matter
But Presidential election was ap-
proaching, and oil Republicans thought
Il was necessary that their candidate
should be thoroughly whitewashed ;
ana tho truth was made 10 suHcr nc
cordingly.
Another remarkable Investigation
induced by disclosures mado in The
Sun was that INTO the plunderlng
transactions OF Secor kobeson, Secre-
tary OF tho Navy, IN the session OF
lSIl-I2. In this case the majority OF
the committee, led oy the notorious
Eihgy Sargent OF California, initiated
inc example OF uarneid ana MS asso'
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ona'rman' W ms report, as VIOLATIONS
OF law implying corruption; but the
majority OF the committee, led by the
notorious Sargent, ,endeavored towhite.
wash them out of sight. The people
however, have not been deceived by
this endeavor, nor have those Repub
lican leaders who attempted, though
in vain, to induce President Grant, 10