THE CERTIFICATE oF HONESTY
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The Gazette. with it's usual want of good taste and courtesy, some time ago called upon Col. Walters, trustee of the Real Estate Bank, to endorse the hon. esiy Of it's iavofites and owners, Messrs Pike and Newton. in their connection with the Bank What has become Of the reply of Col. Malterss Was it too aigAly seasoned with compliments of a certain kind to the Editor himself, for the classic columns Of the Gazette, Or has it been held up with the view of ascertalniRg how far friends can prevail upon tAe Col. to reconsider, and "dampen dawaa" We know that letter was written, Let it come out We have objection to seeing Col alters state meat, and to giving t all the weight to which it is entited but let us have the original letter by all means.

 That Col Walters entertains high opinion of these gentlemen and the most friendly feelings to- wards them, we very well know. But we to not understand how the expression of any such opinion or feeling, even from Trustee can weaken the charges We have from time to time made against Newton and Pike. Even suppose that Col Walters (ior whom by the way We have the highest respect and most sincere regard1 were to certify that upon an examination of the books and cash account of the Bank no improper conduct coald be iiaced to its officers (aad how can he say more ' What does it amount to The whole history of Banking will show that when officers have abused the trust con fided to them, nothing but the most aborious inves tigaon, prosecuted for months by experienced men, has brought about detection, Has any such iuvesti- gation been made' Ne will venture to say that like other such institutions until there is some suspicion entertained by the board of its officers their sate- neat IS taken for truth without examination.

 We expect nothing else but that the letter will appear to-day in the Gazette when il will be too late for us to reply to it Why was it not published last week