The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-26
FISK. JR.
lie Addresses n Letter to President Crint-A
Characteristic Note.


From the n. Y. World Of this m0rpiag.
Although month has passed since the great gold
explosion in Wall street, the matter still continue TO
agtate the public mind, ana promises to do so Tor
some time longer. new phase OF the great scandal
is lust now the theme of common discussion among
the Wall street people. II has given new interest to
the history of the panic and the question ''Where is
this all going TO end?" is passed from lip TO lip rms
is connndrnm that no one mas yet pGen zen anS na 10
not yet, and what he end VIII be no one can tell
Washington despatch, published In morning lour'
nal OF yesterday, has evoked the following coI'h-
cation from James FISH, Jr:-
MR.. FISK TO PRESIDENT GRANT, GREErNG
To the Editor of the WO,M-Sir:-in the washing,
ton correspondence Of the Herdm TINS morning
read the following paragraph
marked upon the bold attempt Mr. Fisk to Obtain from
eal policy OF the Government Tho Presidents repT"aS
Il don't know but should have felt insulted by such
proposal had it come from any other put p pet5pa & He
te acter, didn't think it worth noteinsn
Ny first feeling on reading this was naturally one
of Indignation THAT gcntlenlah occupi ivy "a
highest station in the land should use suc iahguasG
concerning one with whom he had maintains !,
nothing but acts OF Kindness. ..,..r -
But. after moments reelection, felt that was
mistaken in attaching the least Importance 10 lhH
statement lt Is obviously pure invention Ol me
venerable Scot who presdes over the Herd". II J.,
simply iGipOsSiJe that the President can nave used
any sich language about me- General Grant never
would have accepted the hospitality and shared the
fable of a man whom he believed to he so destitute
| OF moral character as this co1di7 pretends.
General Grant spent three hours at my table on
one occasion and made the entire journey 70 Boston
| in my company, as is well Known to many gentle
men who were with us, and who know that our re-
lationS were OF the most friendly character. lie an
his family have repeatedly accepted trlnlng ihNOr-
AT nv hands, of such nature a. are perfectly propat
among friends (and which mention now with no in
tentiOn of implying that they have placed Gene
| raj Grant under any obligationl, but which
| no gentleman would accept from one whom
| he did not consider friend Indeed
| so perfectly easy have been the relations
| between us, that General Grant has always dis
pensed with those little formalities OF acknOwedg
! ment which other gentlemen, equally eminent, bu
less intimate with me, have thought Il necessary e
observe mot even thanking me Tor them, and th'
| numerous little services which 1t has been my Plea
| sure to render him have been treated ON BON side
as matter of course, Just as they should oe betwec
| friends quite at ease with each other
| ON the very occasion ON which TINS Herald inNen
tor pretends that General Grant lelt so lhsuted on
conversation was most agreeable ana lasted nearl
an hour. ,,., -, - ,
Having thus shown the absurdity of the Hefdh
story il is not necessary that IL should receive an
further notice. General Grant cannot he eNpecte
10 publlsh a disavOwa OF all language that sensa
tional repOrters may put in his mouth; and as he a
never cOntradicted one of my statements hitherto,
shall not trouble him 10 confirm this IN detail th0ug
he will undoubtedly do So II called upon
Yours truly, JAMES FISH, Jk'