The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-30
THE GOLD SC.fND.aL.
James Fisk, Jr.'s, compIimcttist to Presi-
dent Grant-IIc Speaks .is Mind
Freely.

Washington dispatch, published in ono of
the New York papers, quoting President
Grant us having spoken in very conicinptuous
terms of Fisk, Jr., brings Oil the cheeky
Prince OF Erie i'll the following characteristic
communication
TO THE EDITOR OF THE WORLD
SIR-In Il . Washington corrcspOn,lcncc of The
Herald this morning, read the following par,l-
graph:
"in the course of conversation your corrcspon-
dent remarked upon the bold attempt Of Mr.. Fisk
Ia obtain from ilc President advance information
regarding The financial policy or the government
THE Presidents reply was sllst tantialIy as follows:
-. don't know hut should c,c felt illsul,r,i
by such II prop0snl had II come from any ulicr
hut a person like Fisk. But con.ag from y man
50 destitute Of moral character, didn't tlmk IL
worth noticing.'n
My llrst feeling OH reading this was naturally
the highest station in the lapd should use such
language concerning one Yiih whom he
had maintained friendly. rci;!iyns, and lroi,
whom he had received nothing 'Tt acis of kind
ness. =
But, after II moments reelection, felt that |
Was mistaken In attaching the least import ancc
TO this statement. II Is UbvOlsis pure inycii.
ton or The venerable Scot who lfrcSidcs over the
Herald. II Is simply impossible that the President
| can have used any such language about me. Gen
cral Grant never would have ;icrepicd the huspi-
lality AMI shared The table Of II i,ian whom he he
this CuBdiu prrteM,lS. -
General Grant spent three houS, nj my table on
uilc otc'tSlon ana l;tue Inc Sttlrc Journey 10
BoSton IN my company, ~ III well known tO
many gentlemen who were wi,h ny, and who
know that our relations were ~ the most fricn,l-
~ character. lie an, his TaInl.s have repeated.
ly accepted trihina favOrs NJ m: hands, OF sutll
nature ny are perfectly propcs nnioRp friends
iahtl which mention now Wiz no intention OF
Imply Ing that they have placed general Graut ui-
der any obllgailOn,I hut whita no gentleman
would accept from one whom III did not consider
u friend. Indeed, 40 perfectly Scasy have been
The relations between us, that. .Eenela Grant has
always dispensed with those fsc- fprninitics of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT wh.rli ,i., }nrs,l..or c.:..ally
eminent, but less Intimate with me have Thought
II necessary 10 observe tn0t rr~H thdhKiny me h
them ami The numerous little services which il
lias been my pleasure To render him have been
treated on holh Sides as a matter OF course just
as they SHOULD lie between friends quite 1T ease
with each uihcr.
On the very occasion IN which this Herald in,
vcntnr prctends that General Grant got so in.
suited, nnr conversation WAS most agreeable and
| lasted nearly an hour.
Having thus shown the asnr,lty Of the Herald
story, II Is not necessary that il Should receive
any further notice. General Grant cannoi iic en-
pecied tO publish disar0wa Of all lailEuagc that
sensational reporters may put In his muuil und
| iS lie has never cuntra,lictcd one Of my state.
nrniS hitherto. shall not trouble him Ia confirm
his IN detail, though he will undoubtedly ITO So
| If called npon.
Yours Truly, JAMES FISK, Jr.