The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-16

to all.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
E. B. WAsHBuRrE.
The following is President Grants reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsHINaToN,sD. O., March II, 1869.
Hon. E. B. Washbur7se, Secretary OF Slate:
DEAR SIR-Your resignation OF ,he Office of
Secretary OF State, with reasons for the same
is received.
In accepting it, do so with regret that
your health will not permit you to con-
tinue in tho Office or IN some Cabinet position.
Our personal relations have been such from
the breaking out Of the rebellion to the pres
ent day, and your support OF me individually,
and OF the army an it's cause sucn, that no
other idea presented itsef stronger to my mind
on the first news Of my election to the Presi-
dency than that should contiAue to havo your
advice and assistance. Iu parting with you,
therefore, do it with assurance OF continued
confidence in your ability, zeal and friendship,
and with the hope that you may soon be re.
lieved from the physical disabilities under
which you have labored for the last few years.
Very respectfully,
3 Your obedient servant,
q. 8. GRANT.
what President Grant says about tho
Repeal OF tho Tenure-of .oaace Act.
Representatives JuliaH, Of Indiana, and
Loan, OF Missouri, had an interview q few days
ago with President Grant, the result OF which
is thus given in Washington telegram
MIR. Julian, after usual courtesies, asked in
be as to local appointments. Mr.. Lincoin's
rule was to refer all local applications for
places, such as postmaters, collectors, asses
end accept his jugment thereon. II It was not
incompatible with the Geperal's ideas Of pro-
priety. he fMr. Julian), would be glad to know
what rule would be adopted by the new admin
istratlon, as he was in the receipt of many ap-
n oi u,nv
would like to have time to examine fairly lnto
each case. sr Het,. n 3t @,'-M as.b
General Grant replied at once that, except in
might desire to appoint . personal or army
friend whose ability, &e., he had personal
knowledge OF, the rule Mr.. Lincoln followed
would be his. Representatives were directly
proper persons to recommend.
MIR. Julian then remarked: General, the
case ia . little different now. In Mr.. Lincoln,
time we had no Tonure-of-ofice t; now we
shall have to defer to the senators more
General Grant replied, speaking quite de-
hberatoly: swell, gentlemen, on that matter
can My say that if the law is no; repealed
consider myself bound o enforce it,. He had
told senators. in conversation on the subject.
he W is . citizen anu bound to obey the laws,
which ho should do. If the law wlsnot repealed
shall remove no man from Office except for
fact, General. that an oficer-bolder Is i Dem
00rat, and has been Johnson man. will not in
itself be asuf6oient cause for remoyal?" "No,"
was ths emr haic response. ~ snail protect
le their politics, II the law remains, against
both Executive sDd senatorial interference. I
have said this to senators. and the justice Of
the view, was acknowled yed." eS.
There was great deal Of quiet humor in the
Generai's manner when he said that, and he
evidently seemed to feel that he had made q
point which would worry the ANXIOUS p0liti-
oiana into repeating the meddlesome. law. A
| an ma an n 5Ta rNov ri "a Ia
General Grant expressed his regret ut differing
with some OF his best friends in the senate y
mentioning particularly Senator Howe, or Wis
sSo av @ would ssea bs I sSs ihss
Congress. ~
Binckley ON tho WAR Path--ParticuIar
~ OF tine Recent Mncownter.
A Washington letter, Of Thursday evening,
gives che following particulars OF the affair ai-
ready briefly noticed by teleg aph:
Mr.. John ID. Rinckley, late solicitor OF inter4
nal revenue, mad q personal encounter to-day
with Deputy COmaiit Jioner Hasland. and de-
sired one withs ex-C -Commiss,onor, Rollins, but
the racing capacity OF the latter prevented ti,st
qualification. This morning, as MIR. Roiiina
was on his way along F-street 70 the internal
revenue bureau, MIR. Binokieys who was b,s-
hind hum. called TO him to stop. Mr.. RoiiIs
apd seeing Mr.. Bmskisy, declined to halt aud
sir. Rollins version Of the affair IL that, when
ne eaw Mr. E:nokley, he saw thas n1itoniet was
| intended, and rscollactiDg that hfs tRpll,ns')
right Esad was disabled. no increased his pace
ai.d walked NOR, rapidly toward kittaa..tl,-
street. Buckley increased his pace also, and.
! "a he was gaining on Mr.. r., the iatrer started
OH run, and was followed by b., In q sim
liar pace, to the very door Of the internal
| revenue bureau. Mr. Buckley and iisint,r-
ested parties VINO witasssed the waoie as-
fair 10 not exactly agree with Nr. holLrs'
statements but o ~ that tho moment t.le
latter saw Bnckiey ho started ON FURIOUS
run and Buckley after him, the ex.solictor IN
diyesung himself Of his coat aud sloa (,ther
/ clothing as enonmbered him. and yoled at tho
tcp OK his voice, ss ne pursued the tugit,ve--
"St8e, You coward !" s"Stop, you coward r.
1 But Mr.. ROiline ectald not atom. IA HID mt