, 1870-11-26
The PRESIDENT AND GENERAL
cox,
frcAtdent GRANTS Explanuxzon-Thc
Facts About the 1cEaxrahnn
ClAan-So Interference In xbc
MannRemeu& of xne Interior De-
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FreAtdent Ernutss ExplAnnx7nn-The
Facts About the 11cEaHnhnu
Clnan-So Interference In xnc
Manngemeut Of the Interior De-
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Cincinnati Dt.pateh IT, tie Sts< FORK Pyr&4
On Thursday last, President Grant had au
interview With gentleman prominent in OIL
cial circles on the subject Of Secretary Cox u
resignation. The President authorized him to
make the the following statement
It is stated on tha highest authority that
there never WAS the slightest disagreement
between the President aud SECRETARY Coz On
the McGa1rahan claim IN the administration
Of the Interior Department.. Not q word
passed On the subject OF ths claim,
s.nizea, in March. 1855. Ths pre.-
sdens then esid to the Cabinet. Ind
particularly to Secretary Cox. that he supposed
this claim would be brought before tbe ID
ministlation In some form He wanted thus
early to announce his views to then-uot be-
hsles-but believing that both xefs tainted
with fraud, and that the government really
owned the land He did not want the nd
ru1nist1Ation to have sosthing to do with 1t,
but to let the court aod Congress settie tbs
Of the Cabinet, dsected atr. Cox to decline
to consider tho claim. until Congress snd the
court nsda It imperative for the I'd
naipist1atio to act- From that day to
the time Secretary Coz wrote his first
letter Of resignation, he (Cox) never u
nuch as int1mased to the President that the
time had Arrived for lhe administration to act..
Having these facts in mind when he wsote
SeGet1V Cox from Long Branch, and assum-
ms that the Secretary did not intend to Let
until he hAd conferred with him, the Pseai-
dent nevertheless feared that he might COM
NIT himself to eoene limo Of policy which
Commissioner Wilson might teize upon % =
psetext to compromise the administration il
favor Of one or the other Of these fsaudnle ent
claims. Tbs very nature Of his communication
to the Secretary shows be never di4tspsted
him for moment. He bad his orders fully six-
not eurPoee b. would disobe thrm. He hsd
good reasons in the shapa Of xntten eyidenco
10 dist1ua& Commissioner Wilson, and Hasued
the Secretary accordingly. The secret.n'e
second fes'g1Ation cut OF the explanation
promised. The pEudeoce OF tho 2 resilient Is
commendahe. The temper OF Secretary Cox
VAS unfortunate he sho7ld. not hayo corn-
mstted hi1neeH to one OF tkase parties without
consulting the President or his Catannf. sires
he says IN his letter that "it isA naeasure Of
20 much Administrative fmportaoce-one Of
The Ereatest likely to coma before i, 80 that
&c S9ala not withdraw hom il when requested
by hla auPar1or, without shoaog insu bosaiua-
ton and bad temper.
me subject OF managing the Department
ot the 1ntesior wsanot discussed by the Pres.
.deot and Secretary, and the former never il.
teHered IN any respect, either by himsels q
through others. He uasy have read it in thA
newspapers 1t the daF. hut he WAS NOT nd
sIsed Of Hhas the Secretary VIE doing. Ha
certainty did not fntetpo.e any objection 70
| tie rnode ot filing offices in tho department.
At no time did he express single uax IN
| respect to the assessment Of elnrka
Tot electioneering purposes. 10 did esJ
TO Assietant Secretary Otto tdat
be thought the clerks ought TO ha permit
| mitted to 70 home and yota. - wAs usnal,
*ithout cuftailing thei: pay but ho issaed %
'atdes q. the subject. HeyeFJ properly thouGh'