The New York herald., 1871-11-07
PREMIER FISH.

49,
What He Has TO say Ao0ss hss nepsrseS
Resisnatisn and Ahsai His Alleges sHecss>
sor-Hc Ii Not Gsing % Rcsses yqak ye4-
Has Come - New York 20 vste For Jim
OsBrieu-The Mexican Dimcuity.
One OF the morning papers announced yesterday
in the most positive that Secretary Fish, who
has been going to reagu for long. has at last
retired from the scene Of his diplomatic triumphs
Secretary Fish being In this city, HERALD no.
porter happened to meet him yesterday in BROAD
way, and on the strength OF slight acquaintance
accosted him to ascertain what truth there was In the
statement above mentioned. Walking q consider.
aSie distance up Broadway the reporter acconopa
MED MI Fish to his residence In Seventeenth street
where ns was M lpyitsd to enter The conversation
began rs follOws:- -, ~@S~
REPoRTER-So you have resigned, Mr.. Secretary
morning paper has It that you have left Washing
ton and are going to spend the winter In New York.
and thai your successor has already been desig-
mated.
Secretary Fish ilaughingly)-oh. yes; have been
made to resign for about the fftieth time: but
there is no more ground for this rumor or state
mcnt now than there has been any time these
twelve months. There ID one evening paper In this
city has the report regularly every month IN its
washington correspondence. have not seen the
journal You speak of but, suppose, there being
dearth OF news IN Washington on Sundays, this
paragraph was sent Dy way of supplying the def.
cheney.
REPoRTER-Thex the statement Is void OF all
Foundations
Secretary FISH with emphasis-For the present,
at least il is void OF all foundation. or course
cannot say what is going 10 happen in the future.
II Is well known that l do not wish TO retain this
post much longer. AS coon rs my retirement can
take place without embarrassing the affairs Of the
State Department. shall be glad q resign ! tod
the President about eighteen months ago that do
not want to remain any length or time, and that 1t
is my wish to retire altogether from pubic life.
But in the meantime the Joint High Commission
came up and remained 10 facilitate the settlement
Of our difficulties with Great Britain.
RECONNAISSANCE that your resignation, sir,
Fish, should have been positively announced and
even successor hinted at.
| SECRETARY FIsH-Not at all. These gentlemen
| are cecksure about everything. l am told the
runner goes that M. George WiAiam Curtis Is SAID
to be my probable successor. l know how this
rumor originated. have given up housekeeping
in Washington and live at the Arlington Hotel:
where for the last fortnight or so Mr. Curtis and
dlnel together almost every day. From the fact OF
our being often in conversation people have
come to the conclusion tnat am going to resign,
ami that Mr.. Curtis Is be my successor.
REPoRTER-But you say yourself, slr. that your
OF your retirement Mr. Curtis De tie likely man?
| Secretary FISH, never heard MI. Curtis name
mentioned ia connection with the Secretaryship un-
| Ill 0.day.
REPoRrER-ls Mr. Curtis well fitted to occupy
| Secretary FIsH-Mr. Curtis is fitted to occupy
almost any hign position. He IS pure, upright,
and such man can fill any post
RRPoRrER-would you on your retirement recon-
sec Secretary @ fish, cannos answer that question
shall, perhaps not be consulted on the matter. The
appointment iies s. entirely with the President
the settlement Of the Washington Treaty througns
Washington Treaty through me whole matter viii
be adjusted In less tnan bfteen months; any rate
dency. ! shall remain at least until the dinerent
commissions are fully organized and IN working
order. Oi course, after that the government mas
notnlng to do with the adjustment everything being
lett 10 arbitration
REpoRTER-Then your object in coming TO New
Secretary F.sH-was simply to DO my duty as a
citizen and TO vote the reform ticket
| REPoRTER-Oh. yes; the ticket OF the Committee
VI Seventy, including Jimmy O'Brienr
Sy % ooss
tions to Bradley, except that ne belongs to Tam
gang. but now that he has ,oinea the reform move-
ment, and takes many rough and ready followers
aGna M al DIAMOND cut % diamond. mo "wnen
meets Grssxyos y know me se rss, But 70 re-
IL arss with 81 Mesco, any
secretary FisH-No; think al will be peaceaby
| settled. Inc Mexican border Is infested with des-
| peradOes who commit depredations on our side,
| and though the Mexican government is trying
! 10 do all 1t can 1t is powerless TO repress
them. But still, while II IL honestly striving to
do duty would not De quite fair TO press Is too
/ hard. Juatez has just been elected by a small ma
Jorty ana has enough to do 10 keep down the revO-
| luton in the interior Of course We shall remon-
strate, and II that should not avail adopt serious
| measures 70 stop these depredatiOns.
| REPoRTER-Would II not be the most simple way
! to annex that territory
| Secretary FisH-Not just now. Our people do net
favor anne yatiOn OF territory present. al
! though annexation TO the United states will prob
| ably be the ultimate destiny OF that country.