Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-30
DELANO.
The SecretRry's Letter of Resignation
from the Cabinet, and the
Presidents Reply.

WASHINGTON, September 26.-The
f,lIoyyiug Is the letter OF Hon. {. Deano, resign
ins The once OF secretary OF the interior, with
the Presto snts letter OF acceptance II may
b. stated that on the twenty second instant
tfbe date OF The Presidents letter., Mr. De
Iano in company with friend, called on
President Grant at Elizabeth, New Jersey, TO
utge the Presidents acceptance OF ms S2dg ISslg-
nation IL is probable, from present indlca-
fi0us thaI the appointment Of Mr. Delanes
snrcassoT will be made nom Pennsylvania,
aud that his name Will be announced to-Ahor-
io" WASHINGTON, July 5, 1879.
Mr.. PREsIDENT-I have the honor TO trans
ualt with this note my resignation OF the once
- 'arretary OF the interior. You have been
ayare for some time OF my earnest desire 10
retire from public life, and you have under
business and domestic afilicuoGs whlch nave
YroIuced and intensified thlS desire. Last
f4la, in November, requested you TO accept
my resignation. You asked me hol 10 InsisI In.
s,y,of, if and expressed desire that remain
Iu your cabinet until the end OF your adInin-
igtTation, OF as long as found IL asreetD4G
=, ~ N Al your request and solicitation l
,fecIiuei then 70 insist upon your acceptance
Df my resignation, assuring You, however,
that must resign during the early part pa I CI
The ensuing spring. Nnen Ihat peIlou a.
rived sud during the months OF AlIA anu
Nav Won advised me again not 10 resign
vUhich advice agreed with my own JuHgiLleuI.
M. rIg-ong Tor this conclusion need not De
stated here. since you were called upon pg
.our fellow citizens TO perform the uuLeS o.
%
,,uf the solicitation OF myself or 1rlends, 50
rar ~ 1 know aud believe, 70 take chaIse oI
lup important and TespOn'loie pupIc tstf7 tiusIs-
Tho internal revenue bureau anu ILe . Cstloi vi
Jepartmcnt. ] was commissioner OF ihJeE.lal
yeVeUue TAO II March, 1869, 70 november, !o'O'
= oerlod of CHe year ana eight months
~, = result of my administration you know,
and tuey are not, trust, entirely un nKhoWn ~ 70 70
my CeiloW-citiZens. The ulnculIleS o. InIs
,tG.i,iou and Ehe diligence, care ana labOrie-
iTired ,,f me in discharging its duuesi you
q SO understand; and OF these trust the pup, pun,
lie has some correct app! !tcla'Lon L., ,t oyT - In
me duties OF the Interior dePStI en-. ~ !,
NovaTnDer 1870 and have discharged lneh 70
~. bqs,t OF my ability Tor the period OF IouI
years and eight months. They nave peen
SaEnrious difficult and delicate. Tbey nave
eunraced t-e supervision OF the genefal IAnu
once Indian bureau, pension anu Patenntt pau u :
aices the bureau of education and mass OF
,eIscsiisueous business, unknown 10 any eA-
-sDf those connected with tue pubnc service
rEe bus ness Of the lana once u NoIy eA IL
-iye ana involves The adj ntlcaIloh ahC setbtS .S
J,en' OF legal questions growing out OF Iall-
y,,sd Grants literally and proiusely maue
f..,y ye:IrE since, and the Mexican anu u ~
-" rr,ts made before we acquired California
ii New Mexico, and all o those groWlns @ ouI
1Tour mineral lands and large INNING inloi E
VI =, soy nothing OF those that arise from
tII eStefd and pre-emption systems. IEese
.opss the head OF the department "a, u ,,f, SfSC
amount OF iuttcial LABOR ana IesP 13 ~!
TVbich is not generally unaeThIoou' tLS to,a ~
1,a,, hureau as you know, is fulI OF lhIlcate,
delicate and veXatiOus questions EIyMiihS - -
of the numerous Indian lIeaLles Hn ,vaan
,,arfecrIv defined relations eXisuhg pStWeeH
tbegoverument and the India races. me 0 eA
ecufion OF this service Is also eIeatiy SIi.S
TasSed by the remOteuBss Ol INC !yCai,sI -
iSra ,Syuch of il has TO be done, thus pre-
,'enting a personal supervision over thS per
goSs en- ployed, well as by want oI , ssIa &c S
laTgt enough TO command JaienL, u Sh o',tC'r, o.
MI 90 1ociiv equai TO the duties ana reslpon-
sIbiitt{es Cf the position Many OF tiLS ~ - ara
Taut duties OF the head oil tiG In, Llti ~,
.rn,,scted with the material anu peculli@al @ y
S,,t.rsSts of lndiy iduals. These Interests ar ar
oIten large in amount and tne sectelaSiS :, ~ ~
deciding, must necessarily ItJeCt III fraoneni
one Re parties, and thereby nor unI u, ~,
10 6ndS himself assailed by misrepreSenlalIon
and fsIsehood of defeated clalmsl Us; 70 I S,i
Gdsnt thai A thorough aud Impartial ehau aullLIt @
49, a. tI,a nr.seut condition OF pubic seTN
ice connected with each anu tIl on 'II -, GU
tached 10 The internal department. t WI, :, bs,
- on candid and faiT-minded men Lhhs ~ ~ hsl'
t,.r fscsI, In a more prosperous or better con
dition than Il now ~. leel sure 'Ll.lS go th.
serutinizlng examination VII ,~iu ai1r
opiniou here expressed, ana lnat IL o,.n WIZ o.
Itad fo the conviction that great lhpIoNe
,1ants nave been made under your polCy II II
lie service connected with the indlah I DuaetL'
S'e iIS,da ~ these matters briefly, 10 REMIND
- ~ RE exhaustive labors whlch nueiltg y y
NV duties daring the last SIX yelis HLu LIZ ~ W,
months las demanded OF me, anu 70 sIlo" SNOW " y,
~ 49, tist one Of nay age requires rest anS
rernperaIion / uring all these years " tOl t
1 have had your support, S0ua s,S6ancs %
and as believe, your enlre eoano1iLSe e ~ S
a.; :, hon otherwise ! should have IoDl
since retired. As l nave saiu, ouI, iirSara
cal fayors have come unSolICtVe't'' t',S al
foTe have been highly sppreclaIeu. To- ~
we aIWays lightened my burdens Dy S,tel ,it
mi ,,rompt and cordial cO-opeTaIlOh Hhei i
49, ,otfciaI relations are severed snalL a.
81 49, e.ntIuue to cherish four you the hlRhes
r-gsr,I Gouuded, as II i, upon lu! un4 - M
CONFIDENCE 3u your unse II N patI tolisIl' ~, ~ a
.-ccnrscV and sOudity OF your yuusthTInl, 4 4
a.. bigj sense OF justice which has sl"aS
char cttriZed you and from HIiSn' ~ Ill
opinion nothing can tempt you ih 'elt i ~ @ O.,
~ dayiata 1 have the honor 10 De- Win sie'
ain''ii'S - ; G. DELAAo'
The following is the Presidents reply:
LoNG BRANCH, September p, $50
DEAR SrR-Nour letter OF the hijn OF J ~.
teudertuE your resignation OF Ile oL,' oLllSo
N,-rrefarv OF the interior, was duly recelNs, rc,.,
-, 4 has been he'd by Inc untll Ihls l,liie, VIZ W.
an t.Iin5, Decaus. OF the continued persec
out L'.i'3nI believed was being unjust
st,,'g ,.uou YOU through the puolc Pre-
III. rO,v take acllOu because lne @ lllhc
ne inferior Will have To conlence, , nlS ,,, 49,
,,IeDaFaiory TO rendering has ann uSl iepOIC =
accImpanV the executive me 49, - - y
aress Therefore accept ypur res @ INA Ii I,oiI'
-. .fT.ct on tine first day VI OclobtIi leaSl
a Tftlr more ihan two months from ~ I lL'i u
non of your successor unlll lAe ttes, tte4t - r.
-.,,r,,s-s In accepting your reslgnatloh' =
al Tumlndfui OF the TACT tuat N aDout =
80 Of the meet ing Of congress one year ~
yofIrip- nom the cabinet, anu ASK HsAeu 80 :
Gather ] would prefer your resi- ila't4lt ,I W W
=, Gage vouT successor connrIhed ~ Sie - =
az W. ~, - H., -acatian My answer was. II
iISl,,,Ili iISl,I a ,,Te'eT not having ii AT all.
- nv feeling at lhs lime, ana 20"
IiaN1s that YOU have hlle' SNeIS P,,.o++-f.,,
roufided 10 YOU with ability ana lnVeSSIity ~ Sy -
sincerely hope that the future " u! PlfsSS Z
,it+Gf in me esti nation OF the public sAu q
IN will continue 10 enjoy It's confidence
IN have done through 80 many years ol ~
SS,,,+5 officIal Ilfe. with continued resp
md friendship, subscribe myself EsLy ~ ~
,l,GIr o.edieut servant, =. .; 0haL.i 0t
tJ1n q Delano, Secretary OF the IhVeflo''
WILL He RESIGN
wAsHISGToN, September 2o.Ll
o,nnrfssIouer OF Indian affairs said lo-aa4Y
ousyrer 10 query ss 70 Whelhei NE ne " VIZ ~, ~
-, ,r, tbp accession OF new secretary u
t't.rior that viii. C he dad not ise4 II Noui'
monument on him to do 30, yet IA W
,IasI,y tender his Iesl znatl on shOulu ne re-
Tne si,gB test intimatiOu that IL WoLlu % ~.
cents6ie. he says the Iorthconlhg IeP93l POI
S,Si Ped ll-l0ud commission VIII pnoOuoIt
L-nsrate Secretary Delano ana hiinsel,
80 =, FotR of evidence was adductl Iehu
NOT a.. a., Their culpability be farther sil'
losIt8 20 sISg - dad at any time Ia o. feIleNe e
nouaI nout,,,gs Snd responsible duilr' q Inc
affairs. "
n,y, Carlos has dismissed Genera
',s Sroua uia command oi me t.,lliSI "a -
sSa General Co=!elles las been aPpOIii''N
successor.