Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-27
Resignation OF Secretary Delano.

Resignation OF Secretary Delano.
HIS REASONS FOR LEAVING THE CABINET
The letter OF Secretary Delano 10 the Presi-
dent resigning his position as Secretary of
| the Department of the Interior. dated July
5th last. is made public, together with the
| letter OF President Grant of September Dad
| accepting the resignation. The following is
the letter referred to, together with the let
| ter of the President accepting his resigna-
tion
SECRETARY DELANO TO THE PREsIpgyr.
WASHINGTON, II. G., July 5, 1875.
Mr.. President: have the honor to transmit
WIN this note my resignation of the Office OF
| Secretary of the Interior. You have been
aware for some time of my earnest desire 10
retire from public life, and you have under
| stood the reasons, connected with nv private
business and domestic Affections, which have
produced and intensified this desire. Last
| iall, In November, requested you to accept
my resignation. You asked me not to insist
upon IL, and expressed desire that remain
| In your Cabinet until the end of your admin
| 1stra;ion, or as long as found IL agreeable
| 10 do so. At your request and solicitation /
declined then TO insist upon your acceptance
OF my resignation; assuring you, however
mat L must resign during the early part of
| the ensuing spring. When that period ar
| rived, and during the months of April and
May, you advised me again not to resign
which advice agreed nth my own Judgment
The reasons for this conclusion need not be
stated here.
Since you were called by vour neIloyv-citi-
| Zens to perform the duties OF Chief Magis-
trate, you have invited me, without solicit
tatlon of myself or friends so far as know
and believe, TO take charge of two important
| and responsible public trusts-the internal
| revenue bureau and the Interior department
| was Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
from March, 1869, TO November, 1870, period
OF one year and eight months. The results of
my administration you know, and they are
! rot, trust. entirely unknown To my fellow
citizens. The difficulties of this position
| and the diligence care and labor reduired M
me in discharging its duties, you also UNI
derstand, and OF these trust the public has
some correct appreciation.
| / assumed the duties of the Interior depart-
| ment in November, 1870, and have di schargesi
them TO the best of my ability for period of
Jour years and eight months. They have
been labOriOus, difficult and delicate They
| embraced the superviSiOni of the General
| Land Office, Indian Bureau, Pension and
Patent offices, the Bureau of Education aud
| mass of miscellaneous business unknown
lie service.
Inc business Of the Land Office is very ex-
tensive, and involves the adjudication and
| settlement of legal questions growing out OF
railroad grants literally and profusely made
| "A few years rec, and Mexican and Spanish
giants made before we acquired California
and New Mexico, and also those growing out
| OF our mineral laws and large mining inter
| ests, 10 say nothing of those that arise under
our homestead and pre-emption systems
| These cause the head OF the department a
vast amount OF judicial labor and RESPONSE
DIZZY which Is not generally understood.
| The Indian Bureau, as YOU know is fnIl IF
intricate, delicate and vexatiOus questions
growing out OF numerous Indian treaties
ana me lmperfectly defined relations exist
Ing between the government and the Indian
| races. The execution of this service is also
greatly embarrassed by the remoteness of the
localities where much of il has to be per
formed, thus preventing contact and per
sonal supervision over the persons employed
as wei as by the want of salaries large
| enough to command talent, character and
capacity equal to the duties aud RESPONSE
bilities of the position.
Many OF the important duties of the head
oI lne department are connected with the
material and pecuniary interests of indi-
viduals. These interests are often large I'm
amount. The Secretary, in deciding, must
necessarily reject the claim of one of the par
tles, and thereby not unfreq uently finds him
sell aSsailed by the misrepres entations and
falsehoods OF the defeated claim ants
feel confident that a thorough and i'm
partial examination into the present condi-
ZION OF the public service, connected with
each and all the bureaus attached 10 the In
terror Department, will show TO all candid
aud fair minded men that il has never been
In more prosperous or better condition
than IL now Is; and feel sure that the most
scrutln1Zing examination will sustain the
opinion here expressed and that it will also
lead to the conviction that great improve
ments have been made under your policy in
redu.
allude to these matters briefly, to remind
you ofthe eXhausting labor which fidelity TO
my duties during the last six years and four
months has demanded OF me. and TO show
you In part that one of my age requires rest
and recuperation. During all these years OF
toll have had your support, your sympa-
thy, and, as believe, your entire confidence.
Had IL been otherwise, / should long since
have retired. As have said, your political
tavors have come unsolicited and therefore
have been highly appreciated. You have
always lightened my burdens by cheerful,
prompt and cordial cooperation. When our
Ofncldl relations are severed, / shall always
continue TO cherish for you the highest re-
gard, founded as ii is upon my unparalleled
confidence in your unselfsh PATRIOTISM in the
accuracy and solldity OF your judgment,
and in the high sense of justice which has
always characterized you, and from which,
IN my oplpion, nothing can tempt you in
tentlOnally TO deylate.
have the honor to be, with great SINGER
lty, your friend and obedient servant,
C.DELANo.
THE PRESIDENT TO SECRETARY DELANo.
LONG BRANCH, September p 1875
Dear Or: Your letter of the 5th of July. ten
deriDg your resignation of the Office of Sec
rotary of the Interior, was duly received, and
has been held by me until this time, without
action, because of the continued persecution
which believed-and believe-was being
unlustly heaped on you through the public
press. L only now take action because the
tlme Is rapidly approaching when the Secre-
tary OF the Interior will have TO commence
nual report to accompany the Executive
message TO Congress. therefore accept your
RESIGNATION, to take effect on the LIST day OF
months from the induction of your successor
until the assembling of Congress
In accepting your resignation am not I'M
mindful of the fact that about the time of
the meeting of Congress one year ago you
stated To me that you felt the necessity of re-
firing from the Cabinet, and asked me
whether would prefer your resi- gnation so as
10 have your successor confirmed by the Sem
ate during the last session, or whether would
prefer IL in vacation. NY answer was ]
should prefer not to have IL at all. That was
my feeling at the time, and now believe
that You have filled every public trust con-
nded to you with ability and integrity. L siH-
cerely trust that the future will place YOU
right In the estimation of the public, and
that You will continue to enjoy its conf
dence, as you have done through so many
years of public and official life.
With continued respect and friendship,
subscribe myself very truly your obedient
servant, u. s. GRANT.
Hon. C. Delano, Secretary of the Inferior.