Arizona citizen., 1875-10-09
Ex.seeretary DeIanO.

E1sScCECbdEy A~Ao1Os
 Hon. Columbus Delano has for some
 years past and up to October l, held
 the office of Secretary of the Interior
 the office having more direct relations
 with the people generally than any
 other Its power and responsibility
 extend over the Public Lands, Indians,
 Patents, Census, Pensions, Smithso-
 nian Institution, Railways, the busi
 ness of Governors and Secretaries of
 ali the Territories, and other affairs of
 an internal character. In the very na' ture of things, so many branches of
 business coming right home in some degree. to almost every citizen, just administration of the office would in cur the displeasnre and enmity of ev- cry rogue, mischiefmaker and more or less honest but improperly informed man who had business with the De patment; yet with the people, Secretary Delano's administration has general approval, save in the particular of the Indian servlce, and in this he has been pursued with a compound of malice and falsehood not excelled in the his tory of the government, and true his tory will so record it. In the Indian service, the charges are general and in definite, and not anything has been proven to MT. Delano's discredit-al- though it cannot be denied that the wholesale charges of corruption by g vicious press bent upon disgracing the Presidents administration of public affairs, have led many good people to .hink he was an unfit and dishonest officer. Every charge of any sort of consequence was based upon alleged dishonesty of Indian agents As well might the defalcations of paymasters, quartermasters, and bad conduct of other army officers be charged upon Secretary Belknap, as those of Indian agents upon Secretary Delano. Every number of the Army and Navy Jour. nal contains accounts of courts-martial of commissioned army officers, yet the vicious press say nothing about Secre- tary Belknap's complicity or responsi- bility in the guilt charged upon the officers on trial. And it will not do to say that investigations ordered by one department are intended as Whitewash- ing affairs and by the other not Up- on this point an unusual lot of facts ought to be laid before the public, and we are not without hope that they will be sometime.
 When in Washington last May, we were informed that Secretary DelanoI intended to resign soon, and it is now seen that he did so early in July, but that knowing the falsity of the charges against him, the President declined to accept the resignation until September g, when it was known that the char ges were to all intents and purposes as false as they were known to be mali cious, by their tone and origin. In all of the several great branches of ad- ministration under Mir. Delano's charge, save the Indian, hardly word to his discredit has been uttered, and had he been corrupt in that one, it is simply absurd to silently or otherwise admit his purity in all others, and more ab- surd to think if he were corrupt in them, the vicious and alert press would not have detected and attacked him accordingly. The ex-Secretary has now no offices to give or take, but it is due that he should have these just remarks in Arizona, for whose benefit be has exerted himself, and assisted us in ridding the country of Colyer and other pious frauds, including the orig lnal peace commission made up of men whose virtues consisted mainly in their claim to them. The country will [ be fortunate indeed, if Mir. Deiano's { equal him in ability, integri- c y and usefulness. [
 Which of the Presidents cabinet is { 'ingled out for the next combined at | ack of the vicious press9 Richard 2 on, Williams and Delano have been | D turn attacked, and the next must oon be put on the rack. or the admin r stration vii have some opportunity for fair hearings matter of justice not intended by the average big newspaper 'f the country. In this connection, we Ire pleased to note that The Alta. after aying much to Mir Delano's discredit. peaks justly of him on his retirement rom office, and so will other journals having any tendency to fairness.
 Since the above was put in type, we have received the full correspondence { between Mir. Delano and the President and will give our readers the benefit off it next week.
 Dr. TOnnor's Resignation.
 Several weeks aqo vre ,,.o-a ;,,eo,-,