Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-28

term. and the council at Arenenberg
has decided on the constitution of 1857
in all its vigor as the one OF their
choice. The policy agreed upon, as
best calculated to advance the inter
ests of the party in the present Assem-
bly,, is the continuous demand for a
plebiScite, which will, they think, flat
Ter the masses by apparently granting
leave tor a final decision as tOa form Of
government in The peoples hands.
They will demand a revision of the
constitution in accordance with article
3 OF the constitution of February 18th.
DelaiO Resigns.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.
Following is the letter of Hon.sC.
Delan0, resigning the office Of Secre-
tary of the Interior, with the Presi-
dents letter Of acceptance. 1t may be
stated that on the I'D instant, the date
of the Presidents letter, MIR. Delano,
in with a friend, called on
President Grant, al Elizabeth, N. j.,
to urge the Presidents acceptance OF
his resignation. 1t is probable from
present indications that the appoint
ment of his successor will be made
from Pennsylvania, and that his name
will be announced Tomorrow:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 3.
MIR. PREsIDENT: | have the honor to
transmit with this note my resignation
of the Office of Secretary OF The In
terror. You have been aware for some
time of my earnest desire to retire from
public Lille, and y)u have understood
the reasons in connection with my
private business and domestic affiic-
tons which have produced and in
tenslfied this desire. Last November
| requested you to accept my re~igna-
tion. You asked me not to insist upon
it. aud expressed a desire thai l re-
main in your Cabinet until the end Of
your administration or as long as l
found il agreeable to do 81. AT your
request and solicila ion l declined then
to in>ist upon your acceptance OF my
resignation, assuring you, however,
that / must resign during the early
part of the ensuing Spring. When
that period arrived, and during the
months of April and May, you I'd
vised me again not to resign, which
advice | agreed with. Inmy own judg-
meut the reasons for this conclusion
neei not be stated here. Since you
were called bv your fellow citizens to
perform the duties of Chief Magistrate,
you have invited me. without the So
~licitation of myself or friends, 80 far as
| know and believe, to take charge OF
a very important ard responsible pub
lie interest, The Internal Revenue Blu
reau and Interior Department. | was
Commissioner of I%nternal Revenue
from March, 1859. to November, 1870,
a per cd of one year and eight months.
The results of my administration you
know, and they are moi, trust, en-
'irely unknown to my fellow citizens.
The difficulties of this position. and
diligence. care and labor required ol
me in discharging its duties, You also
Understand, and of these / trust the
public has some correct appreciation
assumed the duties of The interior
Department in November, 1870, and
have discharged them to the best oi
my ability for the period of -four years
and eight months. They have beer
laborious. d mcult and delicate. They
have embraced a supervision OF tht
General Land Office. Indian Bureau
Pension and Patent Offices, the Bureau
OF Education, and a mass of miscel
laueous business unknown to any ex.
cept those connected with the public
service. These cause the head Of iht
Department a vast amount of Judicial
! labor and responsibility which is moi
generally understood. The Indian
Bureau, as you know, is full of intri
cate, delicate and vexatious questions
growing out of numerous lndiar
treaties and the imperfectly defined re
, lations existing between the Govern
+ ment and Indian races. The execution
OF this service is also greatly embar
a rassed by the remOtehoss OF the local
tiles where much of it has to be per
formed, has prevented personal super
I vision over the persons employed a
, well as by the want of salaries larg'
enough to command talent, ctsaracle
: and capacity equal to h duties an'
responsibilities of the POI ition, att
/. many important duties of the head q
the Department are connected with tn
material and p%ecuniary interests OF in
iii, iduals. These interests are oftel
large in amount. The Secretary II
!, deciding must necessarily reject til
@ claim of one of the parties. and thereb.
not unfrequently finds himself assaIle'
e by Misrepresentation and falsehoo'
3 of the defeated claimants. / feel con
4 tident that a thorough and inIpartia
examination in the present condition
of the public service connected witt
the bureau attached to the Interior De
5 partment will show that it has neve
Q been in a more prosperous condition
than it now is. l feel sure that tn
n most scrutinizing examination vii
sustain the opinion here expressed ant
that it will also lead to the conviction
that great improvements have bee
made. Under your policy in the serv
ice connected with the Indian Bur ca
you have always lightened my bur
liens by cheerful, prompt and cordia
!, corporation. When our official rela
= lions are severed / shall always con
= tinue to cherish for you the highest re
y gard, founded upon unqualifie'
: confidence in your unselfi~h pat
> rintism, accuracy and the sOlidity G
J your judgment, and in the high sens
= OF. justice which has always character
. lied you and from which in my opin
. ion nothing can tempt you intentiona
:. ~ t o deviate. ! have the honor to be
= with great sincerity, your friend an
9 obedient servant, e. DELANo.
Following Is the Presidents reply:
t. LONG BRANCH, Sept. %.
DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 5th {
July rendering yonr resignation Of tn
Office OF Sec etary of Interior, wa
duIv received and has been held b