The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-28
Seer ctary of the. Interior DeIano-ETis
Resignation Accepted.

WASHINGTON. September 2G.-The letter Of
the Secretary Of the Interior. Hon. e.. Delano,
to the President, dated July 5. 1875, rendering
his resignation, is made public. Mr.. Drllno
reviews his connection with the public SER
vice as acknowledgements Commissioner from
March, 1869, till November, 1870, and as Sec.
rotary OF the Interior from The latter. period
till the present. He refers to the fact that be
| had rendered his resignation last fall on &C,
count of private business and domestic af-
flictonS, but was induced by thepresident
10 remain until spring, whe1,, &C ing under
The Presidents advice, fer reasons be does
rot deem necessary State, he still withheld
his reSiSnaltie5Ii. He then speaks of the variety
rand magnitude OF his labors aud response
bilites Us Secretary, and in relation TO the
Indian service says:
"The Indisn Bureau, as you know, is full
of intricate, delicate, and vexatiOus ques-
tions, growirg out of various Indian treaties
and the imperiecty 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 it has to be per-
formed. thus preventing contact and per-
sonal super vision over the persons employed
as we'll as by the want Of salaries large
enough to coGnnaud talent, character, and
capacity equal to the duties and responsible
ties of the positions. Many of the inn
portant duties oil the head of the depart
nent are connected with the material and
pecuniary Interests of individuals.
."Tnese interests IRE often large in amount.
The Secretary, ia deciding, must necessarily
reiec: the claim of one of the parties. and
thereby not unlreauently finds himself as
sailed by the Interpretations and false
hoods of the defeated claimants. feel con-
tident that u thorough and impartial exami.
nation into the present condition of the
public service connected With each and all
of the'eureaus attached to the Interior De
plrtmem will show TO az candid ard fair.
minded xen that it has ne9er been in taore
proSperoES or better condition than it now
is; and fee! sure that the IN ost scfutiRizing
examination will SUSTAIN the opinion here
expressed, and That 1t will ,al o lead to the
conviction that great improvements have
been made ulder your policy 10 the service
connected VITA the Indian Bureau. / aIlude
to these matters briefly to remind you of The
txbausting llbsr which fidelity 70 my duties
during the last 4ix years aGd four months
has demanded of me, and TO show You in
part that one Of B!y age requires nest and re-
cuDerati0O."
The following is the Presidents Rply
Long Branch, Sepl embcr %, 1873 Dear
Sir,--Y oAr letter of the 5:h Of July, tender.
ing your resignation 0f the office Of Secre.
tary of the Interior, vas duly received, and
has been held BY me until this time without
action because of the continued persecution
Which l believed ard believe was being
urjustly hesped on you Through the public
press. l only now take action because the
timeis rupidly approaching when the Secre.
tary of the Interior viii have TO commence his
labors preparatory to rendering bis annual
report TO accompany the Executive message
10 Congress. therefore ACCEPT your resig-
nation. to take effect on the first day of DC.
ODER, leaving little more than two months
rom the induction of your successor until
he assembling of Congress. In accepting
your resignation am not unmindlu, of the |
act that about the time Of the meetiog OF,
Congress ore year ago you stated |
. NE that you felt the necessity of retiring
rom The Cabinet, and asked me whether I |
would prefer your resignation so as to have
our successor confirmed by the Senate du.
ing the last session, or whether / would
refer il in vacation. My answer was that
ioutd prefer not having il nj all That was
" feeling at lie ti,ar. end DOW believe
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