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WASHINGTON NEWS.
RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY DELANo HIS
LETTER 70 THE PRESIDENT.

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LETTER 70 THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26-The following i
the letter of the Hon. Secretary Dellno'
resignation of the Office of Secretary of the
Interior, with tho President letter Of ac-
cep;ancc. lie may be stated that, on toe
ed instant, 1.-THE date OF the President 3
letter., MIR. Delano. in company with 3.
friend called on President Grant at Eliza
beth. n. j., 10 urge the Presidents ac-
ceptaucc OF his resignation. Il i prob
able from the present indications that tLo
/ appointment of a successor 10 Mr. Delanl
will be made from Pennsylvania, and THAI
bis name will be announced tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July .
Mr.. Prcsiient-I have the honor 70 trans
m;t with this note my resignation OF oil.
as secretary Of the interior. You have beer
aware for some time of my earnest desire g.
retire from public life, and you have under
stood the reasons connected with ny private
| business and domestic atilictiGa which hay,
produced aud Intensified this desire. La-:
| tall, in November. i requested you to accept
| nv resignation and you asked me not 80 it,
! sst upon it and expressed desire that
| that | remain IN your cabinet until the cad
of your administration, or as long ~ i0un
| it agreeable TO do so. At your request and
| solicitation J declined then to insist upon
! your acceptance of my resignation, assariul
you, however. that must resign during The
early part of the ensuing sprlnS. ben
that period arrived, and during the months
Of April and May, you advised me again
not 20 resign. which advice agreed with
ny own Judgment. The reasons 90
this conclusion need no: be stated h.r-
Since you were called by y0ur ic.l0T clli-
zens to perform the.duties OF the chici misi--
tratc, yOu have invited me without suiici-
ta,i0n Of myself or friends. 80 far as
know and believe, to take charge OF twp
important and responsible public truSt-
the internal revenue bureau and the interior
department. | %as commissioner of inter
nal revenue from March, 1860. TO NOycal-
her. $50, Z. period Of one year and eight
months. The results of ny administrator
you know, and they are not trust, CLtlr,-
ly unknown to my iel!Ow-cIilZens- The i,f-
tculties OF this period and the diligen; care
and labor required Of me II the discharge l
its dd,ies, you also understand and OF the-t.
trust, the public has some correct appre-
citation assumed the duties Of the .ut,-
rior department in November. ls7J. ant
have discharged them 20 the bd-t cd
my ability Tor period Of four year
and eight months. They have been IA
borIous. difficult and delicate ihay have
embraced the supervision Of the general Ian!
Offices. the iadian bureau, the pension ami
pateat Offices. the bureau Of education. ant
. mass OF miscellaneous business unkn3Ru
TO any except those connected wish the pub
lie service The business Of the land Office j.
very extensive AMI involves the adjudication
and settlement of legal questions CROWN
out OF railroad grants 50 protusely AMI Id
orally made few years since; the Mexican
and Spanish grants, made before We az
4gired California and New Mexico anl
also those growing out OF our mineral LAYS
and large mining Interests. 10 say nothing
OF those that arise under oar homestead ans
pre-emptI0n system. These cause the neA1
of the department q vast amount of luI,IcA.
labor and responsibility. which D. not zen
esAliY understood. The Indian bureau, e.
you know, Is fall Of Intricate. delicate auI
questions, growing OGt OF tie
Indian treaties and impcriectly
defined relations C1i>tilE between the EoJ-
sTnment and the Indian races. The
tx cation Of this service i also greaLv
by the r1motene-- %
the location where mach OF II has 90 be
performed, thus preventing eontgct and
personal supervision over persons cnploy-
I'd, "a well as by want OF salaries large
enough To command talent. character am
'apabl.iiy to the duties and resp0h-ibll
Ties OF ;ness positions. Many OF the impOr-
ant duties Of the department are connected
With the materia. and pecuuiary Interests
II indiyitual>, these interests often large H.
mount. The secretary in deciding must ne
,essarliy reject the claim Of one of the partie-
lad thereby not unfreluentiy finds himself
lssallei By misrepresentation and ialsehuo4-
II the defeated claimants. | feel cou..icnf
hat a thorough ana impartial Cxaminatiaa
ntO the present condition of the pub.it seq
ice, connected with each and all bureau.
.ttached t. the interior department. VII
nov 10 all candid and iair-minded man thai
has never been n Il more prosperous
T better condition than It now i ana
ieel sue that the most scrutlni-in-
VIII Sustain the opinion here
expressed, and that it will also lead g. the
onvictlon that great Improvements have
zen made under Your policy in the service
1n@ec;ed with the lnian bureau. | al
lde 10 these matters briefly 10 remind You
the exhaustlug labor which fidelity - my
atie> during the las- SIX wears and iour
iOnths has demanded OF me, and to show
GU N part that one Of my age require
est and recupsratiou. Daring al thee
ears OF toll nave had Your support. your
Sympathy, and, as believe. your entire
lrLdeaee. Had 1t been otherwise should
ave long since retired. Is have said y0ur
ilticai avOrs have come unsolicited an!
ierelore have been highly appreciated
on have always lIshtered my burdens. hN
leefiul, prompt and cordial cl-oueration
nen our Official relations are severed
All always continue 20 cherish for Won fne
ghest regard, founded as "a Is upon NJ.
iquallhed confidence IL your uns LISA
itslotlSm, the accuracy and s0lidity OBJ
'ar Judgment. and in the high sense 90
stiee which has always characterized yun
Id from which, in ny opinion, noin.as
n tempt you Intentionally - deyiass
we the honor to be with great sincerity
ur friend and Obedient servant.
(Signed) c. DrLAso.
PRESIDENT GRANTS REILLY.
The following is the Presidents reply;
Lone BRANCH. sept. -, Is75.
Dear SecTetary-Y0ur letter Of the 5-h %
ny, tenGering YOUR resignation of OH - .I
cretary ui the Interior, was duly rscat.at
has been held by me until this tiinr
thont acton because OF persecution wE:.4t
eiieye1. and believe. was being ueju,tlS
aped on you through the public pres.
y now take action because the time il
'idiY approaching when the Secretary OF
Interior will have to commence biz
r pTeparato-y % rendering HIS au.ua.
'ort 20 company the executive mcs-lte
congress. ! hereby accept your reSirna-
|" take effect on the first day Ut Uc.s-
,. leaving Il little more than txa months
IN the induction of your SUCCESSOR until
asseii 1iing of Congress. la acserr,nr
IT resi- alton / am nos unmindlul ar
Tact that about the time OF the mcstiua
congress one year ago, You stated TO ma
L you ielt the necessity OF retiring iraa.
CABINET ana asked me whether ! Wsut
Ter your csiSuatlOn 50 IS to have your
cess0r confirmed by the Senate durin-
last session. o. whether | would prefsr
a vacation. My answer was tina. | woyl8
Ter not having j. all that was nv feel
at the time anu IS now. believe that
EaVe hlIea every pablo trust corflsi
'ou with ability and integrity. and sin
~ trust that the future viii place yo.s
II IN the estimation Of the public. ana
y0u VIII continue 10 enjoy taeir conf
c. as you have done throughout : many
IS OF pIoiic and Official lie With cJnti.
respect and friendship. | Subscribe M
very truly, your 0hedient servant
, c DELAvo.
Secretary Of Interior
.s' Despatch to this FREQ Psess aad Times
The Railroad Litigation.
NrtK PETITION on the PART on rRE rRrs-
Is, THAT Tue RUTLAND LEASE NAY IL
GATED AND RENT REFUNDED
ST. ALBANs, sept. y.
'7sFs Thomas II. Perkins. Estes Howe
James W Emery, of Boston, holders Of
securities of the Vermont Central and
nont \ Canada Railroads to = large
lni, have flea a petition in the courtof
Gerry ior franklin county. setting forth
the lease Ut the Eatlaud roai to the
vcrs and managers. was procured by
Is OF fraudulent concealment- aud tal-r
sensations On tae part of the olEcrr.
representatives Of the Rutland road.
pray ing that It may therefore be de-