The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-16

NEW YORK, August l5.-The Herald
publishes an interview between Presi.
dent Grant and It's Washington cores
pondent. According to the report OF the
interview the President stated that there
were many misrepresentation made in
connection with the official communica-
tions between himself and Bristow and
mentioned as an illustration OF this that
he never asked for the resignation OF the
former, but several times when he vol
untary proposed 10 resign he president
Grant, prevailed on him 10 stay in office.
Once Bristow insisted on the acceptance
OF his resignation. He said he could not
undergo the ordeal Of experimenting
another discharge Of or cutting down Of
the treasury employees again, and for
the third time Bristow rendered his resig-
nation and fixed the date OF its occurrence
as he would like il to be upon June ID, be-
cause, he said, that was his forty-fourth
birthday, and he would be glad to close
his official life upon that day. So far rs
ANYTHING had been elected in the Con-
gressional examinations bearing upon
himself or the attaches OF the White
House, the President was willing 10 leave
the whole matter to the judgment Of the
country. In relation TO that part Of Ex-
Solicitor Wilson's testimony before the
committee where lie charged Gen. Bah.
cock and Porter with being concerned
in the Black Friday transactions,
the President said he once put a
lot OF papers rolled up for moment
in q private drawer OF his desk, and sub
sequently took them out, handing them
to his son, who was acting as his private
secretary; for examination. The papers
he found, when reported upon by U. s.
Grant, IT,, did not show any connection
whatever Of Gen. Babeock with the Black
Friday affair at the time stated, because
they could not, as he was then in San
Domingo, and before Gen. Porter's con-
nection with the Black Friday scandal.
He could not find that he had ever
bought a dollars worth Of gold in his
life, but he had purchased one or two
small pieces Of property on Wash
ingtou Heights, New York City, in
connection with Gen. Butter6eld, which
from all he could learn was perfectly
honorable and straight forward transac-
tiou. When these many and frequent re.
ports were made about those being in near
and intimate official relation to him, it was
natural that he should accept them with
great caution and suspicion, but he al.
ways signifed in the most distinct and
emphatic manner as he did in the letter
OF Endorsement Of lei no guilty man es-
cape, which Bluiord Wilson was endeav-
oring to abstract with other papers from
the Treasury Department; that he did not
desire that any persons even II they
were his own witnesses should enjoy
immunity from the responsibility or
escape punishment for wrong doing II
proved upon them. At first, when hints
were made TO him, he was led 10 believe
that they meant Casey and others. He
was told by those attacking Generals
Babcock and Porter that the facts would
be given by Gen. George II. Sharp, Sur.
yeyor OF the port Of New York, and these
papers, examined by young Mr.. Grant,
we're left by him; but at no time did the
President stand in the way or intimate
anything but his strongest desire to have
full, earnest and honest examination
and the prosecution Of any wrong doing
among his friends. As for Secretary
Bristow, the President added, notwith-
standing the doubts and expostula-
tions Of some OF my friendA always
regarded him with the fullest confidence,
good will and respect, but my friends
laughed at me when gave It finally as
my opinion from facts and information
brought to my knowledge by persons
whom l thought reliable, that there was
conspiracy on foot in which he took
part, pertaining 10 the Presidential can
didacy, and regret that the conclusion
IS forced upon me now that there was
more than seeming truth in the supposi.
tion. Concerning himself the Presi.
dent said that the question Of his
integrity or probity as il might be
Judged now or in after years, never gave
him an emotion OF concern, al least in
the way Of doubt, because he knew he
had never been impelled by improper
motives and he did not believe there was
the slightest thing 10 the contrary on
record. With the Light Of events and
the experience Of earlier times there were
many things he could see now which he
might do, il again necessary, in a
different way, but they pertained
more to the matter Of discretion as to
individuals than to the questions OF poll.
cy. In everything he did he adopted the
rule through life to examine into what
was submitted to him carefully and with
out anything but the principle TO doright
as far "a he could Judge 70 guide him:
He had always written, spoken and acted
in that direction and IN manner which
ha thnnvht ramA nm IN that atandard,