The New York herald., 1876-07-01

you sincerely for the confidence have reposed IL
me and for the many Kind acts dSse ana encouraging
istrsaoS ne only regrcts have III iesviDg the ssr
vice ars in parting with yon and my broiher Officers
have We honor 20 ee your obetltcni seryapi.
H. 7. YAKYAH.
TEkAsunr Drr.grskS, q
Opyicg or iSsxExAI Ri.vRNrE, Z
WAsHNG1o>, June 20, lisa ,
Il I. YAxYAs Rs
pxAE sss-I recoip, o. your lesser sftA,s ds,e
rendering your resspation AZ chie Of the division OF
revenue agents part from YOU with sincere regret,
on personal and public grounds Having been closely
connected with me officially scr more than thirssen
months one has had better opportunity Of Know
ins the true worth Of services ~ the governments
than myself During all these long months in which
much has been accomplished in the purit-sion OF
The service the discovery OF frauds the punishment NJ
wrong ooers, she breaking up Of Illicit dtsti!lstiee
taxes, / have over tonnd you In hearty
cooperation wllh the Secretary and myself.
AID have relied with unshak en coincidence IN Jour IL
tel!gence, Judgment, zeal and s.r'ct integrity and
iesl that the OF this bureau in The results
coroPshed Is largely due TO She qualities have eau
red IN your cnical action In passing into rercment
you have my hearty wshes Tor prosperity ana my ain
ccfs respect Very truly your ir'end
Mr. Pratt Is Commissioners Of Revenue and NJ. Var
yans Official chief His lsuer is curous commen
tary the Presidents ACT OF dismissal
IMPAIRMENT JCsYrcn.
OFpICE TaK SoIIc,ToR TREASURY,
W.snINcroA u. c., June 20, 1876
Ny DEAR YARrAs-lt IS with unfeigned regret that
connection
s to cease from TO day. mean no disresDec ~ others
when say there few in the puDNc service OF
the same or even higher grade that cannot be better
spared Five years Of intimate association with y"ur
and the last spent IN close contact with yon IN
most memorable campaign Against whiskey rings and
kindred rascalites, ~ well as against those who have
prosttuted od cal station to their corrupt and
have dehanched public service that they were SET 10
protect and purify, gives right TO bear testimony
10 your ability, your Adeiity and ysT high courage
under circumstances tla, have tried 80 the utnoss
your personal aAd Official character. You pavs my
YOU into private hie. my best wishes Tor your pros
BLUFoRD WILSON.
The two previous occasions which General Grant
had he puts it, .restraiAed himself are these I
January last Senators Logan aad Spencer de-
nandei Mr. YArysns removal Ths Erst on
the ground that had uttered imprudent
words IN regard 70 the probable connection OF persons
in gh station In the Northwest with the whskey
frauds; and Spencer on the ground thas Yaryan had
said that he had trsced the whiskey frauds TO the
White House On being told this the President wrote
note to Secretary Bristow, ''Senaor Spencer says
that Yarysn told him that lie had traced the whskey
frauds 80 the White House" The Secretary and
Commissioner Pratt this sent for Y0yyan,
who absolutely denied the truth OF Spencer's
statement, and asked " have him summoned there
and then. Spencer was seat for, was shown the writ
ten memorandum OF the President and in some con-
fusion admitted that he had said wha, there
charged 'pid you tell the President this?'' asked
Yaryan. and Spencer reYiisd. Yes" Yaryan then
said, 81 Will recall to your memory
the only conversation wo ever lad on tho
whiskey fraud You called to at the hotel and
asked me IL Avery guilty. replied yes. You
asked me, What do you think OF Babcock q and I,
knowing your friendly relations to Babcoek, replied at
once That Ia q subject DON'T talk Of; you must ask
the Secretary Was SO. And do you still repeat
what you told the Presidents
Spencer do.
YNyan--Then you are liar.
At this tho Commissioner irterfered, and Spencer,
rising that position such that could
resent Yaryan's words
Yaryan-Tnen you not only liar, but coward,
and viii call you that only here the Treasury
bot everywhere.
Yaryan, this, sent out Of the by
his superior. Tho next day Senator Spencer sent
friend 70 ask him whether he meant
To attack him the street. and he
replied s'rell him say he il liar and coward, and
that II he submit to that don't mean to attack
him at alLH Meantime the President had conferred
with Mr.. Brstow, who very nrm IN resisting the
dismssal Of Ysryan, the ground OF his being an
treme valuable officer, aud The matter passed
General Grant, as he says, 'restrained himself"
The second occasion on Nay 4, when Senator
Sargent OF California, made complaint to the Prcsi
.
SION Com missioner Pratt learning from Mr. Bristow Of
Presidents intention to grant Sargcnt's request
asked leave TO bring Yaryan to the White House with
him. There he heard the complaint Of Sargent
that Yuyan was prosecuting whiskey dsiiilers
IN California, and showed General Grant iocu-
mentary proof that the charge was false and
that Senator sargcnrs friends were in fact guilty
Yaryan then said the President, 'lf do my duty
must mako enemies, for it is my duty to detect aud
cause the punishment OF Who dcraui tho revenue
aud they often have influential ir,endx not fear
them. only want the confidence and support of my
superiors II have nos thai would rather leave my
place"
Conmssio Pratt bad already expressed TO General
Grant his entire confidence Yaryan aud hs sense OF
the great of his services and The President ap-
parently appeased, shook hands with Mr. Yaryan and
for thai second time 'r-s,rainea himself"
Senator sarsents grievances related To certain dis.
co,eres which Ysryan had Iaade through his subor-
dinae agents OF violations OF the in Cali
iorria The report this subject was ia part pub.
iished some months ago IN the HERALD since then
further evidence has been received now In the
hands of Commissioner Pratt II Is charged that
sedgwick Collector OF Internal Eevenus in California
al appointcc ana pyosos of Senator SARGENT endeav
ored to certain sAndulon. disticrs; that the
books Of these d,sli!lcrs captured by the revenue
agents. and which contained proofs Of thc,r guilt were
handed TO Collector sedswck for safe keeping
tho proper custodian. That when they were next
seen by the special agents the leaves which contained
Tie evidences 0, guilt had been out and on this
YarysuDorought charges against sedrwics and asked
his removal As uniaithiul officer Thereupon sena
tor Sargent demanded that Sedgwck should be
allowed come 10 Washington and explain. The
Commissioner refused ths because would breed con
fnsion and injury TO public business Then Senator
S.rrs srt teu ed hat ri.
should DO referred TO District Attorney Coughlin
another OF his appontees This more than a
month ago but far be learned to day Cough
In mas yet taken the matter up and the special
agents write bough he consuts with the accused
Cniector he hss ncrer conn 10 them who ara the ac