, 1881-05-20
YOUNG FISH,

Ills JUMr OUT OF THE OFFICIAL FRYING
FAN.
WAsr,1yorov, D. c.. May 1o.-Gen. Grants
letter to Senator jones, published In Now
York to-day, has ellcitod the following atl-
tiorlttyc statement regarding the clrcutn-
stances attending Flst'a retirement from tho
diplomatic service and the selection Of Mr..
Cranier to succeed him as Chatg6 Il u'Afalres
of Tic United States At Dertn:
When Gen. Grant wns IN Washington, In
March. shortly atter President Harlleld's in
nuKuration, h9 rlntlc several requests OF tho
President, Of which tllo 1ntter mado writ
Tho iii request IN regard W to III. crsner Wes
TINT l,e might DO transferred from Donmark
}ont t. .Gssic1 Sfs Sqshery tst 10 I'D Se rot Ok s,k
sns!ss. !sh'F5 The ft:is ffssisao sn;yt St ns Neess sss
Fish from tho Swiss mission, snlne gradc as
Denmark, opened tho way for complying
viii, tsen. Grants re1uest, ann tle President
compliance with Gen. urnnt's earnest wish
personally expressed. III regard to therestg.
1lAtion of
pos S as STss eas %sf}p o} s'gess se % bdpet s II M
slow he felo,wlng fscts: t1n thy 1sih q FEY;
tho United States Mt BernG, Switzerland, nd
4n,;, 4r,Ssset to Mr. Ev"'ts' socretaryot st"le te
- i enclose herewith n dispatch rendering
my resignation. feol ca,l no longer ro-
tain my position hero with Justice TO- NY.
opsd f M Itw9rid vi ti soo be % rssore % is for;ner
to icad !nu e believe iliat, upon s.Ict restora.
tim. should b9 retained II, office. knew
lne,lt OF my resignation would create, md,
therefore, to project the department from
them, sent !ny resignation III All nnnun.
bered dispatch to tt,M."
10 A1r. blaine, MIR Fish wrote ms follows:
"On tle 18th ultlmn l addressed your emf:
ncnt predecessor IN 0iIlce dispatch marked
.separa!e,' which 'Rcosed n priva.te .1t Ict-
in9 It wure solely to protect tho Department
frnm tho p0sslble mil utmost Inevitable MI
noyanse w!,lch VII! = alsclosrTTe ct Its
contents n M!nElt In pose uil tto Department:
copy of the shnlu. alM l HOW. for tic lltst
time, place the same OIL tilo lloro.. ,stinll
await yollr wishes Us 10 the ttt19 wIIal! may
b. relieved irom Iutles ~ l.erg. nnt nonGI
tl,1 TINE when n'ay expect my letter OF IT.
r1s1l's LETTER or RESIGNATION
referred IT, IN the foregoing. .kote 10 Secretary
blaine lsglven IL f,lil. It. y tllspatcll
marked "HepArnte," and WIS duplicated to
Blaine. It Is rs follows:
."SK.AuATn.-LEdA or TIP TIT uNtTE0
s1AfEs. nEnSE. ;. l,ta Fenra,ary. issl.1stn: 9 H. IL
th 1st oSa m nav ey n feo o
this tnltsIt'n. hnve tho honor to tender hGro-
" w csa4sS yo y e tnad stes t aa IL s se
Bwiss Confederation. TO sukc effect March
noSt, or NJ soon thereafter ~ n1y auccessur may
dent Gnraeld that n!y netion q prompted by no
that. on tho contrary. shnuld bc most happy to
enpnrity el.ttd to my abilities. anu TINT he will
ind whether n private M rs nt.lclal POSITION
wbeh to pe u to Un,o sates nssR @
dorse!i III his election ln thus rendering my ses-
Tert H to nnk "a" ~ r ~ tue se
eonrtes1cs and marks If euns'd erntton wllie.i,
during period nf ncnrir ten ycass, bAvc beeI.
10 Go relieved frtin, t1uty hire; but fouI that
tho tla,c has come when. IN Jastes TO myaef.
mn TO rrma1 In tho soryieo., Of tiat should
lind some moro re;nuhcratlvd employment w
,eaynR + ssspestfn!ly request shat nay Ss
gt dy e 5sey9 sG,y:n s havo tho honor
" ~ NICHOLAS Fisn."
,sEcHErAlty BLAINE
formally accepted Fsh's resignation in the fol-
- "i'S.AlttNsST or srArr, a ,wAsn1soTos, March
hive y acknowledge recolp,t of your No. 3ai
Of tho 1th Inst. III which yon tender your roa|g-
Ged sats III herne ii
rlgnt1ull the Prearlgnt desires lnn to express Ia
you tho h!Rh eerse which he ontertaias or tho
resented Tie intarosts Of tho Unltca States at
Derno during tho continuance OF your terti, ul
cordial acntiu,onts whrh YOU express In rofcr-
nnte 70 his Administration. Informing you that
5 Gr%~er ow st as Fesn NJ
tho United States, in switzerland. also that The
customary letter IL rccntl will bio sant you by
JAMES @, blaine"