The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-25
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
GRANT.

BE Discusses the Presidents Action, and
ysays His First Act Was But Squirt Of a
Deep Laid scheme.
NEW YORK, May le.-The following letter from
tx President Giant TO senator Jones, OF Nevada,
Is published here:
CITY OF MEXICO, April "A, 1881.
DEAR sENAToR-I see, by the latest dis
patches received here from the Capital OF our
kspuntry that the deadlock in organizing The Sem
he is Rok yet broken. and that nothing has been
Fdone hy the President to allay the bitterness
which must be engendered by his most recent az
pointrzents. When the first basch OF nomira-
lions Cor New York were sent in / was delighted.
~ believed then tho President had de-
fasined to reoosuize the Republican
barry and no. isction, eni this
Act but a squirt of deep-laid scheme by
snebody 10 pHnisil prominent leaders for being
Openly friendly 70 ne. l cSn not belseTe that
General Garfield Is tire Guthor Of this pelicy. II
give him credit foc keing toe big MAE ts descend
y such means for the punishment OF wen (who
Who are disposed 20 give ixm the sane support
how for the ohtHlse Of hasing had former prefer
ence for some oaeelse foz the Office which he
holds But GARFIELD Is President, ana is response
BILE for all acts OF the Administering. C0nkling
and Plat are The chOsen Senators from the great
state Of New 6ork anJfS hat, too, ssainst all the
4OppOsitiOa Of The Adrninistaucn created by
ne sine yssr " shat efected then. This shzul9
thea ltfe StroNSer clalln 20 De cOHsuttcA
n the mat ser OF appointments in their state
when &c ctS-nes to fling the Enost influential
office in IN eir State xithout consulting senators
II is great sight. v hen he q lects the most OF
fensive N tn-tO be found. Il kecomes an insalt.
and osshtte be rest nted TO the bitter esd |
sincerely hope the PreSiden- Will see thts and
corre.t the'Tnistake himself and restore harmony
TO ttE party. He owes this 10 himself and 10
thoze without Svisom ne could not have been
elected. NObody believes That he could have
carried New York without u e active support OF
hex preSsat seustOrs- Their passive support
New Yorf Genenl Garlic would not now be
president. Ills rewardlTg Robertson Is pot
: Dnly offensive 80 New , Ork Senators, but II
esFensive to Newton Re 1blicans.
The -change 81 BadeaT and Cramer, me sW9
ppon tnents I which lei, =, strong e ss. h
~rause Of our personal atoms and my wish tbat
1he should be kept where mis- Office would supper.
upOrrCIId which he cos q do without interfering
Nsis bis publ duties; the second becaase ~ ives
Al the expense of remss ing the OF my old So
iOr--certainly never Tor moral worth-tn the.fe-
psrsnent Itis true Fssh resigned but he did this
ssss al 70 give new Admins
4 tratiOn the OppOrtuniEy of saying whether they
were wanted or not Very truly yours.
70 Hon ;. T Jones' Jnited States Senator Wash
ingtOd, d C.:
THE REJOINDER-
General. Grant : letter to Senator Jones pub
lished in New York to-day, has elected the fol
lowing AUTHORITATIVE statement regarding the
Il circumstances attending Fish's retirement from
diplomstfc service and the selection o. Mr..
United Ssates AZ Berne: when General, q rant
was m Washington in March, shortly after Pres
ident GE-feld's Inauguration he made'seTeral
requests of the President. OF which the latter
nSnade y ritteu memorandum in General Grants
Upresence. The request in regard to Er Crnmer
that he Nigh, be transferred frem Denmark
to more southefly climate. General Grant sPeci-
fed heidi not eSk higher grade, only ,4lilder
climate. The resignation OF Mr. kiehc32s Fish
mark opened tie way for complying with Gen
ernl Grants request. and the President pr mpty
awaited himself Of it in supposed compliance with
Genera Grants request, personally expressed.
In regard TO the resignation OF Mr.. Fish hSm the
I Swiss Mission, the papers on file fn the DipO-
Xanatic Bureau a the State Department STOW the
following facts On the 18th of February last
Nicholas Fish Charge dAhairs OF the ~ nited
states at Berne. Switzerland, ADDRESSED TO Mr..
Ey6rfs Secretary of State, the following:
y inclOse- herewith dispatch rendering my
resignation. I feel that can no longer retain
kny position. here with justice 10 myself and my
family. When ! accepted it hoped ~ would
soon he rest07e1 to its former rank and pay, aud
you were kind enough u lead me 10 believe that
kponsueh arsstOratiOn should be retained in
know whsf a flood OF applicants the announce
OF my res. gnaIiOn would create, aRl there
20 protect the Department from, them.
my resignation in an unmeIneerec dispatch
On March - n a communics ton addressed 20
Mr. Blaine. w. Fish wrote as follows ION the
| 18th EltimO I.sd addressed your eminent predeces-
sor In Office a dispatch marked separate which
tnclosei IN private letter 10 Ar. Evarts. MY
reasons for So Enclosing il were solely 10 protect
thelsepartment from possible and almost newt
! able annOyaRcS which the disclosure of its con-
|tents might impose upon the Department.
have the AODcI now TO inclose herewith & copy
Of Sac same, a81 now. for the hrst tine. place
The same on fle here. j shall await your wishes
A 10 tle tine when may be relieved frofs my
duties. here. bE1 hope may have timely notice
| BY eatle concerning when may expect sEz,y let