The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-20
GEN. GRANT
ExPREAsES SOME VIEWS AND hAKEs
SOnE sTATEAENTs
Germane TO the transactions which Re
SuIted In the New York senators
EteppinE nova and Oat, bat
Not Seemingly Consistent Will
the Heal YasIs In the Case.

NEw YoRX, May l9.-The following let
ter from ex. President Grant to Senator
Jones, Of Nevada, is published here:
CRY og MExIco, April "a.
MYDgAR SENAToR:-I see by the latest
dispatches received here from the Capitol
Of our country that the deadlock in or.
ganizing the Senate is not yet broken, and
that nothing has been done by the Prest'
dent 70 allay the bitterness which must be
eugsndsred by his most recent appoint
menls. When the first batch ot nomina'
tions for New York was sent in l was
delighted. believed then that the Presi'
dent had determined 70 recognize the
Republican party aud not Q faction, but
his nomination OF the next day convinced
me that the frat act was but q part oil q
deep laid scheme by somebody to
punish the prominent leaders for
being openly friendly to me. /
cannot believe that General Garfield Is
the author Of this policy. give him
more credit for being too big y man 10
descend 10 such means Tor the punishment
OF the men who gave him their hearty
support In his electioa, and who are dis
posed TO give him the same support now,
for the offence OF having had y former
preference tor some one else for the
Office which he now holds. But Garfield
Is the Preaident, and Is rssponSible ior oil
the acts OF the administration. Conkltng
and Plat are the chosen Senators from
the great State Of New York, and that, 100,
against all the opposition ot the admlnis'
tTation created BY the same party that
elected them. This should give them all
the stronger claim to be consulted in the
matter OF appointments In their State,
When Il comes TO filling the most inh1en'
tial Office In the State without consulting
those Senators 1t becomes 0 great slight
When II selects the most offensive 10 be
found Il becomes an insult, and ought to
be- resented 10 the bitter end. l sincerely
hope that the President will see this and
correct his mistake himself and restore
harmony to the party, He owes this TO
himself and To those without whom he
could not have been elected, Nobody be.
lleves that he could have carried the State
Of New York without the active support
OF her present Senators. Their passive
|support would not have answered. With.
out the State OF New York General Gar
field would not be President. His reward
ing Robertson 10 not only offensive to the
New York SenF tors, but II Is offensive to
the New York Republicans. The change
Of Badeau and Cramer, the two appoint'
ments In which l ielt q strong per;
Bonal interest, was very distasseful
10 me, The frat, because Of our personal
relations and my wish that he should be
kept where his office would support him
until he finishes some work he is engaged
upon, and which be could do without In
terieripg with his public duties. The
second, because IL was at the expo 1se ol
removing the son Of my old Secretary ot
State, who, probably, never had his su'
perior, certainly never for moral worth,
In the Department. Il is true Mr.. Fish
resigned, but he did this from a sense Of
honor, supposlng It to be the duty Of
the representatives abroad to give new
administration an opportunity OF saying
whether they were wanted or not.
Very Truly Yours,
U. 8. GRANT.