New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-20

tration upon the eXPresident and thus driving his
friends and admirers to join forces with Senator
COnkling
1t will fail Of its purpose. The President has no
quarrel with Senator Conkling, nor with the ex-
President. He has been urged by indiscreet friends
to-day TO make public General Grants letter to him
self and his own reply. but has declined on the
ground that tho correspondence was private, and
that President of the United States ought not to
enter into such controversy in the public prints as
it was evidently the purpose to bring about.
General Grants inaccuracies of statement in re-
gard to Mr.. Fish, Mr.. Cramcr and General Badeau
are noticed as being in substance identical with
those in the ConklngPlatt letter to Governor Cor
nell
General Grant has hosts of admirers here and no
enemies His letter is regarded as an unfortunate
mistake into which he has been led.
General Grants letter has ELECTED the
following authoritative statement regarding
the circumstances attending Mr.. Fshs re-
tIrement from the diplomatic service and tho selcc-
ton of Mr.. Cramer to succeed him Charge
d'Afiaircs of the United States at Berne:
When General Grant was in Washington in March.
shortly after President Garfeds Inauguration, ne
made several requests Of the President, of which the
latter made written memorandum in General
Grants presence. The request in regard 10 Mr.. Cra-
to a more southerly climate. General Grant specified
that he did not ask higher grade, only milder
climate. The resignation of Mr.. Nicholas Fish from
the Swiss Mission. the grade as Denmark opened
the way for complying with General Grants request.
and the President promptly ayailod himself Of It, IN
supposed compliance with General Grants earnest
wish, personally expressed.
In regard 10 the res gnation Of Mr. Fish from tho
Swiss Mission. papers file in the Dip omatlc
Bureau of the State Department shOw tho follow
ing facts
On the 18th Of February Last Mr. Nichols Fish,
charge IL A Al,ircs Of the United States at Bcrne,
Switzerland, addressed to Mr. Evart~, Secretary Of
State, the following
| inclo-c herewith a dispatch rendering rc-icna-
tinn feel that rtn %" longer retain 1I W'ii"h hr9
wn n-ti'c q" ~, -' ana nv i".5 VIZ Nh [ a,' It I,t
and pay, aud You ~rrr KIND enough iOed 30" {" rlr'"
ncc knov what Hood ~ applicants
the announcement ~ my ifi"n would create AMI
Therefore. To protect h" Drimrm'nt from ihrm s'hd
my r,..isnati"0 90 au unnnmbrrsi dispatch &" ion-
ON March :. IN a communication addressed to Mr..
Blaine. Mr.. Fish wrote ~ follows:
on the i3th uliimo ldrr...d 10 your eminent pr'le
ces~ur In n1c - di-intf,h utrsrd ptrnt', wlurh
iuclo-cd in q pr ,atr lc't,rt to Nr E,'rt-. have
now the honor iucl,-, hrrcwth c"uy ~ The same.
aud nov f9r tr hr-i limc place ia" same "n nc nrr'
have timely notice hy cable concerning the time when
may expect NY letters "i r'cilL
Mr. FISH, letter Of resignation, referred to in tho
foregoing note to Secretary Blaine is gwen IN full.
II Is thc dispatch marked "-rpartc.' and was
duplicated by Mr.. Blaine II j. in part ~ follows:
In order that President Garfield may be- free 20 select
The representative hc mny dr-r" 10 M tins ms
sion, / have the honor TO tender herewith.
OF of'O"Th Gnarfc So" dsdairs Of the tinted stnic-
70 the swiss Confederation; 10 take rnrct "I
De- appointed beg that You VIII assure Prr0id"ni Gar
field that my acinu il prompted by no want of -ympa
flX furl rit
should be- most happy to contribute my h'arir-t cup
port thereto any capacity suited To my abilities. aud
that he viii ind whether In private NE or IN an official
no orG nor acS@n ~ ncS d sS Stat, STrs, Savd PIN IN
d1r-rd In his election feel that the time has
when In justc to myset should bsye some more
important position n AN Ia remain IN the service" or
that should ind some more rcinuner'uvc employment
by leaving IT,
Secretary Blaine formally accepted Mr. Fi-h's
resignation in the following letter:
3Gl Of the 7th insi 10 which yod lender yorr resign,
~ the post OF Charsc Ahli-a of the Cn~l states
In accepting vour RESIGNATION tho President desires
me press YOU tho h-h -cu-" which hr rntrrtnn~
of the able and faithful manner which you have rep
resented the it rests ~ the United states at l"rnr du
INK The continuance o yonr term ~ onr" aud Z" ans
yuu Al The -auc for the cordial sentiments which
sou Express iu reference to his administration.
Informing you that Mr. Cminrr. now q t"pcnhasr7.
has appointed to sncrtcd YOU ~ thargr An'n7
OF the United STATES IN switzerland also that th" c-
am. -ir etc. etc. Jaw g B-,ING
On April (. several days before Secretary B.un'-
letter accepting the resignation had reached Mr.
Fish, the Secretary having received an infimati"n
that Mr. Fish would be glad Ia remain in the Il p.o-
matte service. offered him the Mission 10 Drumarh
which il Of the same grade with Switzerland. NJ
El,ine made the offer by cable i'm th,-. wor,l-:
"Noud IL be- agreeable To You tu 20 to Denmark
Mr. Fish answered the SANE day hy cable as fol-
lows: No: thank You. Want promntion.
ON the succeeding day April >. Mr.. Fish again
callcd to Secretary Blame ~ follows: Can have
Bcrini'
Asilc Administration was not able to tender W.
Fish The Berlin Mission aud ~ hc had declined
Denmark, the correspondence ceased.