The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-05-26


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Ex-PREslpENr U. $. GRANT. 3
A Very Remarkable Lstter In Regard to he
Makes Some statemSats Which Ars5sContp-
yerted by the Record. ~ "a IL
New YORK, May 10-The following lettesr
from ex-President Grant to Senator Jones, Of
Nevada. is published here: !:
CITY OF MEXICO, April 24.-My Dear Senator:
by the latest dispatches received here fron the
zing the senate has not been broken, and that moth
ing has been done by the president to allay the Bit
terness which must be , engendered by his most re-
nations for New York was sent, I vas delighted. I
believed. then the president had determined to rec
ognize tho Republican party. without affectation:
s as s ae 8as b o me
laid scheme by somebody to punish prom
inent leaders for being openly friendly to me. I
cannot believe that Gen Garfield is the author of
this policy. gave him credit for being too big a
man to descend t. such means for the punishment
Of men who gave him hearty support in his cleo
support now, for the offense Of having had former
preference for some else for the office which he
now holds. But Garfield Is presidunt, and Is re-
spousible for al! the acts Of the administration.
Conkng and Piatt are chosen senators from tho
great State of New York. and that, too. against all
the ADMINISTRATION, created by the same party that
stronger claim to be consulted in the matter of ap-
pointments il their State. When it came to
FILLING THE MOST INFLUENTIAL OFFICE
was great mistake. When he selects the 1aost Of
fensive man to be found, it becomes TN insult. ana
ought to be resented to the bitter end Tsincerely
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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 relieves
that he could have carried the State of New York
without the active support Of her senator's Their
passive support would not have answered. Without
the State Of New York, Cen Garfield would not now
offensive to the Now York senator's. but it is often
sive to New York Republicans. The change Of
Badeau and Cramcr, the two appointments in which
feel strong personal interest, was very distaste-
full to me- The first, because of our personal rea-
tions: and nv wish that he should be kept whore he
IL. Tho Office would support him until he finishes
some work he is engaged upon, and which he could
do without interfering with his public duties. The
second. because it was at the expense of removing
never had his superior, certainly never for moral
worth in that department. It is true Fish resigned,
but he did this from sense of honor, supposing it
to be tho duty OF representatives abroad to give
new; administration an opportunity Of saying
whether they were wanted or not. =; .!,:i.:
We Very % truly yours: V ,,.. y. s: GRANT
AN EXPLANATION CALLED OUT
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Gen Grants letter
to Senator Jones, published in New York to-
day, has olicited the following authoritative
statemont regarding the circumstances attend
ing Fish's retirement from the diplomatic. SER
vice, and selection Of MIR. Crsmer to succeed
him as charge daffairs Of the United States at
Berne: When Grant was in Washington in
March, or shortly after President Gar
fields inauguration, he made several
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made a written memorandum in Gen. Grants
presence. The request in regard to Mr.. Cra-
mer was that he might be transferred from
Denmark to = more southerly climate. As
Gen. Grant specified that he did not ask q
higher grade only - milder CLIMATE, +he resig-
the same grade as Denmark, opened the way
for complying with Gen. Grants request. and
the president promptly avalled himself
g. Of It, cnan. in supposed a.+ compliance with
siiy expressed In regard TO- to the res;s
nation of Mr.. Fish from the Swiss mission,
papers on file in the diplomatic bureau of state
documents, show the following facts: On Feb
ruary 13 last, Mr.. Fish, charge d'affaires of the
United States at Berne, Switzerland, sent to
Ienclose herewith dispatch rendering nv resic-
nation. feel can no longer retain the position
here With Justice to myself and family. When ao-
cepted it. hoped it would be soon returned to its
former rank and pay, and you were kind enough to
lead to believe that upon such restoration, should
be retained in Office. know what food of appli-
nation would create, and therefore to Pro pro-
tect tho department from them. I send my
resignation in unnumbered dispatches to you.
LETTER TO b A1NE
On March Z, in a communication addressed
| to Blaine Mr.. Fish wrote as follows:
On the 18th ult: addressed your eminent pro
decessor in office dispatch marked separate" "
which enclosed in private letter to MIR. Evarts.
tn0ro fC1 nfc0f
the department from possible and almost inevitable
annoyance, which Disclosure Of its contents might
impress on the department. | have the honor now
| to enclose herewith copy of the same, and nov
| fol. the first time place tho file here.
shall await your wishes as to the time when may
be relieved from duty here, but L hope may have
timely notice by cable concerning the time when
! may expect my letter Of recall! ~ " <~>'s..
| FIsH's LETTER OF RESIGNATION,
| referred to in the foregoing note to Secretary
BlaiIo is given in full 1t is dispatch marked
separate and was duplicated to Blaine. 1t is as
| follows:
! UNITED STATES LEGATION. BEENE, Feb. 13,
189l.-Sir: In order that President Garfield may
be free to select any representative he may desire to
I'LL this mission, have the honor to tender here
With: through YOU my resignation Of the office. to
VIII aoped
| action is prompted by no want of sympathy
for his administration. and that on tho contrary
support thereto in any eapacitj suited to my abil.
tiles, and that he would fd that whether in private
lite or official position, no more Jealous supporte
United States have endorsed in his election In
thus rendering. my resignation permit
o t. thank y9s f9 and the Ssas
and marks Of consideration which, during period
of nearly ten years, has been extended me- It is
| with regret thus seek to be relieved from duty
here, but feel that the time has come when, in
| justice to myself, should have more important
| position if am to remain in the service, that
should find some more renumerative employment
by leaving it. I respectfully request that be in
| formed when it be most agreeable to relieve me.
haye the honor to be sir. your obedient servant,
! ssAsa NICHOLAS FISH.
Secretary Blaine formally accepted Fish's
resignation in the following letter:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Sir: + have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter, No. 3G1. of the 7th inst, in which you ten.
Of Tie Unitei States to Berne. In accepting YOU
resignation the president desires mo to express tt
You the high sense with which he entertans of the
sentod the interests Of the United States at Berne
during the continuance Of your term Of office, and
thank you at the same time for the sentiments 70,
| ing you that Mr.. Cramer, now at Copenhagen, ha:
been appointed to succeed you as charge daffairs
to Switzerland also that the letter of recall will bt
sent 70" by an early a an J1ME;s siE; etf e. BLAINE
On April 4, several days before Secretary
Blaine's letter accepting the resignation had
reached Mr.. Fish, the secretary having re-
remain in the diplomatic service, offered him
the mission to Denmark, which il Of the same
grade as Switzerland. Blaine made the offe,
by cable IN these words: "Would it be agree.
able to you to 60 TO- Denmark" Fish answered
the same day by cable as follows: "No, thank
YOU Want promotion" On the succeeding
| day. April B. Fish again cabled Secretary
Blaine as follows: "Can have Berlin?" Al
the administration was unable to tender Fish
the Berlin mission and as he had decljued Don
| mark the correspondence ceased.
How VOitaire Cured the Decay of Hii
Stomach.
In the Memoirs of Count Segur there is
the following anecdote: my mother, the
Countess de Segur. being asked by Voltaire