The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-20
the rAOrs IN rHB CASE,
which MaRe Some OF the Ex.PreSident's
RemArks Seem Inex pIIcabIe.

which mako Some OF the Ex.PreSidents
RemArIGs Seem Inex ollcabIe.
WAAnISaroN, May l9.-General Grants
letter 10 Senator Jones, published in New
York to-day, has ELECTED the following
authoritative statement regarding the cir.
cumstances attending Mr.. Flsh's retire
ment from the Deplomstic service and the
selection Of Mr.. Crsmer to succeed him as
Charge d'AGAlres Of the United States at
Berne: o..
When General Grant was in Washing.
ton in March, shortly after Garheld's
Inauguration, hsmade several requests oil
the President, Of which the latter made a
written memorandum In Gen. Grants
presence.
The request In regard 10 Mr.. Oramer
was that ne might be transferred from
Denmark 10 a more southerly climate.
General Grant specified that he did not
ask q higher grade, only milder climate.
The resignation Of Mr. Fish from the
Swiss Mission, the same gradeas Denmark,
opened the way for complying with Gen.
Gfant's request, aud the resident prompt
| " ayailed himself Of II, In supposed com.
pliance with General Grants earnest wish
pefsonally expressed In regard to the
feaipnalion Of Mr.. Fish from the Swiss
MlsSiop, par 0 are on Ole 10 the diplomatic
4 buFeau Of the State Department, showing
the following facts:
On the 18Th Of February last, Nicholas
Fish, Charge D'AfrAires ol the United
States at Berne, Switzerland, addressed
10 Nj. Evafts, Secretary oil State, the iol'
lowing:
If inclose herewith adispatCh rendering
nv resignation. | feel that can no lon.
Ver retain my position here with justice to
invSelf and my family. When | accepted
In | hoped IL would be soon restored to iLl
former rank and pay, and you were kind
enough TO lead me TO believe that upon
sncti restoration l should be retained 10
Office. | knew what aJod ot applicants
the announcement oil my resignation
would create, and therefore, 10 protect the
department from them, | send Ty reslg
nation In an unnumbefed dispatch tc
you," ...-..-,.-,,..
addressed n MI. Blaine, Flsh Wrote "
follows! "On the 18th ult. l addressed
yotit eminent predecessor 10 Office dis
match ma ktd Set aFate,' which. en-
closed In q private letter 10 Mi. Evarts
Nv feasons for go enclosing u were solell
10 protect the Department from poSeibll
and almost inevitable annoyances whict
tbe disclosure Of lie contents might I'm
pose on the Department. have the homo
now 10 enclose herewith Q copy Of thI
same, and now, iot the arat time, plAcl
tb6 same on Ole here. ahall await you
ViShes - 10 the time when ! may be te
lieyed from my duties here, but l hope
may haze timely notice BY cable, conesfn
! Ing the time when ] may expect my le'
lefs Of IfsGall."
Fists lstteroi fsalgnALlon referred 10 Il
the foregoing 10 Secretary Blaine is giyei
. Ia fail, Il is q dispatch marked Separate,
and vas duplicated 10 Blaine. II tisas To-
/ flows, ,
4 LEGATION oR FHR UEfrgD sTATEs,( |
I BRRSR, February IS, 1881.
!, Stain order that President CARTEL
, may be free to select the representative b
\ may desife 10 all this mission have ID
= honor 10 tender herewith through 20
. my resignation Of Office Of Charge 4
9 AlIaits oi the United States 10 the BWl
confederation, to take effect March Il