Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-05-25

We give the following letter, not
because OF its value, but simply as
part OF the political history OF the
present administration. 1t was
written before the New York
Senators committed that very silly
act of resigning.
"CITY OF MEXICO,
April "a, 81
my Dear Senator,-I see by
the latest dispatches received here
from the capital of our country
that the deadlock in organizing the
Senate is not yet broken, and that
nothing has been done by the Presi-
dent to allay the bitterness which
must be engendered by his most
recent appointments. When the
first batch OF nominations for New
York was sent in l was delighted.
l believed then the President had
determined to recognize the Republi-
can party, and not faction. But
his nominations of the next day
convinced me that the first act was
but part Of a deep-laid scheme by
somebody to punish prominent
leaders for being openly friendly
to me. 1 cannot believe that Gen.
Garfield is the auther Of this policy.
I give him credit for being too big
a man to descend to such means for
the punishment of men who gave
him a hearty support in his election
and who are disposed to give him
the same support now, for the Of
fence of having had former prefer
ance for some one else for the Office
which he now holds. But Garfield
is President and is responsible for
all the acts of the Administration.
Conkling and Plat are the chosen
senators from the great State Of
New York. and that, too, against
all the opposition of an Admins
tration created by the same party
that elected them. This should
give them all the stronger claim to
be consulted in the matter OF APP
pointmentS in their State. When
it comes to filling the most inhuen-
| tial office in their State without
consulting these senators, it is a
great slight. When he selects the
most offensive man to be found it
becomes an insult, and ought to be
resented to the bitter end. | sincere
| ly hope the President will see this
and correct his mistake himself, and
restore harmony to the party. lie
owes this to himself and to those
without whom be could not nave
been elected. Nobody believes thai
he could have carried the State o.
New York without the active sup
port OF her present senator's. Their
passive support would not have
answered. Without the State Of
New York General Garfield would
not now be President His re
warding Robertson is not only
offensive to the New York senators
but it is offensive to New York
Republicans.
THE change Of Badeau anc
ICramcr, the two appointments il
which l felt strong personal in,
terest, was very distastetul to me-
the first 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, an(
which he could do without interior
ling with his public duties; the sec
Iond because it was at the expense
of removing the son OF my old
lSecretary of State, who probably
never had his superlor-cer[alhly
never for moral worth-in th'
department. 1t is true Fish resign
led, But he did this from sense
of honor, supposing it to be thu
duty Of representatives abroad tc
lgive new Administration the op
portunity of saying whether they
were wanted or not.
every truly yours,
u. S. GRANT.
"Hon. j. ?. Jones, United State
senator, Washington, d. c."
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