The Cecil Whig., 1881-06-18
GEN. GRANT SPEAKS.

PRESIDENT AND DIp EIUIiT IN RESIGN
ING HIS SEAT.
CiiIytG0. June i:i.--t,rneral Grant.
accompanied by Ms. Grant. Colonel
Fred Grant aud his wife. and Miss Sharpe
arrived here yesterday morning. Owing
to the poor health Of Mrs. Grant. the
General will remain until "Wednesday,
When he will proceed directly to New
York
To a .HotHiag N,,r~ representative he
said: Il accomplished the purpose for
which | went to Mexico, having obtained
all | went for without any great difficulty
despite the attempts of certain news
papers and persons here to create an op-
position through talk of annexation. ETC..
etc. The articles published by the Chi
Gag" papers were copied into those of
Mexico, and at first aroused 4 little oppo-
Sition: but ] went before Congress, and
in 4 short speech told them what | want
ed, and they gave me my charter at once.
No charter was ever before issued in SO
short Il time. The road will be in all
about 100 miles long. running from the
City Of Mexico. through Pueblo. to the
go down to the Gulf 1t Will he a great
benefit to Mexico in developing the lc-
sources of that country, and to the
United States. The charter provides for
the completion of the road in ten years
but in all probability it will be finished
inside of three years. Four Surveying
parties are aireadyat work. shall very
likely return there next winter.
WHAT TIE PRESIDENT OWES CoNK!ING.
In regard to the situation of affairs in
Albany. General Grant said: If you
want to know what think of the man
ner in which Mr.. Conkiing has been treat
ed by the President and by his colleagues
in the Senate. will tell you without any
hesitation. think it smost outrageous
and ii You want to know where stand
iii the present contest. | will tell you
am with Conk!ing and Platt. Mr.. Conk-
hing is my friend. He has been warm
supporter OF mine. but for all that | do
not owe him near so much to-day rs Gar
field does. 1t is true Mr.. Conkliu~ did
not support Garfield in the Chicago Con
vention, but he saved him in November.
Without New York state Garfield could
not have been elected, and without Mr..
Conkling New York state would not have
gone Republican. Whenever the state
has gone Republican i'll past years the
cause could be traced to ConkliuG and
his personal efforts. When | say that
Garfield awes more to Senator Conkliug
than do, do not mean to under-eSti
mate the obligations that an under to
him. but | was elected once without the
state of New York. and when it did 90
for me | would have been elected without
it. When Mr. Conki!ng went to Warren
and commenced his vigorous campaign
Tor the Republican party and Garfield.
matters looked very serious: defeat was
almost certain. 1t was then and then
only that Republicans took heart. and
from that time on the tide of battle turn
ed. Mr.. Conkling Went into the cam
paign because he was iepubilcan and
because he desired the success of his
palty-not because of any trade he had
made with Garfield. 1t was in accord
with tie resolutions which he offered III
the national convention. pledying the
support OF every delegate to the caudi.
dates nominated. whoever they might be,
This was done because several had de
clared that if | was nominated they
would bolt.
TIE MENTOR TREATY.
-. In regard TO lie Mentor treaty, of
which we have heard so much. there was
not a word of truth in the sensational re-
ports that were published concerning
what occurred during our visit. We
were in The state speaking, and in compli.
ance With GarfieiG's oft repeated requests
determined to cal! al Mentor, as il could
he done without putting us much ont of
our way. Conklin" said that lie would
60 with ne. Arriving at Gartield's house
We found crowd of people there. proha-
bly, $50 IN all. We Went into the house
and sat down. and talked with Garfield
and others present: but not Il word was
sail by either Conkling or myself to Car
field in the way of trade or a bargain;
nor was any understanding of any kind
whatever arrived at All that we said
while with Garfield was in general way
and cCai,i Ee heard by those around us.
In fact it would have iiGel impossible for
us to say anything that those avunnd us
could not hear. So all this talk about
the Mentor treaty is mere nonsense.
have 10 d0uht but that shcn Mr.. Copk-
hug resigned. he did so with the intention
Of keeping out of politics and ont Ct the
Senate. and think he acted wisely. lie
was sick and disgustrd with Tie couLi-
ton Of affairs: he had been iusIltc,l 10y
the President and sighted 10y he prcSi-
dent and sighted by the Senate. There
il, Gr should. great deal i'll Senatorial
courtesy, winch means simply this, that
when the President makes an appoint
mcnt in any state. and it fails to elicit
the approval Of the two senators from
that state, the matter ends there, and the
nomination j.; rejected. II the itepUhli-
can Senators from any state object to any
nomination, tie rest OF the party is eX-
pected to support them III the matter
without exception. Tie same is. Of course
true of the Democrats: hnt il this case
ir was I, coalition against tunkling. and
he accepted it as such. Iii .l.I ii:Gt ;i!22e
it was an insult. and doubtless intended
rs such on the part of Garfield to
select for the New York collectorship
this man Robertson. He was 4 personal
and political enemy Of Conkling'S, and
was probably choseG tIr liat reason.
don't believe it ever would have hanpen.
ed if Mr. Blaine had not been in the
Cabinet,
WHAT NIX. "oNkiiHG Will Do.
| know nothing personally Of Coax
ling's purposes OF intentions. having
neither seen nor heard from him since
the affair happened. bnt from my knowl-
edge of him, aad from what i.aYa !..altl-
ed of those who talked with him, | am OF
the opinion that he went home to stay.
But. as You know. no sooner had he got
out than series Of attacks were made
upon him ti..ol.gh tie press and from all
quarters. 1t was said tina; i.o rtted p.it.-
lantly. aud was inclined to sulk aud play
the child because he could not have
things to suit him. All these stories seem
10 emanate from tine White House and
that locality. Even after lie was out they
could not let bin rest in peace. Conkling
is: proud man. and | presume he said
when all these rdnEep1p.:k!p stories came
to his ears, 1 will show them " hal | can
do. will go back again | will light
them. and he will do it, too. They may
beat him through the means resorted to-
but they can never carry New York state
without him. The contest will. in all
probability, be carried over to another
session.
Resrec:ipg wh@t lie had asked of the
admin Stration, the General said ''.\f fter
Garfield was elected he wrote me several
letters filled with protestations of graft
tI:Cla at what he chose to call my valuable
services during .h,e campaign. and asked
me to give him a chance 10 relay in part
the great debt he thought he owed. He
said lie wanted my assistance and the
benefit of my travels and experience in
mailinm his selections for foreign appoint
ment>. t:r-ily wrote him that my
brothcr-in-law. Cramc.. H9s sick and
wanted to get out of Denmark. and asked
for his transfer to some place south, nam.