Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20

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publishes the following letter from General
Grant to Senator Jones, Of Nevada:
! CITY OF MEXICO, April "a, 1881.
| MY DEAR SENAToR-I see by the latest
| dispatches received here from the capital of
our country that the deadlock In organ
| izing the Senate is not yet broken. and that
| allay the bitterness which must be
engendered by his most recent
| appointments. When the lrst
| batch of nominations for New York were
| sent in was delighted. / believed then the
President had determined to recognize the
Republican party and not faction. But
| his nominations of the next day convinced
me that his first act was but part OF deep
laid scheme by somebody to punish promi-
nent leaders for being openly friendly
to me. | cannot believe that Gen. Garfield
is the author of this policy. I give him
credit for being too big man to descend
to such means for the punishment of the
men who gave him hearty support In his
election. and who are disposed to give him
the same support now, for the offense
OF having had a former preference
for some one else for the Office which he
now holds. But Mr.. Garfield is the Presi-
dent, aud is responsible for all the acts of
his administration. Conkljng and PIatt are
the chosen Senators from the great State of
New York, and that too against all the
opposition of an administration created by
the same party that elected them.
This should give them all the stronger
claim to be consulted In the matter of ap-
p1intments In their State. When it comes
TO filing the most Influential offices In their
State without consulting these Senators it is
great slight. When he selects the most
offensive man to bs found it becomes an
insult, and ought to be resented to the Bit
ter end.
/ sincerely hope the President will see
this and correct his 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
believes that he could have carried
the State of New York without the
active support of her present sena-
tors; Their passive support would
New York General Garfield would not now
be President. His rewardiug Robertson is
not only offensive to New York Senators,
but 1t is offensive to New York Republicans.
The change Of Badeau and Cramer,
the two appointments In which
felt strong personal in
terest, was very distasteful 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 fin
ishes 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 the son of my
old Secretary of State, who probably
never had his superior, certainly never for
moral worth In the department. 1t is true
Mr.. Fish resigned, but he did this from
sense OF honor, supposing 1t to be the duty
OF representatives abroad to give new ad-
ministration the opportunity of saying
whether they were wanted or not.
Very truly yours. U. s. GRANT.
Hon. j p Jones, Washington, d. c."
THE FACTS AS TO FISH AND cRAMER.
General Grants letter to Senator Jones,
published in New York to, day, has elected
from the State Department the authorita-
tive statement that Mr.. Nicholas Fish re-
signed his position as Charge dat
faires at Berne, Switzerland, on the
18th of February, before Gen. Garfield's
administration came 10. That his reason
for so doing, as expressly given in his letter
to Mr.. Evarts was that the salary was in
sufficient. The removal of Mr.. Cramer
from Denmark to Switz erland, was made in
compliance with request from Gen. Grant
that Cramer be transferred to a more
southerly climate.