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Show I ' GK.KfiAL. i 'a-bingt"ti. ''. Gnu rai CoxJ ieaving the office, think- it his duty t' yiel'l to the very eeneral tleniatiil lot !ihe fiiiiowiug ci'ircspondenre, an-I ha-' jtherelbre furiti.-hed a copy fur publica- 'tion: 5 i St.iti-n I.-land, Oct. 3, 7u. j MiJliariSir When Congress ad ; i.iourucd in the Sninuier, I was credibly Uofornied that a somewhat sy-teuit'.lii ji-llort would l e made before their reas f -emljiiiig in the Winter t lbrce u !:hant.e iu the jioliey we have pur--; -lied in the Interior department. J , 1 he removal uf the Indian scr j.'ice. lrom the sphere of ordinal y : political patronage, has been peculiarly? : distasteful to many inllitential gentle-! jtiian iu both houses; and in order tt-f ;nable ou to carry your purposes out? I successfully, I am satisfied that you-fought you-fought not to be embarrassetl by mi' ither cau-es of initation in the saint f lepartuicnt. .My views of the nrce.-si-J ,ty of rclorni in the Interior services . have brought me more or less into col--Jiisiou with the plans of our active po s litical nianaeers; aud my sense ofdulNj jiias obliged me to oppose some of theii; methods of action through the depart ,-Siiieut. ,-Siiieut. I have no doubt whatever, that: "public sentiment will sooner or later. fully sustain these efforts, at what 1; j regard as needed reforms; but I ought? juot to overlook tho liict, that for tin ' ; present they involve opposition which;, jit may not be for the interest of this? ; idministration to provoke; and as myi j personal tendency is to be rather more? (than less persistent in the cause to! J which I am committed, 1 deem it my? dipy to place in your hands my resig r j tuition of the olliee of Secretary of theS I I nterior, 1 1 take effect as soon as you; 'can conveniently determine upon my j successor. Tho annual report of tlu j; tleiartineiit will be made at an early f (day, and for this and other reasons I ' "eeheve the interval prior to the '.iotirned sessiun is the proper one lot S i-uch u cliiin-e. I tru.-t you will per-j Jmit mo to tid.l, that as the original lie Jeeptatico of the position was an inter jl'erenee with plans of life framed, as I-(think, I-(think, with prudence, a reluriit ijto my private business so far'. Sirntn being an inconvenience 01 ! a disappointment will only bci carrying out what 1 most drsircd todo.P fas Ktion as it could bo done without jicuibarra-sinrnt 4o you or saeriliee of." jpublic duly. Iiulicatioiis that you;' imight he already (rnubletl by t-ucgrs J jtions on tho subject, have induced nn jto write a! once, without wailing myj-y myj-y return to Washington. ' j With sincere ussiiranres of my strong i 'olosiro fir the complete surcess of,, tjyour ii'ltiiiii'islriition, 1 reinain, truly Jyottr obedient "servant. ! $ , (Signed . .1. I). Cox. !: 5 The President. i l'lset ui,' Mansion. Wn.diinitlun, l. r-C., )el. .-,(1,, IS7II.--V our letter of the' - ill instant, irinl' iing your resigniilioit l is Seereliii v of the Interior, is just re-t ecivetl. As sir'geslcd by you if will br .".it'rrpletl, In take elli-el upon the com-'. ,:pli'lion nl' the nnutctl report nf ihn d,' " ip.'ii'tiiii-iil. now being prepared to nr.; .'iiunpiHiy my 1 1 1 1 : - :i m () 'ongnvs. In. . part in t; cninpanv peruiif nut to -ay I bill i -I hi'.-hly iipineciiite the zeal and iiliility; ; you hiivr rwr 1.I11.WII in tho dischtiri.e "I yrur ol'i'n-ial tlulic . I hope your; vivlal intra in the sphere you hao point jt'il out for yniir-itlf will prove :i jtle;is i inl to. rmr vt lnlions luue been 111 tbr-';o'i tbr-';o'i st to 1111 . :im Ihiit you iieiy only re-; . ill-' v.titr brii-liiesl ept-t i;itiiiiis. 'Vi'h bit. Ite-i ri-..-,ii-.l.:, your oU di ;, ..'-lb ''r.-uil. I '.'S. I Irani. I- ; I Ion. .1. i, ( v, Se.-retiiry of the" interior, i |