Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-28
AIst&aE A&!DRIA,
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 90 -,
The CABINET


Election, parties may be said to bav. dssoI..,
There is no common object il view 10 unit.
to prosecute its attainment, and the rscol,.,,;.
Of the part which each man acted, the M,
supported, the principles he espoused, And =
men and principles agains, which b. eon,e,d,l
only serve to keep up sort Of distinction ".
lent men, TO be sue. on both sides, strive IA ~,
fuel to the expiring fame, and con,iuu. III. =.
profitable war; but the great body Of the o.o,,.
victors and vanquished, wish the strife n \.
yer, aud would bury all former animos,is,
The defeated party, in particular, elaimin, :.
they did, to be the friends Of law and Ord,
were, and are disposed, quietly, 10 submit ;.
the will Of the People. II is their wish a..
policy no. be factious disorganisers, or ,,,h,
lent. For ourselves, we confess we have ,h,o,,
of the shackles of party. We feel tia, n.
stand on high ground. Joining in tn. Contra
versy from the commencement, upon the pur,,
and best principles-strengthened in our on,
ions as we advanced, and confirmed NOR. ~,
more at every stage Of the contest, we Bore an,
defeat with sorrow, but not with mor,i6ca,o,
Our station has been humble, but cur zeal M,
be the more. praise worthy, as it was neither ,
cited BY interest or ambition. Since the h.a,,,.
excitement of the day is over, we can resdir
see The errors we may have commi, ted, and il,
lend, hereafter, TO profit by them. We are rc
the advocates Of any particular men: v.
aim a, our coun,ry's good. Gen Jackson's.t
minis:ration shall be judged fairly and hores,
ly: if We find any thing to applaud, we shall Tot
hesitate to do so;-ifwe find aughl 10 conaem,
we shall, "unawed by influence, ana uabrSs,
by GAIN" fearlessly expose the offenders and
warn the offended. We have said thus mach
as explanatory Of our course since the election,
and what'ft shall hereafter be.
We feel, therefore, impelled, by sense d
justice, and by an adherence 10 our principles,
10 object, in the strongest terms, 10 the very
frs, public act Of the President elect Wer.
fer TO the formation of his Cabinet 1t MAJ b,
recollected that his friends sflen urged, in re,
ply 10 our remarks on lis incapaeily, thai bi,
deficiencies would be made up by the ,aenusi
hi. counsellers; that he would be surroundedby
able statesmen; and that he would have lh.
strongest Cabinet that the country has eyery!
seen. Undoubtedly General Jackson had an
opportunity to do all this. He nigh, have
called 10 his aid men, whose attainment wee
fashionable, and whose experenc. and
standing eminently qualified them for his nj
ni.ters. He might have made selecliuu,r
eainst which his opponents could not haves,'
villed. Has he done SO! We pu, tn. question
to his friends. Has he fulfilled their eIpst'i'
lions? Has he fulfilled the expectations 0fih'
country? Suppose we were even 10 throw"
side all considerations Of party, the appoint
ments still remain Objectionable in the high.'!
degree.
Mr.. VAN buren, is certainly capable l~he'"
he is politically honest, is question We mean
not now to ask)-has been faithful to bis par
.y- and represents mos, impor'an; memN'
Of the coniederacy. We w,R not therefore ca
vii with the Generals choice with regard I"
him. II may. however, not be unrea'0n'0'
to predict, that Mr.. Van Buren,, before the Tow
years are out, will wish himself in better CON-
pany.
With regard to Mr.. INeHAN, we hardly S'''
how to account for the choice. Where ""
Mr.. Cheves, Mr.. Livingston and Mr. D''F"
Blu, upon the score Of capacity we co mol u"
lieve that Mr.. Ingham is competent L'sN
he succeeds an officer who has put Inc '''"
OF the Treasury in mos. complete and '''''"'
tory order. He will have little else 10 GOV"
10 follow the path chalked out by his pTe''''
sor. But have we right always 10 aP'''
halcyon days of peace? May not '0nn'''"'
turn up to derange the complicated 'y't"
Where then are we TO look for the gulo'' u
the financial operations Of the counI'y-'0''"'
who will manage with address The m0'' ~, :"
2ortsnt branch of the government! 10 -"
Ingham! Have we any proof that he VI"
equal to the ,ask-any evidence Of his aO"'".
We look for them in vain. The polilea Wv