Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-11
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me 1HC'o Cabtnet.-Iihc new arrangements made
IN the Cabinet since The formal announcement .bv
authority" Gifts composition in the Telegraph af.
ford matter of interesting speculation There can be
no doubt, that at the period oftat unnunciation the
Cabinet 1t was agreed, should consist of Van Buren,
as Secretary Of State, Inghom Of Treasury. AIean
Post Master General, Eaten Secretary of War,
Branch OF Navy, and Berrien Attorney General. We
have no very large faith in the vcracity of tie EJi.
tor OF. tho Telegraph, but The PRESUMPTION is too rio
lnns aud nDroh.L, announce as by
my OF the President elect that which tI, Pro-
Sldent eject had not authorised Besides We arc 81
a'ad from other sources Of information that the en-
0ihct INST arranged, was composed as above ucn
toned. But, within u few days, it is ascertained
thal this arrangement from unknown or couiecturnl
causes, has been disturbed. Mr.. Mclean has octu-
ally been appointed to the bench Of the Supreme
Court, and Maj. Eaton it is confidently said. in tbo
place of being Secretary of War, is to 90 ont os MI.
mister PlcniPotentiary to st. Petersburg. What are
the secret causes that have produced this deviation
from the original formation of the Cabinet? yVewiII
give our speculations upon the subject
In relation to Nr. Mclean, it appears surnridnr
that he should voluntarily relnquish position which
~ bringing him in close vev the public and from
tho satisfactory in which nc DISCHARGED; il had
already authorised him to lit his cycs TO the last and
gttcrng prize, and prefer station which hovcyor
honorable, hci not supposed from his Iccal attain
nons particularly qualified to Shine in, which pIoccs
him IN comparative oSscu.ity, and certainly tI-o,ve
him ont of the direct line OF promotion The rcasop
assigned for this determination, is Mr. McIcaps dis
satisfaction at having the patronage Of the General
tosl Ohce brought within the grasp orthe President
'y hrs arrangement" IN the Cabinet: but we
are disposed to look little deeper for the cauge.
we believe Mr. Mclean partakcs O. the rcurral dis
gust ut the Composition Of tho Cab!uct-;lat his
good sense Tcrcciyes Il not TO be founded on nnv f,
Cd or ascertained principles wbatcyrr, oq n ,boco
measures which arc to be the subjects Of future re-
tfon--that it is neither Tariff nor Anti Torif-wbol.
y Unitarian, nor wholly Northumberland in sbc,,
u Is composed o. jaTTiDg clements, dsac-eene in
every thln2' except the single object, the success Of
"hch "aTangod' thcm together. IF this be bis
opinion Of The organization ofthc Cabinet. il is mot
surprising that lie sould be unwilling to embark far
a long and arJGous voyage in their company. He
sagncty forcsccs the divisions that must bortlv on
ue and his prudence bNs wisely determined him n
Withdraw TO position less conspicuous but more On &.
mud irresponsible. Whatever confidence he NAV fool
~ the captain, he can rePoso but It'll, in the crow
ana Ike Lord Chatham, he may not choose 10 be-
Tome responsible for measures which he not onlv
cannot coniro1, but which arc likely to be governed
by no fixed principles wbatsocyor. liude up nearly
equally as the Cabinet Is supposed to be, of the par
izans Of Van Bnrcn ond Calhoun (wbosc jealousy
M rivalry arc well understood, ard may already
'n discovered in the dcprcca,ion Of Noah Of division
q the Jackson ranks, account Of their hostile pre-
ensions') Mr. Mclean is further influenced 10 de-
line service in the Cabinet, from his uuwnpncgs 10
'c made party to their ambitious intrigucs s. selfish
chcr19s ofpersonol advancement. Ostensblc confi
iorotons Of different character will be assigned
'ut thcso arc those he 0ad sccrrt motives, which
generally &c concealed behind such rs arc oycn TO
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