Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-19
From The Ciaciaaaii Duly Gazette.
A Hiatt WHOM?

The Ohio State Bulletin has published COM
munication suggesting a new order OF men fol
the management of things at Washington. He
proposes new candidates for President and Vice
President, and suggests an entire cabinet. The
following is his scheme Of distribution:
For President-DANIEL WEBSTER.
Vics President-CHARLES HAMMOND
CABINET OFFICERS.
JONI SLoANE-Secretary Of Stafe,
TOBIAS wArKIxs-Sec'y Of The Treasury
JOHN c. WmeHr-Ssc,y Of WW,
WILLIAM SLADE-Sec,y Of The Nary,
HExnx r. SroRns, Of n. Y.-P. ~ General.
suppose this is intended for wit or sarcasm,
but really, take the arrangement all in all, even
with Toby, and | am mistaken if 1t would not
be a very great improvement upon the present
order of things.
AS statesman. none but an idiot would deem
the present head in any respect equa! to Mr.
Webster. The distance between them is too
great tor an ordinary vision to stand by the side
If the former, and discover the altitude OF the
latter.
Since Mr.. Calhoun has reduced the Vice Pre-
sident to the character of sitting statue, to be
spoken at, and speaking automaton to hand over
documents and declare the result Ut votes, 1t Is
little matter who holds that station. L am vain
enough to suppose could perform these functions
with respectable gravity, so that my distance be-
hind the Vice, wOuld by no means counterbalance
MIR. Websters in advance Of .'the greatest and
rhe 5est''
Perhaps Mr. Sloane may not be equal TO the
little Dutchman, in reforming the press, or III
welding the magic wand of ST Tammany, or
in shutting ewes when he does not wish to see.
or in touching the palm of political manager,
or making his conSee to wOuld-be dictator; yet,
for plain good sense. proud independence, and
sterling republicanism, Mr. Sloane is greatly SUI
perior to the present manager. And, with MIR.
Webster, President, ii is not to be doubted that
both the foreign correspondence of the govern
ment. and the annual messages Of the President
would appear quite as respectable as they do at
present
AS for Toby, he, to be sure, is thrown in as a
milestone of degradation. But it is not very
clear that, even in point of honesty, he is upon
level much below the present Incumbent
Those members of Congress who are cOnyersant
with the attempt to transfer the Fort Mobile con-
tract to Mr.. Coryell, have some pretty Just no
tons of the money morals of the PENNSYLVANIA
Financier. He was not marked for victim, and
so he escaped censure as well as prosecution
whilst Toby met different fate. The two Co
lumbus REGULATORS, NAT and JERRY, have also
escaped prosecution and condemnation, and are
talked of for Governors By those whose purity is
desperately offended at any association with To-
BY! In respect to capacity, Toby certainly has
the best pretensions,
In the War Department, the advantage is most
decidedly with us. The Tennessee Major has
written very poor biography, has had some
not very creditable money transactions with the
Press, and some less creditable concern with the
affairs of Purser in the Navy, and has murdered
the Kings English IN various general orders and
IN other official writings, in all which matters
MIR. Wright has no pretensions 10 compete with
him. But as it does not require warrior to be
Secretary OF War, as is made clear by the present
incumbent's little affair with Col. Towson, and
as Mr. Wright is thorough man of business, pa
tent of intense labor, possessed of strong and
acute powers ofdiscernment, can speak and write
like Statesman, and has the courage to make
even John Randolph shrink from him in debate,
he would assuredly give more efficient aid to an
Administration than the Major, backed, as he is,
by all the O'Neales of the District. At any rate,
he would carry with him nothing to obstruct his
family association with his colleagues in Office, or
to disturb the harmony of society.
Next comes the Secretary of the Navy. Here
again we may safely claim superiority. The
present Secretary thinks only But Mr.. Slade
can think accurately and ,criie forciJy. The lit
tie Dutchman found tins out to his cost last sum
mer. His acquaintance with Naval affairs, we
may safely assume TO be equal to that of any
Branch or Creek in North Carolina.
Last of all, the comparison is to be drawn be-
tween Henry r. Stors. and major Barry. for
Postmaster General. Now l do think there
must be little of quiz. in this part of the bust
ness, If there was none in the case of Toby and
PENNSYLVANIA Financier Every BODY IN the
West, thought, knew that poor major Barry
was done up, IN Kentucky. when President Jack
son put him into the Post Office. He had moth
ing lett to him but large fund Of spleen and
spite, which in his better days. he concealed un.
der a smooth. Sinking, soft-and-go-easy extern.
or. 1t was well enough that aliment was sun
piled for these feelings, otherwise. being left to
prey upon themselves, they might have destroy.
ed their possessor. If any qualifications to dis
charge the great duties Of Postmaster General
have been evinced by Major Barry, l have not
been able to perceive them. The talents of Mr..
Storrs are Of the first order, and although little