Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-04
From the Boston CCur;,y
THE NEW CABINET.

Would we could say he hGd resiShe, 10 his bet.
ters. His cabinet has resigned, very singulaIly
it is true. and yet plurally; individually and col.
Iectively; in ga heap as would be remarked
by Georgian, and like "a unit" as the Great
Forsaken himself has been pleased 10 call their
entrance into bis vice. No man ever put a
better word into the Generals mouth; his cab.
net was truly unit--compoundedo Ut two no..
things and two fractions, and almost equal to one
active. intelligent officer.
But the designations have ceased to be the
town-talk. Every body, is on tlptoe to see, hear
guess g. know who will succeed, and finish clean.
ing out the '.Augean stable" at Washington,
about which we used to hear so much some tire.
years ago. But there is no such duty to be pei.
| formed. The Great Last Cause has PLAYED Her.
cuIes. and finished the dirty job himself; h'.ouri
| nothing but his own cabinet to reform; lac lei hh
own folly and ambition run through, and ths
| mighty stream swept away the whole contents
workmen and all; the employer now stands like
Hoods Last Man. with every disposition to ham
himself but nobody to pull his ess. All par
| ties contain members WbO .'Owe heaven death"
upon the glbbit, but we sincerely believe the op.
position does not number man who deserves, o.
desires to relieve the Great Forsaken. He mus.
live. He deserves the punishment. 81 am the
state" said Bbnapalte. SO is General JacksOa
l-Ostensibly-and state OF SIN and misery It's
1t seems to be generally understood that the
new candidates for JackSonZlng, are Messs
Edward Livingston, Levi Woodbury., Hugh L.
White. and Louis M'Lane. The appointment
of some Of these gentlemen may be probable, bs
that of others we consider doubtful; and unless
the arrival of the mail repudates our arguments
the reasons shall be forthcoming.
1t is not unlikely that Mr.. M'Lane may have
the keys of the Treasury. lie has been well
paid for his former services by an honorable Of
fee in England, for which he will receive S29f
$50; but when man of his sense and characa
gives the color of his name to such polltci
Kaleidoscope as the late Jackson party he deserts
something more than honor at his own exPeHs
for it is presumed that none of our miDisen
can live upon their salaries. Such rewards
nothing but sylabub. He should have loaf and
a fish at home The office of Distributor of Trea.
sury Pap may be desirable, and man who ha
just witnessed the economy Of the British govern
ment in matters of favoritism must be well qua.
lifted to preside in that department. In addition
TO these considerations, Mr.. M'Lane's ong-het
and well-knOwn democracy cannot but be strong
recommendation where Federallsts are SO heart
" despised and detested. Mr.. M'Lane will be
worth both the Os and one part of the remante'
of the "Unit."
Mr.. Livingston would fill the State Depart
ment creditably to himself, and, perhaps, ton
nation, if upwards of seventy years, during
greater part of which he has mingled with th
most turbulent political parties, have not some
hot ntal
that his public displays of oratory. within lev
years. have Indicated the approach of age, and
the day of memory; but after losing one hall |"
his present powers he will be Unnecessarily sup,
rior to his predet essOr. Mr.. Livingston has al'
ed many Offices of honor and of profit. and rs
credit has not escaped unscathed in the cones
of the last six years. He was one Of the In"s
tai few-Ithe Great Forsaken was another W
recorded his name against the expression Of ".D
diminished confidence" in General WasbInss~''
in 1895. But his reputation will depend MANY
and securely, upon the code which bears HI; Dan,
and which was prepared for the State Of LO's
ana. If rumor, land we have no other autn"
for supposing he is to be chief pilot speak !.
truth, General Jackson owes Mr.. Llnas'u
something for services rendered at NewOfI's,
in 1915; but we are willing to give the Ueaf.
all the credit of the military movements
will surrender his civil pretensions; he wa
made to be civil in any capacity. 81.
Mr.. Livingston would be the most Prop'ur
candidate for the vacant place, if his aceePa,
did not cause a vacancy elsewhere; but u ID.
ministratIon choose to take friend out Of "''
nate it is not for US to complain. u.,s
Mr.. Senator White is named for the We c,i
flee. tf,as contemporary asserts, the new
net is not to be entirely Anti-Calhoun.. way
not Mr.. WIS colleague have the prefeI,eD w.
We believe Mr.. White to be reasonably ~ ~
bic man, for Jacksonian, though ooe; q
Ian. His calbre and manner were hapP1 =,
exactly described by Mr.. Barton, In his cs s;'
ed reply to Mr.. White. "We know s Ss
lily to rise in his place, catch lean ana O -:
ly idea, dress it out in tolerable Ens;n, "
it ninety seven times without tirlDg dow
then, leaving off within hairs breaa' a, !"
point of departure, sit down and TOOK ''"'
Gently round" u.
Mr.. Grundy, we should think. would ii
nitelv more acceptable. and much oeue'