Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-08

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The New Cabinet.
The Wing Press IS divided about The elements OF the
WV Cabinet. The New York American comments
mon the original article which appeared IN the oinc'h-
MI Gazette, which put oui as ! ireier, .Hat 'he''"ci
VI. Clay, nor Mr.. Webster ought to a's''r :" CONSTR.
ttnke places IN The Cabinet anu adding 'u''ne'' ,h''
'1nsmhcTs 81 Congress should not be selected unless
/ r. ,hr purpose oi securing Ia The public service sIlpc-
rr talents ard fitness. THIS (says the Aincricanl IS
rt,,r n droll reservation, for il would puzzle any one,
g Imapine, to say Why ans body should be selected, for
aseat N the Cabinet, ercept on account Of superior tt-
,.s< oud mieat."
The American protests againstth the rule LAID down by
ne c. Gazette, and can see no "gnod or even plausible
ppson why men Of such acknowledged an'i'y, ni such
npcrior fitness and talent, as Mr.. Webster or vi. LAY,
huuld be excluded from the new CABINET ana, ai'h"ugh
> We have SAID before, We can conceive ol reasons why
ir. Clay mag not again, ana al a more advanced aye
es;fe Tie labor and responsibility Of the State Depart
ncnt. which he filed 20 c~rcdltably under the Admins
rn,,on uf Mr.. Adams. we see none why Mr.. Webster
bouIa not take that Department, 1t desired hy Ten,
Harrison. As To the idea that both or neither must come
n. il seems 10 us altogether prcposterous, and partcn-
lariy unjust To Mr.. Webster, who, IT would seem 10 iol-
low from such an assumptions, - never 10 be made an
oL.c, of nopular or Executive selection, 50 long as Mr..
Clay ; friends may desire for HIN like favor. Mr Gay
once and again, has had the full, unhcsitat'ng support
OF Mr.. Webster and Of Sr. Webster $ friends, Tor what
ever station he desired; il II unreasonable now 10 e2-
meet that Sir. Webster should, if desired, have ms turn,
and their support
Another of the Wing presses shrewdly asks, II II be
an objection 10 Alessrs. Clay or Webster's gong into
the Cabinet. that they are both .'aspiranls to the rresi-
drncy.' Wi! not The same objection extend to others
What Secretary NAV not BE- Il candidate: Dad not Mr.
3D. become 20. after he vent into Mr.. Monroe's
cab,nc,. l. not Mr.. Rivcs sure to be 4 candidate;
and siiuil.d lie then be appointed Secretary ~ STATE:
The New York Herald OF thursday puts iorth Z queer
article upon TINS SUBJECT. II "uiderstandS, from good
authority, that the trends al Mr.. Webster expect Gen.
Harrison 10 appoint the tormerto the State department.
MIR. Webster has been here for several days al the AS
tor House, and it is understood that he gives his con-
currcnce 10 this appointment. HIS trends repudiate,
laugh nj, and rid;culc the idea that either MIR. Clay or
no should be excluded from the cabinet, on account Of
their birh talents, or because they mas aspire TO the
succession. And certainly the idea would seem 10 be
very absurd, that because 4 man Is 1T Tor The re
sidcncv, he is therefore unfit for 4 cabinet office.
I-Thc Herald goes on 10 state, that "thc confidential
friends Of General Harrison at the HARRISBURG Con-
vcn,ion gave a carte Hanrhe to the confidential
friends oil MIR. Clay, and on that paper the iat-
Ter wrote caadtdatt Jor Me SUCCESSION. mean,
ing mat Nlf. S'ay sno""u nv. 49, ~ IL
influence OF Gen. HARRISON 5 aunlhlst'al'o" = y ~" :.
80" ~ y,n Rev Th;s 100 Lnow 10 he n fact. Ac.
cordinr TO this arrangement, the friends Of Mr.. Clay
have adonled the policy of excluding both from the ca