Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-22
RICHMOND, Va, TUESDAY. DEC. %. 1910.

The CABISEr.-It was confidently said the other d,v
by the presses in Cincinnati (Which were in the conf
dence of General Harrison,) that neither an osD;raut
10 The Prcsidsncy nor member of CONGRESS slo,J bo
called into the Cabnet-and that, therefore neither yr
Clay MIR. Webster could be thought of far that
situation. But the wind now sets in another Quarter
The current rumor of the day is, that Mr.. Webster
both aspiran and member, is to be the Premier Of
the new Administration. The following comes 10 us
with the air Of authority about it:
The new cAaiSETCntl something definite inten.
t,on Of s President eec, was known this subject
editor could engage We prepared speak because
have authentic information On the the pres III
session, Daniel Webster rendered the ca oI
Stale, Secretary Of the Treasury post lie new
learn Tia, he viii take former it equally certain I'M Mr
cr"nden Of Kentucky viii receive The ,ttorney
raj Noble beginnings these,-.S J. Can. fir.
Most OF the Wing presses, which have opened upon
the subject. are endorsing this report. The last Eat
more Patriot says, sour advces from Washington and
elsewhere such to leave no doubt that Mr. Web
ster will be invited Of he has not been already TO take
the Department of State, MIR. Crittenden, Attorney
General, and Mr.. Ewing, Postmaster General. Our
own written and paro accounts from Washington con.
cur in this statement-a and have the authority of
shrewd observer TO, adding that Mr. John Sergean, is
to become the Secretary Of the Treasury.
We have then indeed hopeful prospect before u.s. No
two men, more obnoxious to the principles Of the Re-
publican party, could have been selected out Of the
whole Union. They are both Of the old Federal stock
deeply dyed in the principles Of the Hamilton and
Adams schools D. Webster enemy of Mr. Jetfer.
son. and ofa his Republican State Rights principles: an
opponent of MIR. Madison and the Of lSl2-a We
hement supporter of every measure which would strike
down the strict construction of the Constitutional
champion of the Bank, of Internal improvements, Of
Tarif-a thorough. stitch supporter of the most objec-
tionable portions Of the Proclamation-a man who
voted with the Abolltionsts against all ofMr Calhouns
Resoutons-who stopped TO take fee of 81 eco for
giving opinion 10 London Banker, on political
qucstlon-who is for promoting their stock jobbinr
specuations by distributing the proceeds of the public
lands among those who hold the State stocks-and
who recently sunk the uniform character of a Fe
deralist in that Of Charlaan. Such is be ne Pre-
mier Of General Harrison, the Wings say
AS for Mr. Sergeant who may play the second fiddle lie
Of the most active Missouri Restrctionsts and
is bound body and soul TO National Bank. From such
elements, what are we to expect but mischief: From
such tree, what but poison; And therefore, say,
again and again. TO every State Rights in the
ton, stand TO your Be We ready rcpcl all az
gressions upon the Constitution, come when they may
rs come they will, according all rational calculation
Let every State Rights in the Union unite, and
rally together under the flag Of '9S.
We have letter from Washington which saws
" 1t is generally thought that Webster may chase his
situation under Harrison, and that he eH be Pre-
mier, Criltenden Attorney General, and Ewing POST
master General Nothing is confidently coneciured MS
TO the other members of the Cabinet With the excep-
ton of Ewing, whose acceptance is doubtful, every
man Of the many named for the high stations at home
or abroad, belong TO Congress-