, 1841-03-06
THE NAL.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, l84l.
GENL. HARRISON'S CABINET.

SLANL 1lhlhlhiOOlN OhDllNIls
At length the agony is over in Wash
ington, (exclaims the editor of the Missouri
Republican, and forthwith proceeds to name
the following gentlemen who will be appoin.
ted by Genl. H. to sway the destinies of the
nation for the four succeeding years. Web
ster Secretary of State-Ewing of the trea-
sury-Bell of war-Badger of the navy
Granger Postmaster General and Crittenden
Attorney General. What are the principles
of these men the majority of whom have been
called from the halls of congress-these
pure and upright patriots who secuted at the
bare mention Of reward for services perfor-
med, the sight of an "office HOLDER" more
agonizing to them by far than the "adder's
touch" But yet another consideration
this same party composed Of the acknowl-
edged d~ecency of the country who but a
short time since raised the voice of censure
against the appointment of members of con-
gress to office by the President as the unde-
nlable source from which all corruption
flowed, are now content to chew their own
words, TO pass over in silence their former
sincere professions and do the bidding of the
great master spirit of whiggery.
In support of this, need we refer to the
excited period when the nomination of An
drew Stephenson was brought before con-
grrss, and the wild and furious storm which
followed raised by this same consistent party!
What is grossly wrong in one party is per-
fectly right in another, is the policy now
adopted; so far from raising the voice OF war
ming and censure us they should most assu-
redly do against such a course of procec-
ing, the editor remarks that these appoint
mcntS appear 10 have given perfect s~atisfac-
ton. Let us enquire into the politics Of
hun who is to be the most confidential advi-
ser of Gcnl. Harrison. All who are at all
cOnversant with the difficulties and dangers
encountered by the United States during her
last struggle with Great Britain must be
aware of the course pursued by the godlike
Daniel. He who in that memorable struggle
which has not been unaptly called the Sec
ond war of Independence boldly and without
hesitation avowed his opposition to the cause
of his country. He who refused to vote for
any appropriations towards defraying the
expenses of the war. He who was lcagucd
and banded with others as fell and As furious
as himself in plotting the destruction of his
own country has now by some skilliul shuttle !
Of the cards been made premier of the coun-
try which once in the madness of party sPi-
rt he sought to cripple. The same indivi-
dual who at n later period in our history
was charged by John Quincy Adams not
alone of being unwilling to defray expenses.
but Of his willingness to join the enemy in
battering down the walls of the Capitol
Although he has been denounced harshly and
and bitterly by southern wings from time,
immemorial as being hostile and inimical to
the south and her institutions, now that
the fiat has been trumpeted forth as coming
from the great leaders of the party, "a change
has come over the spirit Of their Dreams" and
they utter the significant though hypocritical
rant of good appointment Sound politician,
&c. The fellowship of the blue light Fede-
ralist Of the north, with the state rights
wing Of the south, is equalled only by the
union of the lamb and the lion.
"Black ,pirits and white,
Red spirits and gray,
Mingle, mingle, mingle,
You that mingle may"