Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-16


And this is the Cabinet which the Preside mt Flee
is about TO presen, TO his anxious countrymen This
the cabinet fortified by "he possession of the public
confidence why; it has not the confidence OF
many Of its own party. First, they denied that IT
would embrace such elements; and now, they dodge
an investigation into its merits Some Of them
are even candid enough to confess that it is bad,
and must break their party up.-Thcre is not one
of his "Alniscrs from the Republican Portion OF
tho Wing party Two o. them (Webster and Badser)
belong to the old School of Black Cockade FederalIss
The four others Of the attudnous Federal School
of Mr. Cay-for a Bank, Tariff, Distribution, Internal
Improvement, &c., &c, &c. Two members OF tins
Cabinet Abolition in their principles ana course
and almost ALL if not all, with the exception OF
Mr.. Badger (who has not been IN oongress) nave
voted against the Resolutions, for putting the Adolf
ton Petitions to seep.-The Cabinet IS something OF
a piece Of Mssaic-but it is not like the Cabinet Of
"I.ord Chatham: "Here hit OF white stone, and
there bit of black" 1t is all black-Not Demo-
.r.,;o Republican among them Not white stone in
the ewes Of State Rights Democrat. But aoove all,
what shall we think otthe head and the tnil-ofD Web
,or tho old Federal Premier OF the Administration and
ofF GRANGER the Abolition! Postmaster General OF all
the Departments of the Government that HE F. G)
shod he mt 10 preside the Post Ofice-he organ
which are disseminated almost all the rebrnns
with Which the Abolitoniss would scatter through the
entire South It's tao bud! 1t is n strange hallucinn-
ton of this lll-advised Magistrate. How
exnect 10 be safe undrr the auspices of F. Granger
Sun,ose This man had been at the head of the Post
Ohce Department in SO, when the South about
TO he overrun with such incendiary publications.
when the firm Postmaster of Charleston arrested them
in The mail would r Granger then have assumed the
resnonsb,Il;ty like Amos Kendall, and shielded the
south from the fiery empcsE We address ourselves
boldly to the Republican portion Of the Wing party;
and ask them whether they can approve Of such ca
binet as this
i III. \ ln,e,renccr truly says "that the head of q
Government usually shows how much wisdom and
h, possesses by the choice Of ministers and
aysnts" But udgin. Gen Harrison by this rue-and
what pretensions does he possess TO misdem or to
screoa9 How poorly has he "Justhed IN this first ac
nj hs official measure, that great OF favor which
he has received from the People. If he goes as he
ho, he gam there will scarcely be fragment Of tina
faror left him at the close OF h's administration lie
will scarcely deserve the toast whlch was gwen a
Washington of "Harrison, tie american and which
he sad he would attempt earn by four years service
.9ssuuvtion of State DtJts.-A Washington Cores
pondent of the Charleston Mercury writes on the 9th
Inst "The object o: the Distribution Ball to oper
the way for the assumption and payment of the debts
Of the States knew this from personal intercourse
with the members bnt public avowal of IT made
by the Wings Mr. Webster indeed had maintained
in the Senate that Congress had the power of doing
This under the Consultation upon the general welfare
doctrine; bat still the bill was advocated on othe
. grounds Yesterday, however, Mr.. Adams boldly
avowed that il the duty oil the Government TO as
snme the debts of the States, because the debts they
5 had incurred, in making Banks and Internal Improve
ments was an attempt the part Of the States to do
that which was the constitutional duty Of Congress
do Therefore we ought to assume all the debts Of thu
States and of complete the works, on accoun
of which they we're contracted The States above
$1,000 600. We are hurrying towards the Gulf or
TO use the metaphor of a Northern man in converse
ton, tive intend 10 eat you up
4 We have q case in point to show the tendency in
some of the Wings towards an assumption oil the debts
of the States On the Doth ult. MIR. Judah, membe
of the of Representatives of the State of Indiana thu
ringleader Of the Wing party came out with the pro
position to the House. The indianapolis Democra
SAYS that after representing the deplorable condition
to which Indiana has been brought by our system Q
internal improvement; after stating that our public
debt amounted TO more than fourteen millions Of dol
ars-,hat our means of paying interest, Independent
direct taxation was only about two hundred thousano
dollars that from five hundred thousand dollar
would have to be collected from the people annually Il
, meet our present interest account he took the bo
ground which, until now, has been denied by the VIII!
party here that the only hope for Indiana TO restore
her credit was in an assumption of the debts oft
States BY the General Government he believed tina
ground should now be taken ~ the people Of Indiana