Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-13
RICH MON d.:
WEDNESDAY, MORNING JANUARY 4,
Gen. Harrison ani his Casinti.


Our venerable contemporary and his Washington
scrbes superseding the functions of the Prcsi-
dent elect, and anticipating the ides Of March,
They are most busly engaged arranging General
Harrson's Cabinet for him. Perturbed and OFF,
cous spirits Why cannot they await the full
ness Of time aud the maturity Of events1 So long
addicted to ruling the federal roast, the old Jun,o
here are still imagining themselves the power behind
the Throne, and decapitated by the decree Of the
People, still walking with their heads Off What
can exceed the modesty Of this federal manufacture
OF Gen. Harrison's cabinct1 Or the kindness of
relieving him OF the responsibility OF nominating q
ministry for himself7
So II Is, however. The federal squad who have
upbraided Gen. Harrison granny-denounccd
him as a block coekade Federalist and Abolition
isi-decamed against him as the heartless seller of
poor neShbor men and neishbor women "-now
assume TO be the sharers OF his most secret coun-
ellis, and months in advance announce the results Of
his deliberations Our venerable neghbor yes,er-
day appoints Gen. uarrison's whole cabinet as fol-
lows lin letter irom Wash nston):
Webster, Prsmier-Sergeant, Secretary of the
Treasury-Clayton Of Delaware, Post master Gen.
eral-Granger, Secretary OF the Navy-Preston,
Secretary Of War.
Having taken the liberty (he and his Scribe at
Washing toni Of nominating Gen. uarrison's Cabi-
net for him, the Editor of the Enquirer lifts his eyes
in pious horror at the monstrous composition,
What "eould the Democracy (he asks) expect from
such Cabinetl" If he means Loco iocoism-Ken-
dallism-Swarwoutisn, We wi II answer him frank
y-nothns at all. Modern Democracy, which
the American People have deere ed to be an impos-
thume and mask for the worS; political vices ex-
ercised under the sanity garb of political purism,
has nothing expect from the towering intellect and
lofty integrity of Webster, the honesty and ability
OF Sergeant, the comprehensive intellect ofClayton,
the vigoc and sagacty OF Granger, or the colossal
genius of Preston.
We know not if these gentlemen, or any one Of
them, to enter into the Cabinet of Gen. Harri-
SON PossibIywe might be justified in entertaining
a doubt Of the fact. regarding the quarter from
which the rumor comes, and not having heard that
the Wing President had made Loco Focos the par
takers Of his confidence and the organs OF his future
Intentions. But, assuming the rumor to be true,
here say is a Cabinet rs far as il goes high in
integrity, irreproichable in character brilliant in
talent, uneXcepuonable as working men, and in
their combined qualifications trnnsceuding any thing
the country has known since at least the Admins
traton OF Mr.. Monroe. We might, had we the
choice, amend it in one or two partculars-but if
Loco Focosm is rgh, in its conjec,ures that these
the men, take them AZ the first hop, and will
poin, 10 them exutngly. compared with those who
now fill the same posts, and with pride, compared
with the ministry Of any other civilized nation of
the Earth. 1t is not England or France assuredy,
which can present more distinguished list Of min
isteiial f. dictionaries.