The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-21

,e,oed in part, that Mr.. Mason may be re.
stored
The Washington correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury gives the following
sketch Of several Of the members Of the
Cabinet:
/. James Buchanan. Slightly snspcc.
ted during the las, war Of beginning life
not as he ought TO have done, but now n
Tariff Democrat. He i, was who boosted
that he had proved before tic People Of
Pennsylvania, by Mr.. Folks Letter TO
Kane of Philadelphia, that be was better
Tariff nun than Mr.. Clay. Ii he believed
this 10 spite OF The Kane Letter, he wasa
fool and If lie did not believe il, aud vet
tried 10 convince tho people Of i,-you
know what I've is. He is known 10 b. an
allie. moderate Old Ilunker-yery timid
aud hates trouble. lie is hardly The man
10 G,cc Great Britain in any difficult en-.
Urgency; much less TO negotiate CON.
mercia treaty With her, for which BY the
late ndsi.es at Washington she is prepared
-redueing recprocally the duties in each
country to the revenue standard. He de.
clared in tho Senate that the Act Of 1893
gavo sufficient, protection 10 tie manulac.
lurers, yet voted for lis overthrow; and
then with his men 10 the House Of Repre-.
sen,aliyes refused both at the last Session
and at this TO modify the Act Of ls42.
2. Mr.. Robert Walker, OF Mississippi
but rather of Pennsylv ia; for he was
a leading Politician in Pennsylvania before
he left it, aud has lntely, by two Judges in
Mississippi, been adjudged not to be a re.
sident Of that State. Mr.. Walker is a
clever man, Of a good deal Of aslutencss q
intellect and laborious in habits, bO, with.
on, much grasp Of mind, or originality,
Tho greatest financial measure he has
originated, is TO tax worn Jewelry and
family plate. lie goes for blue bends and
puter spoons. II is supposed he will make
himself immortal BY some such striking
aud original measure which viii at olce
prove his genius, and save the county,
Old lluukcr No. ?.
3. William l.. Marcy, ms notorious IS
Nell Own m tua inns or Cnarirs .he first
: Tie II was who fret onunciated on the loo'
of the Senate that infamous principle IN
politics." TO the victors belong the spos'
> He has been brought up IN all the mpufi.
ties Of New York Politics, and does d..
ilneuished honor, il is said, to his cdu,i.
4 ton. His name is the synonym Of al laal
t. is corrupt and proscripiiye IA police
Old Huukcr No. 3.
: 3. George Bancroft. a writer Of b.slo-
: ~, and a good pamphieter, run for Go.
vernon last year ia Massachusetts, meftiv
10 show him ofT-for success Of ccofa
was known to be hopeless. Mr.. Bancrol
was a staunch adherent of Mr.. Van Bore,
speaks well, but has never been IN aciw
! politics, and knows but little therefore q
: It's practical duties. Besides, he was
rank Federal st some seven wears ago, ani
therefore makes the better Ilunker, No. /.
.. Cave Johnson, one Of the most ma.
lignau', narrow minded, sindiciye political
partisans alive, and therefore just suited g
the Post Office Department, with thirty
thousand subjects far the knife Of parry
a liHHtf lFtiHNt anu tHt GFfHRf"fNtHE ~ tH.
Administration thereby. he has AIS
exhibited the GRASP Of his understanding.
by assaiiing on tho floor Of Congress lta
private claims On this account he w1'
called by Member Of Congress, "tba
watchdog of the Treasury" "Oh yes
says auoiher--"n cur I" llo has neyts
been able to deliver single speech during
some fifteen years service 10 Congress 20
x n single general subject of any magaltl4'.
u lie has written dosgrel against Calho97 a
e long time ago. but bates him 100 much II
+, hatnow. lie Was rahid Van Buren, Haa
la.l wear and on the Texas question .s
other day, dcclnrci that hc would as
d Tosas Wth SLAYER, abolished in IT., ra'aet
m than cmbarrass Mr.. Polk with Tho qne%
ton 1e Is par excellence a Southern
New Yorker, recognized by oil The taI.aII
= AZ no Old Tanker, No. ;.