Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-03-19


Folks Cabinet, What would have boon said if
a whg had thus spoken OF these dignisares, We
copy the letter il shows the views of the South
wing OF of the Democracy--such as Calhoun.
McDufie, Rhett & Co.:
Correspondence OF the Charleston Mercury.
WASHINGTON. March 1. 1915
Tho Cabinet, IS known. Buchanan for tho
State Department: Walker. for the Treasury:
Marcy OF New York, for the War Department.:
Bancroft of Massachusetts,. for tho Navy: Cave
Johnson. for the Pos: Otfi:e; John W. Jones' At
,ornov General. You viii see ala glance thu.
il consists of two i'lings-Old Hunkorism and
antl-Calhounlsm. Those are the essential ela-
mcn,s of It's composition If any of your people
down South have becn for the las, ten wears wear
ming for reform, yoI Will s5e how triumphan, i.
has become IN the organization of tho Cabinet
and IN order that this may be made clear 10 their
entire satisfaction, will give vol sketch Of each
Of the high li-nitarics composing It.
l. James Buchanan. Slightly suspected du-
ring the last war of beginning life rs no ought 10
have done, bat now q Tariff Democrat, He i,
was that boosted tina. he had proved before the
People Of Pennsylvania, by Mr.. Folks Letter 10
Kane of PhIlaccl phia, that he was better Tariff
than Mr.. Clay. If he beIicyc cd this, in spite
Of Tho Kane Letter, he was fool, ana If he did
no. believe IT, ana yet tried to convince the peo
pic of lt.-you know what he Is. He is known
TO be abe, moderate Cd Hunker-yery titnid
and hates trouble. He is hardly the man 10 face
Great Britain IN any difficult emorgency much
less 70 negotiate commercial treaty with her.
for which by the late advices she is preparedness
ducing rcciprocally the duties in each country to
the revenue standard. He declared in the SEN
that tho Act of 1888 gave sufficient pro,oc-
ton TO the manufacturers. yet voted for It's over
throw; aud then with his men in the House of
Representatives refused both al tho last Session
aud ut this. 10 modify the Act of 1912.
Mr. ri, Of
rather of Pennsylvania; for he was leading poll
tcian IN Ponnsy vania before no loft IT, and has
lately. by two Judges in Mississippi, been adnde-
cd not 70 be resident of that State. Mr.. Walk
er IS n clover man. of good doai of as.utencss
of intellect and laborious habits but without much
grasp of mind. originality greatest dnan-
cai measure he has originated. IS TO tax worn
lcwclry and family plato. lIo goes for blue
beads and pewter spoons. 1t Is supposed he will
mako himself immortal by some such striking
and original measure which viii at once prove
his genius, and sayo the country. Old Iunhcr
No ,.
3. W lIlam l.. Marcy, notorious rs Nell
Gwn III the time of Charles the first. He i, was
who first enumerated on the floor Of tho Sena ,e
that infamous principle in politics-"to the vcors
belong the spoils. He has boon brought up in
all the Impurities of Now York Politics, and does
distinguished honor. it is said, to his education.
His name Is the synonym of al that /. corrupt
and proscriptlve in politics. Old Ilunker No 3.
4. George Bancroft, writer of history, and a
good pamphlctcor, run for Governor lasl wear in
Massachusetts. merely 10 show HIM ofl-for sue
cess of course was known TO be hopeless. Mr..
Bancroft staunch adhcrcnt of Mr.. Van
Burcn, speaks well. but has mover been III active
politics, and knows but little therefore of his prac-
teal dutios. Besides, he was rank Fodorast
years ngo, and therefore makes the
better FIunkor No. 4.
>. Cave Johnson. ono OF the most malignant
narrow minded vindictivc political partizans
alive, and therefore Just suited 10 tho Post Office
Department. with thirty thousand subjects for The
knife OF party prescription. and the strengthening
of the Administration thereby. He has alwa S
exhibited the grasp of his understandings by as
smiling on tho floor of Congress litt!. private
claims On this account he was called BIZ Il
Member of Congress- 1.-The watchdog of the I reas-
ury. "oh yes, says nnother-.a curl" He
has never been able 10 deliver single speech dtI-
ring some fifteen vonrs service in Congress- on n
single general suit cct of any naruittIdc He
has written dococrc ng7ius, Calhoun long time
ago. but hates nun too much for that noyv. He
was n rabli Van BJrcn man last year. and on
the Icxas question. the other day. declared thu
he would take Texas with slavory abolished in it
rather than cmbarrass Mr. Polk with the qncs
ton. He Is par excellence n Southern Now
Yorker. recognized by all the faithful as an Old
Hunkcr No. ).
q. John W. JONES' late Speaker Of tho House
of Representatives, and regular partv-hack
He has good voice, equal TO the business of a
Virginia County Court bu, will hardly rdorn an
office that Writ md n Lcgare has filled. Al
tho last Session of Congress he orra nizcd Tho
Committee of WAYS and Means 50 as 10 report
against the modification of the Tariff \ WIZ
Mr.. Chapoell. from Georgia, altered It's cha ractcr
50 MISC. he org7nzod the Committee on Rules 10
repor. the repeal Of the DIST Rule, and the Com
mi,tee of Federal Relations SO as 10 defeat Texas
annexation. He has Won title TO the full con.
fidenco Of the Now York Dcmocracv and now