Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-12-07
Matters in PrOsnHctiYes

" o"i iA1"'t SiCStSf 4 icsIuCfit, NIcI ne TiSGS iEbll
his breakfast table 10 the business of the day on th'
9th March, l549. 1t is our humble opinion that thu
prophets of the North rs well as the South. will bt
equally mistaken in their calculations. As to the
Government Organ" a hing which has done 8,
much 10 fnmiiate not only the present administra.
ton, bat the people Of the Union for nearly foul
years, Gen. Taylor will shrink from the idea Of
giving origin TO snclr m evil. as he would from the
oily grasp Of a selfish migrate. There will be No
government Grinder through the will or instrument
tally OF Old Zach; he is by far too honest a man
for such a business. Equally as he would scorn
such an IDEA, would he condemn with severity any
one who would presume to ill Il station under him
similar to the vocation Of the Unions editor. But
We will tell those wise gentlemen who have been
so busy with their pens, what they are not aware,
that a new paper is to be established in Wasling-
ton simultaneous with the incoming Of the new adj
mlnlstratlon, by Southern men and Southern capi>
tai, one OF whom will be a practical man. This is
an enterprise unknown to the President elect. bu,
the orIsinators are well known to him. and there is
not a particle of a donbt that he will be highly era>
titled that men of such liberal and enlightened views,
rho 50 accA understand the principles under uhicA he
assumed tie 7eins Of goucrnment, have determined
to locate themselves at Washington, to give their
orn ric,cs throughout the progress of his admins
tration. The authority that we have for this state
ment cannot, in our estimation, be doubted. And
with reference TO Mr.. Alexander C. Bulitt. the tai
Tented and accomplished editor of the Picavune
who, it has been asserted, is to touch the KEYS of the
ew-admlnlstration organ, we would respectfully
INFORM all such that he is in no wise connected with
the enterprise alluded to. The intellect Of Bullltt
IS required for something more elevated and useful
than the narrowing duties of a daily political editor.
AS the model of an American gentleman and scho-
and as one whose patriotism, and devotedness
to correct principles, are do ~ubtlessly appreciated in
their proper light, he is destined to be sent TO other
Chimes, where these of mind and man
can have full scope for their exercise, no, only CIV
ing more lnstre to his well-deserved reputation, but
where he will materially assist in adding TO the bril-, |
fancy of an administration, the principles of which
10 one will better understand, if we be allowed to |
Judge from his pas, wrltings-for we are confident
hat no one is better acquainted with the mind and
of Zachary Taylor, and the spirit that
Gill pervade his administration.
So much for the Government Ofgan."-now
or The
Office Of the Secretary Of tic 7reasury.-We are
nrprlsed that editors of character and discernment
given in their acquiescence to the tom-foolery
,ot mp IN New Orleans, of endeavoring to create a
feeling in favor of the appointment of s
Peters to the elevated station of Secretary of the
We are inclined to believe that some
hing rules the opinions of those editors and can.
lot for a moment reconcile the idea TO our mind,
nat any one of good ommon sense, at all a%cquaint>
d with his character or history, could for a mos
lent believe that such a local man as Peters, (not
aging anything else about him) would receive tho
ppointment alluded to-. While we wonder at and
ondemn the a~bsurdity of this prediction in 9th.
RS, we are peculiarly happy in finding, upon this
lbject, a similarity of sentiment with ourself. in
lat mastery paper for correct thoughts, the New
)rleans Delta. We will doubt the soundness of
administration when Samuel ]. Peters or {
acob Barker are appointed to an office so national $
its character as that of Secretary of the Treasu- +
7. We mention this latter ~financier in c%oniunc- 9
on with the former; for we do not know but that j..
in the waning of his truly powerful but peryert- y
! intellect, will aspire to a cabinet office. The tact v
nd abilities Of these gentlemen are similar in power =,
I'd strategem; but unfortunately for their ambi- .
,ns, their sins, too, have a copgeniality, which a
ust ever be a bar to their elevation through the in.
rumentality Of a President as pure as Zachary i,
aylor. =
And now, a few words in reference to that much !;
liked of office i
The Collectorshp Of New Oreans.-The candi- p
ties which have been most prominently spoken
for this Office are Col. Hodge of the Bulletin s
alph King, commission merchant, and Maunsel !,
'hite, commission merchant and planter. We >;
enton first the name of Col. Hodge, not that he .,
'nds the best chance of receiving the appointment -
t for the reason that he doubtless aspires to that
ice with greater avidity than the other two, (f
Iced the latter aspire to it at ALL and moreover T
the reason, that of the three, in our opinion, he o.
the least prospect of receiving that honor. We "
We good foundation for this belief, which it is not fc
cessarVHfO mention. we have M do,bt tho De q