Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-03-20
THE CABINET.

nized as members OF their own party
Their expressions Of JOY upon the an
nouncement of that fact, are indicative of
the termination of that long and painful
suspense they have been in since the No.
vember election. When they had sue
ceeded in clecting their candidate to the
Presidency, their shouts Of Joy immedi-
ately 6ied in the uncertainty and doubt
which hung over their minds as TO wheth.
er they after all elected wing President.
or as upon former occasion simply
''cuught Tar,ar.''
But the Cabinet is 'chig! They now
breath easy. They feel an assur ance
that they are not Tylerised.
True they have a wing Cabinet, and
none but themselves ever doubted but
such would be the case. But, we would
ask, is ii such Cabinet as the whig par
ty could have desired? Has Genetal
Taylor Gin his endeavors to call to his
assistance, such individuals as would fur
nish ample guarantee of the faithful dis
charge Of the trust committed to him." Sc
lected such men as the exigences Of the
case demanded? Ignorant and inexpe-
rienced himself, in all that pertains to the
theory Of government, he has sought dill
igently to find those whose political cx:s-
tence has been as Obscure as his own!- -
Where are the grea: lights of the wing
party. that they are not made to shine
now that the opportunity is so proptious,
and the illumination, as they aver, so
much demanded? Where is Webster land
Choat and Evans and Corwin and Ewing,
Crittenden, Clay, Bell, Badger, Berrien,
and a host Of others, whose talents, and
whose experience are now demanded by
their country, and especially when the
Ship Of State is under the command of
one who is pro(essedly ignorant of polit-
ical navigation? ...
All passed over, and the very depths of
obscurity searched to find a set Of men as
little known, and as little experienced as
General Taylor himself, in the practical
operations Of our government.
But to this general description of the
new Cabinet there is one exception.
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON, will do honor to his
country, in whatever situation he is cali
ed upon to act. He is an experienced
Statesman and Legislator, thoroughly
versed in the Diplomatic and Legislative
history Of the Country, a man of enlarg-
ed views Of public policy, looking for
ward with an abiding faith in the power
Of this Republic to preserve itself, prompt
in selling hold Of new and useful ideas
wherever they may be found, and redu-
cling them to practice, prudent in all his
councils and just in all he does; the coun-
try may we'll be proud 10 own such
man as her Prime Minister. ~
But when we have ssid that much, we
have told the story Of the excellences of
President Tnylor's Cabinet.
Abbott Lawrence, the seGeiyIsatIary Of the
Treasury. IS known to the country only
as pompous purse,proud lord of the
spindle and the loom, whose knowledge or
whose care for the advancement of the in
terests and promotion OF tho glory of our
Republic go no farther than what per-
tains to that legislative protection which
ha. made him all that he is. '~
His money once put him in Congress,
and his money has now put him in the
Cabinet, but iican never make him good
Cabinet officer. = et a..ls.9
JOHN A. COLLIER is scarcely known
beyond the limits Of his own State, and
known better there as ssvag" than a
sound politician, s,... ..l.
His legal attachments, gave him
place as. one Of the Revisory committee
in the State Of New York, but vaggi,h
letter TO the legislature lost him that po-
sition, since when, he has not been heard
from. We predict that he win not remain
4 member Of the Cabinet the four years
out.
Gro. w. CRAWFORD was once known
asti,e Governor Of Georgia, and our whig