The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-06
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Those at distance, There be uny, who look upon
| seat In the Presidents Cabinet as an honorable
snscura, would be quickly undeceised BY near view
of their position. Honorable II assuredly Is to DO
called upon BY brave md patriotic soldier unused
10 the administration Of civil affairs, TO aid him Ia
guarding the interests and institutions Of 20000,000
yas, s%pe but as
70 COMMIT most egregious blunder The Presi-
dent himself brings with him from the camp. his lie
long habits Of early rising and pnnctual performance
mechanic OF professional rnon or merchant Ia Rnlti
more labors many hours -day In and day ont-as
he, and the members Of his Cabinet 4 may be thar
tuents occasons heavier press on your sllow-citl.
zen the Attorney General but Il Is within my knowl.
edge that ne has been In his Office at IN the morn
each for only zone minutes conversation" Ofone
i thing the country mny be assured that the Cabinet
Is made ofworking men, and ifnot patriots and work
Ing men Of abilities, how otherwise have they rsen
to the posts they fill, for not one among them was
/ thorn with silver spoon In his mouth
But while the public may be assured that these
gentlemen are eating no idle breed they must mol be
impatient that they do notproceed asierin The work
OF reforming that abuse which brought the patron
| age Of the Government for the last twenty years
] " into conflict with the freedom Of election" IL
/ fees, with perfectly rabid eagerness 10 cut and
slash, right and left wherever there was Whigto
DO found the work OF removal being simple and In
discriminate, would DO quickly despa tched-and be-
Sides letus not forget tint In each department there
Is ne great proper business ef he Gorsrnmenf 10 BE-
carried on. Of which appointments 10 Office make
but small part. Where the only question Is, was
he against me in action or in thought -of with his
bead-ihe process is as quick us II IL cruel but
/ where men mean TO do what IL right, and just and
discreet, between men and parties, sstna iente-.
make haste slowly-is the motto; aud this should
command approval not censuTe, with all considerable
men, and 10 enough account for any seeming de-
lay in doing what may ultimately dc deemed judici-
GUS and right 4
i Several members Of Congress still llnger In the
Distrct--some, and regret 10 say Mr., Mnngum
for one, being indisposed. met the eloquent HTom
waking with Mrs. W., and between them Il was
hard 10 say which possessed the most striking and
intellectual physiognomy of tho two. Mr. G. you
know Is Of erect manly fgure--easy carrage and Of
q swarihy Indian, OF rather Spanish complexion,
with o fun brilliant black eye.
II has bsep well that the organic alton Of the Hons
Department, ont Of 80 many and not very homoge-
neous materials, has been deyolyed on Mr., Ewing,
with his vigorous intellectual and physical consgtl.
ton, and working habits. Machines the most COM
plicated and difficult Of construction, when their
purts are finally adjusted, and the power judciously
applied, viii sometimes almost move Of themselves.
The labor and the ingenuity Is So to combine NJ 10
ensure harmony Of action, and one thing necessary
prevent arring and tllng out Of order Is to have
sbordinates friendly 10 he superintendent orer all
A and anrisus for his SUCCESS mot men who wonld
secretly rejoice at the failure OF himself and his ma
chinery. who believes that ocofoco employees
high In the several Departments perhaps next 70 the
chief, would take my particular delight or pains IN
seeing his superior more successful and popular than
. his immediate Democratic predecessor s5
Judge Coamers IL, perhaps, The most laborious
and difficult after the Home Department shall have
been organised, because he has, for the amount Of
business much greaIer number Of agents, and
more extended machinery 10 keep In order, with
more than the hundred eyes Of Argus 70 watch and
denonnce The smallest irregularity IN the working OF
the great machine but he possesses, in an emil
ncpt degree, the great requisites Of patience and In.
i dusry, with an eninenty practical mind md sound
Il Judgment. Those who under him do not mean to
fufi--had batter not contract. --Bdh, Amer. Hash