Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-17
The Cabinet,

Since et,r last publication the news 81
the completion Of the Cabinet, has been
received. Hon. Charles NJ. CoNRAp, o.
this State, has been appointed Secretary of
War, In place Of Edward Bates, Of Mis-
souri,, who declined the appointment, and
Thomas M. T. McKennan, Of Pe~nnsylva.
mia, Secretary of the Interior, in place oil
Senator Pearce, of Maryland, who also
declined q seat in the Cabinet!'T fe Cab.
met Is now composed Of the following
illustrious citizens Daniel Webster, d
Massachusetts, Secretary Of State, Thomas
Cerwin, of Ohio, Secretary of the Treas
sury. John =. Crittenden, Of Kentucky
Attorney General, Charles M Conrad, o.
Louisiana, Secretary lof War, Gov. Ora.
ham, Of North Carolina, Secretary Of the
Navy, T. M. T. McKennen, Of pennsyl
vania, Secretary Of the Interior, and "
X. Hall, of New York, Post Maste,
General.
We doubt not the above Cabinet viii
give as universal satisfaction in the per.
Torrance of their exalted and responsible
duties, us any that could be framed in this
age of partisan bitterness and persecution
It is not to be supposed. for q moment,
that any President could so constitute a
Cabinet as to pleass everybody. It would
be folly to attempt such q thing. As long
as the feeling of political ambition exists
among our people, SO long must the for.
tunate ms expect to be attacked by the
unfortunate outs, to say nothing of the
opposition engendered by the conaiction Of
political principle.
First on the list comes DANIEL WEBSTER,
the intellectual giant Of the North-the
" steam engine in breaches, : as one of his
admirers once called him, when enthusiast.
cally criticising some N of the mighty
productions Of his genius. Nothing can be
urged against him, justly Or patriotically
The Chair of State will be filled by as
great a man as ever filed it--and great
men have filled it. IF sor1e of his VIEWS
were at one time obnoxious to the South,
or any portion Of it, his recent national,
patriotic, noble, and self.saerifcing course,
has done away with That objection. He
has stated that he will thread no step
backwards, " and lie will not therefore,
as Secretary of State, we may hope that
he will do much good in allaying sectional
feeling and strifes.
In Thomas CoRw1N, of Ohio, the Union
will have an able and efficient Secretary
of the Treasury. He is the strongest man
in the Wing ranks in Ohio, and, although
there are some things about him which we
do not like, yet as a Cabinet officer, we
have full confidence that he will perform
his duties faithfully. We cannot always
expect to be satisfied.
A better, ADLER, or more efficient At
torney General, than JoHN J. C~RITTENDEN,
could not be found were the whole Union
searched with a microscope. As a lawyer
he has no superior-~and as a citizen, pat
riot, or statesman, he has few equals
There is a warm spot in the hearts of the
Wings of this broad land which glows
brightly whenever the na me of Crittenden
is mentioned.
As Louisianiai1s we feel gratified at the
appointment of the Hon. CHARLES M.
CONRAD to the Secretaryship of the War
Department. His talents, great energy of
character, and excellent business habits,
will render him a most efficient officer,
and enable him to discharge his high duties
with satisfaction to the country.
Gov. GRAHAM, of North Carolina, is,
perhaps, as efficient a man as could%l,ave
been placed ut the head of. the Navy
Department.
Mr.. McKENNAN, Secretary Of the In
terror, is a ~favorite son of Pennsylvania
! true Wing, a man of large public ex-
pe%rience, great abilities and industry, and
moderate and conservative, yet firm and
decided, in his character. VIZ predict
hat he will make a most efficient and
Secretary. b
We know little Of Mr.. Hall, the new
Post Master General. He is said to be a
nan every way worthy the position con-
upon him,--as q citizen, Wing, and
business man. We hope for a change for
he better in our postal arrangements, and
whether disappointed or not, we'defy the
genius Of incompetency to do worse than
lid his predecessor.
Taken as a whole, the Cabinet presents
, body of great men around whom the
Wings Of the Union can rally proudly
md Observation-Disclosures in whose capa-
,ity, integrity and patriotism, all portions
If OH common country can repose impli-
lit confidence. But especially does it
incumbent upon their political
to rally, in an unbroken body, to
heir support, in the troublous times that
ire upon them and approaching.
TNvADrNa YANKEE LAND.--Cotton
goods, manufactured in Alabama, have
1een recently sold in Boston, right next to