The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-29

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sAss.sd'ssse ~slisaa i ~ Wy .ssss, move .sas
~ It's n esassa. 0sssrsl Pieres's statssnaA-
shp sih sAsr'fs's prssSsl, b. brought into sosi's
eptssssos ON AIS inp>stAnt question, and W Nave
no soess b viii sAsw himself sqas to any smss-
sssSy "a. nay arise His policy, and that of the
dev sssse paxty, favor the sentiment annexation.
' Al Il must 10 annexation Of An honorable stamp
sss that Of invaIon or Aihbusterism.
Cuba, Mexico, and Canada. must al sOorIer or
later form part and parcel of the America rspab
c; bat to produce this result, It nee!a MT to on
gage in public or private var Of fspins and spo-
hstios. Ii Msxiss sslicits for admission into the
American Unisn. tho impedinents cast In tho way
BY al the despots Of Darops will not frighten
denoerstie government from favorable oonsiders.
tion Of this demand; and 90 also with Canada, when
the tine comes for the severance Of her connection
with The mother country. Spain may still for
short time retain the last Of her colonial posses
sioDs; bss oubs, despite Of all foreign hostility.
msst inevitably belong to the United States either
through q voluntary purchase from Spain or through
annexation. We have only to wait until tho Euro
psan continent 10 again involved in war and con
iot, and al her transatlantic possessions win assert
their Independence, and seek tho pro otiss Of this
republic.
Such, we doubt not, will be the elevated policy Of
General Pierce, beth in regard TO domessis and
fsreisn questions; and No anticipate from 1t
career Of greatness and prosperity 10 this Union
unprecedented in our past history.
OPINIONS UPON THE CABINET OF GENERAL PInacg
We publish in another part Of this days paper,
opinions from various qusrters Of tho Union in rsf
renee to the composition Of the future Cabinet Of
| General Pierce Is will hs seen from perusal Of
this batch Of correspondence, that different writer's
entertain differ emit ideas Is to the men who ought
to compose the administration Of the incoming Pre-
| sident Every thinks his swn friend the best,
or, what amounts to tho same thing, thinks him tho
best for the promotion Of his own views These
gentlemen are al highly patriotic, and no doubt
express the sentiments Of pretty largo cirOle Of
their acquaintance but it enters their minds
that thcre other individuals just patriotic -
themselves who entertain totally different viSws,
and which equally entitled 70 the consideration
| of the President elect Every one has an AKA TO
grind for HIMSELF and the question il not what msA
viii be most suitable for the ofeewho viii discharge
with the greatest ability and most fidelity the duties
that devolve upon the department, and who will
reflect the NEST glery upon the country, and most
largely advance its interessit IL not this, but who
will best exat this clique, or that section, and d.
press all oheIsi who will most contribute to tho
aggrandisement Of certain individuals and their
family connections? All these patriots regard the
candidates who stand in the way Of their friends
totally inoapasisated for office, if not actual enc
mics Of the country.
Au>dsk &hasa A;CkinO or;n;ons Drafny on~os
and rrsudiOes, General Pierce has . very hard task
to perform. 1t is quite clear that he cannot take
into his cabinet all who are offered to him There
is room only for seven; and were there places for
more, General Pierce would, no doubt, DO happy to
accommodate all his friends; but rs it is he is re-
duced to the necessity of making the best selection
| that his own sound judgment and good sense will
dictate Fortunately, he is not indebted to any
clique section for his election, and fortunately,
too, he never sought the sfi 30; bat, on the CON.
trary, the Office sought him The claims, therefore,
Of individuals or factions, are very small indeed,
and cannot possibly give the new President mu,h
trouble. He is thrown, therefore, upon his own 10
sources and his own responsibility; and as he alone
will be held accountable for the government Of tho
country during his period Of Office he alone must ~
lsst tho men whs to assist him in carrying out
his ideas he is the sole judge; and man. or body
Of men, nothing but the integrity Of tho Union has
night to dictate the materials Of cabinet TO him.
Webelieve that Gen Pierce has the Armusss and
tho courage to act independently OF all cliques SEQ
tons, factions, and individuals It il his only safe
ty. There arc two points which We feel confident
he will keep in view. One is, that his cabinet ought
to be strong one; and to be % it must consist Of
| men Of intellect and integrity-msn who will seek
tho honor and glory of the nation rather than their
own interest, and who possess talents Of the order
required for the posts they destined to An. The
other point IL, that they must be men of sound
! opinions-nen who will think and sct in harmony
with each other, and with the Prssident-the key
stone OF the arch. General Pierce mus, therefore,
look for the materials of his cabinet am ong those
men who believe in the platform upon which no
| was elected, and who will most seal0usly and
thoroughly Garry out its great principles By follow
ing this course, he will only be obe1ing the win Of
the nation, while the nation leaves TO himself the
| choice of the particular individuals who may be
most capable, and in every way best tilted, for the
departments over which they shall be called to
| preside.
ANOTHER INJUNCTION CASE AGAINST THE Cry
FATnERs.-We publish, for the benefit of our eti.
zess, and tax payers particularly, in another co.
lunn, the summons, complaint, and injunction
granted, on Monday, by Judge Campbell, Of the
Superior Court, in o suit brought by Thomas E.
Davis and Courtlandt Palmer, two Of our oldest and
wealthiest citizens, against the Corporation, to pre-
vent the contamination Of scheme some time past
concocted, for the railrssding Of Broadway.
Our tax payers, for years past, have 80 quietly
submitted to being plundered, we supposed by this
time they had got pretty well used to It, although
they have, to use an elegant expression, OCCASION
ally wriggled like eels when undergoing similar
SHINING process. Only look at the alarming in.