Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-05

net but it is we'll understood that the following
arrangement has been definitely determined on.
by Gen. Pierce:
Secretary of State. WILLIAM L. MARCY. of N York
Do Of the Treasury JAMES GUTHRIE. of Ky.
Do. of War. JEFFERSON DAVIS of Miss
Do. of the Nary. JAMES c. DoBBIN, of N. C.
Do ofthe interior. .RoBr. McCLELLAsD of Mich.
Postmaster General JAMES CAMPBELL, of Pa.
attorney General =. CALEB CUSHING, of Mass
Gen. Marcy, the Premier, needs no in
PRODUCTION to the public at our hands. He has
figured largely in the councils of his own State
and in those of the nation. and his character, a
politician is perhaps as well understood ns that
of any public man of our day. Apart from his
other Claims to fame his famous declaration, that
ITO the victors belong the spoils," and the his
toric patch on his pantaloons, for which he
charged the State of New York fifty cents,
would have sufficed to give a worldwide notorety
to his mime. General Marcy is mHn of deci-
ded abilities, of unquestoned administrative ca
pacity. and of large experience in public affairs,
but tricky aud unreliable politician. He is an
adept in all those arts of political intrigue and
chicanery which New Y ork politicians carry to
such high degree of perfection, and which
the Federal Government by Martin Van Buren,.
The standard of political morality governing the
public conduct Of the school to which the new
Minister belongs has always been decidedly
low.
Mr.. Guthrie, who takes charge eff the Treasury
Department, has long been a leading De mocratic
politician in Kentucky, but never served in Con-
gress. He is said to be man of fair abilities
The appointment of Jefferson Davis to the
War Department is unobjectionabe, except on
the score of that genteman's Dsunion proclivi-
ties. Col. Davis denounced the compromise from
first to last, and still refuses to acquesce in it as
final settlement of the slavery question. And
yet he is taken by the hand and assigned one of
the chief places in the synagogue by an admnis>
traton which assumes the exclusive guardian
ship of the compromise, and which is pledged
in the most solemn form to maintain it inviolate.
The appointment of Davis is triumph of the So
cesson and contemporaries over the Union wing
of the Southern Democracy, and indicates very
clearly that NIessrs. Foote, Cobb & Co. have no
fayors to expect at the hands of the new Presi.
dent.
In respect to Caleb Cushing, we deem it I'M
necessary to say any thing at present, having re-
Gently published biographical sketch of that
gentleman. We are indebted to the New York
Tribune for the following notices of the other
| members of the Cabinet:
Mr. J. G. Dobbin was for one term in Congress- where
he gained distinction, ( we mistake mott
at its close and candidate for u S Senator before
the present Legislature of Norh Carolina but could
get elected though his party had torty of four
Joint Ballot. He may be strong man, but If the
Country has not yet discovered the fact
Mr.. McCleand is the present Governor of Michigan,
elected in 1851 when he received nearly the entire Free
Soil and Abolition VOTE and reelected last Fall by the
of his party. He served some years in the State
Legislature and finally became its Speaker thence pass
ing into Congress- where he served six years. and voted
for the Wilnot Provso throug hout, though he warm
supporter ofGen Cass went out in March, 40 before the
Compromise was proposed He went pilgrimage to
Wimots District, Pennsylvania in the fall OF '4e, but
did not succeed in bringngit round to Cass In Con
gress he always voted for River and Harbor Improve
ments. Gov McClelland is not prepossessing in his
manners in any great but he has always
been credited with integrity and industry Gen. Cass
is known have pressed him for place i'll the Cabinet
e Mr.. Campbeps elevation presents singular instance
OF man owing his good fortune to misfortune and to
his profession OF an unpopular faith Heis Philadelphia
lawyer of small caliber and uncomfortable position but
Roman Catholic in faith who was brought forward
conspIcuousy a candidate orthe Supreme Bench OF
the State in a5 By skul appeals his coregion
and raying them to the Primary Meetings in his behalf
Delegation of his hackers was secured from Philadelphia
County, which give him the nomination But the nomi
nation unjusfed by any standing of Mr.. Campbell
at the Bar that strong repugnance excited by
It, and while Gov Bgle and four Justices the Demo
cratic ticket were elected by 5000 majority Mr.. Camp
bell was defeated by 5000. He thus became martyr
to his religion and whom the party take
of if they would not risk the fatal loss of the
Catholic VOTE He Immediately appointed Attorney
General of the State by Gov. Bgler and has been
foisted into Gen. Perces Cabinet by Mr. Buchanan
He may prove good officer but his elevation is
rapid and ortuitous than that of any before
lifted into the Cabinet.