The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-10
Gen. Pierce and his Cabinet.

The policy Of appointing delegations for the rur-
uals for members Of his Cabinet, appears TO have
been treated by the President with the indifference
it melitcd. Two delegations from New York, one
the friends, and the other the opponents Of Mr.. Dick
inson, in Attendance a, the time, but the
President elect could not b. prevailed upon to see
either separately, and together Of they could
effect nothing.
Every state, county, town or faction has assumed
tho right TO dictate who should and who should not
receive Cabinet appointments; and had the President
paid the least regard the various suggestions, he
would have had the utmost difficulty, if indeed he
had succeeded all in framing Cabinet. Ii Is be-
leved that Gen. Pierce has acted independently Of
all solicitations the subject, and in 50 doing no one
can for doubt his sasactl and sound jule-
mcn.
The Maryland State Gazette, in commenting OH
the subject, very properly remarks;
Every public art OF Gen. Pierce, oiwh,ch We have
seen any account snce his nomination for the Prcsi
dency, has only tended TO confirm our prevu CON
viction Of his eminent fitness tr the responsible post
10 which ne has been unanimously elected. Every
IS
Judgment and excellent taste. that we have no
apprehension Of his exposing himself 10 so severe an
nnadversion AS would inevitably follow the formation
oil a cabinet from such incnngruous material! as
mixture Of New / ork tree spiSn with the extreme
Southern ultraism OF Mississippi.
"Ne entertain no tears ia the old tha; the cai,-
net OF Gen Pierce viii not be a mt and that everv
member Of II viii not be unicsitatins constitutions
al state nights Democilt--a state ights' DemOcIat
mean, in that OF the Of which the whole
public Of the new President himself t. be 80
noble cxcinpar
a coalition non,rc cabinet would be as unpop-
uaf with the masses would he inc hicient for pub
lie service. ami prepos,erous in Itself SUCH cahi-
net would be an everything e.f-co7;radtJ ahor-
ton; and, Of course would only end in a Notifying
and dIsgraceiui failure. In a word we believe that
FRANKLIN PIERcE is preemincntiy qualified to form
his own cabinet after his p1ncirias--anI to form
it Of such able and well tried statesnrr rs will be an
ample guarantee to the country, that the Constitution
al advisers OF the Chief Executive, will be worthy
OF h's confidence as OF the appreciation Of the people
- hese beng our views, cannot well express
our surprise and modification At the attempts made
by certain Legislative bodies and others to farce any
member OF the party, however distinguished and un-
cNceptionabc he may be- into The cabinet OF The new
ifesident Ii IS, 1T seems 10 us, unwairaI.ta.
bic interference by utterly irresponsible iltas
with the most important prcrosatiycs If the Prcs-
dent Ii rs piece of unsecnv ottcousncss as shock
ing to good taste and sense of propriey as
II Is entirely usel les. md unca!icd for
'Leg.iaturcs and delegations might as well endca-
vor TO Instruct the President in his other ofcial du
ties As IN this: and the principle once adopted and
carried out, what beautiful President, "ki,ccn cab
met" and administrative government We should
have, TO be sure.''