Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-03-30
THE STANDARD.
RALEIGH, SATURDAY. MARCH 2s, 1853.
THE CABINET.

Some of the Southern Wing papers, though
constrained by the force Of public feeling 70 do
Justice to the positions announced by the President
in his Inaugural, are entering objections to mem,
bers of the Cabinet and imputing to them senti-
ments which they never entertained.
The Raleigh Star states that Mr.. McClelland,
the Secretary of the Interior, is Freesoiler This
charge is untounded. Mr. McClelland was firm
friend of the L" compromise" and as such was cleo
ted Governor of Michigan, which post he resigned
to 90 into the Cabinet.
The Old North State, edited by Stephen D.
Pool, Clerk of the House of Commons, says:
"Below we give the Cabinet of Gen. Pierce.
North Carolina it will be is represented in it, in
the person Of the Hon. James G. Dobbin. We be-
come acquainted with Mr.. Dobbin this past winter,
and we think he will discharge the duties which
has been called to perform, creditabe to himself
and his State.
Messrs. Guthrie, McCelIand and Campbell have
but little national reputation and Messrs. Marcy, Da
Wis and Cushing have been known favorable.
Mr.. Marcy is known the who had his
bitches patched at the expense Of the State of Y,
and as having received most severe and merted
rsprg from Gen. Taylor, while in Mexico. Mr..
Davis is an ultra southern man and Mr.. Gushing is
renegade whig, who was once known as one of the
| body guard Of John Tyler
We have given Mr.. POOLS opinion in full, with
his nice touches of good English, which we have
italicised but the opinion Of an Editor who can
not spell breeches, is not worth much. The rasp-
ing from Gen. Taylor" is somet ching new to us !;
We do remember, however, that one Gen. Scott
vas once quite tenderly handled by Gov. Marcy.
Other Wing papers are charging that Gov. Mar
cy isa Freesoiler-that he agrees in opinion on
the Slavery question with the Van Burens The
following extract from letter written by Gov.
Marcy, in August, 1851, will nail this charge to
the counter:
elf we look for the continuance of the Union,
there must be-in my serious opinion, there ought to
be-a fugitive slave law; an effective law that will
answer Its professed object; that will be pract-
cal in its operation, and make the remedy less exPen
sVe than the value of the right it is designed to
cure. AS democrat, and what is more as stauRch
friend of the Union, in tauor Of such a,v, and
willing to make it substantial article of my politi-
cal faith.''
The truth is, those members of the Cabinet who
are from the free States were standing up like men
and patriots for the fugitive-slave law while Sou
thern Wings, by spirit of submission to Aboli-
ton encroachments, were encouraging these very
encroachments and contributing to involve the
Union in still deeper peril. Marcy, Gushing
Campbell and McCleand are all sound upon this
vital question: as the record of their public actions
will show.
In selecting his Cabinet Gen. Pierce not only
| Hua th,t to1opf of tbo rfu md tr
localities, but he was careful to call no one to hi
e0unses who is net thoroughly devoted to the
rights Of the States and the Union Of the States
GUANo. 1t will be seen, by advertisement il
our paper to-day, that the Raleigh and Castor
hallroad offers to transport this valuable fertlize
atas low rates as possible throughout the year
and it is to be hoped that the farming interest viii
proht thereby. We learn that the farmers Of War
rem Granville, and Franklin are applying larg
quantities of guano to the forthcoming crop; ant
tney are doing this as the result Of experience hay
ing realized signal advantages the past year from
tDe use Of the article.
FROM WASHINGTON. On Tuesday last the Sen
ate confirmed s. R. Hobbie as First Assistan
,9stmaster 70 General, and John A. Campbell, {
M moO'e' as Judge of the Supreme Court. Dudle
tuAnn' Of Ohio, was also confirmed as Assistan
secretary of State, and Mr.. Manypenny, of tn
same State, as Superintendent of Indian affairs
lne Senate is still in session.
LATEST FROM EURoPE-DEcL1NE IN CoTTor
ny 'he arrival Of the Atlantic at New York, o
tuesday last, we learn that Cotton has decline
Os-elghth of penny. Breadstufs had also dt
cEned
folltical news not important.
y, ~ We received no mail from the North 9
sAu'sday morning last. The failure, we learn 0
.Dffed on the Greenville Road, which By the wa
not in the best condition.