New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-25
Cabinet Matter--R. NJ. T. Hunter.
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Mr.. r. NJ. 4. HUNTER has become so dis
,-r,.cd with the mendaciy displayed By too many Of
ts political friends ia their efforts 10 shape the compo
,oA Of the incoming administration, az low 70
openly and yeheme1dy TO every one speaking 70 nni
on the sIiect thsf IN no event and under no circo
stances will be be induced 90 into the state OF any
other Executive department We msy therefore eoH'
,Aer IL settled and fixed At last tia: he VIII n' MAJ
one OF the CabiLet Who then, Is TO be tne ~" =.
sretsry Of slater Though the question - o" :" U'
answered iust now from this point II Is very o'i'AA
fiat the Democratic members admit win gres' u1A
inv fh,t they have but three gentlemen N taei parry
In vhose abilities and qualifications iof '1e Po'''- ~
public have unquestioDsble eonfosnce-"es''' DO
1uAsAS HUNTER and MARCY ho"e'ei' .eJ ~
generally impressed with the oehei tnS' al. NJ" m
having failed him Ger CALEB OOsHNS VIII DC Yen
scred the position By Gen +. as iai az can
iheyregret this tendency OF tner pon' aHai' siea'
,hoa..'.o, .sv consider CUSHING deficient in the two
q. en,iaIs for the post-in judgment and
1900 THOUGH all accord to him the possession Of
ed st,siuments Of an order inferior 70 those Of
M other gentleman protesting aliation with the Dem
ocr,tie organization The old liners are really alarm
cd at what they learn concerning the desire Of General
PIERCE TO appoint his personal friend Gen. CUSHING;
being satisfied that it is impossible 70 judge from his
,ntecedents what will be bis positions in six months
on any question domestic or foreign that my
,r.e He Is conceived by them to be as decided and
DANGEROUS consolidihonst any gentleman OF the
Wing party now In public life and bis congressional
record IL freely quoted to substaDtiate that posi-
lion These facts render II certain that the state
of mind affecting the mass Of the party in Con-
yress with reference 10 Gen. CUsnISGs appointment,
will seriously ennbarass the pres ent desire OF General
PIERCE to make a Secretary Of Ststeo him Extra
Billy Smith, formerly Of Virginia vino having recent
" returned from California IS here. is said TO be
quite willing 10 accept the place o. Post Master Gener
nj You will remember that he fret attracted public
notice through his never tobeforgotten connection
with the mail service. lie is capital stump speaker
Indeed never heard his superior on the stump. His
career as Governor Of Virgins however, gave no one
a high opinion Of his administrative abilities Just
now, be il hsbdominal II were. He s like MI. ROB-
KRT NJ McLANE, who n either Marylander or a Cali
fornian He halls either from Virginia or the golden
State, as occaron may serve Unfortunately, he re-
turned from California since rather than before the
presidential election In leaving the Pacific side some
months ahead Of Mr. s,iIrH, Mr. HcLAEE achieved an
advantage in this matter Of drumming for cabinet
place, not to be sneezed at in these days, wherein
such stations have be generally sought through
the oxetions Of parsans Of the asprant anxious for
subordinate places under him. McLANE returned TO
Maryland in time to organize the grog shops of Batf
more is bis favor Through Mr. John Kettlewell for
whom he promised TO the place Of Collector of
Customs of Baltimore the grog shops Of that City were
organized TO support bis pretensons to DO made an
slector for the State at large in week after he ar
rived from San Francisco. As usual, these same grog
shops Influences triumphed in securing for him the
domination to that position and they are now hard at
work endoavoring to satisfy the Democratic members
Of Congress and General PIERCE that Maryland dc.
nands and should Of right have MI. r. M. McLAHE in
the Cabinet" Mr. KErTLEwELL who manages the
fare Of Mr. Mel, Is very adroit; knowing well how
persuade the host Of applicants for places In the
Baltimore Custom House, that IL il already settled and
Fixed that he K Ia surely TO be Collector of Customs,
and that every OF them will be provided for u
der him If they labor faithfully to make public opinion
In favor of Mr. McLANr's appointment to a cabinet
place ! write of these hcts which are well known
in this quarter only that the outside world may justly
appreciate how great made, in these days, out
Of soant patterns end why and bow 1t is that the Dem
ocrsfc party have come 10 have but three gentlemen
in public life who deemed by the mass Of the
Democracy In Congress to be lit to conduct For
esn Relations Ia their exiting condition.
Q, IN CORNER.