The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-03-10

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Secretary Of State, Is we'll known TO the
country Rs a writer Of ability, a tactician, and
Statesman. He was a native of Massachu.
setts, and Is now in the 9Th year OF his age.
During the war with great Britain he served
as 4 volunteer in defence of the State uf N
York, in which he then resided. On the or.
gnniEation Of the Albany Regency, Mr.. Mar
cy became one Of the confidential advisers
of Its head, Mr.. Van Buren,. He was elect
ed Governor 6fNew York in 1882, and was
twice reelected. In 1888 he was defeated
by Mr.. Seward. In ls45 Mr.. NJ. became
Secretary Of War under Mr.. Polk, and con-
tinued in the cabinet until the election Of
Gen. Taylor. He was a candidate for the
nomination obtained by Gen. Pierce, bu,
the divisions in the Democratic party oil
New York, by which Mr.. Marcy became
Separated from many of his HuRkcr friends,
prevented his selection by the Democratic
National Convention. His appointment to
the first post in the administration is not
well relished by Col. Benton and a portion oil
the Democratic party in New York.
The Secretary of the Treasury, James
Guthrie, Of Kentucky, is but slightly known
to the country. He is a distinguished law.
yer of Louisville, has grown up in the West,
but has never been u member of Congress.
He is alb ut fifty years Of age. of athletic
form, and energetic habits. Mr.. Guthrie
was a prominent member Of the Memphis
Internal Improvement Convention in ls45,
and made an able speech advocating an APP
preparation fol The harbor at st. Louis. For
this the st. Louis delegation invited Mr.. G.
to purtake OF a public dinner, which deserv-
ed compliment was declined by Mr.. G.. At
the Memphis Convention, DIR. Guthrie wa:
a warm and earnest advocate of River and
Lake improvements, and we hope he car.
ries into his high official position the opin-
ions he there expressed in a manner so able
and eloquent.
Mr.. Guthrie is personally popular in Ken.
lucky, and we. trust in him the great inter,
ests of tie West will have a devoted and
sincere friend. His friends predict for him
a popular career as a Cabinet officer, and an
able discharge Of the responsible duties Of
the treasury department. It's said he owes
his appointment in Difference TO the wishes
of Gen. VIM. o. Butler; who was a compeli.
tor with Gen. Pierce for the Presidential
nomination.
Robert McClelland, OF Michigan, Secre.
tary of the Interior, is about forty-fve years
of age, and owes his position in the Cabine'
to the friendship and influence of Gen. Cass
He is a native OF Pennsylvania, and has
been a member of Congress for three terms
He was Governor of the State when called
to Washington. His talents are respecta.
BE, is n man o%Gintegrity and energy, and 4
firm friend of River and and Harbor appro.
priations. He always voted with the Wing:
for Harbor appropriations, and as Secretary
Western interests. In Congress he was
ChGifrndh OF the Committee on Commerce
in 1916, and in l84s was on the Committed
on Foreign Affairs.
Jefferson. Davis, Secretary of War, re.
moved to Mississippi from Kentucky in ear
ly lie, and graduated at West Point in 1928
and entered the army as a second lieuten.
ant ofinfantry. He left the army in 1886
and married a daughter ofGen. Taylor. He
was elected to Congress in 1886 was com,
mission6d is a Colonel of regiment of Mis-,
sissippi rifemeh, and distinguished himsel
at Monterey and Buena Vista. In 1897 he
was chosen United States Sefator and tool
a strong position MS the advocate Of South.
ern rights. He opposed the Compromise
measures,was nominated as the State Right,
candidate for Governor, ran against Sens
tor Foote, the Union candidate, ard waEde.
fcuted. Gen. Davis is about forty-hve year,
Of age and belongs TO the Southern ~ire.eat
ing school Of politicians. He is a man Of nc,
ton and energy, but not much distinguished
as n statesman. A good Gghtc-, he may
make a good Secretary OF War.
James C. Dobbin, Secretary Of the Navy
is probably the smallest pattern physically
and mentally in the Cabinet. He isl Sortl
Carolina lawyer, and was a member Of III,
Twenty. ninth Congress. His party trict
hare 20 elect him United States Senator las
~wih'er, but although in u majirity in the Leg
isIature, owing to divisions, Mr.. DJbbir
ruiied In his aspirations. lie was a mem
Der of the Nationai Convention, md prompt.
Iy seconded Virginia when the OLD Domin'
ion led off for Gen. Pierce. The name o
Dobbin Is not much distinguished os yet
but he may win %laurels in the Navy De.
partment.
james Campbell, Postmaster General, il
equally a new man in National affairs. lie
is Il Philadelphia lawyer, and was Attorney
General OF the State under appointment
when called to the Cabinet. The influence
of Mr.. Buchanan was excrted to secure hin
a Bureau. In 1851 Mr.. C. was one of tht
Democratic candidates for Supreme Judge
but being a Catholic and the especial frient
OF Mr.. Buchanan, he ran behind the tickle
badly, was defeated by Coulter, Wing, some
5000 votes, while Bigler, Democrat, va,
elected Governor by over 5000 majority
He is a man of active business habits, ant
only thirty-fve years of uge.
Caleb Gushing, the Attorney General, i
a man OF decided ability, and is not unknown
to The country. He is one of the Justices o
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, an
served in Congress as a Wing from 1885 t.
ls43, when President Tyler called him t
his Cabinet, but the Senate refused to con
firm his nomination. Mr.. Tyler rewnrdc
him with the appointment ofCommissione
to China. From Tylerism Mr.. Cushin
progressed to radical democracy, and was
flaming advocate of the election of Gen
Cass in l84S. He is on the, most ihtimut
friendly terms with Gen. Pierce, and wi
doubtless be an influential adviser of tn
President. Mr.. C. is an eminent scholar
and a thorough politician.
Since the above was put in type the tele
graph brings intelligence of ffare-up, b
which Efr. Guthrie and Mr.. Cushing chang
posts in the new Cabinet.-C lsue. Herald.