Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-07
The Cabinet aud inaugural.

ing gentlemen:
VIM. L. Marcy. of New York, Secretary
of State.
james Guthrie, of Kentucky. Secretary of
the Treasury.
jefferson Davis. of Mississippi, Secretary of
War.
James C Dobbin. of North Carolina. Sc.
cretsry of the Navy.
James Campbell, OF Pennsylvania. Post
Master General
Robert McClelland. of Michigan. Secretary
of the Interior
Caleb Gushing, of Massachusetts Attorney
General
Intunnng over the catalogue, The FIRST re.
fec'ion that occurs is one of surprise aud dis.
appointment That the Gen. Pierce from the
number of eminent and experienced states
men in his party. should have chosen as his
constitutional advisers, men so little known TO
fame. and so unassociated with the polhica!
history and policy of the country, as most OF
those who constitute this cabinet A Chief
Magistrate whose election is so exclusively
due to party agencies and accidens as that of
Gen, Pierce owes II to the party, fnot 10 the
Country, 10 draw around him its nblest aud
most honotcd and trusted nembcrs-fo for the
simple reason, that he L. for the time, the Il
dueiary and agent Of us interests. OF tho
names before US not one ranks with the first
class Of democratic statesmen, and not more
than three Can be said to havo national repu-
taiions They belong 10 he regions Of obscure
~ and mediocrity from which Gen Pierce,
himself, wns fortultously envoked. In parry
aspect then,,he new President has committed
blqnder, If no; fault.
The second feature worthy OF observation is
thst Virginia has no representatives. This is
more singular from the fact that tho nom.na.
iiou Of Gen. Pierce was understood to have
b, en- due 10 this State In the canvass he
as claimed by our democratic press and or
s,ors as The adopted son Of Virginia. Whether
the omission Of tho old Dominion from among
the favored States is to be taken as evidence
of tie Presidents unwillingness to conform
his administration to the peculiar views of her
politicians we not prepared to say. We
believe Il IS Ihe f,st time in the history of The
government that she has been unrepre scted in
the original formation OF a cabinet. All things
considered il is siusulaf il not significant
The third and Wc l. ar tie most ominous
characteristic Of The new government, IS the
ptelon:inence Of ro,a IN SC. timcui, II en-.
bodies. There ace bd - members from
slaveholdins iSigt,4. This IS the mole Liberal
because Gen Pierce, controlling Constituent
Of the government, is himself from the CT
trcme North. Counting him only as mem
Der Of the cabinet. in fact he is greatly morc)
1t would stand fire 10 three Mr. Calhoun
was won't to regard il as Of the utmost conse.
quence, that an equilibrium of power between
two sections should be maln,aiued in the legis.
lative branch Of the government. Surely. it is
not less important That a like balance should
be preserved in the executive department
OF the personnel and antccdents of the Va
rious members, we have not much to say, fel
the reason that not much is publicly known.
Mr. Marcy, the chiei. has held in New York
for some time divided and antogoni1lic pow.
er with Mr.. Dickinson-ihe most national and
southern politician of that State He is an
derstood to assimilatc with the Barnburp ers
in his feelings and position. He was once go
vernon OF tie State and signalized his admin.
istratlon by charging the Commonwealth
fifty cents for patch on the seat Of his trow
sers. He is the author OF the bandit SEMI
mcnt TO the victor belong the spois' While
Mr.. Polk was president, he held the post o.
Secretary OF War, and won some unen,iabl,
fclat by smart.lawyer-like reply 10 a drum
head letter of Gen. Scott, written amid IN,
smoke and dust OF lattlc, in a foreign land l.,
point of ability, though not stnrd'ng among
the first men of the Country, it is probable he
is the first of the administration.
Mr.. Guthrie is respectable citizen of Ken.
lucky. If he has ever done any thing to show
himself worthy of the exalted and responsible
station assigned him, we are wholly ignorant
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