Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-11

rgr,IncNr ..eacE,s NEN CABINET

PRESIDENT ".EAcE's Nf:N CABINET. /
The u. oicia Cabinet Of Cen Pierce mas oeeh cohr"
I'd BY the Senate Of The United Stae' the members arc
,bc same exactly as announced. and are as follows
Secretary of SIaIe-H. l.. Marcy
Secretary of Ireasnry-James 1utnric
Secretary of InteEor-RobeIt McClelland
Secretary OF War-Jrtlerson Davis.
Secretary of Nayy-James G. Dobbn.
postmasrc Gcueral-James Campbell.
Attorney (i,ncral-Caleh Gushing.
These are all men Of known high character and generally
# MS M service in distinguished public positions heretofore
hcf statement OF their lives and history will not be I'M
| interesting:
Hin WM LARssp NANCY, the new Secretary Of STATE Is
native OF SlutE!ce Mass and is in The 9Th year of his
age He graduated at Brown University IN ioVo ana SUD
,0ucntIy removed 10 Troy, n. T. where he studied and
prac law aud became prominent Democratic poi'i
clan During the war oil 1872 he served volunteer And
IN lel6 was chosen Recorder of Troy from which office he
wa, removed in 1915 by The friends OF Coy Clinton who
Ind been previously opposed by both Mr. Marcy and NJ
Van Buren, In lS2 Mr.. Marcy removed 10 Albany, his
prcsen. residence appointed Adiutant Gencra ey
Gov Yates. The Legislature, IN 1873 ''ecten nun "i.c
co,nntroer and in g he chosen Judge Ut The SUI
pu me Court of the State which position he resigned in
1881 10 accept scat in United States Senate s was
ia tho Senate less than years when liz resigned oeihk
elected Governor of New York in 1892 lie was twice re-
elected viz in 1884 and 1885, but on fourth nomination,
in 1885 the defeat 81 the Democratic party 'nn
William H Seward was elected over sHl Alter rt!iE!ns
from the Executive chair Marcy principally devoted his al
enon 10 his private until Nh Polk became Presi
dent in 545 when he received ana accepted ne posi-
Hon. JAsEs GUTHRIE tie Secretary Of the Treasury, is
about 50 years Of age and % athletic form and energetic ma
bits. He is Of The most distinguished la"ysts a. 'e
Louisville bar where he has acquired great wealth. ana an
elevated Standing Mr.. Guthrie - considered r!onhnei'
leader OF the Kentucky democracy and Is very popular WIN
his party throughout Western States tie has not oteh
member Congress but has had experience MS iesisA
Tor in me icna,c vi Kentucky He was president Of the
So Convention which iof.rcd constitution q
Kentucky in 1919 Ia 1857 Mr.. Guthrie was urge! u
for J.de of the Supreme Court instead OF Judge
I,,f thn dp1f N u
The ciier o Gov. Powell 10 appoint nun successor 10 '
Clay as United States Senator
Eon R0sEar McCLgLLASp the Secretary OF INC inte'l'
i, ahou, IS yeafs Of age; eingrucd from Franklin county
Pa 10 Monroe Michigan where he praciised law, and WAS
elected Congress for three consecutive terms e4' 10
1891 lie had previously distinguished himself az Wh
her nj the State Constitutional Convention and o the LIE
..aturc OF Michigan in which latter body he was chosen
Sncnk.- Of the House 1913 In November, 1851 ho was
elected Governor uf Michigan, and under the new crnsu-
tor was reelected in S52, Tor term OF wo years "hch
viii exprc ~ January 1855 In Congress he chairman
OF the cummit!e comnefce, IN lo3o anu III iof- WIS oH
the Jm.il.ce On foreign affairs.
Hon JEFFERSON DAVIS Secretary CT War, is native OF
Kentucky bat removed Mississippi in early life lie ls
abaul Is years !" anc d acv" AID energetic habits ia
1928 ~ ruuaeG West Point and seen a!cr received
commission second Lieutenant oil u States Infantry ana
was made irs lieutenant Q: dragOons The same yca 10
received he appointment Of adnan In 1880 he resehcd
he c,n,alsson army, ind retired 10 private He IN
Mississippi He married daughter .! General Taylor ana
hi, lady died cra years since. In 11 Mf DAVIS was
chosen one Of the Presidential Electors Tor Mississippi and
voted for pos and Dallas The following year he was cleo
House Of Representatives. In July S46 he was appointed
onne Of regiment OF volunteer rl-men raised IN MIS-
s.sp and distinguished hi;se particularly IN alon'er'
ana Bucna Vista President Polk offered him Ic appoint
men, OF Rrigacr General in The United States Army, IN
ls47 but he declined the honQr The same year tue Legs
Iu,ur. nd hun Senator and he placed on me
SENATE rniltcc Military Affairs. chairman 10 ie3l
ne resigned hs IN he Senate, and accepted me nona
don .! State Rights party Of Mississippi a. candidate
for Governor, bG VAS defeated by uo' fooe. iic '''
sincc remaiced in private HE.
Hon JAmEs c. bosprx, Secretary Of the Navy is law
yer Of Favrevlc " e., the prime OF life, bnd u m
ustriors habits fle elected member Of tic twenty
ninth Congress. tsi5-1l lie was Spehser "i me tiou.e
ri Commons late session Of The Legislature 81 N"
Carolina aud the Candidate Of the Democratic parry
o United States Scnnt" bu his election WIS defeated oy
The opposition the Hon Rcnuns ~ Saunders, and iew
other ,lcm Il the Legislature. MI posss was MS"
member 81 HE National Convention at Baltimore, ana
promptly sucpndcf the oi the Virginia delegation
n vor # tir nn;n, lion OF Gen Pierce. His speech on
lie occasion much admired io its stirring r"iutnce
Hon. JAMES CAMPBELL. !hc Postmaster General, me
Youngest umhc OF ;l- Cabinet being only about So or 70
years OF nec native u! Philadelphia and The preaent
Attorney General Pennsylvania - which Office he was
appoind since tic STATE election "si fall he had pre-.
y5uy been law scr .; Phldeps an one nt IN Judges
Of tic C"nt Of Common Pleas u thnt city nc L. gen,
tlenan pleasing man:ers !hd d Inc nOsi hths huue
nv two admirable qualities for the post assigned MIN
Hon CALgg Cr.HIHS lhr Attorney General Is hlSe
Of May4achnseli. BAN year Of ls and dsn.
guisied for great learning e9querce and industry IN 1873
Ne was elected m.ntc- lower loufc Of the Masal-
ehu.iIs LEGISLATURE aud m cent !" the State
Senate from Nc,9luryp1it He subsequently Tor sew
- .n,, i, ,, Irusi :urc and N 1875 was 10 Con
xre.s w:icTc COR eight yeas. In ieib-I tie was
again returned tie Legislature where (arng previously
Deen NnigJ took sides with the Drnocfhtc members IN
advocating The rJ!icy Mexican war, and lor appo-
prang e2000 for equipne Inc hassacLuees regiment" OF
volunteers the expense Of the Stale When ms PROPOSE
lion defeated Mr Gushing advanced The money from Ms
own me ms and the regiment made ready Tor service
lie was chosen Colonel Of The regiment and accompanied
The RIO liraEdn in Mexico IN The sp'lng o. e4 ueine
attached The army under connand VI zen lsyoi,
During h!s absence in Mexico the Democrats o Massa.
chuel,s their ccnLGa Tor Governor and
tho policd for him quite iaterlng In l14o ne
was strong advocate General Cass election, aud dead
" OPPONENT Frec Svicrs; and IN 1871, was Tor The
fifth liic elected Tie Legislature. He declined the "ice
Ut Attorney euerai o Massachusetts in 1891 rendered nm
by Governor Boutwell, and in 1852 was appointed Judge
of the Supreme Cnarl ii that STATE where he has acquired
an en- reputation learned Just Mr.. Cushing was
the Commissioner sent 10 China by lie lhied states,
and la. held yarious other responsible positions
FAIRMONT, FA.-1his lively village on the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail Road route is about gIstenng with new
glass factory Sand coal and limestone exists there in ouch
ABUNDANCE that capitalists about making some use
oi these minerals Then they about having Bank
All this is Told by The True Vifgnian, which also says:
| Travel Of THE RAIL RUAp.lho travel on The Balli-
Ohio Rail Road tor the last wreh, has Sosn
heavy. On last Thursday there nearly lwo hundred
by the Eastern bound tfaiu over one hundred OF "ho were
through passengers.
Far he Enquirer
! WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
The twenty second Of February celebrated in Williams
burg by the young gentlemen of William and Mary College
begun ah,u eleven o'clock in The venerable College Chapel
with appropriate solemn and patriotic prayer rnm the
and nd Prcsdcnt Of ancient institution
Next after the prayer the reading Of Washing
toms Farewell Address duty which had been assigned
Mr. Ill DGany Ball. and which certainly dischl rcd By
him in ceda5e manner prcacing, as lie did, the