Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-03-17
From the Missouri Republican.
The Presidents lnaugural--The
New Cabinet.

The Presidents lmaugural--The
| New Cabinet
There was, we believe. general disap.
pointment felt, and in many cases ex.
pressed. yesterday, at the style and tenn
per of the Inaugural Address of Presi.
den. Pierce. Something better was ex-
pected from him, not that any one has
pretended to CLAIM for him more than or
binary ability; but, it was supposed that
he would clothe bis ideas in respectable
language, and iAake himself understood
by the mass of readers. This, it is ad.
! United, he has not done. Possibly. the
! telegraph is responsible for some of the
errors; but then, il ought not to be made
TO bear the burden of the confused and
meaningless sentences with which the
Address abounds. There is scarcely a
felici.ous or we'll expressed sentiment in
the whole document-some things are
said in a magniloquent style, which
would be common. place, il put in good
sterling English-and every idea seems
to be concealed in drapery of misty,
minciog and affected words. We be.
seech the reader to get this great paper
as some one has already styled it, take
il home with him. critizise il as man of
sense would, and then form his own o.
pinion. We shall give him up as incor.
rgible, if he can do otherwise than laugh
at some of the sentences, and the Curl
Gus turns which ideas are made to take
before getting out of the labyrinth of
words. Our word for il, Mr.. Gushing
never had anything TO do with this Ad.
dress, or he would have given it more
forcible, polished and unequivocal man.
ner of expression: the style, if not the
sentiments, would have been improved,
and il would have stood the test OF crlti-
cism.
Upon two or three things, the Presi-
dent may be regarded as having express.
ed himself with so much certainty as al
most to amount to committal. He is
not going to discountenance Fillibuster-
ism, but means to acquire Cuba,as pos.
session necessary to us--always provi-
ded he can do it honoratly. He does
moi intend to leave many Wings in Of.
fee, anywhere; and if he will only slip.
ulate to turn out the "Old Fogies," who
have ueen quarterea at Washington from
SINE immemorial, and are Of no sor, of
service, we shall not aba.e one 10, Of our
respect for him. He intends to s,anG by
the Compromise measures, and for this
we honor him. As to anything else in
the Address, it will be found TO be mis-
cradle solution of weak words, which
will not add TO his reputation as writer
or statesman.
The Cabinet is nrelange Of which
the less said the better. We have the
names of six of those who are said TO
compose it, sent by telegraph, in an un-
official shape, and without discrimination
as TO the office to which they have been
assigned. Caleb Gushing is the master
mind OF the concern, and as we recollect
with what hearty goodwill he used in
| 1910, and in the previous years, to bella
Dor the Denocrats--how he was contin-
ually in the field. UNFOLDING The standard
of the Wings and beating down that
Of the enemy--we cannot help chuck.
ling, even though he may have changed
his politics, at his being elevated to his
presen; high Office. over the heads of so
many Older Democrats.
Gov. Marcy is probably better known
than any other man 10 the Cabinet. He
has been long while in public Ilfe--his
last service having been as Secretary of
War under Polk. There he acquired
some reputation, and was lucky enough
not to get much mixed up in the contro-
versy which has been going on for years,
in New York, between the Old Hunk
ers and Barnburners. We have rumors,
pretty well authenticated, that Senator
Dix was the favorite of the President for
seat in the Cabinet, and that he was
yielded with great reluctance, upon the
earnest remonstrance of the Southern
leaders, who know how 10 whip North
ern "doughfaces" into pfopriety. Mr..
Benton also favored Mr.. Dix's preten-
sions; but Southern influences were too
strong for him, and to compose differen-
ces, as far as possible, Mr.. Marcy was
taken as the representative of the New
York Democracy.
Mr.. Guthrie, OF Louisville, has never
been in public life, outside of his own
Sta,e. There, however. he has been tie
leader of his party, and might well be
put forward for Cabinet appointment,
notwithstanding Kentucky could not be
persuaded TO give her vote to Mr.. Pierce.
He has the reputation of being SOUND
lawyer, a thorough. paced politician, and,
wilhal. toiling. hard working mana
quality in much demand a. Washing.
ton.
| Gov. McClelland is the peculiar rep
resentative of Mr.. Cass in the Admins
tration. He has been member of Con.
gress. without acquiring much notoriety
from this position, and was, at the time
of his transfer, Governor of Michigan.
He goes into the Post Office Department,
and there he has an opportunity Of &C.
curing fame worth having. We hope
he NAV do it. But he must reconstruct
the office. He must be Post Master
General. He must have the nerve to
tell contractor to perform his duty, and