Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-03-12
THE NEW CABINET.

- THE NEW CABINET.
President Buchanan on Friday transmit
ted to the Senate his Cabinet, and the NOM
nations were as usual confirmed by that
body The Cabinet is composed as follows !:
Secretary of State LEWIS CAss, of Michigan
Secretary ofthe Treasury Howell COBB, of Ga.
Secretary Of War JOHN B. FLOYD, of Va.
Secretary of the .Navy Isaac ToucEY, of Conn.
Secretary of the Interior JACOB THoMPs ON, of Miss.
Postmaster General AARON V. BRowN of Tenn.
l.4tto1aey- General JEREMIAH S. BLACK, of Pa.
With the exception Of Judge Black, of
Pennsylvania, all these gentlemen have been
assigned for some weeks past to places in
the Cabinet. The supposed arrangement
however differs somewhat from the popular
expectation. Mr. Toucey takes the Secre-
taryship of the Navy instead Of the law de-
partment, and Ex-Gov Brown is transfer
red from the Navy to the Post Office De-
partment. Mr. Cass and Mr.. Cobb have
been so long connected with the public SER
vice that reference to their antecedents is
not necessary for the information Of our
readers.
Hon. John Buchanan Floyd, has never
served in either branch of Congress, nor
before occupied any position under the
general government. He has filed the
gubernatorial chair of Virginia and beer.
for many years one Of the most actiy1 and
influential politicians Of the Eestern part
Of that State. In. the late Presidential
canvass he vas oSe of the State electors
and received the recommendation of his
colleagues for a Cabinet appointment
Tne success of this precedent may lead to
imitation hereafter, and our future Presi-
dents find their Cabinet appointments for
ced upon them by the political influence of
certain States. Mr.. Floyd is strong South
ern man, but not secessionist.
Hon. Isaac Toucey has represented Con-
necticut in both houses Of Congress and was
only released from Senatorial duty by the
expiration of his term of service on the 18th
inst. He was for short period Attorney
General of the United States under Presi-
dent Polk, having succeeded Mr.. Clifford,
when he was sent as Commissioner to Mexico.
Hon. Aaron V. Brown was member of
the House of Representatives from 1889 to
1915, holding distinguished position as
one of its most prominent speakers and de-
baters He was then elected Governor of
the State, but was defeated as the candidate
of his party for second term. He was a
member of the Nashville Convention in
1850, and concurred in the resolution pass
ed at its first session, but dissented from the
address it issued At the second session of
that body he dissented altogether from its
action and prepared what was then known
as the Tennessee platform, which embodied
his favorite idea Of retaliation as the rene
dy for Northern aggression on Southern
rights. He is somewhat celebrated as a
political platform maker, the most impor-
tant of his manufactures in this line being
that adopted at the National Democrat
I vc1frio1 ne possesses undeubt-
ed talent and habits of great personal indus
try, qualification for which he will find a.
bundant exercise in the Post Office Depart
ment.
Hon. Jacob Thompson represented Mis-
sissippi in the House Of Representatives for
several sessions previous to 1850. He was
frequent speaker and an industrious men,
Der. In politics he is a strong States Rights
Democrat, but has opposed the ultraists Of
his party in Mississippi, and was candi-
date for Congress on the compromise side,
in the compromise and anti-compromise agi
tation in 1850
Judge Black is considered to be among
one of the most accomplished and able jul
rists in Pennsylvania. He was formerly
one of the district judges Of that State, but
on the law requiring all judges to be elect
ed by the people going into effect, he was
chosen one of the State Supreme Court
Judges. He is in the prime of life, not
over, As years of age, and universally es-
teemed for the purity Of his public and pri
vate character
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