The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-07
THE LAT EST NEWS.
BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TElEGaAPns.

Ahe Cabinet.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o0NFnAATI0N-rHE NEW
xsAIgRs-srSCIAL MEETING, lrC. IrC.
wAAmoron, March Q, 1857.
me following n Mr.. BuoAanan's Cabinet - confirmed
By We Senate to-day. Nhths same - tsssgraphsd 70
you lass evening
Secretary Of 6taae.. Laws OAse.
Secretary Of The Treasury ..... Howell Cobb.
Secretary Of he Navy :. :. .... isaas Toucsy.
Secretary Of the Interior. JACOB thompson.
Auorney 1eoeIA. '.'...'.'''..9 eIo@Ma =; nI0..
Postmaster General. Aaron Venable Brown.
The following sketches Of the two members Of the
Cabinet just selected Instead Of Xess Piuer and Crf
ford -
Isaac Touosy Of Connecticut who has been appointed
TO this tfice. = q man Of eduoatin. He was orisi
nally fsderalis and such ased With the leaders
Of the old federal party. With tho larger portion Of
them he espoused The cause Of General jackson
In the year 1885, and has ever sinoe voted with
the democracy. He w0 . member q The Oongress
Of 1887 and ~ such held . prominent position
for q New Highlander. he was . member Of the
Select Committee Of Investigation TO which The Cisy and
Graves duel wM referred in the year 1898. lie exhi
bed some traits Of character In thas Once In 1913 he
was appointed Attorney General Of the United States
which ONCE No held about nine months On the 18th Of
Nay, 1884, M Touoey was eleotsd by democratic Le
gaature I'LL the vacancy oooasioned BY the death Of
Jabez W. Huntington. His conduct In supporting the
Nebraska bill subjected him 70 good deal Of oensure in
bis native state and not probable tina! he viii ever
again receive favor patronage from the people Of that
State Mr.. Touoey abou, sixty eish. years Of age
In appearance be particularly Mistoeratic, and IN hA
manners he II reserved.
Judge Jeremiah g. Black, Of Pennsylvania, who has
received the appointment Of Attorney General, Is
ore Of the Justices Of the Supreme Court OF Penn
sylvspia. Mr. Black 10 undoubtedly the ablest man YET
mentioned for Attorney General. He was appointed BY
Gov Porter resident Judge Of the Curt Of Common Pea
Tor the counties Of Franklin Bedford and Somerset which
Office he held TIL 1851 he wav elected Justice Of the
Supreme Court and In 1853 Chief Justice In 1864
he elected to the Supreme Ben h, whore he
Sits his term expiring In $780, Judge Black but l.
Known 10 the political world lie 10, however, sound
conservative aionsl democrat and has the hshessTepu
tation urist which the chief requisite for the posi-
which has been offered him Judge Black 10 extremely
popular In his own State, and when las. elected 10 the
bench he twenty thousand votes ahead Of his cke.
The story sen. the wires last night sbou, Charles
Conor 10 bosh. Mr. Buchanan did not oGsr him the Of
nee OF Attorney General II was the work Of the New
York politicians, who are In force here, and trying ~
humbug the newspaper correspondents with ell sorts OF
ridiculous reports for special purposes.
The Cabinet 10 viewed with favor, and oil command
che support Of the party Mr.. Glau,y Jones set
aside al his own request Instead Of taking . foreign
mission he prefers to give the Administration hearty
support In Congress- Senator Toomos quite active
arranging differences and assisting In making up the
Cabinet. He supporter Of the administration.
II 10 mistake 10 class him With JEFF Davis. Thcy have
not even spoken for yean.
The members OF the Cabinet were callei together 10
day by Mr. Buchanau. They were all present except
Judge Black. Mr.. BIS objeo In calling them together
compare notes. and 10 ae reins OF govern
men The present assistants In the various departments,
lowe theyv th Ia far tha
tent. Desperate efforts being made BY the fisuds
Of these gentlemen 10 retain their places Mr. Buchanan
idea IL to rotate, and he informed some New YORK
politicians who called him to-day.