New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-26

TIE great business of the Cabinet makers, both
Of the amateur and of the official description for the
last few weeks, has been to decide whether Mr.. J.
Clancy Jones of Penosy vsnia is or is not to 90
into Mr.. BucbanaL's happy family. There are
various reasons for this. In the frat place, Mr.
Jones, whatever may be his political errors-aud
few public persons entertain so many or such fatal
oLes-is at least alive, and more fully representa-
tive man than any one else who has been mentioned
for the new Ministry. A Cabinet with Gen Cdss
at the head, and with Isaac Toucey at the tail
thereof, ought to have somebody in it with vigor
enough to save it from instant decay. Whatever
course Mr. Buchanan may be bulied or wheedled
into respecting Mr.. Jones' it is certain however,
that tie Pehnsy l'ania member will occupy an i'm
porant position, either ministerial or parliamentary,
in the Administration, and no one can doubt that
his influence over the mind of the President will
be very great. We con ess that this fact does not
inspire US with tho highest hope. For Of all pub
ic men living on this side of Mason and Dixoa's
in bis political complexion. He does not
mince matters at all. He is an ultra
Free-Trader after the Calhoun pattern,
which is not q common weakness with
Pennsylvania congressman. Then, upon the Ne
braska Kansas question, he repudiates allsuch hum
bugs as squatter sovereignty, and goes the entire
animal with disregard Of consequences which
very few Northern men have had the bsldness TO
initiate. TIE doctrine Of MI Jones is the doctrine
Of the Keitts, the Edmundsons, and Of the Rich
mond and Charleston newspapers. 10 several OF
the epsodcal debates which attended the struggle
for the Speskership, Mr.. Jones was very free asd
full in his confessions Of faith. He asserted the
National Democracy" to be in favor Of applying
the principle If the Kansas bill to all unorganized
Territories, and was very severe upon such of the
Know.Notbipgs as conten.ed themselves with Op-
posing the restoration Of the Missouri Compromise.
de was asked "if he was for repeating the restric
"tiys laws which now have forsc in Mime
:" sofa Oregon and Washington Territories"
He answered promptly aud without any higglius
If am called upon, by what believe to be the
"voice of msjority of the people of those Terri
"tOries, TO apply the principle Of the Nebraska
"bill to them it shall have my Tote.' He addsd:
II take the ground that the people Of all the Ter
"ritOriss should have absolute control over this
"mat.eI; and if they elect Delegate to this
House on that question who, in hs place, viii ask
"for it, will vote for it."
Subsequently Mr.. Jones explained his position
mere fully. He ssd Il believe the whole power
" of this Government over Territory, while it re-
" mains in territorial condition, grows out of the
proprietary right Of the Government as landed
proprietor under the Constitutions and beiey
that Congress hss the power to confer upon the
people Of Territory the right TO legisate upon
" tie subject Of Slavery when they are framing
their organic law preparatory to is ad mission
I" into tie Union as a sovereign State; bat prior TO
4" that time, they have no right to establish or abol
":ih Slavery" Mr.. jones faced the music man
fuly and when put to the question, even denied
the validity of the slave laws pissed BY the Border
RUtfan Legislature Of Kansas, so far as they estab
ish Slavery. These views he afterwaId sustsned
n AZ elaborate and formal speech.
These, then, are the opinions of q man who be-
',pss net TO the past. but to the future. They are
Of more importance than any which may be enter
tainec By men Ike Mr.. Cass, who is sill tagging
,upt rauous upon q stage which he must sson, in
Re soursc of nature. quit. They are likely to Dc
he settled fundamental doctrine OF the Democracy
much more likely to be explicitly ensrafted upon
=, creed. than that others more eOnsOnant wi IA
philanthropy aid sound policy Should be adopted.
They point directly, not meTey to he uhrestrained
a'rocucscn Of Slavery into territory In which it is
LOW vsprouih,sd. but TO its sstablishmeat 10 Ter.
sto,;es "A which il IS nOw ps0iiSited v po.ib'e