Squatter sovereign., 1857-01-20

The Lancaster Pa EuenanS Express
of the 18th inst, makes the following
specula,ions upon the formation of nav
Cabinet. By NIr. Buchanan. The Express
says s:-1-.zszz----zz...-..-z--.-----
The political papers. north and south.
democratic and npposltiou. continue then
speculalions as TO the probable policy oil
Mr. Buchauans administration and the
most likely lIn,bcr uut Oh which his new
s,b:net Will be constructed. Cne paper
gives Gov. Wise, of Virginia, seat IN
The cabinet; another. Senator Sliteii OF
Louisiana; another Judge Douglas, OF IL
llneis and other names OF the same school
OF politicians have b. en- mentioned by die
gerent journals and letter writers. Anoth-
er ciass Of journals speak confidently ot
Senator Dickson. of New York, and Mn,
L. Marcy, The present Secretary OF State
Col. Mason, minister TO France, under
the present administrators, IS also put IA
the category of probabilities.
According to our information, which We
obtain from the most roiiabie sources, all
| these Interesting speculations will be-
knocked into ..pl' when Mr.. Buchanan
turns his a,teni,on 10 tie selection OF q
Cabinet. He is determined to give his
administration such shape as will, i0 his
| Judgment, be- best>caicu!ated to bring out
tie liberal conservative sentiment ol the
peouIe. North and South. Bssore the
elec.,on he expressed it as his earnes, con-
yicti N that Kansas would come into the
Union as a free State, and he still adheres
to that opinion. To make good t.ils pre-
diction ani to fulfil assurances repeatedly
made TO his friends here, he will necessa-
rily have to ayoiI all extremes both In the
Sc lection OF a Cabinet aud the policy oi
his administration. AtIer looking over
HE whole ground. with the light now be,
| fore US, we come to the conclusion tla-
the new Cabinet will stand sonetiilpg like
this:
Hon. Lewis Cass, of Michigan. Secre-
,ary of State.
lion. r. NJ. T. Hunter, Of Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury.
lion. Jo!.n Appleton, OF Maine, Secre-
| tary Of the Inferior.
Hon. Howell Cobb. Of Geerg,a, Secre.
tary Of the Navy. -I' a
lion. Ja,ner A. Bayard, Of Delaware
Secretary oi War.
| Hon. Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana, Pos,
master General.
Hon Josiah Randall, ef Pennsylvania
Ali, raey Genefa!.
That the gentlemen above named vii
be rendered The places we have respective
Iy assigned them we have no doubt
Whether they will all accept is not so Ger
tain, tbough the proba biillies are that the,
will. The TACT that Mr.. Cass acconpani
ed Mr.. Buchanan TO hIr. Clayton's tuner
al yesterday, where they woaid meet MI
8ayafd OF Delaware, may not be wlthou
lis signiii:= ion. The friends OF Gen
Cass rendered important service to til
! President eiec, in the late contest. and ths
presumption is natura! that he Will be as
signed to tie pos, Of honor. Mr.. Bayar
rendered very important services al Gin
cinnati, which it would not do TO over.oo,
) whi:e Mr.. Rainfall, as the representative
o! the old line Wing influence, performe
! similarly important services OH the sam
occasion Mr.. Hunter will |! 9 se!..cts
as compromise between the radicals,
OF Gov. Wise and The large class In Ii
South WHO do not legard The extension {
, slavery rs necessary To the security OF In
. Union. The selection OF Mr.. Bright
due 20 Indiana, where his iabors and Initt
eilce told effectively in the can:ass
Let the New York and Washingto
: Cabinet makers" pat the above In the
pipes and smoke 1t.