Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-03-26
WHOLE NUMBER, 1916

promises to gil that office 70 the best adyan-
age. Yet he may be aware Of his faults, and
,el himself resolutely TO avoid them in The dis
charge Of his oficia! duties. and stimulated BY
a high ambition to serve bis country well, aud
10 put an honorable crown upon his lOng life,
be NAV still prove himself an able and popular
Secretary Of State.
The handspring Of the new Cabinet is doubt
less Howell Cobb. Of Georgia, who is widely
known to he American people, from his long
career in Congress, where, for term Of two
years, be filed the post Of speaker with credit
10 himself, and widely known also through bis
stump efforts in Pennsylvania and elsewhere
during the last Presidential campaign. de
takes the place Of AR. Guthrie in tie Treasury
Department; but our impression is. that be will
fail to make good the place Of the Secretary
He /, doubtless mln of strong talents, who
might have been statesman Of mark; but so
far as we may Judge by what We have seen OF
him in public life, we aPpreheBd that he has
made himself, by the dsipline Of mSny years
(uot to be unearned at his time Of life, main
" a politician who decides on all public qnes-
tions with supreme reference to their ParIi'
san aspects. He is not the most fitting man.
therefore, to gil the treasury department. nor
vet to act as the principal adviser Of the Pres
ident Naturally Mr.. Cobb is lAan Oi good
temper and engaging manners. Compared
with many prominent politicians IN his section
Of the country, he is not inclined to an excess
of ullraism; nor is every one 10 that remote
part ofthe republic so well enlightened as him.
self with the idea that there is North' and
that the North constitutes very essenuai
part Of the United States. 1t is quite evident
tha. be is the most popular member oil Mr. Bu"
chanan's Cabinet; indeed, as man, he is en-.
dowed with strong elements Of personal POpu'
arity, one Of that genial class who are able 70
draw the right hand of fellowship with all who
kays intercourse with them. But whether
these attractive qualifications, together with
his superior talents. will not give him the
greater influence on the wrong side Of some
momentous questions, we ere in doubt. At
this iuuclure, his selection for tina! place is an
experiment, whose results are yet to be seen.
The new Secretary Of War is Gov. Floyd
of Virginia. the same gentleman who last sum
mer, in the heat of the canvass, addressed the
merchants of New York from the steps OF tae
Exchange in Wall street. This event. and SO
far as we know, this alone, introduced him to
the nation, who had vaguely heard bis name
before, but knew little of the man, On that
occasion he manifested good gifts of Speech
and we may presume that he is endowed win
sufficient intellect and diligence to go through
the common routine Of bis Office, especially IN
these times of peace. The same things IN
respect to their qualifications, perhaps some
thing yet more favorable, may properly DC
; said Of Messrs. Aaron V. Brown, OF Tennessee
j and Jacob Thompson, Of Mississippi IA State
d bv the way, which has not heretofore enJOyed
i many Of the drippings of Ofhce,) who have
been amounted to the departments Of the Navy
and the Interior, They are men oil conslders-
: BILE rpeness in public affairs, of whom II not
: great things, yet at least q safe and falr per-
= formance Of their duties. may be expected
e Judge ]. S. Black, the new POstmaster-Gen'
4 eral, from our own state, though not SO wide
d IL known as some other names in the Cabinet
!. associates in the uprightness OF his moral and
It uolitcal character, and will doubtless bring tc
d the discharge of his official duties a fidelity
e and honesty not over common among our pub
l. lie servants.-Nortk american.