Mountain Democrat., 1857-03-21
Cabinet.
The Washington F'~ion, COOL authori.
ty, gives the following as the rumorcd
cabinet Of Mr. buchanan:

ty, gives the following as the rumored
cabinet Of Mr.. BuchanRn
Department Of Statc--LcwiS CaSS, Mich.
TrcaSurv--Il0wcll Cobb, ga.
interior -1arub Thompson. Miss.
NnVv--Aarnn V. Brown, Tenn.
War John Floyd, Va
Post OH e" j. CLANCY Jones, PL.
Attorney General lsauc TUuccy, Ct.
Daniel $. Dickinson, Of New York, has
been mentioned in connection with the
Treasury Department. aud 50 has ltoht,
j. Walker. who filled the position most
ably under Mr.. Folks administration, but
it is more than likely that the tmioh
speaks bv authority. The Cabinet above
mentioned will meet the cordial approha-
tion Of the Democracy, and even the OPP
position must admit that it is composed
Of goo and true men. 1t is free from the
fanaticisln of the North and the ultraiSm
Of the South. They are all men Of ahili
ty, have faithfully served their country,
and arc known TO he sound. national.
Cnion-loNin men. The New York Tri-
bW"e,, which is always dissatisfied and
finding fault when its peculiar views are
disrcgardctl, with characteristic vindic-
tivcncSS and mcanneSs. assures the pco.
pie that Mr.. BuChanan'S is to he slave.
breeding and Slavc-driving Admini>tra-
ton" With more than its usual malice,
it styles the cabinet "a crew Of ncgro.dr.
wing gentlemen" Ccnsurc from such n
source is better than praise. The Prcsi-
dent himself is from n Northern State,
and three Of the seven members of his
Cabinet arc from Northern States, which
is sufficient rcfutation Of the 7riJUne's .
scnSclesS assertion. Mr.. Buchanan's Ad.
miniStration will be cmincntly national,
not sectional. Had the faction which
numbered among its supporters the Tri-
6Mne succeeded, 1t would have been a
triumph of ScctionaliSm over CniOniSm.
Defeat has rendered Grccly silly as well
as malicious.
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ADJOURNMENT or TiE LEGtSLAruEr.-
Mr.. Moore, Of Nevada, introduced rcSo-
luton into tho assembly Oh Monday last,
which was adopted by vote Of 81 to o.,
fixing the day Of adjournment Of the Lc-
gislaturc sine dic for Monday the 9th day
Of April. 1t has not yet been acted upon
by the Senate. Much as we desire an
carly adjournment, imperative as the Fl.
nancial difficulties of our State render it
to practice the strictcst economy, we yet
doubt if the day designated in the rnso.
luton offered hv Mr.. MccrC is not too
early. Before the whole business of the
session is transacted, it would bc imroli.
tic to adjourn. There is vet large
amount of business In the hands of COM
mittees, and it must lie disposed Of, not
carelcssIy or hastily, before an adjourn
mcnt. The most important bills Of the
session, those that require the most at.
tcntion and dclibcration, have scarcely
been touched. Provision mttst I've inadc
TO pay our State Indebtedness revenue
bill must hc passed, something must he
done for the State Prison, and number
of other less rromifcht hut still important
bills must be disposed Of, all Of which re-
quirc care, investigation and reflection.
California has suffered much from haSty,
ill+ailXiscd- Legislation. -Hettcr- -prutract
the session week or two than enact obi.
Ous laws. In the hurry and confusion Of
IN adjournment, it not unfrcqucntly hap
pens that Objectionable bills arc pushed
through without the least examination OF
objection. We have known instances
where bills under one title were rejected
and under another passed, for want o.
time to lear them read. On the heel o.
ascssion itisnot unusual to hear memhe,
apncnl to his brother member to allow hi,
local bill to pass without reading, or tho
title only read. Loedt bills rarely mcc'
with serious objection or strenuous G".po
sition, and all arc not local that arc in.
troduccd as such. 49,
II, without dctrimcnt to the interests
Of the State, the Legislature shall be able
to adjourn by the 9th, or even before it,
We shall be gratificd, but to adjourn carly
merely to boast Of short session, VIC
must regard as impolitic and injurious
No matter how short or economical scs
sion may be, croakcrs and disappointed
politicians will find fault with it. Study
not to please them, to silence them, tc
heed them, but faithfully discharge your
duties and the masses will sustain you.
ForND DEAD.-A man, supposed to be
Frederick Harris. from IIolstcin, Germany,
was found dead in his cabin on Secret
Ravine, about / miles below Middlctown,
on Sunday last. AMr Foster, in passing
his cabin, was attracted by the offensive
stencil issuing from it, which infected
the air for some distance, and attempted
to force the door, but failing in this, he
pulled off part Of the roof ard discovered
Harris, hanging by the neck, dead. From
appearances the body had been in the 20.
sitiOn found some four or five weeks. II
was in state Of the most loathsomc pu.
tridity. When taken down his body