The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-30

The Cabinet.


EDITORS JoURNAL:-A few DAYS since YOU
copied for the amusement of Your readers
the speculations of correspondent of For
ney's Press (Which like the Evansville En-
quirer is n teadirg Douglas organ,) setting
forth the programme for "old Abe's cabi-
net" The Enquirer, with gravity wor-
thy of an owl, copies also, and evidently
regards the election of Lincoln as a fore
gone conclusion, seeing that it seriously in
siSts that the Cabinet arrangements are
settled.
SO far as the election is concerned, the
Enquirer is correct. As to the Cabinet il
is entirely deluded, and for the benefit of
that respectable and veracious sheet and its
Intelligent readers, | beg leave to state that
upon consultation with Gov. Wise, Senators
Mason, Slidell, JEFF. Davis, and Brown OF
Mississippi, Hammond and other Democrat
ic leaderS-all of whom have declared
that Republican President shall not be
inauguraued-Mr. Lincoln has been induced
to reconstruct his Ministry, and thus secure
the acquiescence of all who love their conn-
try better than the spoils, in the inevitable
event that he is to be our President. These
patriotic and national gentlemen all re-as-
serted thatln case Mr.. l.. was conSttuhonally
chosen by the people to administer the Gov
eminent, the Union would surely be dissolv-
ed-and III no contingency would he be al
lowed to take the Chair of State-unEeSs a
compromise could be made between him and
them.
This talk to man of such weak nerves,
small political know ledge and narrow intel
lect as (the Democrats assert) Mr. Lincoln
is, of course alarmed him greatly--and as
he felt that he could not escape an election
the only consideration was. how he could
save himself from personal danger and the
country from utter destruction. Under
these circumstances he expressed ready
willingness to place himself in the hands
OF the disin!erested, patriotic and Union
loving gentlemen aforesaid, and to follow
their advice and instructions.
Without going into details, suffice it to say
that these disting uished personages with some
others Of equally sound autecedents, met in
convention, and after harmonious session of
three weeks and two days-Sundays includ-
ed-during which the lie was given ninety.
nine times-tOrty- nine and half challen-
Pes sent, (but happily no bowie knives or
recOnciliations effected, through the media-
ton of friends and the soothing Influences
Of thIrty-three barrels of rifle whisky, being
one barrel to each man in the Convention
and representing each State in the Union
Kansas not counted suffice it, that it WAS
agreed that Old Abe should be permitted To
take the Chair, upon the following satisfac-
tory platform.
/. That Kansas shall be admitted into
the Union perfectly free to regulate her
own Institutions in her own way" subject
only to the LecOmpton Constitution
2. That the Dreadful Scott decision shall
he enlarged, and the Divine Institution be
legalized and extended into all the States of
the Union.
,. That the "Dimecrat party is the only
national and harmonious party in the know II
world, and that WE are the true ami lryiti-
mate representatives OF that party.
4. That poor white men shall be permitted )
to stay in amy of the States and Territories
and ENJOY all the rights Of freemen, provided
they JOIN the Dlmecrat party and vote for us
AMI do aS we tell them, and do not set up
any pretensions that they are better than
niggers.
.. That the entire freedom of speech and /
OF the press be guaranteed, subject however. /
10 the condition that no opinion shall Ice ex
pressed verbally or in print in opposition to- ,
the bieS1cdness of slavery, nor in Doubt tha, !
1t tends 10 increase she intelligence and ad |
vance the interests of the poor white .
trash
q. That GOV. Wise Is the greatest military
genius OF the time, Napoleon and Gen
Qnnitlchum not excepted, ana that he
ought 10 he appointed COMMANDMENT Chief .
not only of the amy Of the U s. bul "A
the Navy also,