Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-16

The Ohio State Journal compliments the |
undertakers on the very undertakish smell
which pervades the cabinet work they are
doing for Lincoln, and does small job in
the same line, as follows:
There shall be no one in it, from the high |
est to the lowest officer, who shall be sus-
pected of having embraced Republfeanism
before the fortunes of the party were assured. |
Above all, the slightest taint of sincere ANTI
slavery feeling shall exclude man as some- |
thing noxious and uucleaD.
(Good heavenl have in this highly-re- |
spectacle company person who smells OF
Africa2 NeverD
We are not so much after talent and con-
viction, as we are after age and respeetability.
An inodorous bit of dissolution will please.
| What we want is that sort of men who have
assisted at the going down of former parties,
and know what is to be done in the way of
pious ejaculation, and appeals to the cinders
| of the fathers and other trities of charcoal
| In effect, our cabinet would be constructed
somewhat in this fashion;
Secretary of State, John Bell of Tennessee.
| Mr.. Bell is not even nominal Republican,
and can not therefore, be regarded with dis
| trust by the South. Our great object is to
concilate the South, that the South may re-
move the power from Lincoln, as it did from
| Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan. Mr.. Bell is
| q strong pro-savery man. With him, there
fore the Chicago Platform will mean no
more than it does with the undertakers. He
never did any thing for the party, and nei-
ther did the undertakers. He is excessively
calm-absolutely bursting with tranquilityi
and as to his conservatism, gutta percha is
not more elegant and durable.
Secretary of Treasury-Edward Everett, of
the New York Ledger. He would be good
man for the place. because he never meant
any thing, and never did any thing. To all
intents and purposes he is a straw man, and
eminently conservative. He would be use
ful at White House dinners, where he would
read the "Mt Vernon Papers," and chill the
gravy with an atmosphere of the best Bos-
ton responsibility. He is not an anti
Secretary of War-Samuel Houston, OF
Texas. General Houston is the owner Of
( nearly 1000 human beings, and in an emer-
/ gency could add largely to our national de-
fenses by mastering his slaves. His COM
ing from State where Republicanism is q
capital crime, and men and women are
e hanged for suspicion of thinking that
slavery is wrong, gives him additional
= claims upon 'the party of freedom" He
v has never had a leaning toward Republic
anism, but has always been the firm an(
consistent enemy of our principles. b.
u honoring such men with place and power
u we shall strengthen and consolidate th
party-conciliating and harmonizing tn
! radical conservative elements.
q Secretary of the Navy-Daniel Webster
Millard Fillmore, or any other dead man..
Secretary of the ashingtol
al Hunt, of New York. This Is an importan
Of office, and should be filled by some on
totally ignorant of the present political an
A. material condition of the country, Coz
~ Hunt possesses this qualification in an EN-
"a nent degree, and his first name gives him
flavor of genuine patriotism and messy II
Mt spectability. He is not offensive to th
er South, and is so used to keeping step wit
II the music of the Union, that in moments {
profound repose, his. venerable legs have
yS patriotic palsy to the tune OF Hail Colun
y bia."
=. Postmaster r-general-John Tyler, of vi
d. einia. Mr.. Tyler has not been before IL
Sc public for some time, and can not therefor
be Objectionable to any body. A great man
people suppose he is dead, which is an ev
ne dence of his sound conservative principle
nu BE would probably encourage health
espionage of the mails at the South, al
las afford slavery constitutional protection b
es, that kind of way. He has never had al
sympathy with the Republican cause, al
has not even taken part in the present cal
OF paign. To this moment his national teelil
rly Is unimpeachable.
We might enlarge upon the claims of
mt gentlemen whose names we have presentt
we but we do not conceive this necessary. Tn
ct fitness for places in Lincoln's cabinet mi
- be apparent to all who have SO far engae
in cabinet-making; and to bring them I
Ign ward now, will be to forestall all act
on upon the part of men who have won
ane victories for us, who. have been with-us fr
the first, who have believed in our prin
ton pies and sympathized With our purpoS
on What we want is to crafty our friends
lnia enemy,