Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-29
Lincoln's Cabinet.

Lincoln's Cabinet.
No one can look over the names sslectec
by the new President for hs constitutions
advisers. without becomins impressed will
the TACT that % embodi-s q large amount o.
talent. Al its head stands the asiu,e and
accomplished Seward. Who. for political 81
raei,y and iorc.isL, ha. no rival. We know
some Of our political irieods end faul. with
Mr.. seward. speech at the early part OF the
las, .e-.ion OF Congress but when We take
into see0ant the peculiar condition OF the
evunsry and the relations then known 70
eIi.t between him and the Presiden, elect,
we ought not to cas-, . word OF censure. a
,rar speech from Mr. Seward at that time
would have caused the triumph OF the 80
ce..ioni.ts in Virginia and MARYLAND. A
careful perusal Of iha, learned and insen.
lou. production will convince any candid
man tina, there is no backing down from The
principles enuneia,ed in the Chicago Plat
form.
Ne,, 20 Gov. Seward. stands the learned
and eloqusn, Salmon =. Chase. the man
who cmbcdie. more Of real digni6ci states
manship. than any other living man IN
America. Asa financial oticer he has no
equal amOrs all the public men now on the
stage; hence the peculiar appropriations
OF placing him at the bead OF the Treasury
Department.
Jad.e BATES. OF Missouri. has long empty.
ell q national reputation Of being one OF the
pure, and lable., juris,s and advocates In
the Union.
Montgomery Blair, OF Maryland. !. n eel
ON from that old .,oes. France. 4. Blair,
the man Who stool like ro.k IN the OCEAN
against tie assault. made urOn the eight
wears administration Of Gen. jackson,
The indom,,.ble will. the pluck. sni sisr..
Integrity u the isihsr has Je-eendci TO the
.os
No uucr, more consistent republican cI'
i.t.. than the neg Post Master General.
Gideon we.lc,, of Connecticut, another
pillar 10 the administration Of Old Hickory
Like the Senior Blair. be stood at the head
VI leading political paper. aud iaps' ably
,urpOrtel The views aud policy which *,
erncd the then EXISTING administration. for
executive ab,lity. ana administrative talent.
he ha. bot few equals. no saPsr'Ors.
Caleb u. Saith. Of Indiana, was Tor ma.
nv year. = leading member OF Cone'cs.
lie !. nan who ha. had grra, experiences
in public Affairs, and understands the b'.,o
~ Of the country an remarkable degree.
lie II. a very Efficient man Tor the place be
now - ably ellis.
Gen. Cameron 10 4 .ell.mads man. q geo.
tleman, Who has without, AID or assi.tane.
from any one struggled with difficulties IN
early life. and fought his way 10 an honor
able Obstruction. lie has long occupied =
prOminsn, POSITION in the political circles OF
Pennsylvania.
Mesh. Ss~ari. Smith, and Bate. were OF
whis antreedent. and Chase, Cameron,
Blair. aud welle-. formerly were democrats
The President. having formerly been son'
neetsd with the Wing party. makes the
Cabinet CONSULTATION ja.i equally divided IN
their political aniecedents Four members
Of tie Cab,ne, we're iroainen, candidates
for the Presidency a, the Ch'easo ConVen'
ton. Taken asa whole no Cabinet TT ma
py year. he. eaev.'~a % large an amount
Of talent and siate.nan.hip. And all ru'
NOR. tina; the-e distinguished men are not
agreed IN the main ica,urcs tia, should gov
ern Mr.. Lincoln. administration, are idle
and groundle... The President aud Cabinet
have a dirieult work before them. They
have by the ia, Of the people taken the
governmsn, from the hand. o, traitors. wis
left /, broken into fragments by their COW
ardiee and Treason. That they will do al
in their power to restore 1t 10 IL. forme'
high and dignif~l pOs'iion and greatness
no one can reasonably doubt.