Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09
The cablhssfof the Confederate States.



The Cabinet OF thes0 Confederate States. ]
| &. ~ SEoRETaKacef STAIR. !
= Hon; Robert Tooinbs was born In Wilkes
county, en-, July :, 1870. 'Co@meheihg His
lcclIegfats life 'at.the university of Georgi0
he subsequently, ,wopt North, and graduated
at yTni6n College, Schenectady, My In
1896, he served qs.a captain of voIentteers'ip
'.tbe Creek war: In the next year he was
elected to the Legislature, and. since that
time has beens constantly in public life as
Representative aud Senator, Itfb6th broacf.
s'es of tho 1SederaF Congress- he 2has always
served upon important committees, . NF
- MrtToombs has been so sconspic,t6usly be-
fore Che country, and bis ability and. experi, !,
Seiice arc soswell known, thdtit Is snpeffaous
for us to sag'apythiug of him: I'm the late
f'tnoyemehtlof Georgia, lln has been active ond
potential in the cause Of seccssion. .Wehon-
or him for the ,signiil service he has rendered
He has been called TO a postof great .impor-
tapce-4onc which will SsGfye to display az
his merits as a statesman. i. Upon tile sagaeiS
ty of his counsels and the power Of his pen,
much will depehd in regard to the relation
ship of the Confederate States with the rest of
the world He has our hearty good wishes
fofcomplete, success, ins the grave difficulties
which lie before him. - ~ -.
g,is. SECRETARY, OF THE, TREASURY. rs.'
Hon. O. G.. Memminger.--Phere are few
men in'the2South whn,are m6 -oon1petent,
7 in point of ability and busiitcss. capacity,1tc
administer the department of the Treasury
under the Government of the Confederate
States than Mr.. ,MeWminger Possessed of
a high order of intellect, a; student, laarped
and full of resources as ain acebmpRshedsad.
yocate, he is cminently a.lnan of. factsRnd de-.
tails. Thisis.ah essential qualification to o
Grelt tnaneier, and combined with abilityand
integrity, almost insures success. to ,one: who.
like Mr.. MemminGer, has studied political
economy by. the great principle of lGisses e0tts
tgIfc. The South wants an economical ,Gpvs
.erhment, and an adequate revenue raised by
equal taxation OF, citizens. Free trade luw
duties.and no'discfiminations, viii put alton,
an equal footing, and saddle tho burdnnof
taxation upon the labor of none. twill en-
courage none to enter upon unrcm lucrative
enterprises at the expense of ,neiyhb6r's peck.
cts, but givcall fam play and the benefit of
the marketssof- the world We congratulate
Mr.. Memnlineer upon the ehopor of hjsap-
point to this responsible position in the Now
Confcdcracy and.thc States upon having ono
so we'll fitted to perform its duties faithfully
and uponssouud principles
s,. SECRETARY OF WAR; 8
SEIon. leroy Pope Walker is lawyer. OF
Huntsville, Alabama, a native of that county,
MADISON, and about forty-fvc years of age
He is the eldest son Of tho tite Major WAX
ket, and one of q family distinguished f5r tai
ent and influence, Two Of his brothers are
Hon. Percy Walker who recently represented
the Mobile district in Congress- and Hon.
Judge Richard w. Walker, of :Itlorence;
Chairman of the Alabama Delegation in the
present Confederate Congress Hon. t.. p.
Walker at one time prpctised law in South
Alabama, and vas for several, scssions.Spealt-
er of the. House of Representatives of tho
State. He has been a consistent Democrat
Of the State Rights school i For The last ten
years he has been located,in Huntsville, and
asthc'rcputatioD of being the leading law,
yer, and'next to Clay, the leading Democrat
of North Alabama. Careful in the preptIT;'
tiou of his causes, and clear, concise, logical
and eloquent in. prcsenting;thcm before court, 4,
he issOid to he an cminently successful .pracs
titioner. ,Por-the last three years Inc, has beer,
conspicuous in his denuncation of the free,
soil h6resy. of $quattcr- sovereignty In the
Alabama Democratic Conception which took
ground. against itoand sent delegations to
Charleston toScarry out her instructed o,5posi.
.tion, Cen. Wqlker'snaucnee was markedand
effective. sEIe was one of the delegation sent
here, and exerted himself ably in resisting
the compromises offered. The result all know.
He has beena leader in the cause of the
South, and deserves place IN the picture c.
Asa mapof. clear head good Judgment, sys-
tcmatie and laborious in his ilmbits, with un-
doubted nerve, spirit, energy, fand will, VIC
cannot help thinking he is IN excellent sclec-
sion for the Department. Of War at the pres
cnt juncture.
-. SECRETARY oFsTHE NAVY = -,
Hon. John Perkihs,jr was born in Lot.
isana july !, 1910. In 1S4O he graduated
at Yale College, aud subsequently, at the Law
School vf Harvard College, He. began che
practice Of his professfoa in. New Orloanss-
In 1881 he WAS ohosen.a j fudge of the Cir
.ouit Court of Iyouisiana, which position lie
held antil eiectedto Congress in 1883, whetc
he advocated States Rights Democratic meas
ures Since 1855 he has devoted himself to
planting in his native State, Pie post ,.of
Secretary of the Navy TO the Confederate
States is q post reduiriog ptdnfpt energy and
sound practical Judgment A navy is to be
organized, and, as We have recently badSoc-
.Oasionto suggest at length, the banner Of
that organization is Of hstiug consequence y
4 Upon the wisdom exercised in fitting it to
the'@aittS Of The South, aud that as, early ms
pr,sEicable, much p6pcrty and many 6Yes not
70 spy the Confederate characterr before the
world may depeDd. bEr Perkins bears q
high character, and we ttn.t win Prove him