Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-01-31
=. M. Stanton in the Cabinet.

=. M. STANTON In the CaDlneC.
The dispatch from Washington which i
anncauces the appointment of Stanton
as Secretary of War, in the place of
Caurcrou, appointed Minister to Russia,
saSsisi5dUI ,..,r.
-.sMhateper the motives of the re.
movai of Cameron, it is certain that
Staaton, his successor, is sound on the
slavery question. He is the intimate
prrsonai friend of Chase aud Sumner,
aud is known to be in favor of vigor
Nus prosecution of the war, aud of strik-
ing the rebels. in their tenderest spots.
His position is entirely, satisfactory, to
Cameron. Stahton's personal Integrity,
abiiity, and ,yigor Of character are un-
auestioned He is accounted one of
the best lawyers in the country. His
nature is q bull dogs; he is a man of
war throughout" mos
We can indorse the above, from
long acquaintance with Mr.. Stanton
.ArId to show that cur Endorsement does
not result from the fact of his receiving
the appointment at the, hands of Presi-
dent Lincoln, we have but to quote what
We wrote and published in the Telegraph
q year ago, when he was appointed by
Buehsnan in the last days of his expir-
ing. Administrations I'VE then said:
sh"Ihe news from Washington to-day
IL more encouraging. Our old friend,
E,iM.' Stanton, VINO has found his way
iptop Buchanan,s Cabinet, seems to have
Infused sopefAing like manly spirit
into the President, We know Stanton
Intimately, and WE'LL He was formerly
of Steubenyille, in this State-is one
of the ,ablest lawyers in the Union, with
indomita bic energy, and force of will
Which quails at no obstacle. We be-
siieqe hin true to the Union; and if so,
the whole power and resources Of the
SGovern1nent will be used to put down
sthe treason Of South Carolina. He
7wiil, from his ability and strength Of
will, be the soul of the Administration
or he will resign We DO not believe a
better nsanocould have been found for
the times, ,.and are quite sure he only
accepted fhe post for the purpose of ar
erestiug the course of the traitors, and
with the, promise of the President that
the! Union should be preserved. 1t
sgivesus peculiar pleasure to be able to
approve of some act of President Bu-
aehanan; and his calling to the Cabinet,
-atthis juncture of affairs, such man as
II. N :, Stantea, is an act which we can
aspproye with unmingled pleasure.
1--WE shall look for stirring times i'm
mediateiy. The crisis will, undoubt=
sediy, be preeipitated in very short time:
and, although the temporising course of
the Administration heretofore, and the
npernieious counsels of the traitors in
the Cabinet, have SO complicated mat
tiers as probably to make bloodshed a
nscessity yet we almost begin to hope
that all is not yet lost" 3 e.i - s.'@
1ia Such was the Endorsement we gave to
E. nj. Stanton when he was yet con-
.neeted with the Democratic party, and
Was called to position in the Cabinet
lof Buchanan. We repeat the indorse-
hhent now with added emphasis, and
believe thu, whole country will approve
fhe action of the President as one Of
purely patriotic magnanimity1in calling
into the national council aA able and
patriotic Democrat.
Iii the first instance an our history
.iisShich President has ignored party
sin The appointment of member of his
Cabinet, and it ought to shame into
eternal silence, the malignant libels Of
petty lpartisans who cannot cease their
afalseland insulting slang, even amidst
tthe agonies Of a bleeding country.
sH We rejoice in this appointment, not
qbecauss there were not Republicans
eenough Of equal ability to I'll the place
but because we know Mr., Stanton to be
abundantly qualified for the position
and because the appointment must sat.
isfy all bnt the lowestelass of grog shop
spoliticiahs, that the effort of the Ad
ApidIstration is to disarm partisan preju
dice and present 10 the enemies of the
eUnionx both at home and abroad, "a
united people, acting in harmoniou:
concert for the salvation of the country