Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-11
SECRETARY OF STATE.

40 Hs AotT 81 hs Hhig:
What sort Of is fit TO be the Secretary Of State
for the Confederate States a. this particular timer
Decide the question as pxbie qas,tioa purely, and
without any sort ofregri 10 the miserable serambes
for place BY mere politicians to the Suggestions Of
that class Of men who brought up from their cradles
70 live upon politics. and upon bringing up their
children, a. they their fathers and their grsndihers
we're all brought up-regolary educated to the sime
craft-and there Il neither difficulty doubt TO
unanimous verdict
Men of sense cannot and do not, differ about L.
man Of effective and vigorous Observation-Disclosures
10 the highest degree. He should be profoundly versed
In the Law, municipal civil and international not hAV-
ing ike that wreched mountebank, William e. Seward
to impose upon himself daily eKrrsi'e some act Of
lover and still vler prossrzton and abasement beor,
some foreign power whom his ignorance and presrmp.
ton have inpeled him to sf ont. He should be
perfectly familiar With the dplomatio history Of the old
Union, and, far possible With that Of all the lead
Ing States-espeeially Of the Old World. In word,
he should be learned, able, Of large experience and
with reputation, only throughout his country
bu. in other countries, and il possible, have go.
quainancs With the leading public men Of other cUu1'
| tries.
It Ia nothing that man Is a mere scholar. What
sort of Secretary Of State Minister would DR.. John
son have made-nor lawyer; for how wond the great
lswyer, Call, have figured at Paris or Vienna
think there Is such would suit, and but ore
such, in Virginia - not tha. consider Virginia as
having making any claim 20 have this plsce. need
not name that man. There s not boy 10 Virginia.
that reads the newspapers, who would not give Al in
| slant and the same answer
1t Is not certain that the pubc judgment wss
unanimous that James Madison when the survivor Of
Jefferson John Marshall when living. we're the first
statesman and urst Of the State, thsn that William O.
Rives Ia head aud shoulders taller than AIRY other
/ living Virginian-ds a stat sman-as man Qualified to
take up and perform this, the most difficult duty that
devolved upon statesmanthe duty Of organising
policy and creating system, external aud interns for
Q people proposing to at once a position Of
equality With the st class soyeregnes OF the earth
yet with established relations towards The
civilized world than has wandering tribe OF Arabs
Indians and not much either the or tie other.
Mr. RiVes vas for many years ambassador OF the
United States at the most important Court OF Europe
for many years In both branches Of Congress- and ST.
ways appointed TO the duties particularly connected
with the functions Of the State Department.
am no partizaa of Mr.. Rives owe him for 90 IA
vors past, present. future, but painfully i'm.
pressed with the awful magnitude Of the crisis 10 which
We are placed, and would implore the appointing
power TO select man. for this time without refer.
encs to the party politics Of the old Union
If the question be one Of qualification, then II Ia
settled and that Mr.. Davis may so regard IT, there is
undoubtedly ground for hope for the two gentle
men, Qoombs and Huutsr), who have retired from the
post 10 question, the bes, men at the times of
their respective appointments tina. Mr. Davis could com.
mand.
However unfortunate some OF his selections may have
been, he has doubtless done bis best in respeo. to that
station, and not ~ithou. hope he will do so again
hr. Davis surely wishes as much suy other man to
curry this revolution to q successful Issue. Well, low
does the stand Taking all together the seeded
il you choose all the slave States and have less
than onehird Of the entire white population Of the
old Union. OF that oDe-thrd rsrt, very large ori-
~ Union until the folly of L,tcoln ard the
vllainy Of Seward forced 10 operate with those
Who desired as good n ITSELF TO destroy the Upion st
| once.
Nov, does any ,upposc that this revolution csn
be carried through by this fragment Of feeble mn ii.
y-or, can be count upon the cordial eoop ration OF
| N joriry, Who systematically excluded from every
| ,sition Of trust and honor
If the President have faucy for any particular man
know well its of no to say aboa. it, but II be
his not already decided would again implore him ~
pause and enquire before he takes any Virginia man Over
NJ. Rves.
We are told that in power watching and pray.
ing for political milenum-an oblivion Of party spirit
Would It not be wise to let have at least, ors.
thou Oh it be single example, Of the sincerity of Gu,
profsson-lest people begin to speculate upon T. o
value Of triumph, which by the best people Of d.
country yet promises large portion and the Res, PR
ton Of that pmps only the poor boon of change
of masters! vIRGINIAN
THE DEATH OF HON. JOHN TYLER.