Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-08-11
THE CABINET.

THE CABINET
The members of the Cabinet are the
ec,l.asel.ors and advisors Of he President,
selected by him to aid him iu the dis
charge of his executive duties. No Pres
ident would select any man for such
high responsible and confidential position
who, in his past life, had not furnished ev--
dence Of wisdom, integrity Of character,
business habits, aud peculiar aptitude TO
fulfill the duties of the Office to which he
is appointed for his reputation Is, In a
great measure in the hands OF his Cabinet,
and the success of his administration de-
peuds much upon their wise counsel and
advice, and skilltul and earnest eo-opera~
ton No President possessed OF common
sense, common prudence, and ordinary re-
gard for his oWn character, would appoint
10 his Cabinet other than the ablest aud
most trustworthy men in the country. At
or having thus selected them, a President
gifted with ordinary moral frmness will
not remove them at the olctatl0D Of unin-
formed IDLE clanor, which does not make
distict charges and specifications. When
circumstances require the removal Of old
members of the Cabinet and the appoint
,nent O. new ones, President having any
putation, or the success of his adsninistra-
ton, will sooner resign his office than sut
fer himself to be dictated to in the ap-
point:neu OF successors. No equality is
so essential to an executive ruler as moral
frInness, and this is best exhibited in his
selection and treatment Of his Cabinet.
A Cabinet retained In Office may Justly
claim large share OF credit for the sue
cess Of the administration that appoints
and retains it, and is anendable TO CEN
sure tor It's misconduct and its failures So
far is this doctrine carried in England that
it has become a constitutional maxim that
the King can do no wrong.
The administration OF President Davis
has been 80 tar, eminently successful and
this furnishes prsnea faeso proof that his
Cabinet has been wisely selected and
properly retained i'll Office. THIS success,
in the absence Of specific charges and ac-
cusations, accompanied by proofs, is sufS-
oieat answer to the war of abusive cpl
shets that has been from the time to time,
waged against most OF the members of his
Cabinet
1t is hard to reply to an argument of
mere epithets, aud yet these epithets,
continually indulged in by the ignorant,
tie prejndlced, the milignant and the dis
loyal If not replied 10, may gradually IN
dessaine public confidence, beget suspieion
prejudice and distrust, and enfeehle the
action Of the Administration by withdraw
ing from it a cheerful, hearty and Jealous
cooperation of a part of the community.
This is the effect intended to be brought
about by these busy and noisy enemies of
the Administration. Its success would be
the success of secession, of the war, OF our
cause and our county, and refutation of
forebodings of evil and rrophesies of fail
ure, so freely and continaal]y indnlged
IN by too many ct the enemies Of the Ad-
ministration.
1t is evidence of their caut1on, not of
their regard for truth or character that
they have not whispered the charge OF
corruption against a single member of
the Administration, whilst the Northern
press is full, and the Northern Congress
daily rings, with snch charges applied to
Iincoln's Cabinet Our Administration is
able and efficient. Its success proves it.
It Is pure, for It's bitte:est enemies dare
not deny it.
To descend to particulars The secre
! tary Of War holds next to the President in
tatnea OF war the highest and most respoa-