Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-22


THURLow WED and HORACE GREELAY are
discussing the circumstances attending the for
nation OF Mr.. LIScoLs's first Cabinet. IL ap.
pears that the former visited Mr. LINCOLN AT
Springfield Immediately after the Presidential
Election Of 1860 Mr. WEKD says that the Presi
dent-elect conversed with him freely in regard
10 the materials for his constitutional advisers
and that Mr. A. III SrrrnEss name was never
mentioned 10 the connection He saws:
In our conversations. in reply to my earnest
advocacy of Union men in slave States for the
Cabinet. Mr. Lincoln expressed his fears that on
questions likely To arise such men could not be
relied upon. There were, insisted two excep
tons viz: Andrew Johnson and John M Bolts
Mr.. Lincoln concurred with me in believing
Nc johnson reliable, both against rebellion and
slavery. and nearly quite invited him into the
Cabinet.
Ii appears Mr. GILxER, of Georgia. VAS offered
. seat. but he declined when the Border State
question arose in Congress. a. be could not favor
q" coercive " policy. Mr. GREELEY remarks, in
reference to Mr. WEEDS statements:
The remark able facility and convenience Of r
W 5 memory already we'll known There
lives no witness able to deny that he did. AZ
opttusuctus ILL., III DCCtulbtT. iCOV, lDSlst THAT
Andrew johnson was eminently fitted for place
ia DIR Lincon's prospective Cabinet nor that
Mr.. Lincoln concurred. pronouncing " Me- John
son reliable, both against rebellion aud slavery :;
yet consider the Intrinsic probabilities Of the
case w
Mr.. johnson had supported the Nebraska bill
aud the Lec0mpt0n Constitution lie had sup
ported JEFF Dsvis's ultra pro slavery resolves of
the session OF 1859 90. which had for their mani
faaf ha of n
of the Democratic party because OF his adherence
10 Popular Sovereignty" with regard 10 slavery
~ the Territories. He had supported John G
Breckenridge for President in the Presidential
canvass Just terminated And he had. "a vet
m sde none of the memorable speeches wherein
he declared hs purpose TO stand unflnchingly by
the Union in the life ordeath struggle about 10
be forced upon il by slavery r.. then. such
conversation "a il set forth above Vas had in
December. 1867. between Mr. Wee and the
President elect. and IL Mr. Lincoln the" snc
there pronounced Mr. johnson twhom he h,d
not seen Ia many years. and with whom he had
no intimtcy) reliable both against rebellion and
slavery" his prescience must have been super
human.
Mr.. GSKrLEr insists that Mr. LINCOLN did nor
change bis purpose in Washington in regard to
inviting Southern Union men to take positions
in his Cabinet he says.
The Southern Unionists'' of. that dsy insist.
ei thu the Union was 20 be saved ONLY bv a di
rect. open, algraut republication OF the cardinal
Republican principles-thas which pledged the
new Administration TO resist the further diffusion
Of slavery under our National Gag They insi.,
ed thai We should sccep, -ud support ;he Crit
tenden Compromise. 80 cGlei. ~hercb, all our
National Territories sou;h.ard OF the parallel
OF So 80 should be made oves IN zee simple 10
slavery IT W" publicity and privately urged
submission 90 this monstrous exact!oo.
Ard he adds:
We repeat that Presidel; L ncoln lras not in
duced 10 change bls purpose and policy" With
regard to calling Southern Unionists into his first
Cabinet. be dad call them. but called in ysin
OulS by sur,eodering at discretion, aud making
the Administration practically theirs. not his,
could he have obtained sheir cooperation.
These eHPOsi,ions possess interest now in
showing The views entertained by Union men Of
both the North aud the South upon the advent o
the Republican party With power. and the con
cessions by which the civil var of the pa, fou
years might have been avoided