Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-06
PennsyIvanin Will have am OPP
pOrtumity 10 6irumble.

a Pennsylvania wants q Cabinet officer
that is the politicians want one. They sup
posed that Mr.. LINCOLN would recast his
Cabinet for the second term, and that In this
recast their wishes would be consulted. On
the lst inst. FoRNEY's Press devoted an edi-
torial to ''the Cabinet of the new Admins
tration." In this editorial the writer said;
1t Is generally understood that the Pres
ident will present the names of his Cabinet
to the Senate for confirmation after the IN
auguration. Who are to be selected we do
not know, nor have woany personal pref
erences to express. We are satisfied that a
reconstruction Of the Cabinet is necessary to
strengthen the Administration of Mr.. Lin
coin, perpetuate the principles OF the Union
party, and carry us through this war to the
high and permanet ground of peace. NO
honest friend of the President will deny
this. The defeat OF, the Chicago platform
dissolved the "Copperhead party as an
organization, and its remnants are now
drifting hither and thither. The Republican
party is already beginning TO experience the de-
nlordlizing and eiiervating effects Of polcer.--
Nothing but the sublime determination OF
the people, during last autumn, that the
Abraham Lincoln whom Almighty God had
captain of our hosts should lead us through
this wilderness of war, prevented certain
leaders from insisting upon making can
vass of the Cleveland platform The
party that is to save the country
must be formed out of all these
elements, and the Administration, by tact
and energy, and y due appreciation OF the
will of the people, may create and strength
en- that party. We very much fear that
If leftto their o,on tendency these elements may
DRIFT, during the next four years, into tri-
umphant opposition. ! Nl. .lLJ.. u
The work of strengthening and cement
ing the Union party is now before the Adj
ministration. In the discussion OF the ques-
tions arising out of these Cabinet contro-
versies we confine ourselves to one point.
The Union men of Pennsylvania are united
in the belief that any reconstruction Of The
Cabinet that does not recognize their State toiH
I be unsatisfactory.
/ PENNSYLVANIA stands alone. She has been
the Cinderella Of the Republic. She has failed
in no duty as a State; she has made every
sacrifice; she has given her sons to the bat
tie and her riches to the treasury; her pc
troieum, iron and coal are of more fmpor-
tance to the nation than all the gold beyond
the Missouri river, and yet none of her sons
have the power to speak the voice OF her
people. We believe that these considera-
tions have not been overlooked by the Pres
ident, that he will consider carefully the
claims of our State, and do to us the justice
that he has never yet refused to any hui
man being, nor to any part OF the American
people.
The friends of Col. FoRNEY are anxious
that he should occupy aplace in the Cabi-
net, and hence this editorial may not have |
been prompted by absolute disinterested-
ness; but we think it true, nevertheless
that ''the Republican party'is already be-
ginning to experience the demoralizing eff
fects of power" and that the people, as
matter of self-protection against brazen-
faced corruption and crushing taxation and
generally, will, in the
coming four years, lift up a "triumphant
opposition" Let the Democratic party
stand steadfastly by its organization, and it
yet may be the means Of saving the coun-
.rv w.,