, 1865-05-03
SpeeulaltoEA About the CABINET OF
President JohnHoD.
From the Washington Correspondent Of the Dos.
ton DEiy Adyertser.l


President 3ohnso0.
From the Washington Correspondent Of the Bos.
ton DEiy Adverttser.l
SHETF1llD, Mss, April IS.
Within twelve hours after the death Of Mr..
Lincoln, certain ''fritnds' Of Mr. johnson,
upper chamber in Washing ton for the purpose
Of reconstructiug the Cabinet That there
WAS wine and good cheer around the board
need net be said, for these are always present
at pontical meetings In Washington There
were two corner stones on which the new
calism and General Butler. Whatever else
should be represented In the Cabinet, that
opinion or sentiment which, in the interest
Of the negroes, opposed Mr. Llnco1n's plan Of
reconstruction, must be represented and,
whoever else went into 1t, General Butler
must have place. By eight O'Clock Of that
Saturday evening, the claims OF rival men
were all settled to the general satisfaction OF
this conc1aye Of Observation-Disclosures word
WAS quietly circulated that there would be
change in the Cabinet within the course Of a
couple OF months. The new Cabinet was to
be constructed as follows: Secretary Of State,
Benjamin F. Butleri Secretary Of War, Ed
win If. Stanton; secretury. Of the Navy,
Henry g. stebbins, Of New York Secretary
Of The Treasury, Hugh Mccullough secre-
tary Of the Interior, james Harlau Postmas-
ter General, John Covode; Attorney Gene
raj, D. 4. Carter, OF Ohio, at present Judge
Of The Supreme Court OF the District Of Co
aumla: 1ne plosEa91ns A4sg 1.,,Ia lncauusu sna
Minnesota, as Commissioner Of Indian At
fai1s, and Of Mr.. Arnold, lately Representa-
tive from Illinois, as Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Whether any Of the gentlemen whom 1t
M Mas proPosso % lemoYe rom me Caosnct, o.
anyy;S any ~ ~, .ns esntTsmsh ~nom u was proposed
~ ~. lns4 ~ .ns Ian1ne. were consaltea u re1
near. thoush Indications fsvnr snch canc1p. 1
ptn@, T.5aa ~asta tatoi sunu Soas1ns u
Az c;tv bsi,s.'a ,ea ~ o ~ % H. SUsons MSie IN
tl tne SMs ;a', oes1Gse aup ~ tns suaoay lolioW
~ u LlaSo.n asasu nasnus VI Htn. 61e-
IL, 1t IT aat atAsu. tety slancanH}, t4at rs nao
!nsta 9ssn sent n!-oe!nS tuen la.Ne" fofk city.
ns r On MOI
oay, SURE enousn, anu maulseo u orle1,
eonelss, Polh,eo speech, Irlne mora uneom-
promising, eycn, tn3n t1at ne made on satnr-
uay N new iofK. ~ WasHequcnt4y remark
Gu, n q qnlet way, lhat Mf. SEWARD nau len
usieu n4s tes1Suatlon' tnae IT. o1aaton naa
nlo as1de hls supposed hosthity 70 Gen. But
s tnat Itesident oohnson ,d 9aa come t. t5
r." r." eaolnet In Que tlnS-eay by Inc Isl Of
Ma: H., .. ~ ,
WI mere, atteT az, oe any lmmcolate
cnange IN me Can,neS: eelleve thas ae.
penas upon me cono111on OF .Mf: SEWARD. y
IS pam t5a1 tne 1ssftnlow % ot ~ saa ,atiasa atmea
ah.c citing opr foreign fe!auons OF soca en- IN n
po!tanee taat snea se stsSment at;n s .am ~. ne
entrusted 70 any mere acI1us aectgtafy oI
eta.e, nomevsl ap'9 Ut. VI .ntstgns. ~ muat
n9ye tne neale aau "ian' aau ~. ~ ,a aua hno"t-
epge ano g1pel,ense y aFstass stst - man .o u
5ns tAse s ~ ra r sS,
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ass opae posse ,t1ep tuo ptt ILL.,. ~
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po.e. ~ ~ ~ ..,a ~ msss iasel uaJs
Aate pio'eu tnas ~ ;s 5iS"s - ~ spsuisue$ ~
not ;nen mate'taa'y @ qner ~ afom tause o. ens
iolea auatls was naouaaeu s.n upon tae L1es;
. 4e9s t .nooS S,no o. S W. l.ntn a. .
Late 5seHts nave piouucgo Alnulg lssAns
toWa,o ,9, Mf. seWaIa, ana fles;qeAs Jonnso9 .7
VIII oonDtless sa1ls1y Iae gseal nooy OF loyal
men y n % hIa IN ane ,na
1e cal!e9 TO 14e e1ate Department. Nos
General Butler, l am very su:e. The Cabinet
was, tor months az time, during Mr. Liz
CONS fresldency, scarcely more than name.
He often took c. counsel pIiyateiy with his
Ministers, but Cabinet meetings for general
consultasion were more rare than under any
previous President. There will be a change
IN this respect during Mr. Johnson's Prest-
dency, believe. One Of the conditions. pre-
cedent to frequent Cabinet consultations
must be general unity Of sentiment in sup
port ct the Presidential policy. This fact,
without going into details. will keep General
Butler out of the present Cabinet, even IT
changes be made In two or three Of its mem.
befs: We scarcely have man better fitted
Tor me s.ate department, , tnan . Mf; simmer,
ana tnele are some Weli-lnlofmeo petsone
Wy. Wno tndnk u miGat Posaols 9e onJleo e TO 20
h1m; however 1na6 may oe: aoaot IT ne
%oIta & M accept II. Ine ProaeE WoMa IN IN.
11up1eurS Me Mroa ne somet1og o. i1eE.1on.t oas u
NJ NJ .1at nssl Menas ~ taae leaus Pa.t ~
1ns sgsLsa IT, VI tne sas s issonsstu ue'i9a ~
4uGS .1pu ~ tue neAt eco91on W oeuS 4esa' ae