New-York tribune., 1867-08-30
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The Presidents organ, the unintclugent Intel
Eqepcrr. seems to think nothing necessary for
Ills Exrcucncys happiness power might,
majesty, supremacy victory, a2d triumph eX-
cent the turning out of Office of lot of Sccgc-
tarics aad Maior-Gencrals. IL appears most
patuitously to take it for proven that the
Presidents new servants will all be men not
merely of infinite excellence but OF unboundcd
compliance. Thee are Ia be, rs we are told.
"of nviucbc resolution prompt in action,
aud "rcsoutc in purpose All these virtues
and charming qualifications are also To be EN-
plnvcd "in strcngthcuing the hands of the
President, md in giyiag energy To his plans
OF this group Of governmental gcnlrlscs he IS
10 be- the central figure. All these rare
creatures are to be his noble puppets, and his
most illustIiols tools, thinking he may
think talking rs hc may talk, and doing rs he
may direct. Just consider it Seven small
Andrew Johnsons, all revolving like good sat
elites around the principal, primary, and prim-
tive Andrew What a sublime solar system!
What an admirable OrrcIy of state
Without pretending to any remarkable astro-
nomical knowledge, we think that we are justified
i'm asserting that if the suh should begin to in
from Mercury to Neptune would find it diff
cult To continue their regular orbicular cxer-
else and orthodox motions. There would be
dartings and rushcs, and dangerous spinnlngs
and mad shootngs, awful conjunctions of
Mars and Venus, the dreadful spectacle of Ju-
piter bcreayed OF his moons and witch
dance of heavenly bodies gyratng with their
most distant acquaintance III close and neigh
boIly ris-a-ris. Now, the sun. we have no
doubt, rs q conscientious planet, behOlding this
hurly-burly occasioned by its impudence, would
be very sorry, and get back to its place with
ont unnecessary delay. 1t would bow respect
fully to the law of gravitaton. 1t would not
undertake to veto astronomy, while the sun of
the Washington system seems to be quite
ready to veto anything and so the worse to
confound confusion, The HteIigencer, in the sim
plicty of its soul, forcsces a sort of geological
mllenium-lions and lambs, jackals and jack
asses intellectual elephants, conservative and
rcconstructing beavers, and the rampant tigers
of secession all going to bed together III the
Presidents menageric, or following his lead
IA if he were little child instead OF
a tough old Moses. But to drop metaphor, we
can assure the organ that men OF 4" in
&" yncible resolution" have usually n pref
udice against being nose-led, and may
not care to hew Mr.. JohnsOns wood
and draw his water, and dance to whatever
tunes he may see fit to pipe. Should this dis
inclination prove indOmitable, We know very
well that The Intelli0encer has ready remedy.
1t is only to turn out the new Cabinet and put
in newer. But this would be u kind of
energy which would soon expend itself. The
President might have n new Cabinet every
day, but every day he would have a meancr
one. He might call, but the "men of ability
would refuse to come. lie might whistle, but
the gentlemen of "invincible resolution would
decline TO dance; until the whole country
might be thunderstruck to hear that Mr. Simon
i. HanscOmb had been appointed Secretary OF
State, of the Treasury, OF War; of the Navy,
of the Interior, Attorney General, and Post
master General, to hold all the seven places,
and to enjoy all the seven salaries until the
next meeting of Congress Perhaps Mr.. Hans
comb and the President, laying their heads
together, might invincibly resolve not to allow
Congress to meet at all, and determine not to
evacuate the Presidential Mansion until evicted
under the Landlord and Tenant Act Perhaps
but of this kind of speculation there can be
no end. We must stop somewhere, and we stop
here.
The President has certain qualities of char
acter which will make it very hard, although
we trust it will not be found impossible, for