The Placer herald., 1868-12-05
CONNESS AND THE CABINET.

Rumor connects Senator Connsss with an
appointment in Grants Cabnst. 1t is said
that petitions are being circulated in scme
Of the Bay counties of this State recommend
ing him as a suitable person to head the
Department of the Interior We have also
noticed 10 some Of the Eastern papers that
he is the "lobby candidate" or as the cor
respondent OF the Missouri Democrat puts it,
ibis friend. are lobbying for it," All this
may be mere rumor, but as it may be some
thing more, We hero enter our protest against
such an appointment, for the following rea-
sons: Conness is not the man for Cabinet
position The Cabne, ought to be com
posed Of statesmen. Conness is not states
man, but politician. 1t is to the lobby
we should naturally look for bis most ardent
supporters. He has been Ielt as a power in
State and County Conventions, and in the
canning work Of controlling parties through
the influences of ward and local politicians
in filing nominating Conventions with men
ever ready to do his bidding. In the State
legislature be was more than an average
debser, and made himself conspicuous by a
certain per,inacity and boldness in discus
son. But as a Senator, all dlsinterestesl
parties can hardly regard him as less than
failure, while even his best friends don't
estimate him as a very. great success. lie
has coarse aud peevish way Of treating
opponents, which has made him unpopular
in that digntied body. lu his personal bouts
with TrumbulI, Sumner and others, he inva'
raby came of with ruh1a1 feathers and
1 II, ba Ho.
bates in which be participated, and which
embrace the entire range OF great questions
considered in nat body for the last six years,
the world could not but take note that the
senior California Senator while assuming to
be a great leader was in fact one OF the most
humble followers. That be has been suc-
ceeded in the Senate by Democrat Is re-
GREETED by the whole Union party of this
State; but at the same time had the Le9isia'
ture which elected Casserly been Republican
instead of Democratic, Conness could hardly
have been reelected. He would not, wa
are confident, have been the choice of any
thing like The majority OF the Union party
of California for the Senate; nor Is be now
their choice for the Cabinet, in the event
that the claims of this Coast for such an
appointment be acquiesced in by the Prss'-
dent elect That the active, wire working
lobby, or Pacific Coast Ring" as the cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
writes it, would prefer him, no doubt. Bu
this ring" does not represent the Un'oI
majority bere 1t is in the minority in ey
cry county of the State, hardly excepting
San Francisco. It's persistence in attempt
ing to grasp be whole management of the
affairs of the party last year, lost US the
Stale and cost us dsgraceful defeat. Md il
the same set succeed in having California mis-
represented in tho Cabinet, it will defeat us
again next autum; for the Union party OF
this State can only succeed through tho
leadership Of its best men. We should like
to see some one from the Pacific coast fill y
seat u the Cabinet, bat if the choice is to
be made with the certain prospect Of defeat
ing US n the State election next year, and
OF placing mere politician in position
that should be filed by a statesman, We but
speak .he sentiment of the great majority Of
Union men in this State, in saying that
California would rather yield the appoint
ment to some other State.-Soc. Union.