The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-02
SOFA Ben Wade" and HIS Cabinet-A
tf Worry Nice Qaestion. SISSY ~

ness of ''Old Ben Wade" should turn out to be
the saving Of Andrew johnson. Before this
impeachment Wade, as an aspirant for the Vice
Presidency on the Grant ticket, stood about
number FIVE ON the list, coming after Colfax,
Wilson, Fenton and Cartin. In view OF the
''honors and emoluments." however, accruing
to the President pro tenn. of the Senate, in be-
coming President ad Snts,Sm of the United
States, he has rapidly risen to the position in
the republican camp of number one for the Vice
Presidency. Consequently we are not sur
prised to hear that ColIax, Wilson and other
Vice Presidential aspirants are disposed to
hedge off the verdict on this impeachment if
possible till day or two after the adjourn
ment of the Chicago Convention. But, worse
yet, it is surmised that if with this postpone
mcnt of Johnsons removal Wade is still the
successful man at Chicago, there will be YER
dict of acquttal for johnson, in consequence OF
the strong Discrimination of some half dozen
anti-Wade republican Senators to give their
consent to the arrangement making said Wade
President of the United States till the Attn of
March, 1869, and Vice President for the next
four years thereafter. sold Ben," they say,
is too greedy, and is dealing unfairly with Col
fax, Wilson, Curtin and the rest Of the republi-
can Vice Presidential expectants, in consenting,
under the circumstances, to allow his name to
be used at all for the next Vice Presidency.
Worst of all, however, it is beginning to be
suspected that Wade if promoted to the White
House in the place of Johnson, only ten days or
week in advance of the Chicago Convention,
will be very apt to use the immense patronage
ofhis position, Cabinet places, foreign missions,
custom houses, post Offices, territorial appoint
ments, &C., in buying up the Convention at so
much per head to nominate him for the Presi-
dency itself over the head of General Grant.
Thus, for instance, as President al interim, to
secure New York at Chicago, Mr.. Wade will
only have to cause it to be said in his name to
the New York Chicago delegation, CHOOSE,
gentlemen, your candidates for place in the
Cabinet, for your custom house, your post
Offices, and so forth, and they shall not only
be appointed, but in the event of my nOmina
ton and election for the next Presidency they
will hold their Offices in all probability for five
| years instead of one" And so as the world
goes in these days, every State delegation to
the Chicago Convention might be bought up;
for does it not stand proved at Albany that
every man has his price 2"
! In this view of the subject even the appoint
ment of Mr.. Wade's Cabinet in advance of the
Chicago Convention becomes a very nice and
delicate question. 1t is matter of some mo-
mcnt il we look no further than the Vice
Presidency; for in the appointment Of these
seven Cabinet officers, whOmsoever they may
be, there will be five times seven expectants
disappointed and lost to Mr.. Wade. Hence
by the Wade Senators and anti Wade Sena-
tors there would appear to be powerful reasons
for delaying a verdict on this impeachment,
and there will doubtless have to be some def
mite; understanding with the coming man in
| regard to his game at Chicago before the i'm
| parchment verdictis rendered against johnson.
| Touching the probable materials of the Wade
| Cabinet, we see Greeley set down as Secre-
tary of State on slate made up by
radical organ which processes to know what
| is going on at Washington and what is to be.
But this is not the place for Greeley. Disraeli
would twist him around his finger on those
| Alabama claims, and the Yankee-Mexican
| spectators and jobbers changing on the
verge of the government" would completely
entangle him in their nice little arrangements.
| The Post Office Department is the place for
Greeley for there his practical ideas Of re-
trcnchment in regard to mileage, Congressional
books and the franling privilege may result
in the saving of six or seven hundred dollars
to the Treasury in gold.
| Beyond this we have no special interest in
Mr.. Wades Cabinet but we insist on Greeley
for the Post Office Department although this
appointment will upset Mr. Thurlow Wceds
candidate for the Treasury, Senator Morgan.
But il we may credit some recent observations
attributed to ''Old Ben, the prospect under
him of Grceley's appointment to any Office is
very dubious 1t is reported that sold Ben
the other day, in response to certain Chicago
propositions made by Pennsylvania delega.
ton of office seekers, said -'You mistake
your man. would not turn my hand to be
made Vice President or President either. But
If am ever called upon to make an appoint
ment under this government shall look for an
honest man. l wouldn't appoint a politician
to any place." Upon this plan Of actor
Diogenes, with his lantern, we fear, will have
to be called upon to pick out the men fol
the proposed incorruptible Wade Cabinet
and Cabinet thus selected will be something
new under the sun. Is Andrew Johnson's re-
moval to bring us the millennium We thinl
not.
A Cabinet Crisis In Englaud--,Ir. DisraeI
| Agnin Defeated.
The highly important debate which has beef