Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-06
GRANTS CABINET.
The latest Developments from
Cabinet Makers.

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From the New YORK Herald. February l, $780,
The lstest Cabinet from Dana, of the
mixed national, State and corporation
6rm of Stanton, Dana, Conkllng, Hoff-
man md Sweeny, is thus made up;
For Secretary of State-Eiwin M.
Stanton, ID @.
Trsasury-C. 5. Boutwell,, of Massa-
chusetts.
war-John A. RAwllnS, of Grants
staff
Navy-John A. GriswOld, OF New
York.
Intsflor-J. A. ]. Oreswell, of Mary
land.
Fostofies-J. r. Hawley, Of Con-
nectieut.
Attorney G. 9neral John F. Wilson, of
Iowa.
DanO says "thIs is a very good list,
and the name at the head Is especially
satisfactory Ian opinion which is
natural enough from antOn's Assistant
Secretary of War. DanR informa Us,
furthermore, that If Greeley and the
chief Of the Washburnea ara omitted in
This makeup it Is pseeBse the one is to
flourish 10 new white coat at the
Palace OF s., James, while the other is
20 be detailed to study the mysteries Of
Paris. Bat the Cincinnati Commercial
makes another disposition of these two
characters IN The following east
State--I1iwin N. Stanton, d. U.
TrsaSu V David A. Wells, 5i II. Y.
Interior v. B. W Washburne, of Illinois.
Navy II }Oert c. Scnenck, Cf Ohio.
War; N. 5chofeld, IT, S. Army.
PJstofies-H0race Greeley, of n. Y.
Attorney General Edward Pierre
pOnt, OF New York.
This seaeGuls, With three members
from NeT YORK, is Clearly out of the
question, inies4 something extra may be
considered - dus 10 this Safe Ia honor
of SeyBl0u and the Tammany Conven-
d0R.l A2d vet New York has other
Cabinet candidates, with better chances,
perhaps, than either of the three afere-
said, TO say nothing Of Morgan. There
ls A. T. Stewart, a. whose house Ger.
Grant hss taken Oresk fast; there is Mar
shalt OR bgFis, at whose mouse special
ten thousand dollar festival was given Ia
honor OK Graft, including the AppOmat.
toX apple tree; there Is the present At
tOrney General EysFts tthe defender Of
Andy Isnnsa9), at whose dinner, given
by the New York lawyers, Gen. Grant
was the lion Of the evening; and then
there is Hamilton Fish, whose guest, It
is given out, Gan. Grant this week will
bs for three days and three nights. II
+ New york is To furnish the whole of the
new Cabinet, here are the men but II
she i5 to hSys only one member, bis
Dsms viii probably be discovered after
Gen. Grants tnres days with Mr.. Fish
But here IL another OF the new Cabinets
volunteers for the new administration
For Secretary OF S S:ate-John L1throp
Motley, or Charles +. Adams, Of Massa-
chUseEIs.
sreasuFy-W. P. Fessendep, Maine.
War-W. T. Sherman, Missouri.
Navy-Admiral Porter, District Of Col
umsia.
Iuterior-ReDj F. Wade, Ohio.
Postmaster GeDsral-A. e.. Curtin,
| Pennsylvanis.
Attorney G4neral-J. z. Wilson, Iowa.
Then there sre other aVailables in
Massachusetts,, such az Wilson, Banks
/ and Butler, and then from the forty or
/ fifty outg ping members of Congress there
are some not IN sntioned by the cabinet
makers WHO are at ths service Of Grant.
/ All taken together there is list of eX-
/ pectanis s1d probabilities Of one, two OF
I three hundred, from which the General
! may pick sud choose. Having chosen
/ one, however, he only wants half a doZ On
/ 10 mi up his cabinet, so that the diff
! Guilty OF satisfying Bill without offending
/ Tom, Dick aud Harry, il apparent.
/ Wnen Iigeoln irst came in he had q
( CON paTatiVeiy easy tsEk. He saw al
once that the men for his cabinet were
| his competitors for the Presidency In the
I Chicago COnvenli )n-Seward, Chase,
/ Cameron and Bates-for instance, and he
/ ac, ed accordingly. But Grant, without
q competitor al Chicago, has no such
guide book. II Is thought, however, tina,
ne must do something for "Oid Ben
I Wade.U as . competitor OF COlf4x, and
that the President elect would have, in
the same view, to provide for FentoB, il
4 the New York Legislature had not kindly
relieved him Of This difficulty, together
with Morgan.
As for Stanton, 1t is possible that Ray.
moad's cock and bull story relating 20
Banks and Grant ia the VicksbuEg cam
paiga,' as fi4nk movement against
Stanton, from the johnson, Seward,
Weed and Raymond clique, may bring
sac ex Secretary of War into the fore
ground. At ali events, it is quite likely
thai Gen. Grant has not derived much
information from these late Vfcksburg
disclosures. We think it likely, too
that G su. Grant will choose new cabi
net out and out, without single stick o
timber OF Johnson, excepting, perhaps
SehOfield ss Secretary OF War. But i
Schofisid, they say, cannot continue e
be q cabinet ofIicer without giving W
his position in the army, he Will give uE
the cabinet.
Mr.. +. B. Washburne, it's understood
does not wish 20 undertake any Cabine
drudgery In any department. Hii
health will not permit it. But be doel
like the climate OF France and the cooks
bof Paris. Accordingly he is studying
French In the evening with msste.
aud is getting on very well, Admlrs
Porter, rumcr says, 1n his expectations
OF the Navy Department, has inVestee
6fty Thousand dollars Of his prize s.oney
in a house in Washington, aud we mus
stick pin here TO mark another proba
bllitv. But there is q margin yet re
manning to Gen. Grant OF four week
and three days to lock about him. W.
expect him here in day or tWo--say
Thursday, st the furthest--and when b
shall have had q consultation with Mr.
Fish, talk with Fenton, lock int
Wall street, visit to the French Operi
, of the Erie Railway and drive or tW'
to the High Bridge, we shall, perhaps
: learn that Greeley has been singled on
for special annexation commissioner &
Z IT,; - Dana as Covarnor of A las "a