Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-03-18
The cabinet.

tion of Mr.. Washburne, and the retire
ment of Gen. Schofeld from the War
Office. The Cabinet, as reorganized,
stands as follows:
Secretary of State -HAMILroN FISH,
of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury-GEo. S.
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the INTERIOR. d. Cox,
of Ohio.
Secretary of War-JoHS A. RAW
.EINs, of Illinois.
Secretary of the Navy-ADoLPH E.
BoR1E, of Pennsylvania.
Postmaster General A. J. CREss-
WELL, of Maryland.
Attorney General-E. R. HoAR. Of
Massachusetts.
The nominations were promptly con-
firmed by the Senate. They are all
able and honest men, and will
faithfully fill the positions in which
they have been placed.
The Cincinnati Commercial furnishes
the following biographical sketch of the
new members, to-wit:
Mr.. Geo. S. Boutwell,, of Massachu-
sets, is Secretary of the Treasury. In
early life he was Democrat, but hos
tility to slavery made him Radical
Republican. He has been Governor of
his State, and was one of the managers
of impeachment His character is ex-
cellent. There is no question at all as
to his integrity. He is in the prime OF
life; born January 90, 1918, and is in
firm health. He joins to habit of
industry great capacity to labor, but
we are not aware that he has displayed
a genius for finance.
He was a Bank Commissioner in
Massachusetts, and was the first Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, serving
in that capacity from July, 1869, to
March, 1868. A volume of his speeches
and papers was published in 1867. He
is entirely in sympathy with the Presi-
dent in his declared policy of strength
ening the national credit and returning
to specie payments. Mr.. Boutwell, was
member Of the "Peace Congress-
the celebrated conference between
Northern and Southern men that pre-
ceded the war, and was noted for say
ing in that Congress in reply to sugges-
tons that there should be peaceable
separation of the antagonistic sections,
that there was no such thing possible,
and that if separation were attempted,
the men of the South must march TO
the Lakes or the men of the North to
the Gulf. The change from Stewart to
Boutwell, is significant. The former
was from New York, business man
and a free trader. The latter is a
Massachusetts man, politician and a
protectionist.
But whatever may be the objections
urged to Mr.. Boutwell,, it is safe to say
of him, that he is incorruptible and la
borious; and with that to begin with
there is much to hope for.
Mr.. Hamilton Fish, the new Secre-
tary of State, is a New Yorker, sixty
years of age. He is a graduate of Co
lumbia College, and lawyer. He has
served the public as member of the
Legislature, and as Governor of his
State, aud as Representative in Con-
gress; and from 1851 to 1857 he was a
Senator of the United States. Recent
ly he has spent a good deal of time in
Europe, and it is to be presumed has
acquired knowledge Of men and af-
fairs that may be Of service to him as
Secretary of State. He has been
known as one of General Grants par
ticular personal friends in the city of
New York, and he is another illustra
ton of the attachment that Grant has
for his friends. The General was a
guest of Mr.. Fish during his last visit
to New York.
John A. Rawlins, the new Secretary
of War, is well known as Grants Chief
of Staff. He was with Grant through
out the war, and performed the most
faithful and valuable service. Recent
" his health has been impaired, put we
presume the duties of the War Office
are not likely to be very exacting dur
inc this administration. He is Gale
ma man, and made the speech in that
city about year ago giving expression
to the political views of General Grant