The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-02-25

the party occurred each individual OF
which feaned eagerly forward to catch
every word that fell from the fps of DUR
future Chief Msgistsste. Turning TO
Senator Morton, General Grant sasa;:
ain reply, will inform the commit.
tee that it will be my earnest endeavof
to call around me as my assistants fus'h
who Will carry odt the principles which
you cay the coantry desires TO have sue
ceed-economy, retreuchmeut, faithful
collection Of the revenue, and payment
of the public debt, IF should fail in
making my FIRST choice Of assistants, l
should not hesitate 10 make second, or
even q third trial, in the hope that I
should at last be Successful. In the
mattel OF remosats, | will be governed
alone by the Necessities Of the service.
ishoAM I just as soon remove from chci:
positions NY own appointreas ss should
those of my predecessor. There Is one
other matter it may be proper to men.
ton here, for it may be that something
Of the kind is expected of me, that Is,
iu regard to the competition of my Cab
met. l have always felt that it would
be indelicate. on my part, TO announce
those whom / intended to invite into my
Cabinet, or even to consult in regard To
their selection, until had been official.
ly informed of my election, but did in.
tend TO do so at this time. Now, how
ever, after observation and reflection, |
have come to the conclusion that there
not a man in the country whom /
could invite into my Cabinet who. would
not, Immediately after the announce
ment, be the object of all kinds of ad-
verse criticisms, in the hope to prevent
his selection and confirmation, even
among my own irieods and thosa of the
raEty which elected ne. Many would
a,tethpt 10 uhansc my detcTHtdHT'0H:-
T have, therefore. conclndrd rot to make
known, even to the pen,lcmcn them
selves, the names of the Cabinet officers
Until Z send their nominations to the
Senate. IF / si,osla notify the gentle
men at all, whom I may choose, in sd-
vance of their nominations, il would
not be more than two Of thrtc days
previousB y"
When tile General Stated that he
would as soon remove from Office those
appointed by himself as these sppoiut'd
by his prcdytcsssF, the faces Of those
present who were alfeady In p 'ssess'o =
of con- Portable Offices, were interesting to
bchu,d. The expression Of pure per-
plexi'y depictcd therein was more cal
culated to excite sympathy FOR theM
than commisera,ion. This was evident
ly an enigmatical sentence to them, and
did not furnish any better islHe to the
policy that was to govern appoibtmcus
and removals than existed before. Did
he mean that men now in Office need not
anticipate 5 general removal, or did he
mean chat a terrible onslaught was to I've
made upon the appointees Of his preds-
eessofs? That was a Question just as
far from solution, NON as II Was a month
ago. When he said he had concluded
to withhold the sanies of the gentlemen
he expected tn call into his Cabinet uh-
til they were Nominated t. thu Senate,
Mr. Motion nbdded his head approx
ingly, several bystandefs exchanged sly
nifcaut glances, aud reporters arrested
the rapid coafse Of their pencils Us
though they we're not sure they had
heard the correct expression. The pre-
vailing feeling portrayed in the sur.
rounding faces seemed to be that Of
disappointment. 1t was very clear that
the work os Investigation and specula-
tion in regard 10 the future Cabinet was
to be continued until the White House
received its new occupants. AS soon as
General Grant had ceased speaking, and
all were convinced that he had no more
to say, Mr.. Pruyu stepped forward. and
looking at the General, said:
"GENERAL GRANT: After the allu.
sion made by Senator Morton to the
sentiments of respect and couf'!s T.,
entertained towards you ty those who
did not concur in your election,
and after hearing your Statement of the
leading principles which 5dd intend
shall onvern yoi,r radminiatration-