Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02
President Grants Cabinet.

of more precious stones When the names of
the persons nominated by Grant to constitute
his Cabinet were read in the Senate and pre-
sented to that body for confirmation, the mems
bers were both surprised and amused. The
nominations were all confirmed and his Cabinet
is as follows:
SECRETARY OF STATE,
Ell WASHBURNE, of Illinois.
SECRETARY OF NAVY,
ADOLPH e. BORIE of Pennsylvania.
SECRETARY OF TREASURY,
A. T. STEWART, of New York.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR,
j. D. COX, of Ohio
POSTMASTER GENERAL,
J. A. j. CRESWELL, of Maryland
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
g. B. HOARE, of Massachusetts
Gen. Schofeld remains Secretary of War al
interim.
The Bait. Gazette gives the following in re-
ference to the members of the Cabinet:
Mr. e. B. WAsHBURNE, Secretary of State
is native of Maine. He studied law at Har-
ward University and for considerable period
continued 10 the practice of his profession at
Galena, Illinois. He was elected to Congress
from that State in 1858, and has been in Con-
gress ever since. He has been chairman of
several important committees, and has always
occupied prominent position in the Republican
party 1t was through Mr. Washburne that
General Grant obtained at the commencement
of the war Colonelcy in an Illinois regiment.
and thus made the first step to his subsequent
| advancement.
Mr.. A. I. STEWART, the new Secretary of
| the Treasury, is the widely known dry goods
merchant of New York He had acquired by
his extensive business large fortune before the
war; but increased it during the war to an i'm
mense extent by his speculations in cotton and
in dry goods generally. He has been one of the
warmest supporters Of General Grant and has
promoted hiselection to the Presidency by every
means in his power.
GEN. SCHoFIELD. Secretary Of War, is we'll
known as an officer of the regular army who
was called to the War Department on the retire
ment Of E. NJ Stanton and is now retained in
that position.
Mr. BoRIE, Secretary Of the Navy, is better
known as wealthy merchant Of Philadelphia,
now retired from business, than as a politician
He is Loyal League man.
j. D. Cox, of Ohio, Secretary of the Interi-
or, was in the volunteer service in the war, with
he rank Of Brigadier General. Subsequently,
he was elected Governor of that State holding
that Office during one term.
The nomination of Mr. J A. j. CREsWELL.
Of Maryland to the office of Postmaster Gene
raj is to give colorado pretext for asserting
that the South is represented in the new Cab
met. When the war commenced Mr. CresweIl
was an ardent secessionist, but speedily desert~
ed his principles and became as pronounced a
radical He was rewarded for his subservience
first by military appointment connection with
the CONSUMPTION, ard was subsequently foisted
into the Senate by the faction which had usur-
ped all political power in the State.
Judge HoARE, Of Massachusetts, Attorney
General, is lawyer Of high standing and at
one time occupied the position Of Judge Of the
Supreme Court Of that State.
Revs Phelps and King.
On Wednesday last, in the Conference in
Alexandria CT the NJ. E. Church North, Rev
E. P. Phelps and Rev. Chas e King as re-
ported by the Alexandria Gazette, made the
following remarks:
Rev. Mr.. Phelps, of the Rockingham Dis
trict, said his field of labor was too extensive for
| one man. His church embraced three hundred
members. There were no places to accommodate
the scholars. Very little had been done in the
missionary cause. The people could not get
money because Of the stay law Some people
could hardly get enough to keep them from
starving. The prospects of the church were
bright, there was no doubt on that point He
had held four camp meetings, two Of which
would rank with the camp meetings of former
, days. He spoke Of parties who had seized on
NJ. E. Church property and continued to hold
it. He thought in time the church would get
all of the property it now claimed in West Viz
GINA, as the judges there would appoint trustees
favorable to It's interest. He alluded to Gen
Stoneman's order giving the use OF the churches
on alternate Sabbaths to the NJ T. Church
and NJ E. Church, South. The prevailing i'm
preston was that the NJ E. Church would final
ly get the churches in Virginia; also under
Stonenlan's order he had been occupying q
church Sunday evenings. He thought the
|
pie of the section in which he labored would be
absorbed In the NJ g. Church The speake,
said he had been much abused in the secular
prints, though no attempts had been made al
personal violence. He claimed TO be a native
Virginian, and intended to stick, come veal OF
woe.
Rev Mr. King, Of Augusta county, said that
one year ago he left St. Charles, Mo, to take
charge Of the Rockbridge circuit, and found on
his arrival there that he had been represented
as political agent, sent to teach the colored
people how to vote. According to the repre-
sensations alade he was looked upon as hayine
been dispatched ththef by the Congressional
Republican Committee of Washington D. c.
1t was by the use of such means that the NJ E.
Church, South, sought to accomplish its ends
Gen. Sehofeld had ordered that the NJ. Il.
Church should use the churches half of the
time ON Sunday. The southern preachers il
consequence, had circulated every conceivable
SANDER against the ministers OF the N. E.
Church 1t was done to prevent people from
attending. They would watch and report the
names of the whites who came, and in Rock
bridge one turned negro out of his house for
going to, hear the speaker lecture on education.
In Augusta the church had forty nine members
and SIX practitioners. There Stoneman con-
tinued the order of his predecessor giving
them the use OF the church half of the time
His life had been threatened he did not care
for that or value it as against his blessed church
I The better class Of the Southern people were
friendly disposed he believed that that class
would soL!e day rise up and call us blessed
He gave some Of bis ministerial experience
spoke Of the persecution Of Union men who had
/ been driven in caves, &c, but said they would