Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-19
Gen. Grants CnJinet.

Various are the speculations concern
ing Gen. Grants Cabinet. Notwith-
standing he has declared that he shall
not announce the names of those VINO
are TO be invited to seats until he sends
In their names to the Senate for confir-
nation, some of the papers announce,
almost authcritatively that this man or
tina man is surely to he Secretary OF
the Treasury, or Postmaster General
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Advertiser, who is usually quite
correct in his staten onts, has the fol-
lowing:
1t should cot be inferred from the
language used by Gen. Grant that he re-
fuses 10 talk with his friends abou'
Cabinet appointments. He has made
many inquiries in quiet way about the
standing of various persons, and has
asked how the appointment OF such ana
such men would be received by the
country. 1t may also be said that while
he has been less ored by delegations
than most Presidents of late. he has
been ready to hear the suggestions OF
those whose position is such as e ent''
lie yQelT VIEWS " Wclkflt uo pSibS ~
views of any considerable class of citi-
zens.
1t can be properly inferred from the
remarks he has dropped, that his Cabi.
net will be IL ade up of men who stood
sto ltly for the Government during tn
war, and who have strongly supported
the Congressional policy OF reconstruc-
ton since the war. 1t can also be infer
red that certain gentlemen whose names
have been frequently mentioned by the
press in this connection will not be
called into the Cabinet, and in this class
NAV be included Senators Sumner, Will
son. and Wade. The General has a
very high regard for Mr.. Wilson, and 1t
may without improperly be said that
he has signifled this regard lately L.
delicate but unmistakable manner 1t
is confidently believed, however,
that he will not tender him
Cabinet seat, Ihe N Re W
England member seems likely to be
either Mr.. Moley or Mr.. Boutwell,, and
the opinion of well informed men Is
about equal y divided ABOUT the chances
of these Two gentlemen. There is reason
to warrant the assertion that Gen. DIX
was rendered the privilege of remaining
Mt Paris. and that he has declined the
appointment for personal and business
reasons in a letter expressing the strong
est confidence in Gen. Grants devotion
TO the best interest of the country.
Another correspondent tells the fol-
lowing story which is characteristic OF
the President elect:
Gen. Grant was asked last evening, al
an entertainment given by Congress
man from Pennsylvania, which he at
teuded, if he could not give some ct the
rules by which he would be governed il
the selection Of his Cabinet. The Gen
eral said: Certainly. First, ! shall not
retain all the present Cabinet; second
shall not appoine two Cabinet officer:
from any ore State third, l shall no
appoint any one VINO tough. against thu
Union in the recent war fourth, shall
not appoint any one who voted agains
the Republican party last fall and fifth
shall not appoint any on. that l dt
do not know we'll. There, gentlemen
are you satisfied" OF course the gen
tlemen thus posted expressed thei
thanks for the Information given, tu
they cannot say now who are to be ap
pointed.
1t is reasonable to suppose that Gen
Grant will select a Cabinet which Will
give general satisfaction to the part.
that placed him in power. He will @
course be solely pressed to appoint thi
man and that man, but all the urgin
will not pervail on him to select msl
who are not eminently fit for the posi-
tions to which they are assigned.