The Portland daily press., 1869-03-06
The New Cabinet.


.ASSAas been fgeperally w Understood that the
central idea of Gen. Grants administration
was to be economy, and consonant with this
impression We We find The President putting "Old
Ecoonnoomny," as 'EiiHu b. 'Washburne9, Of fIr-
nois,, Il famifiariy bnt not disfespeGtfdNy call
ed, at the head OF HIS list ofgabiaet advisers
mfr. washbufne oislsoweA known in this Ibis
ihstse State, ,thatit Isl not necessary to give
him any. y'.introduotinnto uhe, Maine pubile'T
iHemas "Reminiscences, in, 1876 serves e f.'
apprenticeship in the KenpAheG 4 1onr Pa ~
,fices studied Jaw at, HaryaFd VI.
,rsmoyed to the West He has hae peen aiinos' 1T
constantly n public life since his tresidepce In
esf and nv was about to take His seat in
'fbsn1FR3t First lc6hgress BY Virtue III his
i.IgbtN IaTe1ecti6n by tile sanda c66stftdency,
wban he was SCALED up higher - There, are
fsUtms things to regret In Mr. Nv ashbutneY ap-
,yofhttneht tosthe Cabinet, enc Of which il that
NE win have to abdicate as tie swateh dog loi
othe. Treasury. ipl As the leader of . body in
which alb apprepniatien bills must originate
shiRieapenee asa rigid economist could he iex
NFtedto the best adyalpqtages 1n tthe, State De
,paftmsHt, while be viii hays less scope for the
exercise Of his special gifts, be will, neverthe
less, prove worthy of bis position as premier
and do the country good service. The require
nlents Of thu pp6siti6h are bot shcEi, We inlay
hops as to antitsiy break down his health
which Has been for some years But indifferent
& lAlexaMterT stewards name has been fire.
tquehtlyf mentioned, in beonnection with the
oTreasurV Department., yet his appointment
will be received with astonishment. His way
rof life has been so foreign to politics and te
politicians, and he has SO little acquaintance
with any kind of official business, that he will
at first be regarded with some distrust Blu
! we should keep in view Grants marvelou
skill in selecting subordinates. Sherman and
Sheridan are among the many soldiers whom
his instinctive appreciation of merit and hi
unwavefing Friendship have brought from OBJ
security to their present 'eminence. Stewards
lislilE in the managehient fof his own finance.
has made nhiah pfobabyfithe richest man in
Americas a He can ihaYe pantemptation to de.
ypaEt tgom the path pf strict integrity, and will
probably make good Secretary.
~. Jacob, p, Cox, of Ohio, who has been ap
pointed Secretary of the Interior, was brave
aud distinguished Soldier during the late war
He was born in Mohtreal, Canada, in 1925 ant
is graduate of Oberlin College. In 1867 HI
Awas, Governor of Ohio, and was unpopular on
ly on account of his eccentric opposition to me-
n grp suffrage His views on this subject, as ex
a plainesd tp the Legislature by his messages
were peculiar, it being his opinion that the
black and white races cannot by any possibili'
ty dwell harmoniously together. He has nc
doubt since that time been convinced of his
ertor2,' as be has Continued to act with the Re.
publican 'party,'ahd has never lost standing
'thefein. yi.!' % ;;nis 81
10 John A. J.Creswell, of Maryland, is radi
aieal Republioan.me He is the only member o
orthenewC Cabinet in whose favor there has beer
edauy,Hersssura. "bn He was born in Maryland il
Z, 1S22S asibeena member of both branches o
s,GansEessa and ip feeYeerS position he has beer
n, called to All be has shown himself to be mar
of sterling worth and Of fidelity to principle
He has just lost His seat in the United State,
Senate on account III thee uinpopularity of his
po1itfcat views intnH State, hnd it is well that
g ne sHouId be7tewa4dsd pby'crseeiving seat in
"the Cabinet! I,pipnrlsni bsfT r9sI1
'dt OF Adoaphi Ei iBorie, Secretary of the Navy,
slittleisIknown beyond, the fact that he is re-
rtired,I P Philadslphia mepeAeat;a,Ppt reasoning
le6rom, the general pEineiple that Gen, Grant
Possesses eFfraoFdinary afyy powers 0f wise dis
.. sFimipati9p in SELECTING men for specific pur-
poses. it may be assumed that he is we'll quail
fed for bis place. The same 10 may ~ be said Of
Mr.. Hoar, Of Massachasetts, WHO has 1baeJesin ap.
pointed Attorney Y General heHnsoGdn@ 2Gi9
Cen schofeld fenIaihs asthe Read Of the
War Department., and las tho employment o.
n any ofaeefsin civil lpositionD isl known to be
oicentfaryp' ito the general policy Grant has
ont this fact gives colon gto the rumol
10 shat the present Gahipst isliprpyisional, and
pi willshaEtly be- supplanted, in fact, by another
il That the claims. Of the Seuth, and of the Pac
10 Ac Doast have been ignored leeds to the sams
/, a. cpnclusion:, !, ,'..,..,