The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-09

children to provide for. / desire to serve my
country only in this business.n
Tonight Judges Hilton and Davis are occu-
pied IN drawing up the necessary legal docu-
ments, which will be ready for execution to-
morrow.
The Cabinet Omeers-The Motives of
Grant I'm Their Selection.
The New York Times Washington writer
relates the following
The developments of the past f0rty-eight
hours have revealed some important facts
concerning the motives and reasons which
influenced President Grant In making his
Cabinet selections, aud which resulted finally
in that combination of names which was sent
to the Senate on Friday last, and which caused
many earnest party and personal friends To
feel severe disappointment, and 10 some ln-
stances to prejudice aud criticize his action In
an unjust manner In no two instances has
public or party sentiment expressed self more
urjustly than in the cases OF Hon. George ).
Boutwell, and Hon. James +. Wilson. The
President has been freely censured for not
availing himself OF the great ability, sound
judgment, cool discretion, and extensive poll
lical experience of these gentlemen. Tnat he
did not do so Is not his fault AS already
stated in these dispatches, Governor Boutwell,
was offered the position OF Secretary OF the
Interior, which he declined for the reason that
he preferred his position in the House OF Repre-
sentatives TO the duties OF the Interior Depart
meDt.
General Grants apparent object in rendering
this particular department TO MIR. Boutwell,
the many diverse and complicated questions
arising in the West, and subject TO the control
of Western influence, 20 the competent and
entirely dlsinterested bands of an Eastern man,
removed, as Governor Boutwell, is, from the
strlfes and dissensions which attend and
afflict the many Western interests which
centre in the Interior Department. On
Mr.. Wilson General Grant bestowed the
greatest compliment that was in his power
to pay, and rendered him such honors as 1t has
been the great privilege of few men in this age
to decline. He oferedlhim first the position of
Attorney General, then that of Postmaster
General, and when these were successfully de-
clined, the President rendered him the highest
Office in his gift, that of secretary of State. All
Cabinet position, for personal aud domestic
reasons. So that on his shoulders, and on the
shoulders of Governor Boutwell,, rests the re
sponsibiIity of the fact that they are not now
not often in times like these that men enjoy the
honor of declining such distinctions.
Neither OF these gentlemen, though tho
roughly experienced in politics, have ever
sought, or allowed others to seek for them, any
position whatever at the hands of General
Grant. 1t is due to them to say that from the
positions they have occupied in Congress, Cabi-
net portfolios do not look so alluring as they do
to the popular miud. There are other facts on
this subject OF the Cabinet which will be de-
veloped in the course of time, and which, as
they crystalline into thelhistory of the present
hour, will increase the confidence of the people
in their new President.
The Effect ON the Cabinet,
The appointment of the Cabinet is known to
have been very dstastetul to mauy OF the Re-
publican leaders of Congress, who expected to
have the forming of it by their own counsels
They have not been taken into General Grants
confidence. nor were they, as they say, consulted.
They feel this slight keenly. but not ct ready
for open retaliation. Unwilling to go at once
into opposition TO Grant, they judged 1t best to
confirm the Cabinet Immediately. To this class
the discovery OF the legal i'm pediment to Mr..
Stewards acceptance was godsend as cover
Tor other and real objections. When Mr.. Sher.
man offered his bill to modify the law of 1888,
there was some hesitation as to which should
be the first to object, but Summers tmpetuosity
induced him TO take the initiative. Since Satur-
day the whole body of Republicans have been in
a very disorganized condition on the subject.
the more sensible and patriotic portion think
ing it best to make the most of the Cabinet as it
STOOD the others ready to break the slate even
at the Irisk OF quarrel with the administra
tion. The magnificent offer of Mr.. Stewart to
surrender all the enormous profits OF his busi-
ness, a pecuniary sacrifice such as no states
man ever before made in the service of his
country, has given fresh strength to those who
desire to have HIM in the Treasury.
sition substantially relieves the matter
from all difficulty. They affirm that it
places his motives beyond question: and sho VS.
that his only aim in accepting this trust is q
lofty and honorable ambition to accomplish a
great public reform. These urge that the G ,bi-
net shall stand as already arranged by General
Grant, and will probably insist that so oon as
Mr.. Stewart shall execute the proposed assign.
ment he shall go on to qualify and admin
ister the department.-N Y. Herdtd'S Vase
ingtOn Correspondence.