, 1869-03-01

We have had reports Of the proceedings |
Of legislative and other Official bodies IN
Nebraska, and other
States, requesting General Grant to
recognize the claim OF such States and Of
such localities TO be specially represented
in the Cabinet. The lhtes. drmonstra-
,ion is by q caucus Of the "S7uthern"
members Of Congress, requesting that 8
member OF the Cabinet be selected from
tho section OF country represented by
them. They even 60 SO tar as to dssig-
nate the particular individual. These re.
quests are very absurd, aud it is time tha,
they should be wholly disregstded. In
tie selection OF g Cabinet the Presidens
must necessarily be governed 1a.h-
er by the character AMI ability
OF The person and his fitness for
the place than BY the geographical lo:a.
ton Of bis residence. Why take man
from PenusylvAnia and not from New
York, Ohio, OF M:chlgang Why limit
The teIeclion OF Cabinet officers to partic-
ular localities! Maryland or Delaware
msy as justly claim representation Ia
the Cabinet as Pennsylvania, New
York, or Illinois. The farce Of tha
caucus by the carpet-baggers ard thei'
claim 10 have one OF their NUMBER In the
Cabinet il an appropriate burlesq7e oi
this whole pretension OF localities tc
offices. Il is g relic Of the old time wher
slavery demanded that majority OF ths
executive family should be ACCORDED x
the Southern States. Virginia occasion
ally waived her right" to some othe
Southern State, but never conceded Il
,be President the right to select his ofll
ce1s from the best men he could find
, There was time, and that, too, not Yer.
, lo1g ego. when it wfa claimed thst th
:. d.ple1aa.ie service belonged to the Atlau
;, Tic States. The time for all that kind {
nonsense has gone. This Is a nation-A
entire,Y-ard the President, in selectiu
4 | his Csbire', should make the home res
:, oence Of his Cabinet officers entizel
l.. subordinate 10 The considerations Of pc
!. sonal fitness. intellectual qualidcauo
e experience, integrity and patriotism.
!. tie men test qualified in these respec
>. are 10 be trucd in New England, in Pen
Is sylvauia, New York, in the South, In Il
Wes', on The Pacific or in the Terrisurit
ID lit the fac. OF local residence be exclude
~ and let the best men te taken.
{. TIE suggestion that this OF that ST.
a III u Mess IT has one OF its Ct
t. zers in the Cabinet is an assumptt
T. If importauce TO which no State Is e
r titled. 1t Penpsylvania is to have
81 q Cabinet officer, why not New York?
e the " Middle Stst.s," why not the "Sout
a< crn'' OF the "Wtstern." If f"New Eo
=; lad !" is TO be represented In the Cat
u, net, Why 1ot the mississippi Valley
o. o. II The "coal ard iron interests" !" v
II not tho "gold and silver miner
M. 1n. I, the cotton and sugar regions. Why
no the grea. +" American Bottom" and
,Sa nd vast prairies. II The" Keystone Ssat
~ Why not the "Buckeye Slater" In tt
lux the utter absu1dity Of all special clai
!th | BY localities to be represented In
ciG Cabiret b.comes confessed the znom
his an attempt is made to discriminate
The rwecp States ard interests.
i'll, General Grant has rendered
ali ceuntry q service by setting this
,ne prsc.sce sside, and by aelec'ing bis 9!
ate net, JUS. as he would his stati, +
ele- The hest and most competent men be
A. Gld. In this be has given . signal p'
as OF his cmin ent ability a. an execu
aud officer, hia power Of successful org
m, .,d rromnt and eff1cii Mt act