Litchfield enquirer., 1869-03-18
The Cabinet.

@ 9 The Cabinet.
 As reorganized President Grants Cabi- net is as follows: ga .
 Sec,esaryof Sate. e.-Hamilton Fish, New
 Se~esary gf the Treasury. George s. Boutwell, Mass. .e5
 Secretary of Wa,,.--John A. Rawlins, H. linoisla3aI 5lj 1T 5G|
 Secretary ef 1se Navy.-Adolph E. Borie, Penn. fA ;n5Er ..
 Secretary cf the haterior.-Jacob D. Cox, Ohio.If -t-.. a... a~
 Attorney GeneraL-E. Redwood Hoar, Mass. slaT @ s1-t5a
 Postmaster Gcneral-John A. J. Cress. well, Maryland. dA & Soon after MT. Stewards appointment as Secretary of the Treasury, it was discover cd that several laws made it impossible for an importer to hold the position. Gen. Grant at first proposed the passage of special act exempting Mir Stewart from the operation of these laws, but it was found that such an act would establish bad pre- cedent, and the recommendation was with drawn. As the president was extremely 10th to loose his services, MT. Stewart final ly offered to convey his enormous business to trustees, giving the income to public charities in New York city as long as he remained in the Treasury department There were found to be legal objections to this course, also, and the President was un- able to accept this most generous proposal. Accepting MT. Stewards resignation, there fore, he appointed MT. Boutwell, in his place. There could be no better choice, unless 1t were business man, than that of MT. Boutwell,. Honest, able, and energetic, his appointment gives universal satisfac- ton. ---~-......-....
 MT. Washburne, finding himself, in his weak state of health, unable to endure the labors of his new position, resigned on Tuesday of last week, was nominated and confirmed Minister to France on Thursday. and MT. Hamilton Fish suc- ceeded to the Department of State. Of this gentleman the World speaks in the following generous terms of approval :-
 Hamilton Fish. the Secretary of State, may not pc 8 very great or very brilliant statesman but he is, beyond all controversy, one of the most es unable unable, most malicious, most upright, and most Iespected cftlzens of this State or of this conn., try. There will be no over-reaching di- plomacy or crooked politics in MT. Fish's manage
 ens oI our foreign affairs and the spirit of can uor ana justice which he will bring into al his n uutles Will probably save him from embarrassino sSan.angiements requiring any cunning and dexter ; .y ~ untie. He has never displayed any snrnr, chaSsaes ae.cnes or ingenuity, because a man of his Sv;is .he ea never has any occasion for them nor ;s narm;ttad '. nave any occasion for them if he ment or our foreign intercourse. e 'A"''"se-
 General Rawlings has been on Gr,n.,s staff throughout the war, and is reportsa to be very able officer. He was former,r Democrat, and was run for President;s, .Elector on the Douglas ticket in Ill;no;. in 1860. At the breaking out of the re. bellion. he announced his position in the following language :-
 T have been 6 Democrat all my life; but this is no longer question of politics It is simply country or no country. have favored every hon. oraoie compromise; but the day for compromise is passed Only one course is left us We will stand Dy the nag of our country, and appeal to the god
 While we regret the necessary withdraw al of MT. Stewart we have certainly got A strong, honest, and economical Cabinet.