The Republican journal., 1869-03-11
Grants Cabinet.

Grants Cabinet.
The Cabinet which is born after so much
cercmonious secresy. does not inspire the
country with corresponding sense of ability
and power. The most onspcpous weakness
is that Of Elihu y. WaSbburn in the chair of
Secretary of State, so recently filed by Marcy
and Seward. ! man of talents quite mediocre,
who has never given evidence Of either orig
ipality or depth of thought, in position re-
quifins combination Of rare qualities, cannot
but niortfy the country if not himself.
Stewart as Secretary of the Treasury, would
at least give first class business man a chance
to try hi. hand at managing finances But
difficulty which the new President ought to
have known meets him AZ the outset. The law
/ forbids an importer Or commercial man to be
in the Treasury or Customs Department. With
militar;; curtness the General sends message
| to Congress demanding the repeal OF the law
in order TO make his nominee eligible. Con-
Gress, alarmed at the lictation, and fresh from
its conbats with Johnson, opens 1ts eyes in
wonder and alarm. And we have the two
powers that aspire To tie control, Sowing at
each other OF the OUTSET Of tne new regime.
| Borie, of Philadelphia, Is Secretary ot the
Navy, is man nntried in any public position.
Coz, Of Ohio, rs Secretary Of the Interior, is
doubtless equal - the place. He swung partly
round The circle With President johnson, and
afterwards swung back; hut always opposed
negro suffrage in his own State. Cresswell. of
Maryland, is a man ot ability, but an intense
radical. Noare, of Massachusetts, the new
Attorney General, has been known heretofore
as u first class lawyer and Judge Of the Su-
prenle Court OF that State Schofeid the Sec
rotary Of War is retained from Johnson's Cab
met, ana is army officer Of good record.
Upon The whole, the policy oi the President,
50 far as Indicated by The cabinet, painfully
impresaes the country with it, weakness. In
Washburn, the public interest is sacrificed to
personal predilcctjon, and in Stewards appoint
an ignorance Of the treasury laws which the
Message declares an intention specially to en-
forcc-and secondly q determination to get rid
Of statute tat has existed for three -tourths of
a century and worked we'll, because it inter
fares with his plans. rl4e responsibilities for
which the General declared he had no fear are
BEGINNING to press heavily already. We have
10 disposition 0 ''m0ck when his fear cometh,"
but to intimate belief that it Is certainly com
| ing.
The Prog Age is getting its back up After
relating the many ways in which we have sim
ned against its forbearance, it says
Our ncighbu4 should bear in mind that the
occupants OF glass houses had better think
twice before they throw stones, and though he
may ''slosh round generally" like the young
irishman al Donnybrook Far daring any one
to tread on the tails OF his coat, yet he should
remember he is welding weapon which may
cut both ways Forbearauce can cease to be
virtue
If our gentle neighbor will carry his mind
back TO about the time OF The Democratic eau
Gus last summer, he will discover some slosh-
ing about on his own part, to the amount OF
two three columns week. II he don't like
our illusions to the speakership and Belfast
Custom House, he can reflect that the two edged
weapon is now cutting he other tr0y. In conclu-
sion let our neighbor exercise nothing of for
bearance on our account. But when he SHES
his pebble, let him look out for b0ulders.
The Constitutional Union Club Of Boston,
the leading Conservative institution of the New
England metropolis, celebrated its fifth aunt
versary and commemorated the birthday of
Washington on the 22l of February. stump
tuous dinner was partaken OF n the Revere
House. Appropriate and eloquent speeches,
III response to regular toasts, were made by
hon. Thomas G. Amory, Col. o. a. Brewster,
Mayor Shurtlef, Gen. Whitney, Col. George,
and others. Letters were read frcn Gen. Nc
Clellan, Hon. Horato Seymour, Robert G. Win
throp, Gov. Hoffman, and other distinguished
gentlemen. The Constitutional Club is made
up Of the true and patriotic men Of the city,
VINO refuse to sacrifice principle to expedency,
| or personal acknowledgement is the main source
of that determination which has made Boston
| democratic city. May It's shadow never be
less.
We commend to thoughtful men perusal of
the Farewell Address of the President, which
Will be found in this paper. 1t ought to attract
the attention of the whole country to the wide
departure from the plan Of our government,
amounting to revolution, which has been made
by radlcalism, aud the peril to our liberties
which must inevitably follow. They arc words
of wisdom and should be needed,