Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-26
Vermont Daily Transcript
ST. ALBANS, VT.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 90, 1860.
Gen. Gr0,.t and His Cabinet.

Gen. Graut ana His Cabinet.
What an ordinary man, or II man in
ordinary circumstances has to say influ-
ences events in the United States but
little The leather dealer, fully occu-
pied i'm the business of disposing of his
wares ut Galena, Illinois, created no SCH
sation by any language of his, outside
his immediate locality, and probably
but little in his own height orhOod. He
was no sensationist, and was not widely
known yet, when this man has proved
himself to be OF more than ordinary con-
sequence, the greatest man of the age in
the United States, whom the people are
delighted to honor, they listen to catch
the force of any remark he may be per-
mitted to make. AS he is elected to fill
the highest office in their gift, so every
suggestion of his becomes jctted down
in the reporters notebook, and is given
to the public through the press. This is
not all. AS this species of int ligence
is sought by newspaper readers with
the greatest anxiety, it is safe to pre-
sumo that many of the newspapers, in
their desire to publish all that is said, 90
beyond that and publish much more.
Gen. Grant is not given to excessive
talking, and the less that he has to say
gives greater weight to what he does
say. Inasmuch as the General has not
stated definitely how he intends to dis
pose of the Cabinet appointments, and
as this matter is of the greatest impor-
lance just now an attentive cores
pondent ofthe New York SIM, in Wash
ington, favors that paper with the fol-
lowing slate, which, he says, obtains
great currency just now among the
leading spirits of the national capital
and we give it accordingly as part of
the news of the day:
State--E. NJ. Stanton.
Treasury-G. :. Boutwell,.
War-John A. Rawlins.
Navy-John A. GriswOld.
INTERIOR. A. j. Cresswel.
Post Office. r. Hawley.
Attorney General-John +. Will
son.
OF the strength of this slate the SIN
is of the following opinion =
This is very good list, and the name
Mt it's head is especially satisfactory.
The appointment of Mr.. Stanton as
Secretary of State would crafty those
who were the friends of the country
during the war, and disgust those who
were its enemies, more than any other
appointment that could be made to that
office. But is it likely that he would
accept it? His health is not good, and
he has declared that he docs not desire
to return to official life.
Gov. Boutwell, would make an excel
lent Secretary of the Treasury. He has
the talent, the intelligence, and IL G
honesty required in the occupant of that
great Office Gen. Rawlins would be Il
first rate Secretary of War; and Mr..
Creswel of Maryland, would admin
lister the Interior Department with in
tegrity and success. Mr.. GriswOld's
name is new in connection with the
Navy Department, it having been uni
versally believed that if any citizen of
New York should be sele ,ted for that
place, it might be Mr.. Marshall o..
Roberts. The Department would, how
ever, fall into capable hands if it should
nc itSSlH ~ w SllSWolh. IOi VIC
Post Office Department a better head
than Gov. Hawley could scarcely be
found, and Mr.. Wilson's fitness to be
Acknowledgement is universally con-
coded. Our readers will notice that this
list omits Mr.. Washburnc and Mr..
Greeley. 1t is believed that the former
will be Minister to France and the lat
ter Minister to England.
Altogether there is no reason to doubt
that Gen. Grant will surround himself
with the right men, and put them in
the right places. He has always pur-
sued that plan, and will probably con-
tinue it. Our correspondents Cabinet
would be a strong one but while we
give it the prominence it merits, we are
by no means sure that it is identical viii h
that which Gen. Grant has actually de-
termined upon in his own mind.
So then, after all, this is not the genu-
inc ticket, but is an individual slate, OF
one made up in accordance with some
local or individual interest
Vermont, who fired the first broad
side into the enemy's works in the last
campaign, and has sons fully qualified
to enter upon the duties of Cabinet
Ministers, is:not remember, in the fore
going "make up" We are proud tC
know that we have Morrill, who wo lie
do credit to the country, as the head Of
the Treasury Department. His long anc
laborious duties in Congress, in connec
ton with matters Of revenue, eminently
qualify him for that position. Probab
ly there is no man in the United States
land this saying great deaD who j!
better qualified for Attorney Genera
than SapatOr Fdmllnds of Vermont