Litchfield enquirer., 1869-03-11
President Grant. His Inaugural and ss;.-. <.4.,.. o- Cabinet.

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 REV The new administration is fairly launch e'ed.g On our first page is to be found the Presidents Inaugural Message; in another column we give short sketches of his Cabi- net, eands for our part, we are satisfied with = both Inaugufal and Cabinet.
 -enoThe Inauguralis document that ex- plains itself. It contains no fine writing. nIt treats chiefly of one great question-f- 0 nance. President Grant evidently consid- 6 CTS his great four years task to be this: to yisee that every dollar due the government | is paid, to curtail expenses, to restore sps. eie payments. toreduce the national debt. On other important points he is explicit, but be dwells on no other. a a gaa vlw In the formation of his Cabinet the tRresident has unquestionably varied from common usage. Cabinet positions are dgenraHy given to the prominent politicians ,.ofth winning party. Grant has not done this. It is not soldiers cabinet, but it is formed soldier fashion to suit the com- mander rather than his army. This meth cd is not one ordinary Presidents would do well to follow; but Gen. Grant is not an ordinary President. Itwas because he |. was the choice of the people that he be- came the choice of the Republican party, 2, not because he was the choice of the Re- publican party that he became the choice | of the people. He feels that the restoration of the public credit, involving as it does . the complete reformation of our disordered civil service, is a no less arduous task than the captures of Fort Donelson, of Vicks- 5iburg. of Richmond; and he chooses his aiagents with a single view to that end: Mr. esdreely admirably sums the matter up in his Saturdays telegram to the Tribune:
 The new Cabinet means business emphatical- .oieMrA. T. Stewart wasselected as that man whose very name would give another assurance that our debt would be paid to the utmost, and as fast AS our creditors can desire. Mr. Stewart has only to
 apply to the collection and disbursement of the
 revenue the same principles and methods which xe have secured him such eminent success as mer
 chant, to restore the Government to solvency and
 financial prosperity: He is not 8 politician, and he will manage tho Treasury purely as a business
 concern, with intent to raise the largest revenue
 at the smallest cost whether to the people or the .government. He cannot fail.
 The Hon. E. B. Washburne has fought so vigorous
 y and successfully in Congress against corruption
 and prodigality. that he could not be spared from reforming Cabinet.
 V@s While. however, we heartily endorse the
 Cabinet,as originally formed, we readily un
 derstand why it is unpopular at Washing.
 ton, not merely with Republican politi
 clans but with Republican statesmen. The b. men who led in the great fight against
 Slavery. and who afterwards over threw the ossspolicy' of Andrew Johnson. are not the
 men who form Gen. Grants Cabinet. Were
 Reconstruction the objective" of the com
 ing campaign, instead of Finance, the Cab ,finet is certainly anything but strong one .9 We believe. however, that the President i. right in considering the latter the grea
 Issue ot his Administration; and, such be
 Ing the case, Congress has no recognized
 leaders or settled policy to present! The
 men we would soonest trust in matters o)
 Reconstruction are not the men wbose views on Finance are entitled to the sanoe nconsideration. Consequently. wa be,;ou. oithat the'selection of a man of such nraem;
 nent practical ability as A. T. Stewart n. best guaranty of exactly such an admin.
 tratlon as the people need and de.;ro HUndoubtedly the President ought to soo.; noe much to secure the harmonious work ing of his Cabinet with Congress but V regret extremely that he has been oh,;ra, a to sacrifice so able an officer at the outss,