The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-03-13
THE NEW CABINET.

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Grants Cabinet were announced by sp
{. cial telegram in the papers of yesterda
. evening. Some of them were entirel
unknown to any one in New Orleans, s
far as we could ascertain, and the" mo-
, rnfavorable judgments were pronounce
on Grants selections. More than on
person was disposed to say that the telt
Il gram must be hoax. We now kno,
who the Secretaries are, and We consid
er their selection to be even moe signif
cant than the utterancps of the inangr
raj we draw these conclusions fror
the list of names: First-That Gran
intends to have some influence in Iii
r administration, and that his adviser
shall not overshadow him by their polit
ical experience; and secondly-That th'
bondholders of the country Should rul
the country.
! The Secretary of State is Elhu B
| Washburne, member Of Congress from
Illinois, and the man who claims to have
been the first to nominate Grant for the
Presidency. He is personal friend o.
the new President, and is said to weld
some Influence over hiss, mind Mr.
| Washburne has never given any evidence
of fitness for the performance of The high
ly important and delicate duties of the
State Department. We should like to
have seen the faces of such men as
Seward, Fcssenden and Sumner when
they heard Washburne announced as
the first minister of the Government
The Secretary of the Treasury is
Alexander T. Stewart, the dry goods
king of New Yoe1. Mr.. Stewart is said
to be worth upwards Of seventy millions
of dollars, accumulated by himself in the
dry goods store. Mr.. Stewart is of
Scotch extraction, but was born, we
think, in the North of Ireland. He must
be an excellent business man to have
been SO successful and will probably
make good admin trative officer. Mr..
Stewart is not personally popular in
New York. He is a harder master to
his employees; and although large por-
ton of his enormous wealth came from
the Southern trade, he has exacted since
the war ended the principle and interest
of all debts due to him by Southern
merchants and planters without any al
lowance whatever. What could tempt
such man TO accept a Cabinet office
Two considerations perhaps-one for
the honor attached to the post and the
other he mi ght exercise some influence
over the finances Of the country and i'm
part confidence to the Government. A
third may have had some weight. Mr..
Stewart probably holds large number
of Government Bonds. Grant wants
the hel p of his name in Strengthening
the credit of the Government.
The Secretary of the Navy Adolph
e. Borie, of Philadelphia, is retired
merchant of Philadelphia. who was for
many years engaged in the East India
rade, from which he is said to have
'eaped a princely fortune. He is repre-
'ented in our Washington kilograms to
oe man of high character and never to
aave mixed in politics. During the war
le was an active worker in behalf of the
Union, and for several years Vice Presi-
lent of the Union League. We see
hat Mr.. Woodward, member of Con-
;ress from Pennsylvania, and Demo-
rat, said in the House of Representatives {
erterday that more conservative OF I
citizen was not to be found
a Pennsylvania. .,.~s. : a~.. .o i
The same reasons which actuated ,
'rant in selecting A. T. Stewart, doubt
,ss influenced him in selecting Mr.. Borie a
nd the same reasons which led Mr.. {
tewart to accept the Treasury Depart c
tent, doubtless has led Mr.. Borie to e
ccept seat in Gen. Garnt's Cabinet.
Ve take it for granted that all the ap-; t
ointees will accept. o@. ~ -~ S
The Secretary Of the Interior is Jacob v
}, Cox, Ex-Governor Of Ohio, and ex- g
eneral in the Volunteer Service of the il
'nited States, We never heard of any a
deed of his during the period b
.ferred to, but we believe he is a man d
some ability aud experience in public d
fairs. - - >5#t~ +. r II. n
The Postmaster General is J. A. J. al
reswell, Of Maryland-one Of that rare u
anus Maryland loyalist. We doubt lo
there be any good about him as pub tt
man. lie was probably selected to k
present the Union sentiment of the %
outh as it existed before the war. m
The Attorney General is ,Eben D. til
oare, of Massachusetts. The Wash NJ
gton Star says of him: "Judge Hare ST
IS been for seven years upon the bench B
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. Ok
9 is about fifty years Of age, and for sa
any years enjoyed very successful be
actice at his profession. He is man ps
the highest integrity, and very positive si
his manners. "7@ dc
Secretary Schofeld remains for the T
essent in charge Of the Department Of A
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