Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Meeting of the Cablnet-t nhan Affairs. &c.

WASHINGTON, u. G., Aug. II, 1860.
Yesterday afternoon a special Cabinet
session was held, in which all the MEM
bers were present except the Attorney
General and Secretary Of the Treasury. A
great deal of conjecture was had last night
and to-day about the subjects discussed,
but all the correspondents in Washington
senm to be at fault about the precise nature
of matters nnder consideration. The Gu
ban question vas brought up by the Prcsi-
dent himself Secretary Fish wns opposed
to introducing the subject, but had to bear
his part in the conversation. The PrcSl-
dent is in favor Of an carly recognition of
the Island rs separate government, i'll
which Secretary Rawlins conceded with
him, but the rest Of the Cabinet were dis
posed to agree with Fish, who says, con-
trary to the facts and figures which have
been adduced to prove that seven eightES
of tho people of the Island are in sympa-
thy with the rebellion, that it has not as
sumed proportions sufficiently large to en-
title it to recognition. The question was
left open for further consideration. The
President will be back here in two weeks,
when probably the cause of Cuban indie
pendence may have assumed n new phase.
can only liken this Cabinet to IL set of
Wilkins Micawber's waiting for some
thing to turn up, and when the inevita-
BILE comes they, like Barkis. "are willin."
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table to rs and will ultimately weaken us
abroad. To-day the name of American
citizen is no longer panoply and shield
to protect from insult andoppress:on abroad.
We are only fattered because of our fool
ish extravaganza, and the hotel keeper on
ly has to cry to the American as he alights
at his door, This way Milford and the fee
cling of the lamb follows easily, and he
rather likes it. Once our power, and we
had more pluck than strength, was re-
spected, now, alas things have changed.
our wavering policy. that mono fear and
few respect us.
The correspondent of the New York
Tribune" still contends that General
Grant is in sympathy with the Rad
icals, who swear by Boutwell, in
Washington, Wells in Virginia, and Stokes
in Tennessee. How any welllinformed
newspaper man can be ''cheeky" enough
to utter such stutf is past comprehension,
but have the key to the trick While
Horace, the white hat philosopher, is
siding With Grant and the Conservatives
in his editorials, his correspondents from
Washington are with Boutwell,, and attack
Grant. So that either horse can be ridden
awhile, not that Greeley cares much about
making summersaults but in this case he
wants TO jockey little, so as to ''hedge."
Admiral Poor has been assigned and will
shortly depart to relieve Admiral Hoff, in
command of the North Atlantic fleet. It
is currently reported that Poor is warm
sympathizer with the Cuban insurgents.
If so he will represent the views of the
President and Secretary Rawlins. This is
move against Fish and the rest of the CaDi-
net, and also trump card in favor of Sena-
tor Morton, who has game of Cuba with
Senator Sumner. It is doubtful who will
win, as matters before this Cabinet are
more than doubtful 4 Il is !!E
There is an organized effort being made
by the personal and political enemies of
Dan. Sickles to prevent his confirmation
by the Senate as minister to Spain. Sen
ator Sumner is to be his champion in the
Senate, and right worthy is the emascula-