Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-24
THE OLD CABINET.
What the Members are Going
TO DO.

From the Washington Correspondence Of the
Philadelphia Press
With the dissolution of the present
Cabinet, on the An o! March, there will
be q general separation Of the members
composing it, and the places that knew
them oUce viii know them no more.
Seward is still am bilious, and intends,
after his retirement from the Premier
ship, to occupy q new role as tourist
anu navigator. It is conceded every
where that but for the shrewd and willy
diplomacy of Seward, } Johnson, ia his
Ignorance and obstinacy, would not only
have found himself among the breakers,
as he has been tossed here and there,
! but would inevitably have foundered and
I gone down to pOsterity with not recol-
/ lection of his administration save that OF
| infamy. Seward has already made ar
rangements for his contemplated tour
around the world, aud it is rumored
| that his sccideney will follow suit and
make q trip to England, where he can
| bury ia Oblivion the remembrance of his
awn imbecility IS the late President of
/ the Uaited S stes in discussing the roast
/ beef and "old hale'' Of John Bull
! MCCuilOch will not Io-g remain in
| Washington after the 4th OF March. The
! Indiana hnaucier, with bis exit from the
/ Treasury Department, viii not fancy the
air of Washington, and, shaking its dust
| from his feet, will, with his family, mi
CRATE northWard to the city OF crime, art,
| and fashion New York; and probably,
! individually, cross the sea for purposes
/ Of business. McCulloch has been pecu-
! liar man in the Cabinet Independent,
and not very socially inclined, he was
considered a damper in many Of the
! consultations held on Cabinet days, as
| be almost invariably differed from spin-
| fOns which, with him, would have been
/ unanimous. johnson always regarded
! him IS obstinate and perverse, and would
gladly have received his resignation
but as the bold Secretary did not choose
| to hand it in, his accidency, for some
cause or other, did not see proper to ask
| it OF him. Mr.. McCulloch's lack Of soci-
ality hiss been more than counteTbRlsnced
| in society by the charming hospitality OF
/ bis wife. At the receptions given by the
| Secretary, his formauty and hsuteur
were invariably forgotten in the grace,
| ease and hesrty welcome which was
accorded all by his Rmiable lady. Her
absence will probably be more regretted
| than that Of her Gignitied husband.
! Randall will, from present appear
ances, remain hsre and practice law. He
has many friends, q goodly portion OF
| whom much regret the course be has
taken within the past three years. How
ever, that will be forgotten, &nd the ex
! Governor will, no doubt, find plenty Of
! friends and much practice ss long as he
| chooses TO remain with us. Randall
| is very hospitsble, and, with his lady,
| has given the finest receptions of any Of
| the Cabinet officials, and the mansion in
| which they at present reside, corner of
! Twelfth and x streets, Is the resort OF
the elite and fSskion OF the city.
Welles will go home. His well known
/ economical habits will not detsin him
| long in Washington, once free Of official
duty. The air of New England Is much
more adapted TO his wants and peculiar
tiles, and thtther the venerable son of
| Neptune, minus his trident, will retire.
The Secretary has but little sympathy
| with Washington society, and though
ne gave very elegant receptions, yet sell
dom himself visited, preferring to remain
at home getting his brain peTplexed with
reading the numerous treaties upon
steam engineering pFopounded by Isher-
wood and other engineers Of the navy.
Browning has not yet decided what to
do, but is inelined 70 remain ia Wash
ipgsOn. He has very amisble family,
whose departure would be almost uni
yersally regretted, and the members OF
which, il rumor is correct, prefer re-
manning here to returning to the prairie
lands Of Illinois. Official business, or
matters pertaining indirectly to it, viii
probably detain the Secretary longer
than any Of his Cabinet associates, anC
II he contemplates removing, It viii b.
late in midsummer ere he will De ready
to hid us adieu.
Evarts, II he retires from the Cabinet
will, in all probability, return to New
York aud
/ Schofeld, should ths samp leave, vii
, be ready to proceed where he may b
ordered as an officer Of the Army of tn
I United States,