The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-13
GRANTS COMING CHANGES.
7HE oABISETrO BE RECONsTRUCTED
ara E.IRLI DAY. cs

who will Succeed Nr. Fish ,-Judgc Pierre
pont - Senator C0uiiiing - Gen. Butler
Senator Trambuii - Mr.. Boutwell, may
Leave the Treasury senator scott his
Probable MISUNDERSTANDING Cos 90 be
succeeded by Southern Union Man
Marshall q. Roberta may be secretary Of
the Navv-R blossoms Longines.
WARRINGTON, July 19.-Though the outward
signs are Jews very earnest canvass is going on
here respecting the places in the Cabinet which
soon to become vacant.
The most important once that IL cert tain TO 10 In
want Of IN occupant at m early day s that of
Secretary of State. Mr.. Fsh's resignation, already
,cndcred will be accepted shortly after the adjourn
ment OF Congress. II has been expected that the
Hon. Edwards Pierrepont would he his successor,
but this Is not anticipated Whit has really led
TO this change do not know but one OF tho alleged
reasons seems to somewhat improbable. II Ia
that while in 1863 Judge Perrepont had tho credit
OF contributing 10000 to the election fund Of the
Republican party he neUer really paid single cent,
but that the whole affair so huuEermugFerod by
his friend A. T. Ste wart-vho IS now understood 10
be bitter critic and opponent Of Gen. Grant-as to
relieve Judge Pierrepont from the necessity Of paw
inc, while securing for him the renown Of having
paid what truth there may be in this story I do
no, know, especially as l have always regarded
Judge Pcrrcpont as a man possessing chivalrc
sense Of honor. I simply state piece Of news
that II Is urged with much effect against him as a
car ddate for the State Department.
Judge Peirepont being thus put out of the way,
I cannot err in reporting that II Senator Conklrg
OF New YORK does not become Secretary OF State,
It will be because lie Is not willing TO take the office
| Tho Senator has Of late gained strong foothold
in the regard OF the President, IL evinccd by his
success in making Tom Murphy Collector and put
! he can be Prime Minister. The only argument
agaius Il is the certainty that he would he succeed
| ed in the Senate by Horatio Seymour or Peter Is.
Sweeny but as this certainty will doubtless hold
over to March 4, 1873, when MIR. Conkling's term
Senator will cxpre. II is quite possible that the
| change may take place now. II Mr.. Conkling de
| clines, man who would naturally be thought OF by
| the President is Senator Morton OF Indiana; but
the state Of his health Is such TO preclude his
| undertaking so aborious n place. Mr.. Morrill, OF
| Maine has also been thought OF; but he OPP
r0nent Of the st. Domingo treaty, and this rules
| him out. There is also good deal of idle gossip
TO the effect that Ben Butler viii be taken Int this
has all been got up by Butler himself, the most in
detachable Of men in starting false reports In his
| favor. There Is nothing IN II Uhdtfrer. Butler
Is the last man that Grant will select for any Cabi-
The name Of Senator Trumbull Of Illinois has
| also been good deal canvassed and there Ia no
nj state hut he is not In flvor Niththe President,
who doesn't want in his Cabinet man Of so much
will and auilitv and so little tact and flattery.
| Thus stands the case to-day. Mr.. Fish Is booked
TO 20. and the President would have sent him of
some time since, bat for the fear that he might seem
to be yielding to IHE SUN. But who will DE his
cessori As saw, Il Senator Conking will take it.
the Office will be his. But II lie deems IL ad-
visable to remain in the Senate the question Is all at
sea, and subject to he decided By some such sense
less caprice as put Alderman In the Attorney Gene
| rails Office.
Buffers idea OF becoming Secretary Of State shows
that he is wiling TO crowd Gov. Boutwell, out Of tie
| Treasury Department for there will not again he
| two Cabinet ministers from the same State curing
generally known believe that MIR. Boutwel's posi-.
ton IL In reality rather precarious He is believed
tn have aspirations for the Presi dency-an offence Of
| the first magnitude; and In the general overturn
which imrends, II is not impossible that be may be
ousied like the others. In that event he will very
likely be succeeded b, Senator Scott OF Pennsylvania
whose speeches on finance and taxation The Sun has
| repeatedly praised
Gen cox also wants TO leave. lie can't afford to
stay any longer. In Cincinnati his law practice Is
worth ten or twelve thousand dollars year. and II
h a nHGut ana s 20 spt y S lease SF1 " %
Some 81 his friends last year set about giving him
project very etectualiy lie docs not seem to hold
the same sentiments respecting presents an.;.-;,
| the action OF Gen. Grant With regard TO the sue
cesson OF the Interior Department the only thinG
II intended to give the place to IN original South
ern Union man, whote appointment will balanc,
that OF the ex'robel Alderman.
Admiral Robeson also stands by the sad sea wavel
| ana longs Tor home, where there Is Admiral Pur
| ter TO Gomineer over him. If Senator ConklnI
should not take the state Department, IL is NOR,
than possible that the portfolio vi the Navy will b
offered 10 Marshall o. Roberts Of New York A
Porter has been in his service and subject TO his or
ders II is believed that in the event Of his appoint
ment' he VIII hot Put himself under Porter's order