Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-14

The Cabinet Rspd pa by the People.
'1h9 fre(l (lscuA ma Id Adra liis,rOtion |, VI a II
only lleun hopdehned d thq Hygregate II ah o.
electiept iAh fSg but evefy p,smber of Cal
net See ~ q reSassa 3. any. l:sArdsd ia leI i..
aFe all lett stranded high aud dry, without cO1
siitueuccs, support recognition, except as mere
oihceholders under Prosident who, like them
selves, has lost the confidence aud good opinion
OF the cOuntTgs FKIAFF
Oregon ledoE in this w6rk Of pOfititaF rcppdig
alton -bR y revolution which siigmalized the dis-
graceful bargain that sent Hipple-Mttchell TO tie
Senate with deacrved OdiUm, and Consigned Mr.
An tIrney General Williams 20 the enjoyment Of
State. aAA4 y A. - "a 4 OK
OHIO followed with verdict against Mr.. Della
no, Secretary of the Interior, which was made
more emphatic because he personally directed the
canvass on the spot, as an intriguing asplTant for
| Mr.. Thurman's seat in the Senate. His Indian
Ring and other notorious jobheTy contributed
largely t0 this result - .
Iowa plainly told Mr. BelknGp that lns perSoAAl
connection with the corrupt sale of arms 10 France
was not only hagrant violation Of neutral duty,
but q scAndalous taint upon the honor of the de
paFtmcnt, almost as dark as that which John B.
Floyd lett TO dlscrcdit It's record.
New York has scornfully turned her back upon
bar. Fish and his sOn-in-iaw, the paid Spanish
agent B.. 44qtttttlftf a.qtf ~
Maryland has ndighAaiIy resented the laStSu-
sons of Mr.. Creswell to become her Senator, pun
Ished the intrusion Of his mercenarics, aud by an
| over WI whelmng majority reaffiTmed the righteous
verdict which declared him guilty OF official cou-
| sioa IN the Chorpcnning fraud.
New Jersey answered the appeals Of Secor Robe
| son and his followers by diminishing the Repnbli-
can majority ia the Legislature twO-thirds at a
| single blow, and serving notice on the navy job
bars that their days are humbeTed, tt,
Massachusetts, disguised with the incompetency
OF Mr.. Richardson, and Tesentful at the peTsecu-
] ton of Mr. Sumner by the President and his mo-
mails, emphasized her discomfort by drawing
900 of the votes which she polled twelve
months ago for the Republican ticket.
II the Cabinet was animated by the least sense
OF political or personal hOOoT every membeT OF it
would tender his resignation in ipreNence of an
unQ uallhed Tebuke which affects each one indi-
vIdually and the Administration as a whole
Rarely has there been sweeping condemnA
| ton, or one where the causes were 30 clear aud
cBTtain.
But the delicacy which would induce an English
statesman to retire at thu shfst eigH of peculiar
dissatisfaction is wholly unknown among the sew
en- medIocIItles who compose the Cabinet OF Gen.
Grant They cling to office aa means Of suppose
distinction, and %. a sPafce Vt PFpNt tbs dis
pensAtion OF patronage. Incapable OF elevation,
without fitness, and destitute OF those character
isiics which have almost alNpys been conditions
OF appointment, place 10 them is of the first im-
portance. Without 1t they would return 10 or
iginal insignihcanee. Hence they can only be
/ uflVen from ONCE Oy cnange OF ADMINISTRATION.
The President selected them as convenient tools
of power. who would obey without questioning,
/ aud could not make his own interiority cohspic-
/ aous by contrast. They have served his purpose
with SerVte Submission, and thus gained the
favor Of q mlster who despises public opIniOn and
regards the highest Office as personal property
TO be tire lted a. an Investment and made to yield
the largest interest possible.
There is one great significance about the cleo
tious Eheh haze PnOnvanesd judgment % she
Administration. The same fox ohs OF recruitment
and discomfort are visible the Pacific as well
as the Atlantic, at the centre as well as at the cir
conference, at the North aud South East and
West alike. The voice Of censure Is loud every
where. There is no qualification. 1t is one mighty
utteFaEoe against tho corruption, frauds, aVariCe,
prOdigality, and Outrages which make the present
Administration stand out a discreditable eKcep-
ton IN our history.-N r. San.