National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-18
THE NEW CABINET.

President Grant yesterday put an end to
all the rumOTs, speCulatiOns and surmiscs re-
carding hh Cabinet advisers by nominating
Mr.. Richardson to be Secretary of the Treas
ury In the place Of Mr.. Boutwell,, aud by
rcuomlnatlng for their several places the
other gentlemen who have 80 ably served
him during the last three or four years. The
country will, We arc certain, heartily approve
this action upon the part OF the Executive.
AL the gentlemen who were nohlnatcd and
confirmed yesterday have earned the con-
ndoncc Of the people by their faithful per-
fOrmancc of the duties devolvcd upon them.
In the beginning Of the late campaign at
least four Of them were singled out by the
Liberal Republicans and their Democratic
allies Us the objects Of special assault, and
every one Uf thCm, II ls needless to say.
came out Of the investigating ordeal
with unblcmlshed regulations. Secretary
Belknap showed that his hands were clean In
the matter Of the French arms scandal; Mr..
Robcson covered with ignomy the bold, bad
men who had preferred charges against him;
Mr.. Croswell defeated the Vaccinations of
his enemies, and the assaults upon the Gus
tOm-houses, through which II was at
tempted " shake the confidence Of the people
In the Treasury Department, sgually failed
Of their intended effect The Judgment of
the various committees upon the indictments
and evidence presented TO them was after
wards indorscd by the people In the over
whelming victory Of November. In deciding
to retain his late advisers, Gen. Grant fulllls
popular expectation, and, II possible, in
creases the confidence which the great mass
..Tk l.. F...t Ii
good sense.
OF course, large number will be disap-
pointed, and We shall, VIC suppose hear NUT
terings Of dissatlsfactiOn among the pOlltI-
clans even In our own party The aspirauts
for Cabinet positions were exceedingly nu-
merOus, while the number of those who
wished aud prayed for changes was still
more numerous. Their motives were, of
course, OF the most disintcrcstcd character.
AL that they cared about all the interest
they had In the matter was the greater eff
cheney Of the public service, and possibly a
few pet appointments and recommendations.
We haye u genius for Otiicc-hO lding and
there lshardly any one Of us so modest us
not to think that We cannot do anything
better than anybody else. The democratic
maxim Of the lrlshman that zone mans Us
good as another and good deal better Is
cxomplihed In our politics every day In the
week. For upon what other theory eau We
account for the rumors that lllcd the columns
OF some Of our contemporaries during the
last few wecksi A score of gentlemen about
whom we never heard before, and Of whom
In all probability we shall never hear again
bloOmed and blOssOmod into Il shOrt-lyed
notorioty Us possible Cabinet officers. The
number Of our great men who are wasting
their sweetness on the desert air Of country
villages; whose shOrt-liyed genius bursts upon
us once every four years when Cabinet Is to
be made, Is truly amazing aud cannot but
Increase our confidence In Republican iusti-
tutions, aud the future greatness Of the Amorl.
can republic. Doubtless the country would
have gone on glorlously In their hands, but
the people will on the whole be better
pleased that these unknown gcnluses who
were so ready to sacrifice themselves for the
public good have boon held In reserve, and
that President Grant has resolved to retain, as
far us II was possible for him to doso, the gen
tlcmcn who have served him so faithfully IN
the past.
The selection of the Cabinet mcnns-at loast
the people will so interpret lt-thNt we shall