Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CAB
MET.


For a specimen Of genuine meow.
sistenoy commend us to the nvrraLp
Democratic editor. just a .rw days
ago, less than week, their news col
umns contained detailed statements
of a Cabinet meeting, to take into
consideration the subject of filling
the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Acknowledgement Williams.
The appointment of Judge Pierre
pont was the result of this consulta-
ton. Now the same papers are filed
with stories about discordant ele-
ments in he,Cabinet, and predictions
of trouble as consequence. This
only goes to show that they are strik-
ing in the dark, and they are ignor-
ant of that which they discuss
through their columns.
The fact is, the Cabinet, as now
constituted, gives the lie direct to all
their Nominations against the Presi-
dent. They represent him as ty-
rant, selfwilled ignoramus, deter
mined to force himself upon the
country and continue himself in
office Indefinitely. While they join
in making these charges, the more re-
spectacle portion of the Democratic
press concede that most of the Cabi-
net is composed of good and true
men.
Secretary Bristow is a man whose
reputation as a man, a statesman and
a patriot will not suffer in COMPARE
son with any of his predecessors in
the high office he holds. Secretary
Fish is man of decided ability, and
has discharged the duties of his Office
to the entire satisfaction of the coun-
try. Postmaster. G eneral Jewell has
given evidence Of the highest capaci-
ty for the duties of his position, and
none but the most INSCRIPTIONS, OBJ
scure and disreputable Democratic
organs have ever urged thing
against his character.
The New York World bears testi-
mony to the character of Judge Pier
repent in the following language:
"His private and social life is without
stain or reprosch. He has been the sue
cessful legal adviser of large property in
terests in this community, and his profess
siOnal honor is pure. He has not been tes-
ted by, and has not had the benefit of, the
exercise of executive or legislative func-
tions either in the State or nation. But
that is not a serious defect. He will go ia
Washington with the best wishes of all
his fellow-citizens.
We have seen no charge against
Judge Pierrepont that he wishes to sub
vert, or in any way change our form
of Government, or to do anything tc
Cypress the people. The Secretary
of War, Gen. Belknap, and Mr.. Robe
son, Secretary of the Treasury, are
not looked upon as revolutionists by
any means. Mr.. Delano, while he i:
not popular with Democrats, is not
an extremist as we understand him
Now if the President is such .
bloody minded, corrupt, ambitious
man as Democratic papers would have
us believe, or if he is such q gros,
usurper, why has he called aroun(
him such men, as his Cabinet advi
sers, especially the first four mention
ed, who constitute majority AnC
we do not by any means concede tn
truth of what Democratic papers say
about the others. They are equal Il
any men who have held similar posi-
tons under Buchanan's, Pierce's o
Johnson's Administrations. We re
2 peat what we have stated above, tina
: the character of the men who com
1 pose the Cabinet gives the lie direc
| to the charges made by the Demo
;. cratic party against the President.