Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-23
REouoANIzING rnEcABINEr.


RE0RGANIzING THE CABINET.
1t 10 not often that n President Of the
United States finds 1t necessary to make
in his cabinet at a time when
his own term Of Office has so nearly e.
pirsd a. has that Of General Grant. But
the past few months have been fruitful
In political changes. and the cabinet has
had to b ~rsoreanized at last. The re-
lection Of Dana as Minister to England
forced the President to look about him
for soms other man. ~ honest and II
capable. who would prove acceptable to
the Senate. The EItradition question
10 still pending between this country and
Great Britain, and the presence Of an
ambassador with full power to act At the
Court Of 81. James, Is almost q national
necessity. Still. General Grant has not
acted hastily. He never does. He has
taken plenty Of time TO make his sslsc-
ton. and finally decided upon Judge
Edwards Pierrspont Of New York. asths
most available man. The nomination
was promptly confirmed by the Senate.
and our new Minister will sail for Lon
done at oncc.
In many respects the appointment OF
Judge Pierrepont is a better n than
that Of Dana would have been. He is a
lawyer Of high standing in his profess
sion. and q man whose name has never
been tainted with suspicion. How he
will acluit himself In the difficult role Of
diplomAtist remains to DO seen. Ger
tainly, II any man 10 competent to fill
the bill. II il a shrewd, keen lawyer. who
has made international Law the study of
. life time. This 10 what Judge Pierre
pent has done. But his great advantage
lies In the education which he has re-
ceived in tho Presidents Cabinet. As
Attorney General Of the United States,
he has been constantly in consultation
with General Grant and his advisers.
and in all knotty legal points, his counsel
has been sought and acted upon. He
knows precisely how the administration
stands on every international question;
aud he will 60 TO the English Court pre-
pared to defend the interests Of his
country as perhaps NO other man in the
United States could do. The selection
10 . good one. and the Senate showed its
wisdom by its prompt ratification Of the
nomination.
The vacancy in the CABINET caused by
the appointment Of Judge Pierrspont is
to be filed by Judge Taft. This gentle
man was recently made Secretary Of War
In place Of Bslknap who resigned N
soon ~ his crimes were made known.
He Is q gentleman Of high legal attain
msnts. and will undoubtedly ill the po-
sition Of Attorney General ersditsbly
to himself and the nation. Though not
20 widely known n PierrePout. he has
still made . brilliant record in his pro-
fsssion. and will prove an able counselor
TO the administration. His prompt con
hrmation by the Senate 10 evidence Of
the confidence which is reposed in him
by that body.
J. Donald Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
ID named for Secretary Of War in place
Of Judge Taft. He hasnot yet accepted
the appointment. but will undoubtedly
do so to-day. OF this gentleman very
little in known to the public. except that
he 10 n son OF Simon Cameron. The
opposition press OF the East insinuats
that his selection was secured through
the influence Of Conkling. and that 1t is
. bid by General Grant to capture the
State Of Pennsylvania for his friend in
the coming Presidential Convention a
Cincinnati. OF course wo treat this
Islander On we do all others emanating
from that source. A year ago the name
Of Hartranit was associated with that Of
Grant by these same organs, and it was
made to appear that the President WAS
hand in hand with the Governor Of
Pennsylvania. Governor Hartranft is
nov n candidate before the Cincinnati
Convention. and there is no reason to
believe that Grant favors Conkling more
than his "old friend" Whatever mo-
tivss may have dictated the nomination.
We have faith in the judgment Of our
President and oar Senate ; and We be-
lisvs that Mr.. Cameron will make n good
War Secretary. The events Of the next
ten months will tell whether we are
right or wrong in our conclusions.