The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-09
THE NEW CABINET.
Hayes and His Chief Advisers.
Their Political History and Actions.
DAVID NJ. KEY.
IN, Y, Tribunal

Of Andrew johnson. Mr.. Key is fifty
four years old, and q lawyer by profess
sion. He ranks In East Tennessee
among the ablest. From 1870 and up
to his appointment In 1879 by Gov. Por.
ter, OF Tennessee, TO gil the vacancy
Mr.. Key presided as Chancellor Of the
Circuit. He is not politician, IN
party sense. but broad,
liberal and national statesman:
During the war he commanded
Confederate regiment raised ia
East Tennessee, and made a splendid
soldier. In the recent election OF Uni.
fed States Senator every member from
East Tennessee In the Legislature, In
Guiding IS Republicans and 10 Demo.
Gratis. voted for him, and were earnest
In their efforts TO secure his election.
The liberal Democrats and ex.Oonfed-
crate soldiers In other parts OF the State
supported him. OF the 100 members
constituting the Legislature Of the
State, Judge Key received 45 votes, Of
which 81 were Republieans and "a Dem
ocrats. His opponents, however, APP
pealed to party passion and etfectually
aroused it. Az an index to the public
as well as the private character of Sen
ator Key, the following extract from his
speech on the Oregon question, deliv.
cred December Is, 1875, la the Senate,
will BIO read with interest:
ST. 1t is time taat We become inf iael with
more Of that charity which thiBketh no evil and
II kind IL Ia tiRle that we should have that CON
fidence which would allow us TO repose trust
IN each other. IL ID time FOR ns TO make our Gov.
eminent enc Of Law instead OF force. Il 10
time that offenders be tried and Punished, and
not those wpo are innocent. The wicked should
be condemned, and not communities heeause
wicked men are In them.
In regard to the Presidential eandi.
dates, Senator Key, In the same speech,
said;
Before the people of my own State, In the can.
vaas lately ended, OH all occasions Endorsed tho
candidates OF the Republican party as patriotic
and honest men, or whom any party or country
might be Justly proud.
GEORGE W. M'oRARY.
WASHINGTON. March a.-George w.
McCrary, OF iowa, was one OF the
earliest selections made by the Presi.
dent, He received the solid support of
hts State. and may be considered the
most prominent representative man OF
the Republicans of the Northwest. His |
abilities have long made him rank
among the foremost men In the House. |
He has served upon the Judiciary Com
mittee, Is recognized as sound lawyer,
and has the credit Of originating the
plan for the settlement OF tho presi- |
will be assigned either to the Attorney
Generalship or the Interior Depart. |
snent, for either OF which he has special
Illness.
CARL SEIZURE.
Carl Schurz, who has been so promi. |
nent In public affairs. was born at Liv. |
lar. near Cologne, Prussia, March Q,
1890 He was educated at the Gymna.
alum OF Cologne and the University OF
Bonn, which he entered at the age of |
Nv. AT the outbreak OF the revolution !,
OF is4S he conducted o liberal newspa.
per, but being concerned in an uneuc.
ceseful attempt to promote an insurrec- /
tion at Bonn, he fed to the palatinate
and took part In the defense of Rastadt. |
On the surrender OF that fortress he es. |
capped TO Switzerland. In 1850 he re.
turned secretly TO Germany and effect
ed 1.-THE escape Of his compatriot Gott-
fried Kinkle. Mr.. Sohurz came to this
country In 1862, and soon after took an
In the Northwest. He was an influential
member OF the Republican Convention
OF 1860, and spoke both In German and
English during the canvass which fol-
lowed. President Lincoln appointed
MIR. Schur2 Minister to Spain, but he
returned therefrom In December, 1861,
In order TO enter the army. he took
part In the battles OF the second Bull
Run, charlottesville and Gettysburg,
the rank of Major General. In 1866
Gen. Schurz was Washington CORE
apondent OF the Tribune, and In 1867 he
became editor OF the Westliche Post
German newspaper published in st.
Louis. In 1869 he was chosen United
States Senator in Missouri for the
term ending In 1876. He opposed
leading measures of Gen. Grants ad-
ministration, and took O prominent
part In the organization OF the
vention In Cincinnati which nominated
Horace Greeley for the presidency. He
visited Europe In 1873 and again In 1876,
being received with much consideration
in his native country, On his return he
took part In the political canvass In
Ohio, and by his eloquenee contributed
materially to the election Of Gov. Hayes
and the overthrow OF imitation. During
the. recent campaign he labored zeal
onsly for the election Of President
strongest inducements were offered to
win him to the support Of Mr.. Tilden.
JOHN SHERMAN. l.
Senator John Sherman, from the first
mention Of Gov. Hayes name In CON ,
nection with the presidential office. has
been his staunohest friend and adyo-
cate. Recently he has been accredited
with being Mr.. Hayes most confiden- Z
tial and trusted advisor, and with hav- (
ing more influence In the organization L
OF the new cabinet and Administration
than any other OF President Haves' 1
friends or political counselors. Public t
rumor and opinions have connected /
him with cabinet position from the ,
time IL heca ma reasona hiy earto;n th,t
Mr.. Hayes would need cabinet. 4
and Senator Sherman's conspicuous
services as Chairman OF the Sem
ate Finance Committee for several /
years and acknowledged financial
ability made it equally certain that il he
entered the Cabinet 1t would be to fill
the highly important and responsible