American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-19
The New Cabinet.


WIS So much talk about who would
compose the new cabinet, and ST.
many predictions made that it
would be one of the ablest ever Sc
lected by any Presidcnt-we must
say we are a triie disappointed.
While the cabinet IS a fair one in
poiat of ability and generally seems
no be respectable, it is far from be>
i'g brilliant one and will not conn
pare with the cabinets of some of
our former Presidents. What, for
instance, has Senator Blaine ever
done, sail or procured to be done,
to entitle him to be considered a
Statesman fit to take hold of and
manage our foreign affairs as Seq
Rotary of State 2 He is a man OF
brilliant parts, VIC must allow, but
what else IS he : He oan make a
speech aud say very saucy, emitting
things sometimes, but what has be
ever Zone that will leave its Impress
upon the history of the country or
cause him 20 be remembered as a
benefactor of his race and land Z
We should like somebody to an
swer this question without exag-
gerating the truth or giving him
credit for things he never did. He
is not great lawyer-hc is mot. q
great any hing, except humbng.
Merely "a noisy, blatant politician.
Senator Window, the Secretary
IF the Treasury, is respectable Sc
lection and nan of some ability.
He was Senator and an aspirant
for the Presidential nomination be.
fore the convention which uomina-
ted uarfIlti.
For Secretary of War, the selec~
ton Of Robert Lincoln will excite,
surprise all over the country. He
was appointed simply because he
was the son of President Lincoln,
piece Of sentinentallty that a man
supposed to be fitted for the high
Office ofchief magistrate ought to
have been above. Mr.. Lincoln is
sui young man, a lawyer by pro-
feesion, and said to be a pretty
good one But he has never had
any political experience of any kind
except what he may have gained
when a boy uader his fathers two
administrations. To take such an
untried yonng man aud place him
ut the head of tho War Department
making him Commander
Of The Army, il piece of folly
that only two men who ever occu.
pied the Presidential chair have
been guilty of-Grant aud Garfield.
While it ID barely possible that Mr..
Lincoln may rise to the height of
his position and grasp all of it's
complications with a giant mind,
lt Is safe 10 say that the expert
ment IL a dangerous one and should
not have been tried. 1t is enough
TO turn has head. and no doubt that
will DO the result Of it. Six months
from now, most likely, somebody
rlse than Robert Lincoln will he in
The War Office.
Judge Hunt of Louisiana, as Sec
rotary of the Navy may do well
snoughs we hope 30.
Senator Kirkwood has been Sem
'ts.r and Governor from his State
mi ought TO be able to run the
Interior Department creditably.
Wayne McveagIl, Of Prnnsylva-
Tia, is an able lawyer and ought to
make a good Attorney General.
His Stslection is really creditabIe.
Thomas l.. James, of New York,
Tor l'Usimaster-General. strikes us
'iso as being "a good selection. At
cas-, lac bias bad great experiences
% The line Of iu les that be will be
;alnsi upon to perform.
iiuL this cabinet will not by any
irsHs elcct1iiy the country. II il
My miidIing-hardiy th.st-and |
VII be accepted by the people
merely on trial.