National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-23
blaine rs Secretary of State of the Com
ing Administration.
Translated from the "Anzeiger des Westerns" st.
LOuiSl

llE81siaECI rom the :" AlZelger deS NeStenS,' st.
Louis.
There seems to be no doubt that James
G. Blaine Is selected for the position of Secretary
OF State in the Cabinet of President Garfield, and
that he is willing to exchange his seat in the SEN
ate for the portfolio State of the coming admin
istration. Although we are somewhat accustomed
to regard the members of the Cabinet as the mere
clerks OF the President, it cannot be denied that
under all administration which does not represent
a purely personal Government it is the Secretary
Of State who gives tone and color to the Cabinet.
Under the administration Of President Hayes the
members Of the Cabinet have apparently occupied
positions superior TO those of mere clerks; thev
have formed ministry which, similar to q reSpon-
sibie ministry in a constitutional monarchy
were the real advisers of the President Ali
public affairs. of more or less importance
were duly considered at regular meetings of
the Cabinet held regularly twice week even if it
Ta' matter belonging exclusively 10 some one of
The departments. 1t has not transpired that seri-
Gus difference of opinion has ever taken place be-
tween the President and his secretaries, and this
may explain that the outgoing administration
even fit cannot be termed brilliant one did not
give cause for any serious complaints. If the
President elect has really decided TO place James
o. Blaine al the head of his Cabinet he follows the
example set by Abraham Lincoln who called his
principal competitor for the presidential nomina-
Ton, William II. Seward, into his Cabinet and the
decided and energetic character of Mr. Blaine JUS
ilIlyS TIE presumption that q Cabinet of which he
Is the premier will be such a one as will give q
most positive character to the coming administra-
Ion The views in regard to the appointment of
M Blaine TO the position of Secretary of State
are naturally as divergent as the opinions
are IN regard to Mr.. Blaine's character;
nH Of all the views expressed in
ms matter concur fully with that uttered by an
eminent jUri>t and friend of Mr. Tilden. THAT an
administration with Blaine at the head of the
SSaDih9t VII be vigorous and brilliant as also
odl one ana VIII care for the real interests of
\ ptl l,ofrr
IL We Tccollect the firm stand taken by Secretary
VI STATE Webster toward the Austrian Minister
Sittl Hiler hulSemann, when the Austrian govern
nG.It protested against the mission of Dudley Mann
% hungary, with instructions TO inform the pro-
nl'iohel government of that country that the
l'ite9 otafeS were ready to recognize Hungary as
~ independent State upon demonstration of her
SSolInE 10 sustain her position as such; if we
ia'.!ief recoiect, how i'll 1858, under the admins
ration OF President Pierce, Commander Ingra-
nam OF The United States navy, in the port of
SMYRNA, III Asia Minor, BY the "qtiaG ratio
iI--4'tt compelled the eXtradition of Martin
Nu9'3, Hungarian political refugee, who
saA heeh arrested by the Austrian Con-
sGl at smyrna and brought on board an Aus
r,,:ii man war, and who yet was not even
ila'gI&uaed American citizen but had only declared
az !t'teHtioh OF becoming such-whch action of
~, Ingraham was fully sustained by Secre-
UaI. ol otate Marcy, who gave this Hungarian full
p,o.ecnGn as an American citizen; and further
i wren we compare the vigorous foreign pol
". OF Secretary Seward during the most irving
period OF this Government with the less energetic
10 =srrT.s
i5,i,y OF hls successors, we can only wish that
Et1n % the strong and determined character of
I'D +l: biaihc Zoe placed at the head of the coming
1SI.ct, IN the near future some very important
b1Stoiis OF foreign policy will engage the atten-
aoH OF INC Government of the United States, and
11 a,9is them the award of the International
in " a. OF Arbitration of November %, 1877,
90 me fishery question, by which award
~ were compelled to pay to the Eng
ES government S5,500,0O0 for almost nothing
tGtllhg the naming of the third arbiter to the
Hf IAN ambassador at London-i E., at the court
Cl O.tA opponent. without knowing who would Oc-
Fl!! tnat position at the proper moment-Mr.
w, VINO had negotiated the so-ealled treaty of
the oilgton, allowed himself to be outwitted and
ia petiidlouS Count Won BeuSt named as such
s e-I'u auditor person from whom we had not to
rLS TCt an impartial decision. Even in the pro-
lungs before the court of arbitration we have
t6o I've tIeacheu, and II is now aScertained that
nh. Hatu was based upon forged statistics and
HH'Itr forged documents Congress has alrendy
rsS It ACTON TO reopen the case, and in order to
TO- out any resolutions of Congress in this mat
SaconS,Ie require an energetic and aggressive man.
snJ ~ ue projected connection of the Atlantic
icI5Iu cliiG Oceans, either by a canal across the
= I'M ~. Us Oi fanama, or through Nicaragua or by
Ies mp railroad through Mexican territory, will
iS S"u 10 variety of International ones
ions, SO that it appears absolutely NECESSARY
Tho i Z man OF firm and positive character at
sI az LtGia OF our Foreign Office Thereto-ye NAV
The execution of the new treaties with China
1 lVSltlOn held by Senator Blaine in the Chinese
SSstOli warrants that the concessions made m the
olaeS Ia those treaties in regard to the re-
Sa.eiUIS OF Chinese immigration will be used nv
which Bialne in the interests of white labor
lo,t n Is threatened by cheap Chinese labor And
gJa3:out not least il is to be expected that Mr.
IaSf as Secretary of State will not make it the
OF ms policy to exert himself for an i'm
tiernoI I Our naturalization treaties with the
cifiza4 iplre, and TO give 10 German American
fI ". vLsitlng the country of their nativity the
sun protection Of the American flag
L. BRENTANo.