Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-08

IT'S RECONSTRUCTION. NOT IMPROBABLE
70 CHANCES IN FORMER CABINETS,
Washington correspondence N. Y Sun.
WASHINGTON, Aprili27.-Wher
members of a Cabinet less than
two months old begin to criticise
each other without anyreserye as
to publicity, it may be assumed
that entire harmony does not pre-
vail among them. Soouer or later
these differences Imust become
serious discords, aud when that
stage is reached dissolution OF their
relations becomes inevitable.
The best friends of the Admins.
tration say openly that the Cabinet
caunot stand in its present form,
even confronted by the Presidents
declaration that it was iltended to
last four years. All former Pres.
dents started out doubtless with
similar intentions. But 1t is some.
what remarkable that, With the
single exception of Franklin Pierce,
every one of them failed to this
purpose.
Washington served eight years.
He had three Secretaries Of State,
two Secretaries OF the Treasury,
three Secretaries of the War, three
Postmaslers General, three At,
torneys General. ln l..i
John Adams served for years.
lIe had two Secretaries OF State,
two Secretd ries Of the Treasury,
three Secretaries of War, three
Secretaries of the Navy, and two
Attorney -Generals. r.f.t.t'
! Jefferson served tor eight years.
He had two Secretaries OF War,
two Postmasters- General, and four
Attorneys General. .oay grsr.
/; Madison served for eight years.
He.had twOl Secretaries Of State,
four Secretaries oflLhe Treasury,
four SECRETARIES of War, two Secre.
taries Of the Navy, two Postmas.
ters. General and three Attorneys.
General. 4lrlsc ..t o1 /
Monroe served eight years, with
three Secretaries Of the Navy, two
POstmasteTs,GeneraL . q %. a
John Quinc, Adams served for
four years. He bad two Secre.
taries Of War. 10 Oh iaiesos r.si /
Jackson served for eight years.
He had four Secretaries of State,
four Secretaries Of the Treasury,
1.-TWO Secretaries of War, three
Secretaries of the Navy, tive
Postmasters, General and three
AttorneyS-General. rlae.lfI
Van Buren, served for fOuryears
He had two Secretaries ofthe
Navy two Postmasters-G General
and three Atterneys-Ge D Il
Harrison died a month after bis
inauguration, March 4, 1S4l.
Tyler served for nearly four years
as the constitutional successor Of
Harrison. He had four Secretaries
of State, four Secretaries of Treas
.ury, three Secretaries of War,
three Secretaries of the Navy, two
Postmasters. General and three At
,torneys General, n ....q |
Polk served for years He had
two Secretaries OF the Navy and,
three Attorneys. General. .,..
Tyler died in sixteen months,
with no changes. q ,.
Fillmore served the remainder of
Taylor's term as his constitutional
successor. He had two Secretaries
of State, two Secretaries of the
Navy, and two Postmasters- Gen.
eral.
Pierce served for four years with
an unchanged Cabinet throughout
his term. .ti
Buchanan served. for four years.
He had two Secretaries of State,
three Secretaries Of the Treasury,
two Secretaries of War, three
Postmasters. General, and two At
torneys.General.
Lincoln served four years and a
few weeks. He had three Secre-
taries of the Treasury, two Secre,
tarIes of War, two Secretaries OF |
the Interior, two Postmasters-Gen-
eral, and two Attorneys. General. |
Johson served nearly four years |
as the constitutional successor of |
Lincoln. lie had four Secretaries |
of War, two Secretaries Of the |
Interior, two Postmasters- General,
and three Attorneys General. |
Grant served for eight years. He
had two Secretaries Of State, four
Secretaries of the Treasury, four |
Secretaries Of War, two Secretaries
of Navy, three Secretaries Of the
Interior,three Postpasters Genera, |
and five Attorneys. General. |
Hayes, the Fraudulent President, |
was allowed TO hold the stolen
office four years. He had two!
Secretaries of War, two Secretaries
of the Navy, and two Postmasters,
General. - '"ifi' '.. -'''f 'n'i /
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