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12 HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. The Western Cabinet. The "Western Cabinet" was started September 30, 1811, "printed and published by Joseph W. White," at Beavertown, Pa. It was issued every Saturday at $2.00 per year, was the same size sheet as the "Minerva," and practically the same in style and appearance. Every- thing goes to show that it was the immediate successor of the "Minerva," with a change of name. Its motto was : "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter the constitution of Govern- ment. — ^Washington." Its life was a brief one, less than two years until its successor was begun, but it was in the midst of the dis- cussions, and excitement, attending the beginning of the War of 1812 with Great Britain, and had full opportunity to show its mettle. It was published during the last two years of President Madison's first administration, when events were rapidly occurring that resulted in the second victory over the Mother Coimtry, and established beyond doubt the fact that the United States was oile of the strong nations of the civilized world. Mr. White was a member of Beaver council in 1808, and was a man of strength intellectually and in energy of character.