New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-06
srToUsLE Ar WASHINGTON.

The accounts which reachedsus yesterday OF an
inbroglio in the Cabinet at Washington, resulting
ii the Resignation Of Seward Cameron and Blair,
the withdrawal of old Scott from his position at |
the head Of the army, and the superseding of
Mcclellan BY d new and comparatively unknown
man, seem altogether probable. It is strange how
that nest of unclean birds has remained quiet and
peaeefafso long as it has. Conspirators are al
ways more or less disposed to quarrel with each
other unless the conspiracy be successfu-and, in
this case, the conspiracy has been attended With
such disteartenng and disastrous results that each
enc, no doabt, seeks to shift the blame and the
responsibility from his own shoulders to that of
some one else, and thus is produced general en-
fanglement, accompanied with bad feeling, sus-
picen, distTnst, and the modification which ALWAYS
attends the being foiled in a desperate and wicked
undertaking.
a refusal of Gen. Mcclellan to advance on the
rebels is alegedas the cause of the trouble. The
whole Northern people, led by the politicians Of
the non-comhatant school, are clamorous for an
advance, well they may be--for it would be a
virtual confession of defeat for the Grand Army to
remain inactive all the winter on the banks of the
Potomac. But Mcclellan knows that to advance
would be fatal. As good a soldier as he is must
necessarily be cautious of risking general en-
Egageaent wherein he sees that all the chances are
against him. Failing in his repeated attempts to
provoke an attack BY our army on his strong for
hfeations, and too wary to expose himself to a
repetition of the defeat at Manassas he has moth.
ing left him. exeepthe choose to brave that put.
nc sentiment sbehind him which urges hinl forward,
or else resign position in which in any event. he
can reap no henors ~
The truth is, the Administration is in that eondi-
ton that it knows not what to do. Whichever
Wayit turns, fresh obstacles interpose, new en-
parrassments and complications arise, and every
thing looks dark and gloomy. To move forward
the army all the signs indicate, would be a fatal
step, resulting almost Inevitably in another defeat
And yetsto remain quietly all the winter doing
nothing, With penses running up at the rate Of
million and a half a day with the conviction that
every day 8 delay strengthens the enemy and de.
moralfzes their own army, and with the :apprehen-
sion that ct any moment foreign nations, already
impatient, may step in and recognize the Southern
Confederaey as an Independent power--this, in
deed, is more unbearab1e than the probability of
defeat. 10 such a strait have these wicked and
sgraceless conspirators against the liberties Of
ffee people brought themselves, and thus surely
does that terrible retributon overtake them that
they 50 well know they deserve.
i whether this report be true or not, therefore,
the position Of affairs is not altered If nottrue
now, It may be true month hence. A people SO |
unit for government as those Of the North, so
reckless and senseless, will probably break up the
Administration of their own choice because it does
not doimpossible things. The designations of cab
met and army officers, and their refusal to meet
the of their position, would only
pc IN keeping with the imbeeility and folly which
have thus far marked the entire career of the
kee Government.