Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-22
Reported ResignatiOn OF seore.ary se,v-

Reported Resignation of Secretary Sew
ard-Re-OrganizatiOn of the Cabinet.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Post, under date of Dec 20,
sends the following dispatch:
Mr. Seward, the secretary of state, and Mr.
Frederick Seward, the assistant secretary of
state, have sent in their designations the pres
ident and asked TO be relieved immediately from
duty. Some days ago committee of senators,
instructed by caucus of the majority of that
body, waited on the president to ask HIM 10 Ie.
move the secretary of state, on the ground that
he was bameable for the improper management
OF the war. MIR. Seward, ii Is said, heard OF the
proposed committee, and before il could reach
the president he at once sent in, fol maY,
his resignation, with that Of the assistant Sec
rotary. The president has not yet accepted
them, but has the matter in consideration. He
Is somewhat excited at the turn of affairs.
Meantime Mr.. Seward is at the war office, as
usual, but he has not withdrawn his resignation.
These are the facts i'll the case. Mr.. Stewards
friends say there is no disagreement between the
president and the secretary; but that Mr.. Lin
coin is much grieved AT the resignation, and will
endeavor TO letain Mr. Seward"
The report of the resignation of secretary
Seward was first given in the Washington Star
of Friday evening, with the following particu-
lars
1T seems that the republican party of the sem
ate met i'll caucus on the 10th inst when the
original resolution, virtually requesting the pres
ldent to u1spense with the services of Mr.. Sew
ard as secretary OF state, introduced aud dis
cuSsed developing the fact that the caucus stood
upon 1t about sixteen for to thirteen against it,
Finding IL impossible 10 obtain anything APP
preaching 10 uuanimity of action upon it, or on
either of the many propositions as "a substitute
for It, TO which its introduction gave rise, they
adjourned over until the next day.
On again meeting, the substitute for it, rec
ommendlng the president 10 partially remodel
his cabinet, was unanimously agreed to; the
conservatives believing that it would be regard
ed rs being a general republican party senatorial
invitation 10 the whole cabinet 10 resign leav-
ing The president tree to elect who should hereaf
ter be his Official advisers; and that the grand
result would surely be 10 induce him TO accept
what they considered to be the recent unmstak-
able manifestations of popular sentiment as his
guide IN the necessary reconstruction.
We learn, further, that the committee who
waited on the president bearing this resolution
consisted of niue senators-siX regarded as radi-
Gals and three as anti-radicals. Ii was doubtless
so composed by the senator who presided in the
caucus on the occasion, who, in all probability,
was himself member of the radical wing"
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Saturday adds
the following:-
Since the late disaster at fredericksburg, the
feeling has grown strong, almost universal, that
there must he a change in the cabinet and policy
before the war Can be prosecuted further 1t
finally took shape by a number of republican
senators waiting upon the president, last night,
and urging the reconstruction of his cabinet On
being Informed of the intention of the senators,
secretary Seward and his son, the assistant sec
rotary, rendered their designations. They have
not yet been accepted, but it is highly probable
they Will, and that secretary Blair will follow
suit, and Gen. Halleck will be removed. Secre-
tary Stanton still retains the confidence of the
president"