Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-24

1t appears now that the commotion in and
around president Lincons cabinet has subsidized.
The changes reported will not take place. Mr.
Seward has withdrawn his resignation, and re-
sumed charge of the state department. Mr.
Chase remains secretary of the treasury. And
rumors of the resignation of secretaries Blair,
Stanton, and Bates, are no longer heard This
result of the furry may not be satisfactory to the
newspaper reporters who are SO suddenly de-
prived of a rich opportunity to collect, manufac-
lure, and circulate miSchevous gossip; it may not
delight the INSCRIPTIONS men who can sacrifice
the welfare of the country to partzan purposes or
private feuds; but it will please and encourage
the country. 1t is true that Mr.. Lincoln's cabi-
net might be improved by carefully and quiet
ly made change in one or two of the secretary
ships, but no good could result from such vio-
lent explosion of the cabinet as was threatened
The storm has passed over, and left behind it,
we presume, better understanding between the
principal members of the cabinet than has ex-
listed heretofore. And it will probable be made
apparent TO the country that their views and
aims have not been accurately described by their
prtjudiced critics, and that ost Of The censures
The better understanding secured will also be
felt in the future management of the war, and
there is reason to hope that in this respect the
future will be better than the past The storm
that burst forth with such swift violence had
been gathering for more than year; and that
angry condition of the elements, by which the
growth OF the cloud was promoted, had con-
stantly disturbed and weakened the executive
force of the government. This cause of disturb
ance will now cease to operate; and the firmness
and resolution with which the president has met
and disposed of this trouble are not calculated to
encourage renewal Oft.
The people want and demand a more consider
ate, earnest, and successful use of our power
against the rebellion, and a sterner treatment of
the disloyal and unpatriotic men among the
presidents military and civil subordinates; and
if they can not have this, they will find it diff
cult to hope for success in this conflict Our
failures are due more to the Incompetence of
many of our most prominent military men, and
to the disastrous influence of narrow, sef-con-
ceited, arrogant, shallow-braned, and not over
loyal clique of "West Pointers who aim at SUI
preme control of the army, than to anything else.
Many Of the army officers who were educated at
West Point do not act with this clique; but most
Of those who do act with it have been much more
in earnest to assert their own absurd claims TO
prominence and control than to crush the rebel
lion; and it is high time they were made TO
feel their infcriority to the many very able, skill
full, and earnest volunteer officers, who through
their influence have been kept in subordinate
positions. There is not one Of them so capable
of great executive power at the head of an army
as Gen. Banks.
Read what Gen. Sgel says of the conduct of
Mcdowell, Pope, and Others, toward General
Banks, at the battle of Cedar Mountain. They
wished to humiliate aud disgrace Banks by allow
ing him to be defeated. The same thing has
poHu1niS, hAfnre in the letters of army CORES
of officers who served under 'Dttrrresa+ements
time. General Banks was ordered forward
with about 5000 men. The rebels, 25,OoO
strong, fell upon him, and he was left alone for
hours TO struggle with them as he could. Gen.
rope was notified; Mcdowell who was nearer,
was called OIL for assistance; but no aid was
sent until the troops under Cen Banks had
struggled long and suffered great losses Nc
Dowell himself would have been routed and driy-
en- from the held within quarter of that time.
But not so Banks; and, finally, at late hour
the help SO much needed was sent.
1t was a scheme of west Pointers" to crush q
volunteer general who had been appointed from
civil life The men capable of such conduct.
under such circumstances, deserve hopeless dis
grace and annihilation; they should at least be
reduced to the ranks and compelled to serve
there without hope of promotion; and if every
caballing "WestPonter" could be doomed to
that fate, it would be an gnspeakable blessing to