Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-12-24

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Probable Resignation N lhe whole
Cabinet numored Resignation of
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land hs Assistant, 3, " seward lA,hvr
land sun have rendered their rrsigtbtious
land II il rumorrd that the vholo U4biuct
INl follow suit, II "a reported un ,he
street, aud generally credited, that Gou
lerM Burnside had rendered hi, r,sgna'
ton Of the army Of the Potomac, The
Washington Star In its first edition on last
| Friday afternoon, says
/ A majority Z lhc Senate, 10 caucus, on
1.-The l1lh inst, adopted a resolution which,
~ first prepared, declared want ot conf,
Idenca on their part in the Secretary OF
iStatc, but which vas modified so US to oX'
] llIN IS 10 AIlt ltNlhtllN hl hliAlllNAN'Ns ~
ommendsu9Axpf a partial reconstruction o. oi
J lhe cabinet, ~ committee Was appointed
! to wait upon the President and oommunr
cate thoiT action.
On beng informed OF the fact. the Sec
Iretary of State, on the same day, sent 10
llhe President his resignation, and request
ed that it might be Immediately accepted
! The Assistant Secretary ot State sent IN
his resignation at the same time, ana IN
the same manner.
| The Secretary and Assistant ScoTetar"
still remain at .heir desks, awaiting the
Iapuo:ntment Of their successors
The second edition of the Star OF Friday
states that a caucus of Republican Sena.
tors was held on tho 10Th when resolu
ton virtually requesting the Pre''ient to
dispense with the seyviees OF Mr., seward,
was discussed, but not adopsed--it being
understood that l6 were opposed to, and
l3 in favor Of it. The radicals being in
the minority.
The caucus again met the next day,
When substitute was carried unanimous"
,lv, recommending tho President to PAR.
tially remodel his Cabinct--the conserving
Senators believing that this would be an
invitation to the whole Cabinet 10 resigr.
4 committee Of nine Senators-siA radi'
Gals and three conseryatives-conyeyed
the resul; Of the cauc1s to tho resident.
1t then appears ihat there is a bitter
contest-a death struggle-between the
radicals and conservatives Of the Ropnb-
lican party. The radicals thus far Focm
TO have the lead. Should che President
, lose the present conservative members 0:
his Cabinet, and fill their place with radi'
Gals, he cannot expect the support oi the
conservatives and should he be COMPEL
cd TO reconstruct h5 Cabinet and en-
. brace therein both these elements Of he
, party, he will have made no Pr Hgress eth
er way, aud another Senatorial cAnc7'
yill have 10 be held 10 tell him what j,
must do and should he re,construct !.
by excluding either section, no matter
which-we shall then have a new Und
: very interesting chapter IN tne history
l of Abolition misrule. Suppose Mr Linz
t coin should cling to the radicals. and I'll
, his Cabinet with such men as Thnd. Ste
, phens, Ben. Wade, Owen LoVejoy, ant
e such illt, and turn hjs back upon snci
men as Mr.. Cowan, Mr.. Crittinden, &c,
&C., what ,henl Why their first ain
: would be to establish a Military DicIa
t ship, These men have a! declared tia
) they do not want the Union restored as !
was, and their only hope OF preventing
, such restoration now or hereafter, 10 f
place the whole Military power Of The
country in the hasds of nan equally
II bad as themselves. This opportunity VII
= be afforded them by the resignation O
+ Burnside, who, it i. not improbable, va
t forced TO make the hopeless attack a
fredericksburg for the very purpose OF thu
: aEording them a favorable pr"teEt 70
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