The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-17
Rumored Change in the Cabinet.

Rumored Change IN the Cabinet.
The country will. be taken by surprise by the
rumored resignation of Secretary Stanton, and il
is not easy to understand the necessity for it,
vi course If MIR. Stanton goes out of the Cabinet
1T will be on account of difference of opinion
with the President on some point of policv. as
there has been no intimatIon that his health
has been unequal to the place, or that other du-
ties would not permit him to stay. 1t is hardly
worth while to speculate upon the causes, how
ever, for We shall doubtless be apprised of them
in due time. 1t has been very generally believed
that Mr.. Stanton brought to tie discharge of his
official duties great energy and decision, and a
thorough purpose to suppress rebellion in the
Shortest possible tilue. Much of the yigor
that was manifested in nearly all departments Of
the army soon after he assumed office, has been,
without, much denial, credited to him, and if
the Government is to lose so efficient and untir.
ing a worker IN the War Department, we hope
it may be quite clear to everybody that the Gov
ernment is right in the * diifarences'' and Sec
rotary Stanton wrong. AND in this connection
there may, or may not, be some light found in
the following extract from the Springfield Re
puJhcan:
The hints, that have prevailed for some days,
OF interference with the disposition of General
McCleans forces after he had taken the field,
begin to assume definite shape. The correspou-
dent of the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser writes
from Fortress Monroe:
" We hear that those in authority at Wash
ington, who are believed here to have broken up
Gen. McCleIlan's plan of campaign by with
drawing large bodies of troops, on which ne had
counted, from his command, find that they have
incurred fearful responsibility. TO cover their
faults, few more troops are to be doled out
say one division where five should have been
here. Gen. Mcclellan is in good health. but
evidently somewhat careworn. Yet he will
faithfully perform his duty, and not be forced
from soldierly pride, to resign, whatever indig-
mites may be offered him.
The extent to which Secretary Stanton has
inspired the newspaper war upon Gen. McClell-
an is better understood than he supposes &, if he
is also interfering with Gen. McClellan's ope-
rations in the field, with the same aim, the
game may be deep one butt it is dangerous
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dation for such surmIses ; but if disaster and
defeat shall occur in Virginia, through improp-
er intermeddling with the conduct of the cam
paign by those who are ignorant of military
affairs, the responsibility will be such as any man
would not wish to bear.
We cannot give any clue to the particular
" interference with The disposition Of Gen. Nc
Clcllan's forces' above alluded to, and can
hardly imagine what it is, unless it be the war
order giving Gen. Banks and Gen. Mcdowell
independent commands and SO, of course, with
drawing the troops under them from the control
OF Gen. Mcclellan. Blu. it hardly seems that 1t
can be that at all, inasmuch as the President
made that order and if that action was an oc-
cason of difference it would have lei to rup-
ture before this.
The censorship of the press, which is gcner-
ally credited TO Secretary Stanton. will reconcile
the newspapers as much as anything to a change
in the administration of the War Department,
and ii no other good is gained we hope the pub
lie will at least be allowed to hear from the
armies in the field.