Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-30
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The Baltimore correspondent of the New York
Herald gives the following information in refer
ence to the recent difficulties in the Cabinet:
had the good fortune TO meet Yesterday
prominent member of one of the CO ordinate
branches of the Government who was passing
through this city. and in the course of "A long
conversation with him, am satisfied that an
IN possession OF the facts which enable me 10 give
the correct prognosis of the completion which
the present Cabinet imbrogo will assume
Mr.. Lincoln would never have been nominated
IL his friends had not promised the friends of Mr.
Seward that the latter should be made Secretary
of State. Mr. Seward desired that position. be.
cause he believed that IN il he could coBtrol and
give direction aud tone 10 the administration
lie ioresaw clearly that with the advent to power
of the new party 1.-The irrepressibe conflict could
rot be averted. He foresaw, too. the obstinate
tedious and sanguinary nature of the struggle IL
was his object, therefore, 20 confne the war
which he -, inevitable. within such limits
that " should not assume a character of ferocty
incompatible with ultimate peace and good will
between the opposing sections Fortunately his
influence over Mr.. Iincoln during the first year
of the war was such that in this he entirely sue.
eeeded. Thus il was owing to him that the
President compelled Fremont to modify his
emancipation Proclamation. and dismissed that
officer in disgrace for not obeyng the order. Let
the reader stick pin here. and observe that this
fact was we'll Known TO tine radicals-the friends
Of Fremont-that they swore vengeance on Sew
ard. and IL j. they who clamoring for his
head IL was owing to Mr.. Seward. too. that
the President restrained from carving out
his threat TO hang as pirates the Southern mi
vateers. although the radical Senators and mem
bers of Congress urged him To 90 so.
twas with the object that | have named in
view, and cheered by the hope of an ultimate
restoration Of the Union, that Mr. Seward has
always been the firm and steadfast friend of Cen.
Mcclellan. because he saw that by the accom-.
p!ishment OF Gen. McCiellans plans the rebel
hon would be suppressed and the Union restored
without leaving in the train Of the war any root
OF bitterness, TO spring up and produce constant
lends and outbreaks IL was with tl,is object in
view that Mr.. Seward opposed with all his might
the emancipation proclamation aud the confisca-
ton bill And finally. il was in order to bring
the war Ia a specify termination that Mr. Seward
has opposed the foolish pepper box strategy Of
Haileck and Stanton. of scattering our forces
over the whole continent. instead of eoncenfrat
lng them Tor grand efforts.
These views of Nj Stewards will NOT be sban
doned by him Solemnly impressed with the
conviction that upon their adoption by the Coy.
eminent depends as very existence. he will insist
upon Their beng adopted. Ia point Of fact, he +
has made the adoption Of these views sins ona
non OF his resumption OF his duties. And MIR i
Lincoln has promised 20 adop, them OF these
important facts. have the most positive assur
ance-
In The light Of these facts il Is easy to Indicate
ne event OF the Cabinet imbrogllo Either Nr /
seward's views Mill prevail, aud the President
Will dismiss both Stanton and Halleck and re-
store Gen. Mcclellan 70 the supreme command
OF the army, or else Mr. Seward will resign and
the radicals will rule and ruin the country The
alternative remains with Nc Lincoln A. there
a. a tremendous pressure upon him irom the
radical SIDE. the resalt may well be looked for
with anxiety