The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-24
n. ..m. paper state. tina. the Rebel position,

back Of Fredericksburg are impregnable
X also contains Q dispatch from Goldsboro sta
ting shat 5000 Rebels fought the Abolirionists
q, kingston, the day before from A. N. to
P. N, and tina, after driving the Abol''ionisi-
once. theR Gen Evans Was compelled TO re
tire, leaving ne Vsndais to occupy the town
No report Of the loss VAS given The town vas
greatly injured BY the Uuion boubardment.
Fort Monroe, Dec. 10.
Gen. Fosters forces have taken Kingston. n
c., capturing Eve hundred prisoners and eleven
pieces of artillery.
Cairo, Dec. l9.
A train from Jackson to Columbus was fired
into to-day by gserrilIas. No damage.
| An arrival from Vicksburg reports the rebels
vigorously fortif,ing that place. Report SAYS
they have extended their works back .rom the
river eish, miles. Seventy guns are mounted
on the river, 200 10 oil.
| The citizens, for some time, have been bus,
in packing furniture and goods, prepa'a'ors TO
An evacuation of the place, upon the opening OF
the anticipated Federal attack.
Cotton burning is s,ill kept up BY the guer-
rillas.
Speaker Grow viii probably be offered Sec
retaryship. Many of bis friends seem to regard
this as nearly certain.
The i'm re.sion is general that neither the
resignation ot NJ Seward cor that of Mr.. Chase
nas ye: been accepted by the President.
After careful Inquiry il is believed the above
statement contains oil that 10 reliable on the sob
iect, and that the resolutions that passed the
caucus received the unanimous vote O. the Sen
stors present.
New York, Dec 20.
The Washington Star Of yesterday evening
Gays thSt caucus Of Republican Senators wa
held on the 18th. and resolution requesting III,
Presden, to dispense with the services of Mr.
Seward Was discussed. The vote on the re.o
ution vac l6 ih favor and Is against. On ID,
i7ih another caucus adopted a substitute, rec
oumending the President to partially remode
his Cabinet, which vas unanimously agreed ia
The conservatives believed it would be regarde,
a. = general invitation for the whole Cabinet L
resign. On being informed of the scs the Sec
rerary and Assistant Secretary Of Stse sent il
their designations, requesting their immediate
{ acceptance.
. The Posts Washington correspondent write
that i, 10 ruDored shat the entire Cab net vi
2 retire. leaving the President free to construct
d new Cabinet. This is probably Incorrect, but
is no, q, all improbable that Messrs. Blair an
d, Bates have also rendered their designations.
;. gentleman brings u the report that Charlie
, State Department.. Mr.. Sumner lie, perhaps, {
!. all our Statesmen, the most conversant with for
eign affairs
e Washington, Dec. 81.
10 Il is ascsrtaiped that the Senators Who me
4: 10 caucus last week, we're pledged to keep thei
3, proceedings secret except to the Pre.den,
e and this they did with more success than usus
ly attends such deliberations The Secretary {
State, however, soon heard Of the proceeding
and promptly rendered his resignation on Frda
=; night. The Committee from the caucus agai
{. visited the Precedent, and remained with hin
, aud oil the members of the Cabinet, Mr.. Sewsr
= The next day BY noon Secretary Chase cent i
j. his resignation, not merely as matter of form
D. but in good faith. 1t is not known that there
any obj ection to him on the part of the caucu
Senator Fessenden and d. S. Dickinson Of !
D. T., are among the most prominent among ott
Al ers named for the Secretarysh of State and tn
J. belief 10 entertained that the former viii soon
rendered the appointment.
y Philadelphia. Dec. 81.
The Lnquirer's Washington corresponder
says thst the attack of the Senate caucus ",
ID not made upon the whole Cabinet, but upo
% Nessrs Seward and Blair, whose ideas on III
v conduct Of the var are opposed BY all the oths
J. nembers Of the Cabinet.
A Mr.. Blair has not rendered his resignation b,
1t will lave to &c. and probably Mr.. Bates.
Secretary Smith has resigned and a strou
preeeure 10 made against Wells and Stanton fro
. New England and the West, but not by the Sci
l. s,orial CAUCUS.
;. Blair and Stanton have been qsarrelliug Wit
d Ha!ieck, and at . recen; Cabinet meeting, Hs
D. Ieck vas violent in his buse Of Stanton. and vi
y stopped by the President
Burnside has not resigned, bu, throws Il
E Diane OF MS recent Cifaeer on dalieck-
b, The reported sending of Banks to the Gu
' vas insisted on by Seward. Blair AMI Hall~c
1t while Others begged that he should make dive
Is sions on the James river. Banks ha. gone
in New Orleans. Hi. feet will rendezvous at sh
leland for the capture OF Mobile. His orje
supercede Butler, unless countsrmanded By Il
&c President.
10 Consequently there is no doubt entertained
, those usually we'll Informed, Of the removal
ir Hallsck and Negs for incompetency.
New York, Dec. 81.
r The Times army letter reports a change
e, position Of the left ~isg Of the army. Gener
Franklin's headquarters have been remov
Of back from Gear the river to grove on the TO
o, leading to -. The troops are in 6ne con-
70 ton and fully prepared for battle.
TIE Times dispatch Gays that they have hi
authority for the statement that the Preside
himself wrote a dispatch to General Burnside
:" use bis own judgment in crossing to make an
nj =, - - i..-,.h -.s annnre.aad hr Gs
5 Halleek.
New York, Dec 81.
II The Herald edi.orially confirms the s,ateme
u air eady made, that Gen Baa-s vas 20 superce
e Gen Butler At New Orleans. he will commar
= an army of 90 900 men One Of the objects