The New York herald., 1862-12-23
The Cabinet an0 the senate.


Last Tuesday the republican members u tne senate
met IN caucus aud after scssdnn tour huss, during
whch several senators m"!e herce attcAs nion secie
tary seward ug ham esponsbio Tor %" cseats, and
decaI INK that the ci tired % ,he csct conduct
vi the Nat Resolution was offered bJcnaof 1rifn1st
OF iowa. d,ci,rlu. want 81 conhashVS m r'cr'laYy
seward ana regucstl the President " rinove hiu
THIS was passed by voe thirteen yeas " reVeh nays
long disc s.lon vas enter ed into, s.n& or Samncr
makuq d lengthy speech ~ 'c;ing the foreign dipio.
macy ol eiary sewnid bthofs we're made by scnlA
trs sherman lruubu Wade. &c u 6Ss charged
,hat 5ewara's policy Fabian Que -tna NJ delay
,hat no had encouraged Mcclellan IN IL oenys that his
Idr, 81 sugruundug the rebels VAS deiasen that he
was responsible icr sending the tanks .Spsi,ion away
to IA. Cult instead rho James river ihy then I'd
Ourned 10 "Wednesday. hen, atr tis aiournmons
~ the senate, they res,inied then CAESttttio1s.
senator Harris amended the gesoiniol To read:lbat,
In the judgment of the senate, reconssricton VI 'na
Cabinet would incroas" the connicnce OF tue c'cnry
senator Shefnn objected, because tnis Was too broad
that etary Chase would resign at once mat WAS
passed.
senator fessenden then amended II to rcad."A par
,ai r.cslruction aud upon that tho passed
and a committee of was formed AIt.rwafdS
seni rs Howard and harris added, masking IL nine
I'm Thursday souaor Ming info rncd Mr.. seward II tho
action Of Sena.e md ne anu Asslstsbt secretary
seward sent 10 the rcsd,nt their r.ssuatiohs
On Thufsda, evening the Committee Of Nine waited On
the resident and LAID the matter before Nm no result
was ar,v ut but secches were made by the enoines
o Mr. seward IN which b" was denounced I'D ulmeasure
terms.
Of the President, believing thst II wesa right ibs
committee from the Senatorial caucus wsfe nVleu ny
the tresidcut TO meet nim at the Wls House on Friday
evening ON their arriva! they found the whole cabinet
there, creeping secretary Seward.
The President introduced the subject and stated tho ob-
jcct OF the committee.
Secretary Chase NJ tnco stated tna no dd not coms
there 10 be arraigncd by sena lrs
senator Fcsscnden sa he did not como thero 10 arragn
any T.
inc Prcsifsn, said they all there equality,
aud invited Interchange OF opinion
senator Harris stated ihs no not pcrsonui friend
orSecre;ary Seward Though formerly lw partner and
thought There xere largo number o rep1pirans WHO
uonio reurc hir leaving the cabinet whir An equally
large nrnter werc N favr Of hfs remsnrg lie shouns
u wed be ;nJoltr and Allied for becsnse ho gusrsly
secresry stanton sad that tho resolution evidently
AIMED n, some one besdcs Secretary seward. any
ono supposed h. responsible for the disaster that had
occurred thev misiaen that all the charges made
against him false thai the President knew that tho
charge thar hs was responsible for the movement
FrcfrrcL shurr vas grnndleSs that neither he ten
Ha'lcck was responsible.
Seward. /.
Mr. ressenden MAS firm, but determined.
Tho meeting lasted until late hvur. and adjourned
without any result being accomplished. secretary Chase
however, rendered mis- res fnaiion 10 the President
in order 70 place him IL position To use hs own plea
sure.
Postmaster Blair who s. next to Nr. Seward, the most
Objectionable man refused to rosigu. IN all the inter
y,o rs the President defended Mr. seward warmly deny
fns tnat he has actively intcrcrcd with the military
movements, that hrs policy has been detrimental 20
,e cod ct of the var Iic expressed the unbound-
- o.nadancc q, ,.e,r.,,rinx Stanton ana ,i1ae and
thought Secretary Mcles has done nit th, coud BE- done
Iic viii not remove ary member, and unless they re-
there IN 10 ctlDcc. The senators have taken this
sep considering NECESSARY ios tho succcss prosecg
iip o the war They stll Of that belief and Tho gh
tho matter may be smothersd over tumofrow. will
only bc to burst forth ogiin with renewed fury bcore
larg.
1ha oxciCmen, about the Csbuct u aoriowhai aiayed
to righ, Secretary seward having signihcd hs intention
tc withdraw ms resignation, sud the President having
solicited Mr. Gnnse IT, withdraw bis Nr. thaso has
cloded give answer 10 morrow, and te has Deen
waited upon TO nsht by several Senators TO induce HIM ~
do 20 No aiacK made upon him. and hh course has
alwnys given entire satisfaction.
Tho committee from the senate consisted u sen ors
Coa,ncr halrrnau) Fe=sendcn, Harris. sumner Wade.
rruinbui Grimes, Howard AMI Pcmeruy' " The sena-
tors Harr tbe only net In favor u any change 10
Il distinctly understood by the Senators that none of
them win accept any position in the Cabinet should
Al,e rn.ds