Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-24

some dispatch, yea or nay, upon the subject
from one of our representatives, in this
mornings paper. We had expected that
they would have teiegraphed something,
ere this, to relieve the intense interest of
the people.
We shalt probably know definitely to-
4 ghs late cabinet DistnrbanreSo
aF6s,sas.oEEnz papers bring US their Tati5
GUS explanations, or speculations rather, as
toiths causs of the latsstrouble in Mr.. Lin
cOlI'se Cubiuet. The New York Herald
With It's proVerbisl uurelisbility, boxes the
whole compass, aud occupies three columns
Of loaded matter merely to indicate that
iiseorrespondent had scarcely the reuOtest
idea Of what he. Was writing about. The
correspondents of the Times and the Tn.
6aEs- substantially agree, and no doubt
have received more or less of authoritative
intelligence as to the nature ofthe difficulty.
1t would seem that majority Of the
RebabIiean Senators, in fact about all of
them, met in caucus on Tuesday and We'd
tiesday last and discussed the troubles Of
the county, and especially the late disaster
at Fredericksburg. A majority of them
came t6Ethe conclusion thai matters were
NOT 4pRaaged right in the Cabinet, and the
prevailing opinion was that Mr.. Stewards
policy was especially responsible for the
poor success that had attended our arms
on the Potomacs Il Was charged that the
Secretary of State was notenough inclined
to thorough, rapid and vigorous prose
cution, OF the 9war, but had conciliatory
lsAnings and. weaknesses, aud was tiifiing
with precious opportunities. 7{uE-
There was division Of sentiment onithiS
point, although majority seemed to en-
dOrse the suspicion. Enough opposition
wss)exhibited, however 70 compel q more
general criticism, on the Cabinet and to
make the remarks concerning Mr.. Seward
take on an impersonnl and general charac-
ter, so as TO include others of the Cabinet.
The upshot Of the caucus fnslly was to
recommend to the President partial 10.
construction of his Cabinet, aud this course
with tolerabls nnanimity, was at lasI
agreed upon. sn.s,ses, ,s, s.,sas
From the letter Of the 7Tmss correspond
eut, giving an account Of the interview be-
tween The President aud the Senatorial
Committee, We take the follow extract:
On Tharsday evening the Committee
from the Senate caucus had their first In.
fnSTL
Iamer rs the Chairman. read brief paper
which enbodi6d abe sentiments of the en-.
tire Committee. Its general purport was
to urge the importance of Cabinet which
should be omitted in its views of public poll
icy, and which should insist upon a vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war. 1t avoided all
reference to individual members. After
this had bean read each ,member-sof the
Committee expressed his individual views
on the! subject; they, were such as would
naturally be expected from the antecedents
and known opinions OF the several Sena-
tors. President Lincoln listened with at
tention TO. all that Was said. He then ex-
pressed the profound solieftude which he
felt on the subject they bad brought before
him, and the overwhelming anxiety which
oppressed him concerning the condition of
the country and the progress OF the war;
What ths country ssGnte4, he said tras military
9ueeiSG Without tbatI nothing could go
right with that nothing could 60 wrong.
He did not yet see how the measure pro-
posed by the Gommittee Wonld furnish the
remedy required: Il he had "a Cabinet of
angels they could not give the. country
military successes, aud that was what WAS
Uanted and what must be, had But be
promised his most careful attention TO the
subject, aud another Interview was ap-
pointed Tor the next evening in presence Of
the Cabinet, Is . ,. = ~
Last evening Friday this interview took
place and lasted four hours--Mr. Seward,
of course, not being present The Presi-
dent at the outset said that what he desi-
rod to know was whether biore harm or
GOOD would result from the acceptance of
Mr.. Stewards resignstion,. and each mem
Der of ,the Committee was desired TO ex-
press his opinion. with the grounds on
which il rested, upon that practical point.
Mr. Fessenden declined to do Aying
heidi not feel called upon TO discuss the
question. Mr.. Grimes declined because
his views were sufficiently unists toodi4
Mr.. Wade, Mr.. TrnmbuI, Mr.. Sumner,
were lnequiTocally for us acceptance
Mr.. Collamer, Mr.. Harris, and one or two
others, we're against IL, mainly on the
ground that his exclusion from the Cabi-.
net, under existing eircumstanees, swonld
seem 70 the country. like the trinmphof .
faction and would lead 70 still'fnrthef dit
visions among the loyal people of the
North, and thus Increase rsther othan di.
minish the evils that ataiet the country.
There ia something highly ,eharneteristic
and practical in -the ansWsr Of the PresI!
dent % Tie, seaat6ts. Nothing could 10
more 70 The point than hls remark that