The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-23
Late- News.

PHmADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-The Inquirer's
Washington correspondent says the at
tack of the Senate caucus was not made
upon the whole Cabinet, but upon Sew
ard and Blair whose ideas on the con-.
duct of the war are opposed by the other
members of the Cabinet Mr. Blair has
not rendered his resignation, but will
have togo, and probably Mr.. Bates. Sec
retary Smith has resigned, and strong
pressure is made against Welles and
Stanton, from New England and the
West but not by Senatorial caucus.
Messrs. Blair and Stanton have been
quarrel!ing with Hallack, and, at a recent
Cabinet meeting, Halleck was violent in
his abuse Of Stanton, and was stopped
by the President
Gen. Burnsides has not resigned, but
throws the blame of his recent disaster
on Halleck.
The reported sending of Banks TO the
gulf was insisted on by Seward, Blair,
and Halleck, while others begged that he
should make diversions of the James
river.
Banks has gone to New Orleans His
fieet will rendezvous at Ship Island for
the capture of Mobile His orders SUI
persede Butler unless countermansled by
the President. Consequently there is no
doubt entertained by those usually we'll
informed of the removal OF Halleck
and Meigs for incompetency.
Judge Upsher is the most prominent
man for Secretary of the Interior.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.--The resolution
adopted in the caucus recommended n
partial reconstruction of the Cabinet,
which several Senators interpreted TO
mean an entire change of programme.
Reports are current, but which can not
now be verified, that all the members of
the Cabinet have resigned. However this
may be, IL is believed that none OF them
will in the least embarrass the Executive
in the choice of successors. While some
of the Senators insist that all Of them
shall be undoubted Republicans, others
are content 10 leave the entire matter in
the hands of the President so that he may
act so as TO serve the country in its
prrsent circumstances.
Senator Fessenden and ID. s. Dickin-
son, of New York, are among the most
prominent named for Secretary of State,
III dhu INV pYlioi AS ohlSIhalueu lnab tl0
former will soon be rendered the appoint.
nent. Speaker Grow will probably be
offered a Secretaryship Many Of his
friends seem TO regard this as nearly
certain. The President il is known
some time ago, desired Mr.. Colfax, of In,
MANA, to occupy the Secretaryship of the
Interior, bat this gentleman iniiexibly
J declined the honor, owing TO the present
doubtful political complexion Of his dis.
, trict, which in ano reelection, might re-
turn one of an opposite faith.
The impression Is general that neither
the resignation Of Mr.. Seward nor that OI
{ Mr.. Chase has yet been accepted by the
President. After careful inquiry, it. ii
believed the above statement contains al
that is reliable on the subject, aud thai
the resolution that passed the caucus re.
ceiyed the unanimous vote of the Sena.
tors present. ll-B.d I. osr1g q
| WAsHINsToN, Dec. l9.--The votes OF
> the question connected with the reception
: of credentials from one of the new mem.
/, bers from New Orleans to- day DEVELOPED
considerable opposition TO his taking hiI
: seat The matter has gone 10 the Com.
} mittee on Elections, which will doubtlssi
, make a favorable report.