Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-04-22
Green lf1t. freeman
MONTPELIER vs..
'nC sday Morning, April %, 1862
Rumored Change in The Cabinet.

humcred Onange in the Cabinet
The country will be taken by surprise by the
rumored resignation Of Secretary Stanton, and it
Is not easy to understand the necessity for it
OF course if Mr. Stanton goes out Of the Cabinet
it will be OIL account Of difference of opinion
with the President on some point Of policy, Us
there has been no intimaton that bis health
has been unequal to the place, or that other du
tie would not permit him to stay. 1t is hardly
worth while to speculate upon the causes, how.
ever, Tor We shall doubtless be apprised Of them
IN due time. 1t has been very generally believed
thut MIR Stanton brought to the discharge Of his
Official duties great energy and decision, and
thorough purpose to suppress rebellion in the
shortest possible tiGlc. Much Of the yigor
that was manifested 10 nearly all departments Of
the army soon after he assumed Office has been,
without much denial, credited to him, and if
the Government is to lose 50 efficient and untir-
ing worker in the War Department, we hope
it may be quite clear to everybody that the Gov
eminent is right in the " differences" and Sec
rotary Stanton wrong And in this connection
there may or may not, be some light found in
the following extract from the Springfield Re-
publican:
The hints, that have prevailed for some days,
OF interference with the disposition of General
McClelIans forces after he had taken the field,
begin to assume definite shape. The correspon-
dent OF the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser writes
from Fortress Monroe
&" W. hear that those in authority at Wash
ington, who are believed here to have broken up
Gen. Mcclellan plan Of campaign by with
drawing large bodies Of troops, on which ne bad
counted, from his command, find that they have
incurred fearful responsibility. Tocover their
faults, u few more troops are to be doled out
say one division where five should have been
here. Gen. Mcclellan is in good health, but
evidently somewhat careworn Yet he will
faithfully perform his duty, and not be forced
from soldierly pride, to resign, whatever indig-
mites may be offered him..
The extent to which Secretary Stanton has
inspired the newspaper war upon Gen McClell-
an IS better understood than he supposes if he
is.also interfering with Gen McCleIlans ope-
4Gtlpho III lhG Htlu, WIN lht same AIN, lhe
game may be Il deep one butit is dangerous
il is earnestly TO be hoped that there sno ioun-
datlon for such surmlses but II disaster and
deca. shall occur in Virginia, through improp-
TT intermeddling with the conduct OF the cam
palen BY those who are ignorant Of military
affairs, theresponsiblliiywill be such sany man
woald not wish TO bear.
We cannot give any clue to the particular
81 interference with the disposition OF Gen dc
Jie!lans forces above alluded to, and can
hardly imagine what it is, unless it be tho war
order giving Gen. Banks and Con. Mcdowell
independent commands and so, Of course with
drawing the troops under them from the control
of Cen. Mcclellan. But it hardly seems thatIt
can be that at all, iuasmuch as the President
made that order; and if that action was an oe-
caaon oil difference it would have led to rup-
ruya before this.
The censorship Of the press, which is genor-
ally creditod to Secretary Stanton. will reconcile
the newspapers as much as any thing to a change
in the administration Of the War Department,
and if no other good is gained we hope the pub
lie will at least be allowed to hear from the
armies in the field.