The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-01-30
Important Letter.
How Gen. Fremont is Progressing Mt
Washington.

Correspondence of the Brooklyn Times.
WAsuINGToN, "Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1862.
The retirement of Mr.. Cameron from the
Cabinet, instead of being offensive to the
rcdicals here, as everybody supposed would
be the case is quito otherwise; and it begins
to leak otit that ii is the first of a series of
changes in the Cabinet, to cOncilate the
friends of Fremont, in and out of Congress,
who are too powerful and too active TO be
longer dclicd.
Con Fremont's friends are not satisfied
with Camcr0ns Goursc, notwithstanding his
championship of the emancipation policy
and they have no commiscration for him;
and thoroughly dstrusted by the conserva-
tves his political status vas destroyed.
lie has fallen between two stools;
Mr., Blair is also to retire from the cabinet
Immediately, like Mr., Cameron he has for
leited, by his persecution of Fremont, tho
confidence of the radical constituencies, and
has not acquired that of the conservatives.
Mr., Blair is entitled to the credit of being
the only member of the cabinet who resist
ed the evacuation of Fort Sumter, ana for
the fcarlessncss with which he combated
the popular fallacy respecting the efficiency
of General Scott; but the quarrel of 1.-The
Blnirs" with Fremont has done for him,
-uiticaly. But if this fact were not suii-
cient, certain indscretions on his part mot
in any way involving his reputation as
public oi1iCer) will necessitate his retire
mCnt. 1t ia said that letters have como
ont before the Joint Committee on the Pro-
grcss of the War, in which he is found to
to have spoken diBrespectfully of the Presi-
dent-saying that he was an "old Wing, and
characterized by all the timidity and irrese-
luton of that class ofpoliticians,' sc. Mr;
Colfav, a strong friend of Fremont, will
succeed Mr. Blair as Postmaster General.
Mr.. Smith will retire from the Interior
Department, and so upon the supreme
Bench, The rumors about the retirement
of MIR. Wcllcs are unlounded. 1t is said Mr..
smith will be succeeded by ex-Governer
Hicks, of Maryland, or Mr.. Etheridge OF
Tennessee, Adj,-Gen, Thomas is To be re-
tired. and Assistant Adj-Gen. Williams
promoted TO his place. Gen. Thomas means
well but is the most inefficient of men.
Thus one after another of those who
prosecuted Fremont into retirement, are
going down. Scott, Comeron, Blair. and
Thomas, are forced into the background.
A letter from Gen. Ly on, written iiist be-
fore the battle of fSpringi was produced
before the Joint Committee of Congress, IN
which he directly charged his then impend-
ing defeat 10 the imbecility or indifference
ofGen. Scott and ms Staff, and to red tspe
bureaucracy in the War Department. Fre-
mont is making most successful defence,
and when the Committee reports will be or
dered to n command. "Old Abe" is very
stubborn, but liz "as never felt unfriendly
towards Fremont; no has spoken Of him
recently in the most friendly terms, but
were it otherwise, he is too wise man to
derry so powerful and mhcence in the crisis
He will adhere 10 his policy on the eman,
cipation question, but Fremonts friends WIZ
hereafter have large share in its admins
tration. SkNEA'