, 1862-12-22
1hE VERY LATEST NEWS.
MONDAY, O'CLOCK, l. M
MATTERS All THE CAPITAL,
RESIGNATION OF. SEWARD
AND CHASE,
An Important Weeks History,

NAS8EiGIUN4 DEtGUDET Ac6~s
Since the 17th inst, the government censor;
ship has been tightened, so az to prevent the
Geographic transmisEion Of the important |
changes and complications which have con- |
Tulsed political circles at the Capital. This
censorship having again been relaxed, it may
be well to give an outline Of recent events
On the 18th inst, The Republican Senators
had q CAUCUS to consider what Wis necessary
in view Of eighteen months management and
Of recent culminations, to restore public con-
fldence in the Administration. A general
feeling Of hostility 10 the Cabinet ne at present
organized was:dcye1oped.
On the Isth inst, another Caucus WAS held, 7
and q resolution was offered, and came near
being adopted, declaring want OF confidence
i'll Adr. Seward, and asking tie President to
pHt some more earnest and reliable man in
his place. They finally agreed, however, on
another resolution, calling on the President
to re-organize his Cabinet, which was pre-
sented 70 the President nextrday by CON-
mittee Of lime Senators
Meantime Mr: Seward heard Of tile pro-
ceedlngs, and seeing mat the resolutlon
| finally passed; really referred to him, hastened
to tender his resignation. Assistant Secretary
Fred, Seward did the same Their private
| papers at the State Department were packed
| up, and they proposed to return to New York
as soon as their SUCCESSORS should be ap-'
pointed.
Dir. SeWartPs resignation seemed necessarily
| to require that Of several others, if not the
| whole Cabinet, that the President might de-.
tcrmine upon What policy should mark tue
future conduct Of his Administration, and
tl;cn organize a Cabinet with reference to
that policy. go
came generally known it WAS: it onee supposed
that the resignation Of all the Cabinet, unless
perhaps. Chase, would speedily follow. It was
reported that Montgomery Blair who was
only less obnoxious than Seward had
resigned, but the report proved
7,nfounded and finally On Saturday Chase him.
self RESIGNED o5 tf,ero had hee1, T. panera1
| concurrence in oDi1ion that under the eircun,.
stances he OUGHT to leave tho Cabinet, Eli
restoration was INTERPRETED as a strong hinl
to tie rest that when he resigned there could
ba mn rosssh1c cxcusc for thcir falino tn de
the same
Runners of Montromerv R7,;r,s restoration
vcrc now rcceircd bnt st;11 thev cou1d M,
,,e ro11 tnnndaa n1e,nt;me stonton oni
o+1ors ubo d;a ,,ot 1rier, to ras;on and WI,
so,r th,t sew,,i,s rct;roment comne71ed tht
rrconstrnct;on of j, cah;net in which hc n;yh,
10 noee;h1r 1oft o,,t lad 1,eo,, hns,, +rv;n7
~ h.;,,rr so,,,~1,s ,a41,r,, ona eorars1 YAK
tnoaa Senotors 1,,;, nccu he,n;ro in The sam,
1rars- rs11,,o,- ,roro r,.+or;,i11 sida5 :, ~;
:. a;haa,,,+- - s,,;nor so7,.or5,s ,,,,oa scn,ts,
Taesan5a,, eoa1naS ~ he ro;n+ed o,,+ h,
oa,,,--o~, ass<,,,t 10 t1a ,,ro,,or may, In TAX
o,,,r,n ~ ia sto+a Do,,a r+,ncnt 1,Dt F,seon
a.n 1os ,5ors+oo5 n n,si.ive1.::r :rofnaa r,,,as
+bo reortr,,,;-at;o,, ,r,. +boro,uh ,nd maj
comn1ete= Mr. Chase was talked Of as a ZOO
, | man for Premier, but then who could tax
the Treasury? The further difficulties wef
: mgettmg other members to resign SO tha
, | reorganization could be effected.
, Stanton was understood to have declare
I | he could not be forced out, and Blair appeare
6 | to act, Il not talk, in the same way, II
President seemed unwilling to d;splae
+ these gentlemen unless they indicated
disposition to relieve him Of his eml,arras
ment by voluntarily retiring.
Thus matters came to dead lock aud Il
Cabinet complications appeared worse CT
| tangled than ever AHairs still remain u,
: certain. Some Senators are said to la,
~ backed down from their position, and eyc1
effort is said to be making to get Chase AT
- Seward to come back and have things c
- along in the old way. Many well informt
- persons insist tonight that this will be II
= result, while others maintain that Chase,
least, cannot be coaxed back, and most pr
. baby Seward cannot either, and that, the1
- fore, Cabinet revolution is inevitable.
- 1t seems generally conceded that if a ne
- Cabinet is formed, Fessenden will go in
;, Secretary Of State and Chase as Secretary
:, the Treasury.
Speaker Grow is talked Of to succeed B,a
and Schuyler Co1fax to take Crows place
Sneaker of the HOUSE,, For other nlaces
H. variety Of names are mentioned, but ever
u thing on this subject is purely conicctur
:, Henry Winter Davis seems to meet With mo
~ favor than any border State man, thou,
~ judge Holt is also fayorably mentioned.
seems definitely asccrtained that up to Il
evening none but Seward and Chase have ,
- s;qned.
~ Should Seward be brought back and Chr
IT. 1eff out, the Cabinet wou1d be reorganizea
horaer State basis. On the other hand.
eue-a ho 1nf, o,,+ ara chase 1,,n,rh+bo1