The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-19
Change I'm the Cabinet Unanimously
Demanded.

its existence.
Change I'm the Cabinet Unanimously
Demanded.
The energy and vitality of the American
nation are most wonderful Few other nations
could have contended so long with such
gigantic rebellion, even under the most favor
able circumstances. No other nation could
have carried on the contest for single month
under such an administration as that which we
have been forced to endure. The Scriptural
Samson had but single Deilab to cripple him
during his struggle with the Philistines; but
the American Samson has a Cabinet of Deilahs,
each vieing with the others to prevent his sue
cess. The loyal States have twenty three mil
lions OF white people and the rebel States only
six millions, and with such tremendous odds
The long duration and slow progress Of this APP
parentiy endless war seem most unaccouutabie
The mystery is at once explained however,
when we consider that the efforts of The loyal
States are'nulliled by our own rulers. 1t is a
shameful and disgraccful fact that three in
triguing and incompetent Secretaries and one
imbecile, useless General-in Chief have SO
cramped, hindered and impeded the nation
that, like blinded giant, we have harmed our
selves much more than our enemies.
We arc rejoiced to find that the most radical
republicans have at last discovered the true
causes Of our failure, and unto with the rest
Of the people in demanding a change in the
Cabinet and in the policy Of the war. The
resolutions unanimously adopted by caucus
Of republican Senators speak the real senti
meats Of the country. These resolutions de-
mand vigorous and successful prosecution
Of the war, and in order to accomplish this
they require that the present Cabinet shall be
dismissed and that Cabinet of statesmen, able,
resolute and determined shall be formed to
replace the heterogeneous collection Of Cali
fornia lawyers, financial blunderers and
fusty, niusty, anliquated fossils who now pre-.
tend to manage the departments. These de-
mands arc heartily endorsed by the whole
country, and there is no reason, good bad or
indifferent, why they should not be imncdi-
ately complied with by the President. We are
aware that, during such a crisis as this, the
chief Executive should be chartably judged.
He is surrounded by such wall of protested
friends, sycophantic Office hunters, Sleek con-
tract seekers, who besime him with fulsome
batteries in the hope of obtaining chance
TO clutch at the national purse. and
trenzied fanatics, who are eager to drag him
into the same black perdition which awaits
themselves, that ii is almost impossible for the
real voice Of public opinion to reach and move
him. The independent press, however, is the
modern substitute for the ear of Dionysiuy.
Let the President listen, and he will hear the
universal clamor for change in his Cabinet
and his policy.
But, though the President may possibly havo
been deceived and deluded by Chase, Stanton,
Halleck and Company during the terrible days
which have passed, we are at loss TO under
stand how that deception and delusion can
longer continue The republican Senators
have hitherto supported the administration, and
have even assisted in the grand abolition
scheme Of prostituting our gallant armies into
phanthropic bands of wet and dry nurscs for
the contrsbands, and our loyal States into vast
negro nurseries. What do these Senators say
now? They see, il the President does not,
that the nation is lost unless we drop pseudo
philanthropy and begin fighting. They see, If
the President does not. that with Secretary of
the Treasury who has so muddled the finances
OF the country that ruin seems inevitable:
with a Secretary OF the Navy incapable of
managing his department, and unable to pro-
tect our commerce from the ravages OF a single
pirate: with Secretary Of War whose am
billion has slranglcd his patriotism and
who has devoted his energies, not to
crushing out the rebellion, but to tyrannizing
over loyal citizens; with q Gcneral-in-Chef
who, according TO his own sworn state
ment is nobody. the sickening spectacle
Of the Mexican republic will soon be out
Herodcd by the anarchy which awaits this
once proud, powerful and prosperous country.
Let the President, then. read tho resolutions
passed by the republican Senator'S. Let him
read the earnest and eloquent protest which
Tburlow Weed has recently addressed TO the
republican party. There can be but one an
swer 10 the startling inquiries which Thurlow
Weed suggests. We are drifting TO dcstruc-
ton, and change in the Cabinet and Of the
policy Of the war alone can save u.s.
With these bitter truths before him, how can
the President longer hesitate and delay What
is there about Messrs. Chase, Stanton, Welles
aad Hlllsck that their reteation in Office is
worth tho past sacrifices OF life and treasure
aud the present sacrifice of the country
Are incompetency, incapacity and imbecility
at 50 high premium at Washington
Is the government so dependent upon this
quar,etts Of sumphs that it will fall to pieces
If they be removed lf not, why are they
retained. Does tho President condescend TO
consider the question Of political cxpediency
should be changed: for all partes-democra-
tic, republican conservativc-agrce in de-
handing II. Is the question one Of military
necessity If so, the Cabinet should be
changed for the present incumbsnss bave
cained ma no victnrics aad. are directly or in