Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-01-01

l-Elrl NEWS VI IhE DAY. Il. -
I There is q great peliiical crisis a
Washington. The Cabinet, which as 4
whole never pleased the people, and
has recently entirely lost public conf.
dence. Is IN The stsges Of dissolution.
Seward and Chase we're The only mem
bers;of the CabiDet that had ceriainly
resigned. Blair and Stanton were un.
] willing 70 retire less they might not be
taken back into the new Cabinet, while
tbe President was unwilling to force
the retiremept Of any Of his Secretaries
Efforts were being made To get Seward
and Chase back, but this cannot be ac-
eompIished. II one goes bsck the
iother willnot, aad IL one remains out =
reconstruction seems inevitable. II is
to be hoped it is true. that the dsy for
putting third-rate lawyers or politicians
into the Cabinet is past. The crisis de-
mands the services OF the best men in
the nation, and IL Mr.. Lincoln will select
his new advisers with special reference
to the demands of the country, he will
do well. The first Cabinet was made
to crafty partisan factions. 1t should
be made now in reference to the tremen-
dous national crisis that exists.
General Burnside has assumed the
entire responsibility Of the Fredericks-
burg battle. This disposes Of the
question that has agitated the public
upon that point. This act will not
lower General Burnside in the es,ima-
ton of the public. He made a mistake.
suffered reverse, and he does not seek
TO shuttle the responsibility on to other
shoulders. Had he allowed himself to
be forced to move against his own judg-
ment, he would have given evidence of
unftness to command.
General Fosters capture of Kingston,
N. c.. has already been announced.
The place was taken after a fight of
FIVE hours. His loss was 200 men.
Five hundred prisoners. eleven cannon,
and some valuable stores were secured.
General F. marched thence on Colds
boro'. the junction Of all the important
railroads in the State-s distance Of
twenty two miles. A rebel dispatch Of
the 18th states that he attacked the
place on the 18th and was repulsed.
As. however, the entire rebel account
Of the affair at Kingston proclaimed a
repulse of the "Abalitionists." we may
suppose that their version of the Colds.
boro' fight is also unreliable, and wait
for more trustworthy information.
We have from Cairo, the very i'm
portant news that the rebels have sue
ceeded by means of cavalry raids in
cutting the Mobile h Ohio railroad at
several points between Grand Junction
and Columbus thus severing Gen.
Grants connection with the Mississippi
river at the latter point. 1t was over
this road ne obtained all his supplies.
This is serious matter; but Of course
Lhe rebels cannot hold possession Of the
road. To what extent they have dam
aged the work is not known. Under
this state Of affairs there will be no dis
linct intelligence from Grants army
for several days. The force of the lat
ter is strong enough to take care of the
enemy in front, and also to reopen COM
with the river. The i'm
mediate undertaking of the latter job
will be necessary. as it is not likely the
army has provision sufficiently ahead to
warrant delay. In one OF our Washing
ION letters, as also in our dispatches Of
his morning. the destination Of the
Banks Expedition is stated. 1t is to
cooperate first in the opening Of the
river, and next in the cap
lure Of Mobile. This is better than
Texas, but it would have been better
'till to have sent it in the direction Of