The New York herald., 1863-05-26


sent to the newspapers by their cor
RESPONDENTS in the field. Mr.. Lincoln,
dsregarding their proceedings and their
recommendation, at once communicated to the
press the despatch that We published yesterday,
announcing the glorious results Of General
Grants operations against Vicksburg. He
thought that the nation might feel some little
interest in the matter, aud that it had right to
the earliest possible intelligence in reference to
It. The difference between the course pursued
by him and that pursued by his constitutional
advisers has reversed the positions assigned
them by Congress. The latter have proven
themselves the geese and the former the only
wise man in the Cabinet. Ils
MoRE TALK ABOUT CABINET CHAN0Es.-There
II considerable talk about changes In the Cabi-
net, and Secretary Stanton, who is obnoxious
to almost all the country, is said to be in immi-
nent peril of losing his Office. General Butler is
mentioned as Stanton's successor; but, although
Stanton is extremely unpopular, even he would
be.preferable To Butler in that position. Gene
raj Butler has vast deal Of rough and tumble
ability which he displayed among the rowdies
of Baltimore and the roughs of New Orleans;
but we have yet to see any evidences Of his 6t-
uess Tor SO responsible an Office as that Of the
Secretary of War. There is q great amount Of
work which General Butler can do, and do
we'll; but the War Department demands man
Of quite a different character and calibre.
Stanton is bad enough; but Butler would be
worse, we fear. Let us not step out Of the
frying pan into the IRE.
The person whom President Lincoln should
select as his Secretary of War is undoubtedly
Major General Banks, now conducting splen-
did campaign against the rebels In Louisiana.
General Banks has immense popularity, COM
prshensive mind, great tact, remarkable admin
istrative abilities and experience, and Is tho
roughly practical and intelligent soldier. II
would be hard to name any other man who so
completely combines all the requisites of a war
secretary or secretary Of war; He is equally ut
home in the cabinet and in the field and could,
If necessary, at once administer the routine
business of his department and perform the
duties now entrusted to General-in-Chief
whose incompstency for his position is SO glar-
ing that poor Stanton seems an able man in
comparison with him. If President Lincoln
the rumors to this effect are true-let him give
US Banks instead of Butler, and put the origi-
nator of the term ''contraband" to other uses.
MISS DICKNsoN AND OTHER CRNoLINE CELEBRr-
rrEs.--n the charming young petticoat poll
tician who flashed upon our horizon some weeks
ago, after demolishng the copperhead hydra
of Connecticut. had been coutented with her
two trinmphs at the Cooper Institute, and had
foregone her last demonstration at the Brook
lyn Academy Of Music, she would undoubtedly
have carried with her from the city the most
brilliant reputation as a fiery tongucd orator.
Her first speech was her best; her second was
tolerably good; but the third showed won
derful falling off, both in the matter and the
Style. Perhaps If she had been left to herself
she might have done better; but she seems to
have fallen into injudicious hands. Her forte
evidently lies in the demolition of other peo-
ple's regulations. The Covenanters of Scot
land, 10 their days of widest fanaticism, could
have experienced no greater delight in shat
tering the holy images and painted windows Of
the churches than she in tearing into tatters the
professional characters Of the statesmen and
generals who had the misfortune to come under
her sweeping criticism. 1t was this popularity
that gave such zest to her Cooper Institute
speeches; and, as this spice and seasoning was
omitted in her Brooklyn speech, the dish tasted
das, stale and Improbable. We have no doubt
ttat her managers thought she was smashing
up things too recklessly and Unfortunately,
and that they tried 10 check that proclivity Of
hers; but by succeeding in this effort they de-
cidedly spoiled the whole effect, and made the
last speech too insipid for the public taste. 1t
would have been much better had she followed
out her own dashing style by pitching into the
generals and diplomats all round or, better
still, perhaps, had she prudently contented her
self with her first two achievements in this city.
We had learned to like her, and cannot help
cegretting that here her star should have gone
ant so soon. Il will next flash upon and aston
tsh the Quakers of her own native city, Phila-
Miss Dickinson is progressive young lady,
out by no means so progressive rs many Of the
ladies, old and young, who met during the an
oiversary week at Cheever's church, on the
prctence Of getting up National Loyal Ladies'
League, somewhat after the fashion Of the two
leagues that are now bothering the wits out Of
the good people of'Utica-
That quiet good naturcd, easy tempered
lady, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. in whose
name the call was issued was allowed 10 make
one sensible, well matured speech, and then
was az completely set aside as II she had never
bad anything to do with the affair. Miss Susan
3. Anthony, OF Rochester, took the lead, in
stalled her pleasant eyed young friend, Lucy
Stone, as President; had herself made chair
woman Of the Committee on Business, and, with
the aid of Mrs Ernestine l.. Rose and other