Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-07-20
The Change III Lincoln's Cabinet.
The Herald has the following editorial re.

The Chanse ~ LiHcoihS Napiho''
The Herald has the following editorial re-
marks:
Senator Fessenden, of Maine, lately Chair
man of the Senate Finance Committee, has
been appointed to the place in the Cabinet
made vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Chase
Mr.. Fessenden is not man after Mr.. Lin
coins heart. He afiiiates with that portion
of the Republican party that has been array.
ed against the President in the recent Cabinel
tro6blcs. He is an extremist and his views
on finance are essentially the same as those
of Mr.. Chase Mr.. Lincoln has taken his
new Secretary on compulsion, and has TINS
been beaten at the very first step in the
struggle that he seemed to brave in going to
extremties with Mr.. Chase. He has learned
too late the real strength that could be con-
centrated against him in the Senate. IIe
had too little faith in that opposition; but
now; alarmed at the development of its power,
be has heen driven into the most complete
approval and endors ment Of Mr.. Chase
against himself: he has accepted Mf. Chase
double.
OF course, the trouble does not end here.
Mr.. Lincoln doubtless accepted Mr.. Chase's
resignation under the immediate pressure of
a more than usually rough Cabinet quarrel
but, having accepted it, he thereby FASTENED
The Inevitable issue of difficulty hitherto
successfnlly smothered, covered up and kept
dormant in the Republican paty. The diff,
Guilty is the powerful and determined opposi-
ton of the Senate to Mr.. Lincoln. 80 long
as Mr.. Chase wes in the Cabinet, this oppo.
stion nursed its wrath and kept quiet. He
controlled it. But upon his removal, the pent
up bitterness began 10 discharge. lis fury.
Other causes, therefore, besides the knowledge
of Tod's incompetency, were at the bottom
of the objections to that gentleman. hlr.
Lincoln, m,reoyer, knew Tod's rcompetency
well a. any une: Rrt Tod is a nonentity,
and he wanted nonenti,y in his place. More
than this, Tod was from Ohio. By this prefer
of a man from SIr. Chase's State, he hoped
to simply supply that gentleman's place and
to keen otherwise tile Cabinet stutas or bal
auce. Aud the Senate opposed Tod, not be-
cause he was unfit for the place, but simply
to declare lis yicws that the Cabinet is unit,
and that The change of one member destroys
the identity.of the body, and that the whole
must be made one. 1t made this the basis
of its opposition, and the array OF the forces
opposed to him on this point frightened Mr.
Lincoln into the temporary REIMBURSEMENT oi
the struggle, and induced him to seek the
first shelter he could find, and to escape on
! any-terms. But he has not escaped. He
has only shown to the Senate. how much il
may require and how am0e its power is. The
Senate will not be satisfied with one victory
Mr.. Lincoln, in this difficulty with Dir. Chase
commenced war that will not cease un'
til he has re.orgaTized his Administration
through and through, and entirely changed
the personnel of his Cabinet. 1t is therefore
quarrel that will inure to the public good
it is storm that will clear the Dir, but it vii
be 6erces