The New York herald., 1865-05-27

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as good. His opponsA u are Kicking up .
great muss about him, ana thus Presidens
johnson has got plenty Of 1e. * on his hands
Hubbuh About the Ca 'inet.
The factious politicians througAS> : tne conn'
try are raising great noise and s'umuls In
reference to change In the Cabinet. These
busybodies, having no Idea but that Of >srasA-
gem and spoils, are running back and forth 70
Washington, blowing their horns of bNass,
rattling their tin pans, and kicking ups terriNle
hubbub, thus endeavoring to show that tn
whole country demands an immediate recon
struction Of the Cabinet. While pretending to
be the mouhpieces Of the people, they are
really and In fact looking out for Fat places for
themselves, and trying to secure an endorse
ment from President johnson which will give
them an air Of respectabiIity among the pof-
ticans.
1t is probable that there will be some changes
in the Cabinet along in the summer, when
Secretary Seward has finished his work with
Napoleon and secured bis withdrawal Of
French bayonets from Mexico. He wal then
have performed the great work of bis depart
ment necessary in closing up the rebellion.
and can afford to retire and recuperate' his
health. When he does resign his portfolio u
is altogether probable that Mr.. Adams will b
recalled and appointed Mr.. Stewards successer.
be made-inHnitely better than the one-ides
man, Senator Sumner. In the meantime tho
public may expect great hubbub to be kept
up about the other positions. The radical
negro-worsbippers, cotton spectators and ope-
rators in suspicious trade through our
lines, are raising heaven and earth to secure
the assignment Of Ben Butler to the War De-
partment But we apprehend that he stands
no earthly chance whatever. The suspicious
record of many of those advocating his claims,
which have been made in their cases in sundry
Investigations, must certainly destroy all inf1u-
ence which they might have with the powers
that be. Secretary Stanton still remains the
master of his situation at the head Of the War
Department There is no prospect Of his 10
linquishing his hold as long as these noisy fac
tions keep up their fight upon him. But if they
let him alone, It is altogether probable that hs
will retire of his own accord when the army II
placed upon peace basis, and the work Of the
War Bureau in closing the rebellion is finished.
We presume that some man Of the stamp of
Governor Brough, of Ohio, about whom there ID
no whisper of suspicion, win then step in snd
discharge the duties Of that office.
Those changes will necessitate others, and
then will come the time for rewarding Preston
King by assigning him to the duties Of the
Navy Department This we know will sadly
interfere with our friend Forney's expectations
and plans. He Is exceedingly anxious fox
grandfather Welles' old shoes, but we do not
see how he is to be accommodated. What
says Forney to the position Of Postmaster
General? The appointment Of Brough 10 the
War Department will necessltate the retirement
of Governor Dennison, and make vacancy
there. 1t is true Greeley Is very anxious for
that position, and we rather favor his claims.
But 1t will not look we'll to have two Cabinet
officers from the same State, and Preston King
being assigned as natural right to the Navy
Department, we don't see but that Greeley win
have to postpone his claims for 'just once,"
and make room for Forney. Under these cir
cumstances we are not sure but that we win
favor Forney's appointment IL he will agree -
place himself upon his good behavior.
The Treasury Department is in good handss
and the clamor OF Weed to remove Mr.. McCul-
loch should not be listened to. Mr.. Weed has
dabbling with old jobs about enough to be
satisfied. If he takes charge Of Rsymond's
1Ymes-as is now contemplated-he will have
oil that he can attend to in getting that paper
out of its ENHANCEMENT, which has forced u
to tack sail and be universally trimming
between wind and water. As to the Blairs, the
old man might be commissioned 10 conclude
his peace negotiations with JefE Davis. Now
that the old lady Davis has donned tho anti
belligerent costume Of female, Blair can visa
him without the convoy Of vessel-of-wsr.
Davis being in close confinement, Blair can ns
doubt obtain from him full confession for The
benefit Of the world generally. We dare say
that he can become the executor Of Davis last
will and testament, and thus have employment
sufficient to occupy his time and render all
operations in the kitchen cabinet unnecessary,
Since Montgomery Blair came TO New York,
and failed in his efforts to draw into his COM
binations the Tammany Hall leaders, Tho
Mozart politicians, or the McKeon faction, and
finding in all his efforts no person to become
bis dupe but Alphabet Barlow, and proved hia
unntness for that work, bis true position b
plainly that Of secretary and prime minister to
his father in administering on the win Of Davis.
That document-providing as Il win for the final
disposition Of the late so-called Southern
eonfederacy-will furnish plenty Of hard work,
especially In finding the confedesscy 10 dis
pose Of