Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-26
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The rumors Of Cabinet changes seem. to
acquire form and substance, Talking With
an old friend at Wizards this morning, he
denounced the President in the bitterestl
style imaginable. Surprised at this, for be
was an Abolitonist and held Paymaster'ss
place in the army, undertook the task ,sfP ,ofP
pumping him, and found that hsA understood
all about Pres't Johnson's selIing out to theP
"d-d Copperheads," !" as be called them lHtej
belonged y the Chase wing, and the Chase
wing OF the Republican party had gohs the3
way Of all fiesh, and as he Stood 50 far COM
mitted that lie could d'not retreat, he felt that
it was all day With fim 'iour army I'd " pswaoqqeea waoqqeea
terribly in Flanders" said py. Uncle Toby.
but 1t was nothing to the,rieh gush Of paths
that the Paymaster let out.pJll1H II q
Taking time by the forelook, there is ala
ready one candidate certain for the Colum,a
bus Postoffice, whose claims are based upon,
the fact that hew was once Democrat, antlf
for some years followed the same business
that President johnson made bis living att
before he turned politician 1t is thoupht
that his chances are good. But there walh
be other Richmonds in the field before theI
change Is made, which will not be before
Congress meets, when Mr.. Wood win be
surprised to find some new name sent toi
the Senate in the place of his own, for that
comfortable little situation, the Columbus
Postoffice. an EJ syaos vis'nrstN3h s6 gsAai--
iAs-yet but two things are quite certain1
The first is, that Mcclellan will take the
War Department under his control; and
the second is, when he does this, a new
Cabinet, in which the Demoeratie element
will largely predominate, will be iuducted
into offeeI Who will ildeachE particulae
place is not certain, save as above
stated. The names of Seymour, OF New
York, Florence, of Washington, Robert j.
Walker, of no particular place, and Guth-
rie, of Kentucky are prominent in o the
mouths of men for Cabinet appointments.
That Montgomery Blair will have his choice
of places, except the Premiership, whicRbe
covets,is certain-the Secretaryship OF State
being rather too high place for him. 9lh'
The great "commotion, motion, the coun-'
try through"which rung in Democratic ears
during the campaign which elected "Trip!
pecanoe 6 Tyler, too,n in 1910, was scarce
equal to the commotion which this rumor
-excites in this excitable city. The reports
are Believed to have a foundation in truth
and hence men holding office are, AFRAID to
denounce them, and the time when theyAre
to take effect too distant to allow the clerkS
or heads of Bureaus to- indorse them, for,l
until removed from Office, the SeeretaD
ries have the power OF, removal and hence
the most of the Government officials,
like the owl. try to look wise and saynoth-
ing, but like the Irishtnan said Of that
much abused bird, they "keep a devil OF Q
thinking,p and their thoughts are not pleas.
ant. If they only knew into whose hands
they would fall, the course Of policy wodld
be plain, for then they could, change their
sails toimeet the coming storm. Without
this knowledge, they are very Democratics
and very Republican, keepingl a. sort OF
good Lord, good Devil position, not $pow4 $potawT4
ing into whose hands they may fall. soTFf
such political weathercocks were not tiest
pissed, they might be pitfed, for, as dr, van,
Buren once wrote, their 1tsgharfpgs 10 rin5
tOlerable." jiEgQ. .9IilJ9ob 30 yHomi1s9I T9h