The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-14
The Cabinet Crisis Commencement of O
Dissolution.

DlSSOIutiOus
From the Times
Close upon the heels Of change of the British
Ministry we have a ministerial crisis at Wash
ington. The very atmosphere in the Old World
and the New seems to be charged with the ele-
ments of change and reconstruction. Post
master-General Denson has resigned on grounds
OF political differences with the President At
toney-General Speed Is reported to have fol-
lowed his example, and Secretaries Stanton and
Harlan are expected TO follow. To the indie
pendents Randall, Doolittle, and Dixon cali for
a Union johnson National Convention in Phila.
delphia, 1t appears, we are indebted Tor this
commencement of q dissolution, and the story
may be briefly told.
Within the last thirty-siX hours there have
been some very remarkable and momentous
movements at Washington IN the way of politi-
cal reconstruction. The call for an independent
National johnson Union Convention at Phila-
delphla has resulted in an extraordinary effer-
vescence among the radicals OF Congress. AS
John Minor Bolts. in the days of the old Wing
patty, declared, in reference TO Captain Tyler,
1--WE will head him or de-" so has "old Thad.
Stevens" issued his edict and all his followers
say "AmenW in regard to the hea ling or be-
heading OF Andrew johnson. TINS proposed
Philadelphia Convention as it appears, has
satisfied even Senator Wilson at last that tue
President has gone over to the Copperheads,
and so, without mlncing the matter any
longer, he is to be headed oil. crcumvented,
and put down.
To accomplish this object three combined
movements were undertaken. First, the radical
caucus, which has pronounced against this
proposed Philadelphia Johnson National Union
Convention in August secondly, a counter
convention in Philadelphia, IN September, of
Southern radical Republicans; aud thirdly. a
supporting movement among the radical ele-
! ments of the Cabinet BY the first OF these
| agencies II is expected that the whole rank and
! ble of the Republican organization not per-
! sonally bound to the Administration will be
whipped into line; by the second device the
NJ an n arfK ri,nc
oil Congress, and III opposition to the President,
is anticipated and by the last eXpedent, OF a
mutiny in the Cabinet, the radicals doubtless
desire to push Mr.. johnson to the extremity OF
! submission to Congress or TO the alternative OF
! Cabinet reore anizalion while the two houses
are sull in session, so that the Senate may at
once be able TO pass its Judgment, yea or nay,
| upon the nominations made.
| This is bringing the "ifrepressble conflict" to
a fight at close quarters. What will be the
consequences? We remember tbat when the
old dominant Wing party OF Congress OF
lS4l were about to issue their edict OF eX
communication against President Tyler,
Daniel Webster, his Secretary of State, in
helited from General Harrison, touchingly
| inquired, in view of the rupture "Wnere
am l to go?" Mr., Seward is now in the same
predcament and, like Webster, Tor a llttle
while longer he has probably concluded tc
take his chances with the Administration
Philadelphia johnson Convention and all. But
this is the johnson pill which the amiable Post
master-General Denison OF Ohio, has peremp
tory refused to swallow, and a similar refusal
is expected or reported from Messrs. Stanton
Harlan, aud speed. The other two Cabine
members, Messrs McCulloch and Welles, it Il
thought, will still prefer to go with MIR. Seward
for the bird in the hand to al the birds in tht
bush, even though put to the test of endorsing
this JOhnsonIan National Conservative Conven
ton. But VIII the President apply this test
Thaddeus Stevens and the radical caucus haV'
thrown down the gauntlet, and the President
we think, must either take il up or surrende
at discretion. He must being driven 10 th'
wall, proceed to bring his Cabinet to the tes
raised by his enemies, or he must abandon M
Philadelphia Convention, his policy, and hi
party, and admit his Administration a failure.
The Cabinet collapse, at all events, has com
menced, and reconstruction may be considere,
inevitable. We have had the cry OF "woli
wolip so often repeated, that 1t has TOR som
} time been utterly disregarded; but the wolf ha
; now really entered the fold, and the blac
sheep, IL is reasonable 10 suppose, will all b
sacrificed. We are still in tho midst of tn
, greatest events of the nineteenth century, an
neither congresses nor cabinets can stand still
They must advance with the spirit OF the age
. or they viii be displaced. ~ 10 ga'lj sal
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