, 1866-07-13
THE CABINET CRISIS.

The crisis in President Johnson's career of
apostacy, which Copperhcads have 50 long
hoped for, and which Radicals have expected
and by no means feared, lns arrived. His
Cabinet Is breaking up. Postmaster General
Dcnnison has resigned. Secretary Harlan
and Attorney General Speed, and, 1t is said,
another, arc about to resign. If Mr. Stanton
should follow, as he probably will, there will
he no element left iu The Administration In
which the loyal people have confidence. This
is very grave situation. II, as was stated
IN the Republican caucus, Mr.. Seward
not only adheres to the President,
bnt announces approvingly, TINT the Presi-
dent will recognize the Confederate mem.
bcrs elect, together with the Copperhcads us
the lawful Congress, then We are on the
verge Of IN attempt at revolution. Then
the President resumes the rebellion where
Davis and Lee laid it down, and The couu-
try needs to be famllfarized with the fact
that in such case the Impeachment and re-
mova1 OF the President Is the only alterns-
tive against the renewal Of war.
Peace In this country can never again
be mnde, or kept on the basis
OF the submission Of the loyal
majority to the conquered Southern minority,
no matter whether the latter he represented
hy Lee in arms or by johnson In council.
Mr.. Seward, If he has advised the President
into this course, has raised a storm which he
has no power to guide. Hthey do not bend
they will be broken.
Mr. Raymond has at the eleventh hour an
nouuced that he and the Times have hereto
fore sustained the Philadelphia Conven-
fE4 ~
OF Its leaders that only loyal Union
men would be permitted 10 CO.
operate in IT.; thu. since he has
been uDdeceircd in this particular, he rcpu-
diascs It wholly and will lend it no further
support in Congress OF through the Times.
The fan Is again moving to separate the
wheat from the chatf. Mr., Raymond Is very
light kernel, but he Inns dropped among the
wheat. We hope he'll stay there. The Union
caucus Is now . unit In support Of the Con-
cressional policy. 1t may get have need OF all
Its unity and more than its heretofore
promptitude and energy.
The question now arises of whom
will Andrew johnson make his
new Cabinet. To make 1t of rebels
he Is afrald-to compose it of Copper
heads he is ashamed. He has no supporters
in tha Republican party except the little Doo-
little clique. Wisconsin will pray that he
will nominate Doohttle, As 1t will give her
chance for decent Senntor. Minnesota will
hope tho same for Norton. Pennsylvania will
say amen on behalf Of Cowan II Stanton goes
OUT and thus the whole party Will be pro-
'ioea for except Dixon, who has no chance,
as Connecticut Is afflicted with one Cabinet
officer.
Sons OF 1acsc men could give the Presi-
dent any more popular strenrtn than an n,nx
wax figures from Baruuu's Nus.nm. Th.v
have too much ti1nIdity and moi enouc,, ~
bellious deviltry to stand by the Pycs,5snt :,
any sleps likely 10 put them In personal dan
Eef, and the President Is trcad1ng in path
that, IT persisted in, surely lends where thcy
VIII not venture 10 follow.
BE will then he called on to select 4 CALI.
net OF Copperheads and rebels. Just now
they arc beautiful set to select Cabinet
from. Sewar<! and McCulloch have been in.
duced by timtdity alone to sustain the Presi.
dent, rs CaSs Tor time sustained Buchanan.
The same tim1dity will cause them to run
away from him as dangers thickcn, as Cass re-
signed from Buchanan when he saw whittier
he was drifting. Imagine johnson gravcly
recognizing the members from the seeded
States as the lawful Congress, and erayely
sending in to them the names Of
leading. rebels for his Cabinet
Reverdy johnson for Secretary OF State, r.
E. Lee for Secretary Of War, Benjamin Wood
for Secretary. of the Treasury, and Garrett
Davis TOR Secretary Of the Interior, aud A.
Il. Stephens and Gov. shnrkey for other
Offices. In what particular will Mr.. johnson
then differ from Jelerson Davis at the head
Of the retellicn. The North and it, represeu-
tatives in Congress have need to watch care
fully the line OF demarcation Mt which Mr..
Johnsou's treason to lis party becomes trca.
son 10 his country, aud when he
treads along that line 10 see that
he docs not oYerstep 1t. Any nt-
tempt, such as Seward 1orcshadows, to rccos-
nizc Congress Of rebels, will be resisted 10
arms by tho whole military power Of the
North. It is revolution and can never be nc-
compltshed, nor ercn attempted with impu.
nifty. The country has had enough Of sup
pressing rebcllions without punlshlns their
1andors n mill ,,oucr yx.ySasi SJ,n f,11r