The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-07-19
p1ssoLurIoN OF rae CABINET.


The often predicted event has at
length occurred. The d~isintcgration
of President Johnson's Cabinet was
commenced by the withdrawal of Post
master General Dennison, the cores
pondcnce between whom apd the Pres
ident is printed in another column.
Washington dispatches to the Gin
cinati papers state that Attorney Cen
eral Speed has also handed to the
President his letter of resignation
basing his Withdrawal upon tho same
grounds as Mr.. Dcnnison, but discuss
ing them more at length. 1t is also
stated that Secretary Harlan, of the
Interior Department has his letter Of
resignation prepared, to be sent in
within a fcw days.
1t is understood that Messrs. Sew
ard, Secretary Of State, McCulloch, Of
the treasury, and Wclles, of the Navy
being in full unison with the President
on matters of public policy and
committed in favor Of the ley party
movement and the call for the August
Philadelphia Convention, will remain
in the Cabinet.
The position of the Secretary of War
Mr.. Stanton, is not yet fully known
but it is asserted that his Withdrawal
from the Cabinet is but n question o
time.
1t would appear that the President
with the adhering members Of hi
Cabinet, have faith in the practically
ty of forming anew National Union
party, which shall become a power il
the land, by steering clear of the OK
IRENE of treason and copperheadisr
on tho one hand, and Of radicalism o
tho other. AS at present advised, W
take this as most charitable view
their action; for it is to the last degrc
repugnant to our feelings 10 attribut
to them the only other possible objee
they can have in view that OF turn
ing ovcr to tho party of treason an
disunion-lhe so.called Democrat
+, party-the control Of the whole bus
, ness Of restoration, and the adjustmer
of those nice and difficult question
which involve not only the future we
, fare, but tho existence of the Repul
3 lie. .,ptr,
Tho regular existing Union organ
r cation having refused to cngrat upc
its creed the propositions Of ultra RAJ
. icalism, tho movement for tho form
= ton Of n now Union party wouI
/ seem to DO entirely gratuitous and VI
t. called for. 1t must prove q delusic
n and q snare to those who oator it wi
tho idea of its becoming tho dom
nant party Of the country, except
b,ing merged with the odious cope
G head democratic organization, al
0 yielding to it the reins of party ma
= agement without reserving to the U
ion element n particle of influence.
If the object of those concerned
a the new movement be to play direct
It into the hands Of the copperhead d
!. mocracy, and to bring that party in
N power by the shortest road, then th
are preparing tor themselves an unc
Vi viablo place in h%istory-a nicho Of
fanny on n level with toe ~betrayers
liberty In all ages.
u 1t is now evident tho country is
!, DO kept in q whirl Of unparalleled
political excitement from the prese
10 time until the next Presidential eli
r ton; and tho sooner the real Uni
= party concentrates its forces, puts fol
= an authoritative and unmistakal
a declaration of it's creed, and ava
rs itself of the influence Of the great
y and most popular name identif
~ with that creed and with the crushi
III OF tho rebellion, the better 1t will
of for tho party and the country.
m Mn. DENNIsoN's SUccEssoR.-T
cd President has nominated A. w. RI
ne dali, now Assistant P. NJ, General, q