Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-07-26
TEE CABINET CRISIS.

The crisis in President Johnson's career OF apos-
tacy, which Copperheads have go long hoped for,
and which Radicals hive expected, ard by no
means feared. has arrived. His Cabinet is break
ing up. Postmaster General Dennison has resign
ed Secretary Harlan and Attorney General
Speed, and it is said. another, about TO resign.
If Mr.. Stanton should follow, as he probably will.
there will be no element len in the Administration
in which the loyal people have confidence. THIS
is grave situation. IT, as was stated IN the
Republican caucus, MIR. Seward not only adheres
10 the President. but announces apprOynsly, that
the President will recognize the Confederate MEM
bers elect, together with the Coppcrheads as tho
lawful Congress, then We are on the verge OF an
attempt at revolution. Then the President re-
sumcs the rebellion where Davis and Lee laid it
down, and the country needs TO be familiarized
with the fact tha; in such n case the impeachment
and removal of the President is the only alterna-
tive against the renewal of
Peace in this country can never again be made,
or kept the basis OF the submission of the loyal
majority TO the conquered Southern minority, no
matter whether the latter be represented BY Lee
in arms or Johnson in council. Mr. Seward, il he
has advised the President into this course, has
raised storm which he has not the power TO
guide II they do not bend they will be broken.
Mr.. Raymond has at the eleventh hour announc-
ed that he and the Times hive heretofore sustain
ed the Philadelphia Convention movement. on the
representation OF its leaders that only loyal Union
men would bc permitted TO cooperate in 1t; that
since he has been undecelved in this particular, no
repudiates it wholly and will len! it no further sup
port in Congress or through the Times. The fan
is again moving to separate tho wheat from the
chafr. Mr.. Raymond is very light kernel, but
he has dropped among the wheat We hope he'll
stay there. The Union caucus il now unit in
support OF the Congressional policy. Ii may yet
ha,e need Of all its unity and more than its here
tofOre promptitude and energy.
nf whom Andrew
Johrrson make his new Cabinet. To make il OF
rebels he is afraid-to compose 1t o: Copperheads
he is ashamed. He ha. no supporters IN the Rs-
publican party except the little DOollttle clique
Wisconsin will pray that he will nominate Doolit-
tie, as il will give her chance for decent SerIa
tor. Minneso,l will hope the same for Norton
PenEs sylvania will say amen on behalf OF Cowan II
Stanton goes OUT and Thus the whole party will bo
provided for except Dixon. who has no chance, as
Connecticut is afflicted with one Cabinet officer
None of these men could give the President anV
more popular strength than 50 many wax hgures
from Barnum's Museum. They have too much
timidity and no; enough rebeious devitry to stand
by the Presilen, in any steps likely to put them
in personal danger, and the President is treading
in path that. If persisted in, surely leads "hera
they will not venture to follow.
He will then be called on to select Cabinet OF
COpperheads and rebels. Just now they are q
beautiful set 20 select a Cabinet from. Seward
and McCullOch have been induced Oy ttniui't
alose to sustain :he President, Cass for time
sustained Buchanan. The same tmdity will cause
them TO run away from him dangers thicken, as
Cass resigned from Buchanan when he whittier
he was drifting. Imigine Johnson gravely recog-
nizing the members from the seeded States as
tho lawful Congress, and gravely sending in to
them the names of leading rebels for his Cabinet.
Reveriy Johnson for Secretary of State, H. r..
Lee for Secretary of War, Benjamin Wood for
Secretary Of the Interior, and A. III. Stephens aud
Gov Sharkey for other offices. In what partcu-
lar will Mr.. Johnson then differ from Jefferson
Davis at the head of the rebellion. The North
and its representatives in Congress have need to
watch carefully the line of demarcation at which
Mr. JohnsOn's treason to his party becomes trea-
son to his country. and when he treads along that
line TO see that he does not overstep il. Any at
tempt, such rs Seward fOreshadows. TO recognize
/ Congress of rebels, viii be resisted in arms by
the whole military power Of the North. Il is revo-
luton and can never be accomplished, nor even
attesptcd with impunity. The country has had
enough of suppressing rebeons without furnishing
their leaders. II will never repeat the folly
Chi Tfib.