The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-16
" ASHINGTON.
w.sv,voxox oct. is. 1867, !
no 49, Ought

The Cabinet-Inck Of Harmony in Its ~'r
ciis-fhe stanton and Mcclellan Correspo.
deuce-The Secretary Of State Tenacious Of
his fositiou-fie Refuses TO Take q Hint
Changes Talked OF.
The suggested changes In the Cabinet which have 10
often bssn urged and intended sti remain Suspended
from the failure Of the President the expsca
tioas Of his friends and 10 fainl the desire OF the coun
try II ID impossible that the Administration can sue
cssd, that the President can have q fair hearing,
while there such An absence OF harmony ~ now
lists In the Cabinet and such radical differences In prin
oipes and policy ~ actually separate their councia
Antagonism. and not homossnsousnsss ID the distin-
gushing Characteristic Of this Cabinet In s political
composition, in i practice and In lis theories. There
Is no bond Of union. sympathy cohesion. Every
man, except perhaps the Attorney General and the old
lady, who called Secretary OF the Navy Ia for himself
FIRST last and alwaya They all profess very differently,
IL s Iue but their acts contrast strongly with their
ardent and interested professions, which are mainly
volunteered TO ensure their retention OF power
Tho President has long felt that his Cabinet was an
embarrassment and an ncubus-nrst because IL did not
challenge the confidence OF the country and secondly,
because he has the best know that 1t has not
been faithful to him personally. Stanton was long noto
rous as spy who abused the confidential relations
which his position offered, to incito hostility
against the man BY whose mistaken favor he
verted INTO the most selfish and INSCRIPTIONS
machine Of personal and party ambition. when his
private correspondence with General Mcclellan written
at the very Identical time he consprng his down.
fall and processing the most devoted personal friend
ship, shall SEQ the light Of day, must soon do to
vindicate the truth Of history and when his conduct in
jobs contracts and favoriism shall DO exposed, the
world will what manner OF this criminal law
YER who was unduly foisted into high place. and who
was notorious in this city alder and abetor in the
work Of secession whom Il seemed promise
There ere muttudes Of living witnesses, well known to
the country, who ready to testify in this respect
and to prove the hypocrisy of Mr. Stewards Carnot"
as ho was pleased to call him.
Yet with all this knowledge was difficult to bring
the President to the point OF Diminishing who had the
gross indecency to cling to office, after being
ordered to qutproof that he fitted for such
association or responsibility Mr.. johnson perhaps
partially mised BY tho efforts OF Mr. Seward to retain
Stanton for it Is we'll known that he invoked every pos
sble means and sent every available to the Pres
dent, in the hope Of preventing that result And he
testified his devotion in DESTINATIONS and offensive
manner before the public by driving the expelled
tary through the principal thoroughfares Immediately
after his dismissal to rebuke the President and
covor the disgrace OF Stanton with the mantle OF his
diplomacy How we'll he succeeded tho recent elections
answer In rebuke which ought at eas, TO make them
both tremble.
Il is we'll understood hero that the President has
more than dsIcaely intmated desire to his Cab-
not to receive their designations; but the hint has
been taken, when given in the broadcast terms
It quite recently to Mr. Seward The InteAi0encer
which is sometimes recognized convenient organ Of
the President published article several weeks ago.
which very clearly told the Secretary OF State that
services were longer required. Mr. Seward presented
himself at tho White House with the paper, and de-
manded 10 know, in very peremptory tone, II tho
offensive article had been seen or approved by the
President, to which the latter quietly replied that he
''had seen It before the publication" Thereupon the
wrath Of the secretary subsidized IL did when Lord
John Russell throw the Alabama claims In his face and
told him no would not arbtrate He went homo salts
fed and held on like Trojan 70 his office, and
die AZ hard a. his friend Stanton did.
determined effort Is now making to purge the cab-
net and Mr. johnson begins to take courage from the
elections II he would only do half that he intends tho
difcuty would be soon settled Longer hesitation will
ruin him entirely and he feels this embarrassment 20
much that possibly he may take the bull by tho horns
One dihcuy choice Of men and this s moro serious
perhaps. than would DO supposed At first glance J. s.
Black Of Psnnsyl is pressed for tho State depart
msnt; but his connection with Buchanan's admnisra-
ton, and his conduct during the war; render his con.
nrmation impossible, even II It desirable to
restore such Bourbons. Reverdy johnson, offers,
perhaps the best chance before the Senate, and
would be. At least respectable appointment Neither
General Blair General McCisrnand can be
confirmed ~ Secretary Of War, and u would only In.
tepsy hostility 70 nominate one or the other. General
Sherman would accept but for motives Of personal deli
cacy toward General Grant, Still the fact 10 by no
doubtful that he 10 entirely opposed to the
iuonary ultras and In favor Of the constitutional prn
cpiss upheld BY the President He free express
statements to the contrary pure inventions OF the
enemy. II Is the aim and effort OF the President TO
bns may practicable all the eo-
msnts OF the country In o movement which will sweep
the destrucvss out OF existence and what yet
left Of the constitution.
Presentation Of the Pashn Of Tunis to tho
President-similarity Between tho Institu-
tions OF Turkey and This Country.
Mr. Biacque Bey the Turkish Minister to-day intro
duced to the President General Hussein Pasha Of Tunis
Tho interview quite interesting. In presenting
General Hussein, Mr.. BIacque sad :-"You behold, Mr.
President in General Hussen remarkable proof Of the
truth OF what observed your Excclcncy my pre-
senaion, which some newspapers have boon pleased
cuIe through ignorance OF my country, that there
a great similarity in the democratic tendencies OF the
United states and my own country. General Hussen
was sold in Tuns crcassian slave, and has risen
from that humble station to DO . general OF the
empire"
The President aid he rnch pleased &c receive the
visit and TO extend to General Hussen cordial vel
come He gratned TO know that in Turkey, as In
this country, no matter how humble mans position
ne may aspire the higher positions Of the govern
ment
General Hussein has been making tour Of obssrva-
ton through the United States for the purpose OF
tending his military knowledge and will leave hcre n
day or two for New York whence he will sail for Eu.
rope Tho General win be presented tomorrow to
General Grant and General Dyer, Chief Of Ordnance
The statements which appeared in many journals few
that tho Turkish Secretary OF War lad
rived this country had reference General Hussen
but this an error As General Husscin has never
held that position.