New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-26
WASHINGTON.
THE CRISIS IN THE CABINET.

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PARCHMENT LOOMING UP IN THE DISTANCE
GEN. RoUSsEAU's MANEUYERs-- BINCKLEY
! MATCHING ANOTHER OPINIoN-PERS0NAL.
NJ TELEGRAPH rgE
WASHINGTON August 25, 1851
The contemplated changes in the Presidents Cabi.
net still the principal subject Of conversation in
political circles here The articles OF the Presidents
organ The Intelhgencer which said to be written
by Jerry Black and Montgomery Blair. are looked
upon as very significant, especially in regard to the
removal of Secretary Seward and Decentralization.
eral Randall but the suggestions concerning the re.
nnoval of Mr. MeCulloch from the Treasury casts
doubt on the whole matter. Friends of Mr. McCul.
och state that the President has idea of removing
him. and that the articles in The IateHgenocr on
| Mr.. McCulloch are the dOings of a clique
of small Democratic politicians here, act.
| ing for the larger politicians of New-York
and Pennsylvania. This clique is composed of COyls
| Of The JnteIEgerca King Cutler of Louisiana, S. p
! Hanscomb hanger-on at the White House, New
Yorker named Dusie who claims TO havc been Dean
| RichmOnds right handed man, Tom. Florence who
! edits small evening paper here, and a number Of
others. They are working here with tho President
as the representatives, Of the leaders and controllers
| of the Democratic parties Of New-York and Penn
syyania Their object is to get Johnson TO clear bis
Cabinet of at least Seward, McCuoch, and Randall.
cause they consider him played OUT and secondly.
because he and Tburlow Weed want to run
johnson. Randall is looked upon as "goOd
| fellow" but of no account politically. Secre-
| taTy McCulloch is their main object. To get
! rid of him is what they want principally The DEM
! Ocratic party intend 70 make bold and detcmlued
] fight for the next Presidency and to do this they
must have money. They think that as long as Nc
CullOch controls the Treasury they have very little
show at getting cash. He will not appoint their
men, nor countenance their propositions. They sag
he believes in Johnson's policy of Reconstruction
but does not believe in helping through the United
| States Treasury, TO make it successful Hence the
! demand by the managers Of the Democracy for his
removal. The articles in The Ipegsacr are put ont
as feelers. They are followed up by letters of
Endorsement from the leading Democratic politicians
of the country to Johnson In this way is thought
the President be easily led to make the change.
Democratic politicians of New Ork are the principals
| in this movement. The workngmen here arc con-
tinually going to New-York for funds and advice.
John J. Cisco is the only one spoken of likely to
become Mr. McCulloch's successor. He is the man
whom Coyle, Florence 81 Co. pushing. McCul-
ochs friends active, and assert that he will not
be removed. AS to Seward and Randall there seems
TO be total state of indifference as to whether they
remain are put out. The only persons interested
ments. The IateigenoT will keep up the fire on
Seward. Randall, and McCulloch, until at least one
| of them is removed
1t is understood that. account Of thu illness Of
Gen. Thomas, an order will be issued modifying the
order of the 18th inst, ordering Gen. Thomas, in
mand Of the Department of the Cumberland to
leye Gen. Sheridan in the Fifth District and placing
temporarily that district in charge of Gen. HaTtsu.
Sheridan's Adjutant. Gen. Hancock is assigned to
the Fifth District, and Gen. Sheridan is directed TO
proceed at once to the Department Of the Missouri
and relieve Hancock, who is ordered upon the ar
rival of Gen. Sheridan, to proceed Immediately to
New-0rleans aud take command of the Fifth Dis
trict and also the Military Department embracing
Louisiana and Texas. Gen. Hancock will be in
sructed to execute the laws passed by Congress- aud
make such orders in his judgment shall be deemed
necessary or proper within the scope of the power
vested in District Commanders under the recon.
structon acts. and also in the command Of the Mill
tary Department of Louisiana
There are parties in this city who are preparing
charges of malpractice in Office against Gen. Sher-
dan. These charges will be ready by the time the
General reaches here and will then be sent to the
President Rousseau and Steedman are SAID to have
furnished the material for these charges. Rousseau
has written reply TO the letter of Gen. Sherdanto
Gen. Grant, charging him with hndering the Recon-
structon laws. 1t will be given for publication in q
day or two. The Union citizens here contemplate
giving Gen Sheridan an ovation his arrival in
this city.
Gen. Sheridan has complained that Gen. Rousseau
advised the removal Of the former. in telegram TO
the President. / am enabled to give substantially
the correspondence between Mr.. johnson and Gen.
Rousseau. While the latter in New-Orleans.
the President telegraphed to Rousseau as follows:
+" How do matters look in louisiana Rousseau re-
90 10 hara ola nd tho
are much depressed. Any change would be regarded
with almost universal appreciation" Gen. Rousseau
| has written letter dated at New-York, TO Gen.
Grant. in which he denies in toto the charges made
against him by Gen. Sheridan.
| The Hon. f. b. Washburne. Member of Congress
from Illinois who has been absent in Europe for the
last six months arrived here this morning and is the
guest of Gen. Grant Mr.. Washburne spent all of to-
day with Grant He says that he is of the opinion
that the first business that will be done at the next
meeting of Congress will be TO prepare articles OF
Impeachment against President Johnson. He thinks
il the only way to sa the country. This is signif
can't coming as ii does from one of Gen. Grants
warmest friends and admirers.
Gen Wager Swayne is likely to succeed Gen. Pope
in the Third District and Cen Meade to succeed
Gen. Sckles in the Second District though this ar
rangement is not definitely settled.
The President has suggested Gen. Candy as a sue
cessor to Gen. Sckles as Commander of the Second
Military District. When Sickles is relieved it ID
contemplated to muster him ont of tho service as
MIajor-General of Volunteers and return him TO his
rank as Colonel of the Veteran Reserve Corps. This
| is on the score of economy.
Buckley, the man who has charge of Attorney
General Stanbery's Department during the latters
absence preparing another batch of correspondents
to send to the President in relation to the Sanford