Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-22
Gcn. Caleh Cushing.

Speaking oil the members oil Pierce's Cab.
met, The New York Tribune gives the fol.
lowing account Of Caleb Gushing:
Gen. Caleb Gushing is Gen Pierce's 'own
man. his fellow soldier n Mexico, Tyler
convert in 1912 from Webster Whiggery,
whereof he bad through all his previous
life been an ardent champion, and very
ardent upholder Of The Compromise and Of
all manner Of Compromises. Mr.. Cushing S
course has been siugularly eyenlfuE Nearly
IS long Ego hs We cali rsmeihber. he vas .
|ssndIlaie fqs Conessss nsainsp another
4 tl|ah's DaIi| Nh1n 1eiiti1 a,lIcs s sil6fpI7
S|''5 .Ias Ind qsi.5 oi.lef.
N.s4 u uiy rival Appeared In one OF the
journals Of The District, which attracted
attention from The istfong internal prtsump.
lion they afforded that Mr.. Gushing himself
was their author This was publicly
charged and yehemenly denied by Mr..
Gushing, when the manuscript was Obtained
from the journalist and proved to be the
handwriting Of Mrs. Caleb Gushing. Meth,
er she nor her husband was elected to Con-
gress that year. Some ten years thereafter,
Mr. @. obtained regular nomination for
Congress from the National Republican
parry, then immensely preponderant in the
District, but The voters proved as contrary as
a hunted hog and would not eec, him.
After several unsuccessful trials, they finally
chose his competitor, Gayton P. Osgood, o
Jacksonian. Thereupon the struggle con-
sequenl on the Removal Of the Deposiles
succeeded, and Mr.. Osgood was instructed
by large majority OF his constituents tc
vote with the Wings against Gen Jackson's
high.handed course. He replied that he
should do no such thing--,hal he was elected
as an undisguised Jackson man, and should
vote accordingly.
This threw him out at the next election
when Mr.. Gushing was a, last elected, taking
his seat in the House in Dec, 1885, anc
holding it for the next eight years. In 184s
ne was left out, having gone into the Tylel
speculation, but he was soon after nomina
ted for a Cabinet place by Tyler and reject.
ed by Wing Senate. who, however, con
sented to his appointment as Commissioner
10 China, where he made Treaty, return
ing across Mexico in the Spring Of AS and
assuring Congress and The Country lha. we
might proceed 10 annex Texas without q
shadow OF apprehension Of war with Mexico
When the event had proved that Saul was
not among the prophets, he volunteered lo
The War, and was made Major Genera
by Polk, went down 10 The Rio Grande ant
broke his ankle in an evening walk with {
fair friend, and was disabled for active ser
vice, SO that he won no laurels in actua
combat. Returning 10 Massachusetts il
'48, he was the Cass candidate for Governor
but polled small vote. Since then, HI
has professed 10 stand aloof from The Dem
ocraIic and Free Soil Coallion; but that wa
'al my eye,' and the Coalition made hin
Judge of the Supreme Court about yea
ago, Gen. Cushing is man Of decide
ability, indomilable industry, and EXTENSIVE
requirements, but his principles have eve
been held subseryienl 10 his ambition. II
will do his full share Of The work of the Cab
met, and would on some accounts hav
filled the Stale Department better than Gov
Marcy, his historical and linguistic attain
ments being far superior. He will do hi
best 10 make Gen. Pierce an available can
didale for second term. sg