The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-21
Our Boston Correspondence.

BosroN Feb 49, 1858.
Sketch IF the Life Of General Gushing His Services IN
the Legislature Of Mdsachusets Congress- as Dipo-
matiu IN the Army, and on the Bench Of tie Supreme
Court General Ctserations, dc.
1t seems to be certain thing be that i
yet happen, that rather depends upon the lapse of
few days for its accomplishment that General Cushing
is to be member OF the Pierce cabinet and of its
principal members, too. sketch Of his career, under
these circumstances, may not be unacceptable to the
readers of the New YoRk HERALD.
Caleb Gushing born in the town os Salisbury Essex
county Massachusetts, the 7h day of January 1900
and is now in his fifty fourth year. His father exten
sivey in the shipping business pursuit for which
Salisbury had become renowned two centuries ago It
of the shipbuding places of the seventeenth
century. The of Cushing is of the most
spectacle in our history.
Entering Harvard College when very young, Mr.. Cush-
ing graduated, with full honors in 1877 when in his
eighteenth year. He remained at Cambridge, studying
for the legal profession in the law school at that place
until 1872 when he appointed Tutor of Mathematics
and Natural Phio4ophy in Harvard College which Office
he held for two In 1921 he left Cambridge and took
up his abode at Nevburyport of the chief towns in
Essex county, where, after studying in lawyers Office
for year he admitted to the bar in his twenty third
year He very successful legal practitioner aud
following the profession steadily for several years he laid
oil knowledge OF law which has
made him useful and acceptable a Justice of our
highest court
Mr.. Cushng's political commenced in 1925 in
which year he was chosen a member OF the Massachu-
sets House Of Representatives, from the Of Newbu
ryport. In 1925 he elected member of the State
Senate. Both these places he filed very effectively and
to the satisfaction of his constituents For years
after 1927 he continued to practice the law and in 1929
he went to Europe, to crafty natural desire to
portion of the world then much less visited by Americans
than at present. After his return he his Remn-
scences of Span'-an excellent work, ami showing an
intimate acquaintance with unhacknied literary subjects.
He also published Historical and Political Review Of
the Revolution in +, ancehat of1830-for must be
particular to dat es when speaking of French revou
tions. Mr.. Cushing contributor to the North Amer
cdn Rerec writing historical subjects and matt
connected with public law.
In 1888 Mr. Cushing again elected member Of the
State legislature from Newburyport and re elected in
1884 His Congressional career commenced in 1885, hc
having been chosen member of the Twenty fourth Con
gress. He elected in 1885, 1885, and 1S40 scrv
ing eight years in all He established high reputa
ton at Washington of the abest and certainly the
Industrious of the Northern members OF Congress
He eyinced great familiarity with all subjects that came
before the national legislature and his assistance all
matters concerning their interests most promptly
rendered to people from Massachusetts,. man more
devoted to the interests his suents never sat in
the House of Representatives.
In lS43, President Tyler appointed Mr.. Cushing one
of his cabinet officers; but the Senate refused to
confirm the nomination This was the result
the peculiar condition Of the political world at
that time when it difficult for the voice of ius-
ce to be heard in Congress- owing to the evaporation of
one party and the hopes Of the other. How little cause
there was for tho rejection of Mr.. Cushing will appear
from the fact that being nominated to the Office of
Commissioner to China he confirmed without diff
Guilty He left the United States the summer of ls43
in the steamship Missouri and on board her when
she took are in the harbor of Gibraltar Tie
in saving his paPers and without loss of time pro
ceeded to China by the Overland route In 1874 he ne
goated treaty with the Chinese government establish
ing diplomatic relations between the two countries He
was who nrst brought the extreme East into friendly
United States In 1914, by the way of Mexico
After his return home Mr.. Gushing visited Minnesota
territory, or what Is called, and where 1t is sup
posed that he was about to take his residence at one
the fourth time chosen to repre- that town IN the
legislature. He the prominent member of that
body at the session Of 1S47 of the most interesting
ever held The Mexican at its height at that
at arst rather favoraby disposed towards vigorous pro-
secuton Of the war, and regiment of volunteers was
called for but the opponents Of the soon showed
that they nad control of the whg party of
and Governor Briggs had to change his tack Ia the e
ssature Of l847 this feeling of hostility the war showed
Itself in spirit fcrocous that which, four and.
thirty years earlier had been displayed against the war
party In the contest with Great Britain. yIr. Cushing
st n'msef resoutey to oppose this unwse and unpa-
tiotic course, and not without effect He brought for
II ward . proposition TO appropriate twenty thousand
dollars from the State treasury to aid IN eaipping