New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER o. 1867

Ra,rsseatasvs in Tie LssiSAture uhict tsss dia
s..t soris.No s.sa1izeis ard onsainify' Hahs
or hero "a, 10 tie discharge Of ia eomrs'ss'eT
turrke bat st,l important duties, sts Msx'cae WET
cOunsnced, and BsIlcna invaded std took pos
,es,iou cf his manly chest He dosefmi1ei !" 90
10 the wars. lie rushed toward The EAs OF tee
Ncuteruum plain Co.eoel AID he rushed from
th.m +, plump General This showed sore unique,
5,,ic.ts and invisible merit upon bis Psrt which
,te yuIssr mind WA Incapable Of eonprshecdns,
,ires he bad done nothing while in Mexico eIeept
break his les, which fracture hs suffered, not 10
the field Of fgtt but-by mysterious dispsnsason
OF Prov:dsaee! Upon the strength OF tas Injured
Limb be ran for Governor Of Massachusetts,, nfee
Democratic ponnee, al came within about so, coo
vote. Of an slecton-tbus showing that gentlemen
whose legs Fave been broken should not attempt TO
run. Thea Gov. Boutwell, nade him Judge Of
the Supreme Court ard then Caleb, haVin! rega-
larry been taken into the Democratic church, was
made Attorney General BY Z. Pierce.
Mr. Pierce walked out--respecs for fallen great
p.u doe, rot permit us to ray that be Wal dsummed
out-and Mr. Cuihins was one Of the " lovely
con psuien." Who faded and went with him.
But hs did not stay faded and gone" By any
manner Of reans. He made tracks for Boston.
He opened lawyers cfice, and within week
received retainer, which fact was photographed TO
tbe New York press, although we are panied to say
;ba. the sum was not stated. Then he began TO
deliver orasi, M in all possible psees under oil pos
able circumstance, and upon al posib!e uescn
MIN. The people Of Newburyport were agsin
directed 70 bring in their votes for c. C. for Repre-
tentative in the Great and General Court, and
obeyed. They al.o, to show their perfect fidelity
elected C. C.s brother 10 be Mayer Of the village)
After all the,s elccutiorary deliveries, No are
thrilled 10 learn that still another may be expected
A little rew,psper in Newburyport will celebrate
il, birthday next January, upon which occasion
there will be an Grafton BY distinguished states
man. We are rot 10 be humbugsed BY any such
indefinite language - this. Caleb, Of course
Now we have thus eulogizsd Gen. Cushing not
beeau,e be il our friend, but because We would call
tie attention of Mr.. buchanan to the fact that no
has been guilty Of ain and shame in overlooking
the qualifications Of Mr.. Cushing for the bench OF
the Supreme Court, ard in nominating such man
a, Clifford who is just about equal to tie trial Of
case of upon promssory note in the court
of Justice ef the Peace. Whatever else may be
aid Of Gen. Gushing, he certainly does know
little law. 1.-THE Chief is . perfect gentleman,
.aid Mr.. Rufus Choate, after Shaw, c. j., had
overrulsd the 38ih point raiied by that brilliant
advocate in a single case" what pity it is that
he does not know little law" The ironicsl 70
mark ~ be literally applied to Mr.. Clifford But
Mr.. Gushing would have brought to. the Su'
preme bench quite Is much law as he would have
found there; and we think he would have
been substantially honest in all rulings not
connected with party politics. He would not have
been subjected, as in any decent Court of Appeal
an inferior Judge must be- to the terrible mors6ca-
ton of hearing his nisi p'iSs decisions Overruled,
and of being laughed at in the sleeves Of the silk
gowns Of his brethren. There can be no worse
purf atory than any bench for an incompetent judges
and we should not think, even in its present state,
and although Mr. Justice Curtis carried away from
i. so much of it, learning and judicial acumen, that
Mr.. BIS nominee would care to take his aest upon
ibis particular bench. But Caleb We would have
answered for. He would have been tho equal OF
aay of the present incumbents both In servlty and
science. A wi.e President would have pitched
upon him without seconds hesitation.
I;fa ia fuu NJ su,nrises We had Fever thought