The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-02-19
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duce tho following handsome notice Of
one Of the hest democrats and most rising
mon i'm the State. All that the writer says
of Judge CrsuMAN's sound democracy. his
talents and qualifications for the office Of
Governor. and his claims upon his party
friends for services rendered. we most full
" endorse. should he receive the nomi-
nation of the Democratic Convention
there could be no man whom we would
support more cheeriully:
rF5aa Do Orf4,i IlF..l M.rr.7.
Hon. J. T. Cushman for Governor.
We have on several occasions EXPRESSED
our preference for this distinguished GEN
tlcman for the high position of Governor
of our state, and It has been source Of
qualification To Us TO witness with what
great iayor the suggestion has been re-
cciyed 10y the people. We do not propose
at this time To enter into q lengthcnd Gu
logy of his talents and qualifications for
the station which hi, friends desire to see
him I'LL, but we shall content oursplr with
simple statement of a few only of those
services which he has rendered the Demo
cratic party and the people of the State.
lie came to this place nearly q quarter
Of century ago. beardlc.s bOv. with.
out friends or money; but i'm q short time,
with that untiring energy and ucrSevcr.
ancc which has marked his course through
| life, he soon acquired e lucrative practice,
| and won the esteem and respect Of the
community by his irrcproachahlc conduct
In 1889 he became % candidate for the
| legislature and was elected. I'm that
body he was prompt in the discharge oI
/ his duties, and was one of the most ell
/ cicut members lie was q firm and un.
waycriug friend Of the educational inter
est Of the State, and contributed mon,
| than amy one else To- the establishment al
| our State University. During the ten
| years he was in the Legislature the Uni
| vcrsity possessed no ADLER or trucr friend
In 1850 he was elected by the Lc.i-la
tura Reporter Of the High Court of Error.
| and Appeals. the duties of which station
he performed highly creditably to him-cl
and the State.
During the stormy and exciting canvas.
! of lSjO-'jl. Judge Cushman was IN,
| State Rights candidate for the Convention
in this county, and Cxcrtcd q powerful
influence iu favor 90 the principles 81
that gallant and chiyalrous party. n,
made iu the county during the canvas %,
| less than forty stump speeches.
| Judge tu-hm1u, in 1855. ut the prcs-
! ing call Of the Democratic party, took IN,
| field as candidate for the Legislature
| against the Know Nothing nominees. -
| Tie thoroughly cauvas,ed the county. pro
claiming his opposition 20 Know Nothing
ism. and clolucutly and efficiently de-
Tending the timc-honorcd principles o
| the great Democratic party. Hcwa- elect
ed 10y q larger majority than any Demo
| cratic candidate had ever before received
! In lNjb hc was the Democratic candi
date for Presidential ElcctOr i'm this Con
grcssional District, at great cxpenditur,
| of time and money lac canvassed IN,
| whole district. His cloqucncc and ablli
" on the stump contributed greatly t,
the overwhelming majority which Bu
| Chlnan received i'm the district.
Last year hc was appointed by Cover
nor Melville Judge of this Judicial Dis
trict to till the vacancy occaSioned boy IN,
resignation Of Judge Scruggs; and IA,
made one Of the most efficient and popu
lar Judges we ever had in the district.
In politics Judge Cushman has eve
been strictly Democratic, never havin.
once in his life ialtercd in fidelity and de
votion to the principles of the party
lie has neycryet once straycd from tn
Democratic fold and gone into the enemy
camp when the fortunes of the party wcr
on the wanc, and our banner trailcd in
gloriouSly in the dust; but he has eve
been ready and willing to fight the battle
of the party.
We think it due to Judge Cushman tina
some suitable and appropriate homo
should be conferred upon him by the Dc
mocracy for his long and faithful service
TO the party. Others, with certainly no
more mcritorious claims. have been cleyg
ted 90 high stations, while he. who has bee
fighting the battles of the Mississippi ID,
mocracy for q quarter of a century, ha
never yet received an honor due his en-
ncnt services. The Democracy have MOI
an opportunity Of rewarding him-lt
them nominate him for Governor. an
they will never repent their selection.