The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-17

years.
That he never favored the reconstruction
a laws and could not be depended on to en-
force them.
That he believes fhe civil rights act un
constitutional.
That he cordially endorsed the opinion OF
Buchanan that there was no power in the
constitution TO coercc state
That he has for years been professional
lobbyist, ready to sell his services to any
man, ring or job
Besides which il has been openly charged
that he has frequently been hired as the paid
spy of foreign governments; and that he had
been
| A spy in the service Of the conicdcracy
and had been in correspondence with Jeii
DAVIS up to the surrender at APP omattoX.
How then, in the face of all these charges,
proved or alleged, did Grant happen to ap-
point him? This explanation is vouchaied:
For some years past there has been secret
partnership between Ben Butler and Caleb
Cushing their relative positions being such
that all was fish that came to their nets. y
desire on the part of Butler TO have his part
ner in higher position that might be so
useful to the firm was only natural But he
had another impclling motive. He had
been defeated in his canvass to be elected
Governor of Massachusetts mainly through
the efforts of f. r. IIoar, and IIOar was
strong man for the Chief JuSticcShip. But
Ter returned TO the President from his defeat
in Massachusetts, full Of wrathfu feelings to-
wards lIoar, and cxtorted from Grant the
promise to make Caleb Chief Justice. And
it is admitted that at the Cabinet meeting on
the subject in December the President Warm.
ny iaVore@ tne appointment Of Cushing but
was met with such storm Of opposition that
he finally sent IN the name of Williams, BE
ing compelled to withdraw that name be
cause Williams was not good enough law
vcr, Grant could now with better grace
| carry out his agreement with Butler by nom
mating the sharpcst lawyer in the country
and he did it.
This explains the energy with which But
! Ter labored to secure Cushing's confirmation.
He not only saw every Republican senator
within a day after the nomination was made,
but had buttonholcd every democrat and lib
eral, and so effective had his arguments been,
Especially with the latter, that on Saturday it
was well understood that the vote in the sen
ate on the confirmation would have stood-in
favor of it, II democrats, 10 republicans and
9 libcrals-3S to 32 against it.
The first open opposition on tine rcpubl
can side to Cushlng'S confirmation showed it
self in Fridays Observation-Disclosures paper
the first known departure Of that journal from
It's uniform 0bscquiousnCsS to the will of the
President. 1t was soon apparent that liar
lan's backbone was materially stiilencd by
the support Of Morton, Sherman, Edmunds
and other leading senators. Besides Harlan
had family motive, arising from the dlSap
= pointmcnt of his father.in-law, Judge Miller
of Iowa, who expected to be made Chief jus
ticc.
BY Monday this opposition had gathered
such momentum that the thing began to lOol
serious, and Il republican senatorial caucu,
was called at 10 o'clock. The debate in the
caucus was hot and furious, but was inter
ruptcd by the meeting of the senate at l.
b O'Clock. As soon rs the senate adjourned tn,
, caucus rcasscmblcd. Conklmg had cXpcnd
ed his last ammunition in favor of Cushing
= when Sargent Of California arose and put it
a lick" on the other side that was a sock
+ dologer-in fact a perfect seller II was
letter which Caleb Cushing had written il
1861 to jeff Davis, beginning My Dcal
5 Friend" and recommending to him my
sired &c enter the service of the conlcdcracy
Rowan was recommended as an inventor of
rifle which might be of service To the con
icdlracy, and as one who would use his hes
VI, cilurls to overthrow the American Union, &c
1t was precisely such IA letter "a Jesse u
Bright had given to the same young man
n and for writing which Bright had been cN
., PEELED from the senate! The letter had beer
II found among the captured rebel archivc,
II. and was dug up on Sunday in the Wan OflcC
"i' vas lluCtu III lllt ndUtlS w ill' 1 us
,o dent who allowed Sargent to take n copy G
ii to read TO the Monday afternoons caucus
Alter reading the letter a vote was taken j
the caucus on CuShing's confirmation, an
~ the noes were unanimous
So Upon which the Presden, at once sent I
~ the senate the following missive:
~ Executive MANSION, Jan, IL, 1874
Nv " To tie Senate IF he United States:
II. "Since The nomination of Caleb Cushin.
to of Virginia, TO the Chief Justice of the ST
H. preme Court or the United States, iniormi
"A ton has reached me which induces me
withdraw his nomination for the highest il
VI dicial Office in the Government
I'd u. :. GRANT"
Along with this note the President tran