New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-15
WASHINGTON,
The Caucus Yesterday.

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The Caucus Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE sensa-
ton in yesterdays caucus was the pro
duction of letter from Gushing, ad
dressed to Davis at Montgomery, recon-
mendipg person for employment in the
ordnance department..
The President is quoted to-day as having
said that many noted Republicans of to-
day would show worse record than Cush-
ing's, were the correspondence before the
f.lng on Sumter unearthed.
CushiDg's Nomination.
The Cabinet is holding special session
over Gushing this morning.
Withdrawal Of Cushing's Nomination..
Called Gushing requested the withdrawal
of his name. The President complied.
Stephens on the salary Bill.
Mr. Stephens boldly asserted that had he
been present yesterday he would have
voted against repeal of tho salary bill.
TIE Codiiied Laws.]
After the introduction of several unm.
portanc bi Is and memorials, Mr.. Poland,
from the Committee on the Revision of
Laws, reported the code as revised by the
committee, and asked the House to deter
mine the manner in which said code will be
disposed of. A general debate as to the
mode ensueC.
Cheap Transportation
The Cheap Transportation Convention
met this morning at Lyoeum Hall, Hon.
Josiah Quincy, president, in the chair.
MIR. Quincy, il. his address. advocated
| legislative restrictions on railroads. in the
nature Of freight, etc. and also the con-
struction of ths great national water lines
referred to, the Niagara canal, Atlantic and
Great Western, James River and kanawha,
and the Improvement of the Mississippi,
Ohio, Tennessee. Cumberland and other
rivers. His speech elected great applause,
especially that portion Of it declaring the
industrial interests of all sections so closely
connected that no ono could suffer without
the others. NJ business was transacted,
except the appointment of a committee on
credentials, OF which Colonel j. w. Frabel.
Of Georgia, is chairman.
Tho convention Adjourned 20 ? Z. N.
COT. Lewis a. Thomas, of Iowa, is hetes
The States are pretty generally repre-.
sented, Many members ot Congress are
delegates, among whom are Senator Sher- z
man, Representatives Poland, White. OF
Alabama, and Others These gentlemen
have credentials from She Gayetnprs Of
theis gespeetave States.
Nominnteds
The nominations of Robert W. Hughes,
United States Judge of the eastern district
of Virginia, Myers, attorney for the sou-h
ern district of Florida, Purnell, marshal for
Western Texas. Bonzano, as surveyor gen
eraI Of Louisiana, Mcclure. as collector of
tho second Mississippi district. McK-nna,
~ postInastev at Shreveport. "era made to
day.
The Durel2 Investigation n FiIzie.
The UnrulS committees have arrived
they were ten days taking testimony,
which is still coming by express. The com.
nittee expect that on Friday they will
have orders TO have their notes extended
aud the evidence printed; in which case
the Judiciary Committee will not be- ready
TO report within three weeks. The mission
Of the subcommittee was simply to take
evidence: they will make no report. 1t is
intimated that the charges are not sus-
tanned. There seems 30 have been exces-
sive charges in hankrupty, in some Cases;
but it is claimed that it was within tho
judges discretion. and not ordered in his
own interest.
Circumstances " hich Led TO the With
slrawal of General Gushina's Name
from tne Senate.
yesterday afternoon before the Repub-
lican Senators resumed their caucus session,
Senator Sargent called upon the President
and mentioned to bin tho fact that he had
received an anonymous note, in which it
March 1861, Caleb Gushing wrote letter
tn Jefferson Davis strongly recommending
Archibald koane, a clerk in the Attorney
GeneraPs Office, TO Davis favorable con
siderstion. Roane being an able scholar,
and of strong Southern sympathies, was a
contributor to DeBo,rs Reriew. While
briefly alluding To the subject. which then
divided the North and South. Gushing
fpok. OF them as the cause of the final sepa-
ratibn Of the Union, regarding this as an
accomplished fact
The President a short time thereafter
applied to the Secretary of War for the
original nf this letter. which was produced,
it UtiBg found among the captured Conted-
crate archives. The President, on reading
the letter. at once concluded to withdraw
the nomination. and caused a communica-
ton to be written to the Senate for this
purpose.
The President, before he nominated Cush-
ing, knew that this gentleman had taken
the States rights view OF the question which
agitat-d the country just previous to the
war, but that when Fort Sumter was fired
on Gushing made patriotic speech a1d Of
tered his services a military capacity to
assist in putting down the rebellion. Other
gentlemen bad, like Gushing. declared
their opinion that the government hac no
right to cotrce State, yet when hostilities
resulted they were actively found on the
side of the Union
But now, that this letter 10 Jefferson Davis
has come to light, the President, notwith-
standing MIR. Cushings legal attain
ments. resolved to withdraw his name; ap
prehensive that his opinions as expressed
In the pa.t, might injuriously aff, ct the d.
cision of the Supreme Court in the event of
his confirmation as Chiet Justice
The President called an extra Cabinet
meeting to-day. which continued for nearly
| two hours. during which the suhjtc of the
Chief Jusiicesh p was con-idered long
letter from Mr. Gushing, through General
Butler, was received by the Presl tent, IN
which the writer thanks the President for
bis Kindness in nominating him for The great
office of Chief j -tice, aud, as if in 's,ntra
diction to the numerous charges against
bin fro u newspapers aud other sources, hs
expresses his onvicton Of the prop Ietv Of
the several amendments to the constitution
added nee the late civil war, and in ON
clusiun asks that his nom.natlon bo with
| tira WI from the Senate.
The President addt d to his Fe ssage of
| withdrawal d postscript, stating that since
| be message was written he had received a
! letter from Mr.. Cushing-a copy eff which
| he inclos-s-d-enuing it an act of Justice to
! that gent eman to lay the same before the
| Sauate The origina al letter of Cushing to
| Davis il in possession Of the War Depart
1 Yupnt Senator SArpeDt has a conv 20 hicd