Wilmington journal., 1874-01-16
THE PRESIDENT DEFENDS MIR
CUSHING,
NATIONAL CHEAP TRANSPORT
: TATION CONVENTION IN
SESSION,
CUSHING'S NAME WITHDRAWN
AT HIS OWN REQUEST.
THE DURELL: COMMITTEE AR
RIVED IN WASHINGTON.
NOTHING But A WHITEWASH-
ING JOB AFTER ALL.
WHY CUSHING'S NAME. VAS
WITHDRAWN.


| production OF 3 letter from Gushing
addressed to President Davis in 1851,
| recommending a person for elaplov-
| ment in the Ordnance Department
| The Presidents quoted as savinc that
many noted Republicans OF to-day
| would show worse record than
; Cushing were their corrpsdondeneo
| before the firing Fort Sumter I'M
| earthed.
The National Cheap Transportation
Convention met this morning mt I.v-
| ceum Hall, with Hon. josiah Quincy,
! President, in the char.
Mr.. Quincy,in in his address, advocated
legislative restrictions on railroads in
the matter oi freights, &c, and also
the construction Of tho Great National
Water Lines. Referred % the Niagara
Canal, the Atlantic and Great Western,
the James River aud Kanawha,
and tho improvement CT tho Missis-
sippi, 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 portion could suffer with
ont tho other.
No business wa transacted oxcent
| the appointment of a committee on
credentials, Of which Colonel r. ".
Frobel, Of Georgia, is chairman.
The Convention adjourned to meet
at P. III.
Colonel Lewis D. Thomas, of Iowa.
is here. The S ates are pretty we'll
represented. Many members OF Con
gress are delegates. among whom are
| Senator sherman, SRepresentatiTe Po-
land and White, OF Alabama. and many
others. These gentlemen havo credc,;-
| tials from the Governors OF their re-
| spective States.
| Gushing requests the withdrawal OF
| his name, and the President complies
| with the request.
| The Cabinet ~ still III session. but
! the next victim is ullaunounce1.
Stevens has boldly announced that
had he been present yesterday he
! vouid nave voted against the repeal cf
| the salary bill.
After The introi ution ot several IN
i in rnpo-tant bills and memorials, Pol
! l.rd, from Committee on Rsvisior. Of
| Laws. reported the code as revised lv
/ liz. Coulnlt:e, and asked The House 20
! deter .-IEn tho 1nan;:er n HIGH :!!c
( said code s:loT2l3 he disposed *. \
. general debate IS to the n, <i5- -1.sue.}.
HAsEING7tz25, January IA-NiGht =
(. Nc'si,naticLs.-E Robert =. Hugs, [.
i ). Judge for tLe Eastern Di.trict .,f
! NiIg ana Myers. Attorney f.r the
: southern District O. Florida: Pun
| nell, Marshal for Western Texas;
George EroDi., 8riea6icr General.
Tie text q Mr.. Cush;ng'e letter 20
Mr.. Davis : withdrawn.
The Darrell Committee have arrived
! They were engaged ten days III taking
evidence, which Is coming 10y ezpcess
The Committee expect that on Friday
they vii be order, i to have their
notes extended and the evidence
printed, il which case the Judiciary
Committee viii not DE ready to report
within three weeks
Tue N 6 ion Of tre Bub-C pran1ttteo
was simply to take evidence They
viii make no report. It IS intimatci
that their charges are No. sustained.
There seems to have been excessive
charges in bankruptcy il some cases,
but this il is claimed was within the
Judges discretion, and not ordered
ii his own interest.
In the House, t!ie Dill Iassed, max
ing some regulations IS 10 the bolcling
of terms OF the United States Courts,
and the adjournment of the same; the
travelling expenses OF the Judges; she
cortification OF transcripts, and the
prosecution Of Marshais. &c.
The House will meet wednesday |
and Thursday nights to hear the codi- |
ffcation Of laws.
SENATE.-The New York Chamber /
OF Commerce is about establishing a /
nautical school and asks for vesst l. !
a-1H GntoIi Of az
The memoria! complains of inetn- !
cheney in the merchant marine sarvics.
An amendment to the Post Ofic4
law Was proposed discontinuin. mails
wbero the receinta did not cover hall
the expenses.
Yesterday afternoon before tho Re
publican Senators rs<;;nIei their eau
Gus session, Senator Sargent called up- !
on the President and mentioned to
him the fact that he had received an
anonymous note. IL which il was stated
that OF 21st CE March 1861, Caleb
Cushing wrote u letter to Jefferson
Davis. strongly econ3mending Arch
ihald Roano. q clerk in tho Attorney
Generals Office. 10 Davis favorable
consideration.
Eoane having strong Southern SYM
pathics and being an able scholar was |
R contributor to De Bows Review and
while briefly alluding to the subjects
which tho,4s divided the Moth and
Soatb, Gushing spoke Of them as the
c cause Of the final separation Of the
Union, regarding this rs an accom-
plished fact.
The President, g short time there
after. applied to the Secretary of War
for the original of this letter, which
was produced, it being found among
the captured Confederate archives.
The President, on reading tie letter,
at once concluded to withdraw tie
and caused n comm snica-
ton TO be written to the Senate for
this purrose.
The President, before lie nomina I'd
Gushing, knew that this gentleman
had taken the State rights view of the
question which agitated the country
Just previous TO the breaking out of
the late civil war, but That when Foit
Sumter wns fred upon Cushing made
a patriotic speech and offered his SER
vices in military capacity to assist
III putting down the rebellion. Other
gentlemen had, ike Gushing. declared
their opinion that the Government had
TO right to coerce a State, yet when
hos.ilities resulted they were ao-
lively found on the side Of the Union,
hut now that this letter to jefferson
Davis had come to light, stating SO
broadly disnnion Views, the President,