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decisions little in advance on Huoh int matters
as tho Legai-Toudor or tho Slaughtor-Honso ap-

It 10 charged that Mr. Fish. hitnsolf man
without s;,%;stpoion wa4 prevailed npon 70 aag
which WI! done, and then. IL tho calm after tue
hnbbr1b. this shclt with timc-fuse was flung
iuto the Capitol. il Caleb Uua4ing!"
1payi was . tmo-tase, and bound to burst
%ans presssd o. I to ee' s' roas hhs
city uowepapera were all litnborod up to say.
combustlbility Of that she'll, ortod, as softly as
thoy could: "Tor Heavotl's aako don't lot It
Hear from tho country first"
In tint little dolaJ tho tt,Bo waa picked out,
the slicll diasocted. ard tlo work un:avolol.
Tho whole will neyor be priutod. It ia enough
from IF m @ Childhood s man n'S habitaaily crooked,
duplex, aud sinistcr,-onc of tloRo aofornltloH
Of ambition aud greed whom learning dues not
teautify nor honots glvo repoae. Such thoorlos
Of life ss Ito flad boon faithful to showed dis
hobby for collecting library Upon natural on
spring, ititlustriouB1y collating 1t, and grrfeit-
ing society orally with his theories upon tho
,suooci; ~ TO- goye,rnent o secuted ,an,y sny
ho llvoq, o safd that oil tho patents IN Its muso-
UNI wero borrowed from t1ie ancionts md yot
lie bad no faith In tho bost Of tho nncfonts, but
appeared to eoleot the worst, and Eloat upon
them.
His industry. as I have eatd in your columns
before, was l,is substitute for religion, and ho
wotshiped money equally with position. Both
these hdbitB tseto 90 powerful with D1r. Gushing
that he dnod out daily to Bavo tho cost Of food,
lived In cheap quarters WHOM ho WIS not anoth-
er's guest or tic custodian Of his louao, and
WAS said to have leather stock, to keep 1t from
wearing out. His clothes Bhono with yoarB Of
brushing. And yot he waa always always haunt
himself In tic newspapers, using all manner Of
ingenious pretexts to Introduce thcm.:. and ho
Ind class Of confidential clerks, paid by the
Mexican Government ind other o1ionts, some Of
whom had beon with him In Piarcea time. md
wero his contributions to the Southern Confod-
craoy; aud thoso as ananuonaos, took down his
pulTs or copied them. I think I Gun glvo you
Ills own estimate Of bis character, as find It In
PORTRAITS Of Eminent Americans. Including
President Plelce and His Cabinott,"'-a book
orally contributed their own livea aud portraits.
Cuslaiug waa then rising 30, aud bis picture rop-
reaontB Tho squire head, slightly aqul1tuo noso.
straight mouth. and cruel eyo which wo 500 to-
day. Judge whetbor this DO his styls:
CALEB ousnISa's gELF-TAKlNa CAMERA.
Thero nre some mon 10 nicely tempered IN tho eIe-
monts Of their being that, 70 uso the language q
nutural science, toy seem formed to b. .pertess
with whom thoy aro thrown Into contact. Without
any conscious effort or design on their part and. in
they 'y oTs
around ern and ind tbeir hearts beating in unison
with tho circle Of which toy happcn, for tho n, to
ers and havo the power Of Interesting otho1s In hen
selves without any conscious effort 10 do so free
sna ens' a % q
throwing themselves into tho position Of other minds
position presents: 70 pronounce such men insincerc
unstable dcsutute Of any hred opinions aud psnci-
I'D sci6sh poliey and aing It neiverss popular favor,
| woud evtnGo utter want IF Discrimination, md
would be tho grosscst Misrepresentation Of tho cass OF
IL Reeeiying from ths hands Of hts Maker a tsmpera-
eut Of this peculiar character den. Gushing IL hap
ny ttsa fol disnct!en both IL seeisl a9a profss,
speakor; aud to this crnpernncns u part, must be
esch ii these particulars: Il would nut 10 easy tor
him to ayo,d being tho life Of eyery social circle o1
e. osn s
at once, Of every assembly In which ho is called te
speak:
and Of all prejudicea, and to itnproas himsot upot
them; and IT there TO any weakness especially, eathc
ne ts Of ho b. T a IT, Of h,sa his T.
hold Il up In a clcor and striking Light.
ODDITIES OF oaLEn.
1lr. Cushing's propensity to be hia ow1
eulogiat has often brought him into trouble.
can tell tho story imperfectly, but it is vel
known amongst Massachusetts, politicians. Eli
wifo, now long deceased, Vas his auanuonsis
and In ono Of Lis political campaigns in the Es
BOX country, tho newspapers contained such ful:
somc puirs Of Gushing that it was openly charged
that tho sty1o Wns his OWL. This led to Huc1
amusement, that our asplrant prevailed upot
Mrs. Cushing to mike M nfidayit, or something
Of tho sort, to clear him Of tho imputaton; b,
which she was made tho victim OF bls Unsuitable
ogotisn,.
Thomas Benton, who WAS also M egotist, mol
from Helf-loye but from Bolf-respect. has pourct
tho vias Of his contempt upon Gushing, whe
WAS but eight years his junior. Benton says
Cuahing's oorresponaencs from China, which
was ordered by tho Senate, excited astoniahmont
aud attracted tho general roprobation Of the
country. Their contents we're 1evoltinG, ant
would have been Incredible: except for htt
own revelations. Narrated by himself, thoJ
coorced belief, and bespoAo an organization
void OF the moral sonse, aud without the lnowl
edge that anybody else possesspd II. Tho con
duct Of the negotiation WAS condemned, htE
treaty was ratified, and tho proceedings on IdE
Junction Of secrecy having never boen removed
Fraucta Granger aaid of Gushing that he tn!
like q man In circus who came forwart
ready.areBsed aud equipped to ride any horsl
that might be brought out for him."
There arc
in AIr. Cushing's life whioh, afone in all tn
saventy~four years., may DO said to have beer
uaeful to Ills country: His negotiation Of th
| kutun ITeAG9, AuA uAQ alAAf VI tAo AAAb'SA Aoo
In bohalf Of tho Arbitration at Geneva.
We know how tue talent waa distributed il
tho latter case, but not, perhaps, what cover
influence Mr. Gushing might have had On Iii
associates. 40 particularly Mr. Evatts, VIII
seoms to hayo beon ever slnce out Of tho fayo
, OF tlle Administration. Tho China Treaty ma,,
bo thus briefly reviewed:
Gushing originated tho mission for AimseN
and spociiled tho sum OF $4,000 to begin with :
using Mr. Webster, tho Secretary Of State, 70
tllat purpose, as ho l'as recently used Mr. Flsh
at midnight on tho last day Of tho session, til
, bill @aa called up Ia tue Senate. and pasBoe
With an amendment that no Agent be appolnte
, | without the consent Of tho Sonuto. Tho nom
nation Of alr. Ct,shug WIS cortain to DO reject
cd, as he Lad three times boon ro1oc:ed In on
, day for Secretary Of tue Treasury, and on o.,
trial received but two votes in tho whole sonat'
Nevertheless, Gushing was sent out, with tw
i squadrons Of -shlps.of-war, one of which we
r coIlcotod At ,Norfo'l, aud carried 200 gum
t Gushing had too much egolism not to doslre
, embark at Washington under q national ealut'
J anu tho magnificent steam friga.e Missouri wa
otacrod up to zecoive him; by which foolial.net
( sla 1an on all oyster bank, and drowned q
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