Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-21
What the Press Says about Cushing's Nom
inatiOn.
From the indianapolis journal, Rep.

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worthy means to accomplish his ends,
who would accept any employment that
offered, and who recognized all retainers
as equally honorable, only giving prefer
ence to the largest.
[From the New York Sun, Ind.l
Well. this is an infinitely better nomi-
nation than that of George II. Williams,
and for that the country may be thankful.
But when we are asked whether Mr. Cush-
ing is altogether fit man for Chief JUS
tice, and whether he will answer the high
,er requirements of so dignified and impor-
tant an office, the answer must be in the
negative.
From the Chicago Tribune, 1nd.l
1t is to be regretted that the President
has not selected Chief Justice from those
already on the bench, or from the ranks of
the many able judges in the circuit or dis
trict courts, or from among the eminent
lawyers at the bar whose attachments are
not burdened by the extreme age which
Mr.. Cushing has already reached. We
suppose the nomination will be confirmed,
lest the next appointment be something
worse.
From the indianapolis Sentinel Ind
1t is not improbable that the elevation
of Cushing is little bit of revenge on the
part of the President to punish the Senate
for It's characterization. The friends of
reform, however, have no cause to regret
The Williams nomination it has forced
yillainies to the surface that would never
have been heard of otherwise. Cushing
on the bench is at least not the embodi-
ment of corruption and partsanship, and
in that respect he is good selection.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Ind.l
President Grant is still capable of sur
Drising his friends as well rs his foes. The
nomination of Caleb Cushing yesterday
was complete surprise to the Senate, and
to Cushing himself. Cushing is not in
character among the loftiest men of the
nation, but he is a consummate lawyer,
and the bar will not be ashamed of him.
We presume there is no doubt that he
will he confirmed, but if the Senate pro-
erastinates in his case, there will be dis
count. The President Of the Charleston
Convention in the seat of the Chief JUS
tice will be q curious spectacle, if not an
inspiration to strict Republicans. The age
of Cushing is only seveuty-four. 1t is
thought that Williams will be sent to
Spain.
From the New York Evening Post, Ind.l
Mr. Caleb Cushing is O gentleman of
such unquestionable learning as a lawyer,
has had so wide an experience of official
life, and Is so comparatively free from per-
sonal impeachment that his nomination to
the Chief Justiceship seems a happy es-
cape from that by which it was preceded.
Almost everybody, at the first blush, is en-
clined TO approve it, and to hope that 1t
will be at once confirmed by the Senate.
But a second thought recalls his advanced
age, his want of solid judgment, his rest
less vanity, his infirmities of temper, and
the fact that for the last ten years he has
not been at all in sympathy with the pro-
prounced policy of the Republic. These
considerations ought to have their in
tiuence with the Senate, but whether they
will be deemed of sufficient strength to
warrant a rejection of the name, is doubt
full, and particularly when il is remember
that one may go further and fare worse.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Rep.l
The nomination of Caleb Cushing to be
Chief Justice is a surprise to the country,
but we suppose few will question his quail
ifications in the matter of legal learning
and intellectual force. Mr.. Cushing is "A
years of age, but in this era old men rule
the world. He is another of the roll which
includes Palmerston, Disraeli, Theirs, the
the Prussan Emperor of Germany, Bis
marck, Won Moltke, and more. Mr.. Cush-
ing is man of much intellectual versa
Utility, and he has been very versatile in his
political attachments in all his public life.
Good fortune has generally been with him
III pOllIlCS, anu ldIeIdily ne has Hdu u
streak of luck, having just been appointed
Minister to Spain, and now being the re-
cipient of the highest Office in the gift of
the President
Judges of the United States courts may
retire at the age of seventy, on full pay, if
they have served ten years. Only ten years
will be required to make Mr.. Cushing ELI
gible for retiring, at which time he will be
eighty-four years old. But Mr.. Cushing is
man of too much persistence to avail
himself of a retiring pension. The nation
may depend on having his services for
life.
We suppose there can be no reasonable
doubt of his confirmation, although our
correspondent states that his special friends
were made anxious because action was de-
ferred till Monday. But the haste which
they desired would have evinced distrust,
and it was contrary to the usuages of the
Senate.
From the Cincinnati Times 81 Chronicle, Rep. !
The new nominee for Chief Justice, was
Attorney General under President Pierce,
beng associated in the Cabinet with JEFF
fersDn Davis, Secretary of War He pre-.
sidei over the Democratic National Con-
ventisn of 1860, which nominated Breck-
inridgs and Lane.
Mr. Cushing is somewhat advanced in
years-having been born January II, 1900
but he is FULL of mental aud physical vigor,
and bids fair to adorn the bench for a cou-
pie OF decades, more or less, If he reaches
that height Of his aspirations. He has no
sympathy with Renuhlican nrinciDles and