Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-13
CUSHING'S CHANCES.


Features Oh the ImpenurnS NOos
Over Cushfng's Nominafion-HOw
Senators stand ON the Question.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The Repub-
hcan members of the House, who were
on the floor of the Senate when Cush-
ing's nomination became known, rep
resent the dissatisfaction among many
of the Republican Senators as strong.
The objections raised were not to Cush-
ing's legal knowledge, but to his pohti-
cal views. When the Senate went into
executive session there was desire on
the part of few Senator'S to confirm
him without reference, but this prop
osition excited so much opposition that
the nomination was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee, and members OF
this Committee were Immediately as
selnbled, and after a short consultation
reported the nomination favorably.
There was then a move to secure his
immediate confirmation. Mr.. Sumner
favored this, together with some OF the
Republicans and nearly all the Demo
Gratis. There was, however, not strength
enough to carry the matter through,
and the case was forced over till Mon
day. There are number of Senators
who voted to confirm Mr.. Gushing as
Minister to Spain, and who thought
him admirably fitted for that position,
who consider his selection as Chief
Justice as very grave mistake.
The first reception of Secretary Fish
tonight was the occasion of bringing
together a majority of the Senators
and Representative, and themain sub
ject of the conversation was the NOM
nation of Gushing. Nearly all the
facts In the executive session came out
in the various conversations. MIR.
Sumner urged immediate confirmation,
and all the Democrats supported him.
Mr.. Sargent, of California, objected,
and insisted that it should 60 to the
committee. Nearly every Republican
member of the committee was person
ally strongly dissatisfied with the NOM
nation, and inclined TO oppose it, but
it was at last decided that 1t would not
do to make such an open war on the
President as an adverse report would
imply. Upon the receipt of afavorable
report, further action was prevented by
forcing the case over till Monday. 1t
is charged at Mr.. Fish's reception to-
night that Mr.. Cushing was a State
rights and secession Democrat, and
that he was wholly wanting In sympa-
thy with the reconstruction measures
and the late constitutional amend
ments, and his friends did not deny
that in the main the charges were true.
Some of the strongest and most radical
party men took part IN these criticisms
of Mr.. Gushing, and declared thatwhile
he was a good man for the Spanish
mission, for Chief Justice he was po-
htically altogether ineligible.
From the st. Louis Republican.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-The nOmi-
nation of Caleb Cushing for Chief-Jus-
tee has further complicated the politi-
cal situation. 1t has had the effect of
arraying the Democrats and ultra
Grant Republicans in the Senate I'M
der the leadership of Roscoe Conkling
on one side, and the moderate Republi-
cans and the believers in the old doc
trines Of the party under theleadership
of Morton on the other side. The fight
VIII be an interesting one, COnkling
and the carpet-baggers fayering con-
frmation because Grant wants Cush-
ing confirmed and the Democrats favor
ing because Gushing is a Democrat,
while Morton and his followers will re-
sist it on the ground that the appoint
ment is not an embodiment of the
policy of the party, and because Cush-
ing Is known to be heterodOx upon
some of the prime articles ofparty faith
as embodied in the late amendments to
the constitution and the legal eonstrue-
ton of the same.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON. Jan. l0.-During the
whole day there has been a great deal
of excitement in all official circles IN
the nomination. Senators
hare been electioneering, and have log
rolled on their own account on the sub
ject, and when the question of the con-
comes there will be hot and
bitter fight. The main ground for this
lies in Cushing's political
history. The Republicans Of the Sem
ate are not satisfied that he is entitled
to be classed as one of them. He is
to cling still to his old States
rights dogmas, with as much faith in
them as though he had slept through
the last fifteen years. His opponents
claim that If he is made
Chief-Justice he cannot be de-
pended upon to administer his office
in accordance with the spirit of legisla-
ton since the war. The fact that the |
Democratic Senators are unanimous IN |
favor of Cushing also operates against |
him. Williams has some very warm
friends who are interested in defeating |
Gushing. If they can succeed in doing |
so, they think it will leave Williams in
a better shape than before. Numerous
charges have sprung up IN the course
of the day that he has been a lobbyist,
whose abilities have been at the service |
of any man or job, however base, if |
large fees were guaranteed him; that |
he had been the paid spy for foreign
1t is even said that he
was not only In sympathy with the re-
bellion, but was also spy in the Con-
federacy, and communicated with JEFF.
Davis up to within forty-eight hours of
the surrender at Appomattox.
Roscoe Conkling heads the party in
favor of the confirmation, which is
composed Of the Democrats, the Liber-
ais, the carpet-baggers, and a few of
the regular Republicans. Morton,
Sherman and that ilk are said to be
prominent in the faction against the
confirmation. The complication is a
serious one for the Republican party,
the confirmation is general
and intense.
CUSHING AND THE RAILROADS.
From the Chicago Times.
NEW YORK, Jan. "a special dis