The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15
BY TELE GRAPH
BY the Wostern Union Line.
WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, January IA.
Cushipg's Nomination Withdrawn.

Mr.. Cushing addressed letter to the
President this morning virtually re.
questiug the withdrawal of his name
from the Senate. The letter was con-
sldered at the cabinet meeting and as q
result theP resident sent message to
the Senate Withdrawing Cushing's
name. No new nomination has yet
been decided upon. The President de-
clines to make Gushing 3 letter public
until Tomorrow.
In an interview this afternoon with
the agent OF the American Press
Association, the President stated
that he had yesterday written a mes
sage to the Senate Withdrawing Cush-
inSs nomination, but the early adjourn
ment OF the Senate prevented the mes-
sage from reaching that body. The
President says he was influenced 10 this
course by the discovery of letter writ
| ten by Mr.. Gushing to Jefferson Davis,
| in 1861, in which Mr. Gushing express.
ed an opinion upon the separation OF
the North and South, which, in the
opinion of the President, would in q
measure impair his usefulness as Chief
Jnslice.
| The President, while speaking in the
highest terms OF Cushing's legal fitness
ior the position, ssid he did not desire
to be instrumental in elevsting to the
high position of Chief Justice a man
against whom such an opinion
could be quoted.
The discovery OF letter of Gushing 8
to jeff Davis wss brought about by an
ANONYMOUS letter addressed to Senator
Sergeant, directing attention to the ex-
istence OF said letter among the files
of the War Department. NJ. Sergeant
went to tue War Department,
, but finding that the Secretary OF War
J was at the cabinet meeting he went to
J the White House and sent a note to
/. the Secretary, who, it seems, had also
|, been informed OF this letter, and had
: both original copies In his hand at the
time Mr.. Sergeant's note was read
, The Secretary OF War laid before the
President Cushings letter to Davis, and
=. asked what he should do with II. The
. President replied that be thought Mr..
Sergeant should have copy to present
to The Senatorial caucus Consequently
M. Sergeant was furnished with copy
made at the War Department, and II
was the production OF this letter which
caused the savage debate on Gushing
nomination. After Mr.. Sergeant left
the White House Cushiugs letter was
: read to the cabinet, when it was unanl-
e mously determined that the nomlns-
ton be withdrawn.
l More About Cushing-His Letter ol
, withdrawal-An Emphatic Docu
nient.
The President sent to the Senate TO-
day a message under date OF yesterday
stating that since sending in the nomi
nation Of Caleb Gushing as Chief JUS
!. tice OF the Supreme Court, he had beer
!. satisfied from information received tina
o the nomination was not q proper ont
= to be made, and thereforea withdrew it
:. Appended to the message is postscrlp
: dated the l4th, stating that the Presi
e dent has received the following lette'
!. from Cushing, asking the withdrawal
of his name
TO the President:
"SlE:-Animated by a sense OF pro
It found gratitude for the honor you have
done me in nominating me, withou
4 previous knowledge on my part, to TIT
- Office of Chief Justice OF the Suprem'
4 Court OF the United States, and perceiv'
ing that the continuance OF my name
before the Senate may be the cause OF
occasion of inconvenience to yoursel
and your political friends, therefore, re
spectfully request you to withdraw my
nomination. Permit me to add tha
the charges made against me In thi'
connection are totally destitute Of foun
dstion in truth or fact and | indignant
" " repel the imputstion. In all the tlm'
e anterior to the commencement OF hos
l. tilities in the Southern States, every &C
h of nv lite, in whatever relation to par
y ties was governed by the simple doml
d nant purpose Of aiming to preserve th'
y threatened integrity OF the Union, ant
Of to avert from my country ths calamit'
ID of i.s disruption and consequent fratra
n cideal carnage. How could such a pur
D. nose be promoted otherwis
er than by political reservation, o
ly corresponding with citizens of differ
ent States, including even those Q
States proiessedly dissffected to tn
Union? Should the only possibl
means of laboring to prevent civil wa
be stigmatlzed as disloyslty to the Con
is s,itutiou? Immediately on the occur
~ renee OF the fret act OF hostility to tn
ls Union being struck in South Caroline
is I took my stand with the Union an
ce its government. 1 publicly announce
ey nv adhesion to them in the most une
y, ouivocal terms, repeatedly rendered m
ce services to the government in the .tiel
or in any other way which might test
fy my fidelity to it, and have continue
OF from that day to this, as we'll in ofticl'
'ty as unofficial actions, TO tread the pat
nd OF answering devotion to the Unlo
ha whether during the actual progress
o. hostilities against it, or during the sui
seoueut events OF its reconstruction ar
by NJ the successive amendments OF Il
M Constitution, rendered necesssl
.: by the changed conditions and relation
ia Of the several States OF the Unit
IT, States and of their respective inhst
Ter tauts. The recent amendments OF Il
,d- Constitution, each and all OF them,
m th.y were successively adopted, a
,eI legislative acts for their euforceme
and for the accomplishing Of reco
%. structiop, had my cooperation and q