New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-15

caucus. No copy has been secured for pub
location, the paper being cGpsidered in the
light of confidential.
Nothing has yet been concluded as to \
new nominee for Chief Justice.
1t Is supposed in official quarters that
Cushing Will soon leave Washington for
Madrid.
DIR. Cushing's letter 20 the President.
The following is the letter of General
Gushing requesting the withdrawal of his
nomination:
To the President.
SIR-Animated by thsseuse oe profound
gratitude for the honor you have done
In nominating me to the high office
Of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, and seeing that
the continuance of my name before
the Senate may be the cause or
occasiOH for Inconvenience to Yourself
or your political friends, therefore | re-
spectfully request you to withdraw the
nomination. Permit me to add that tho
charges of disloyalty to the Union and the
constitution which have been brought
against me, in this connection, are utterly
destitute of foundation in truth or in fact,
/ Indignantly repel che Imputation. In the
time anterior to the commencement of hose
tilities every act of my political life, in
whatever relation of partieso was governed
by the single dominant purpose of aiming
to preserve the integrity OF tho Union and
to avert from my country the calamity of
its disruption aud of consequent fratricldal
carnage.
How could such @ purpose be promoted
otherwise than by political association o2
personal intercourse with the citizens OF
different States, including those of States
disaffected to the Uniona Should the only
possible means of laboring to prevent civil
war be stigmatized as disloyalty to the CON
stitutiony But Immediately ON the Occule
renee Of che first act of hostility to the
Union being struck in the State OF
South Carolina, L took my stand with
the Union and tie government l publicly
announced to them in the most unequivocaS
terms rendered my services to the gOverne
ment, in the field Or in any other way
which might testify my fidelity to it, and
have continued from that day to this, aso
we'll in official as unofficial actions, to tread
in the path of unswerving devotion to tho
Union; whether during the actual progress
of hostilities against it. or in the subsequenh
events of its reconstruction, and the succeso
sive amendments to the constitution rene
dered necessary by the changed conditions
and relations of the several States of theN
United States and of their respective inhabo
itants. The recent amendments of the con-
stitution, each and all of them, had my
90 operation, and | have supported them
constantly, if not in political debate, fos
which my comparatively reserved habits Of
life afforded neither occasion nor opporo
tunity, yet in legal opinion, or in the courtso
or in council or discussion with officers oS
the government members of Congress and
private persons, | entertained the same
general respect for these amendments
as for the other provisions of the con
stitution, and also rendered the specias
observance due to them as the just and
necessary incidents of the reconstruction Of
the Union. while my nomination was uro
GergoinS consideration in the Senate, iS
would have been unbecOming for me tn
speak in explanation of my acts or mp
opinions. but noG, with indifference to
whatever else may have been SAID, honestly
or maliciously, to my prejudice, it belongs
80 my sense of public dnty, amt it is my
right, 20 affirm and declare that l havto
never, IN the long course of a not inactive
life, done an act, uttered q word or conc
oeived a thought OF siisioyalty to the oonstse
tuition or the Union. dave the honor TO
G. sTsHfN6
IS Essshers9-The Ret.cr that SslnsteS
Caleb Gushiu S's Hopese
The following is copy Of the letter rea8
in tho senatorial caucus yesterday, anH
which was the cause of dhe withdrawal OK
NrsGushlngs nomination:
WASHINGTON, March 90, 1850
DEAR SiR-Mr. Archibald Roane, for tho
East six seyen years clerk in the AttoIo
ney Generals office, desires from me u feto
ter of Introduction t. you, and he desires ID
not in the view of anticipating administra-
tive favors but that he may have the hOnOe
of your person al intercourse. Or this take
pleasure in assuring you he is eminently
worthy. A Southern man by birth, family
and affection, he has carefully studied and
ably discussed. in Dir DeBow's Reuiep
and other Southern works, The lamentable
events which have been gradually undeio
mining, and have at length overthrOwD,
the American Uniope While a practical
man, he ia also ripe and accomplished
scholar, with index predominant literary
tastes and habits.
In the discharge ofhis official duties he has
continued in a singular degree the puresS
integrity and most enlightened intelligence,
with modest cOntentment in his lot, having
more than once declined offices Of a more
conspicuous employment in the public SER
vice. He now resigns his present office
from sentiments of devotion to that which
alone he oan feel to DO his country, namely-o
the Confederate States. from which rexas)
he was appointed. l most heartily com
mend him, as d gentleman and man, to
your confidence and esteem; and / am.
with the highest consideration, your obedient
servant. T.. CUSHING.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Gresldcns OF The
Confederate States.