Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-22
THE NEWS.
Tho ehlef Juotloeshln.

Tho chlef Justloeshlp.
Oh January 18th = caucus Of Republican
Senators was held At Washington, At which
the nomination Of Caleb Cushing for Chief
Justice was discussed. and after short de.
bate vote was taken 10 test the sctise Of
the caucus, and only olcven votes were cast
1or Gushing. Senator Sargent. Of California,
then produced letter from Cushing to jeff
Davis, OF which the following is = copy-rc.
peated from memory only but giving the main
points. though possibly out OF their order
"My DEAR FRIEND This will introduce II
you my friend, Abraham Powers, who has
been clork in one OF the departments hero for
sx or seven years. He leaves tho servioe
here on account Of his opinions, and being 4
southern man by birth and education. and
devoted to what he regards his country. the
Goptederacy. He has been . contributor to
the questions which undermined and hsve
now broken mp the American Union. /. com.
mend him to your favorable notice a. M
who is ,S;@y worthy OF Your confidence.
cns1inE Gust i, to Tie he Hon: Jsssen s;i: Pss.,
The reading produced an immense sensa.
ton. Those who had defended Cushing
looked blank and amazed. Lewis, Of Virginia,
cried ont to learn whether tho political dliss.
abilities OF Caleb Gushing had ever been re.
moved. The caucus WAS for some time broken
mp, and the Senators were in confusion, talk.
ing the matter over, aud asking again for
points. At last order was restored, when il
was at once decided, without opposition, that
the Judiciary Committee should wait on the
President and ask him to withdraw tho non,i.
nation of Mr.. Gushing on the ground Of cor
respondeucc with the enemy during the re.
bellion. The gentleman thus commended to
Davis wasa clerk in the Attorney-Generals
once under Caleb Cushing. With this letter
he went to Montgomery, and on the strength
ofthe letter he MAS made Chief Of the Coutsd-
crate States Produce Bureau. and served In
that capacity in the Confederacy.
At later caucus, the matter was discussed
in al its bearings, and Senator Sargent re.
viewed the public life of Cushing. 10 tho pres
ent time. and said that his confirmation
ought not to be thought OF for 4 moment.
Mr.. Boutwell, and other friends Of Clubbing
urged his con6rmat ton. The letter Of Cush.
ing to Davis caused the President much nm.
easlness, and he at once concluded to with.
draw the nomination., and accordingly caused
the following to be sent to the Senate. ia.
gether with the letter OF Cushing to Davis. a
the ground on which the nomination ia with.
drawn:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January IA. 1874.
To the Senate Of tie Tinted &0fes
SINCE the nomination Of Caleb Cushing, Of
Virginia. to be Chief Justice Of the Eupreme
Court Of the United States, information has
domination for the highest judicial oi1icial Of.
nee in the Government. u. 8. GRANr.
A short time before the Presidents secre-
tary started for the Capitol. the following let
ter was received by the President from Mr..
Cushing:
SIR: Animated by = sense OF profound
nominating me to the high ONCE Of Chief jus.
tioe OF the Supreme Court Of the United Ststes.
and perceiving that continuance Of nv name
before the Senate may be the cause OF occa-
non Of inoouvenience to yourself or your polit-
,eai rsnas there respectfully ..k you 70
that the charges Of disloyalty to the Union
and Constitution which have been bronrht
against mo in this connection are utterly des.
ttute OF foundation in trath or fact. i in.
a!gnant!y repel tho imputation. In ali tho
ties in the Southern States, every act Of nv
political life in relation to parties was pov.
erned by the single dominant nurnose ~
aiming to preserve the threatened in
tegr1ty Of ithe Union, and to avert from
s9 the ca,amsy Ct il. disruption
conld such purpose be prompted otherwise
than by political association or personal infar.
course with citizens Of different etates. in
cmdlng those OF the states professedly disaf-
1sctea h,c a to the Un,on? Should tho only posi-
Die means 81 Iaboring to prevent civil war be
stigmatized a. dis)oyal to the Constitution
But, Immediately on the occurrences ~ fha
first act OF hostility to the Union being struck
IN the state Of South Carolina, took INV
st1na WITH the Union and ito Government I
publicly announced my adhesion to Them in
the most uneQnivocal terms. rendered nv
services to the Government in the fIeld. or n
any other way which might testify to ~. and
l have continued from at day to this. AZ
wen 10 oficisl ss unofficial action, to tread in
Union, whether during tho actual progress Of
hostilities against It, or in the snhse.
quent events OF its reconstruction and the
successive amendments OF the constitution.
rendered Re aa necessary by the changed condition
OF the respective inhabitants. The smend-
ments to the constitution, each and al Of
tnom, as they were in turn sd0pted. and the
Legislative acts for their enforcement. ana for
accomplishing reeonstruction, bad my co.
petaI opeta5'on en ana adhesion: and have sup
ported them constantly, il not in political de-
PATE: 1or Which my comparatively reserved
habits OF life afforded neither occasion nor
opportunity, yet in legal opinion or in the
court ana u council, or in discus.
,,n., .a"m ""n omcers OF tho government,
i! entertained the same general RESPECT
" Ior theso amendments 40 for the other nrc-
VISIONS OF the constitution, aud also rendered
the special observance due to them a. iust
a9a Necessary incidents Of the recoDstruction
dergolng confederation in the Senate il Would
have been unbecoming for me TO speak In ex-
pianatlon of my acts or opinions. but nov.
with relative indifference to whatever ejse msy
nave oeen said, either honestly or malciously
.,.nt;i, iteluo'ce; I II belongs 70 my sense Of
ana declare that have never. in the Iono
course OF not inactive life. done an act. mt.
.eTeu "otd, or conceived . thought of flis.
ioyaity to tho Constitution or The Union.
nave tue nonof to be very respectfully,
WAsHlNeroN, Jan. II.
The case has recalled the letter OF Jess1
d. Bright to Davis, for (which he vas ex
pelled from the Senate. This letter, dated
'nfee weeks before Cushing's was - follows
"Aen1NoroN, March I, 1861
MY DEAR 6n: Allow me to Introduce "a
your acquaintance my friend, Mr.. Thomas B
Lincoln, OF Texas. He visits vour capita
manly manly to dispose Of what be regards as .
great Improvement in firearms, and / recon
meno him to your favorable c0nsiderotion
.n9:l ne gentleman of great respectsbility On,
Ao"sDae III every respect.
Very truly yours,
JESSE D. B.'erz'
The Labor Trouble!
A LARGE NUMBER OF unemployed working
men OF New York had dom6nstrstion il