Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-15
Cushing'- Letter of Withdrawal.

Cu>hins's Letter OF hdravval.
The following letters were sent to the L. S.
senate, on Wednesday, BY the President:
To tie Senate IF the United States
Since nominating the Hon. Caleb Cushin. tor
Chiei Justice OF the Supreme Court of the United
States, information has reached Inc which induces
me to withdraw him from nomination as the
highest Judicial officer OF the Government, and
do therefore hereby withdraw the said nominal
non.
l.. ). GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Jan. 10. 1874.
10 The Senate Of the Cnited States:
Alter signing the above withdrawal, | have re-
c.ived from the Hon. Caleb Cushing-whose nom-
inalion, it is proper to say, was made without his
ano~cdge--a letter requesting the withdrawal OF
lis name, copy OF which Is herewith attached.
[. s. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Jan. H. 1874
Ia Tie President -Su;-Animated ed by The sense
Of profound gratitude for the honor you have done
mt in nominating Inc to tho high CtIcs OF Chief
Justice OF the supreme Court OF The United States
and percelvng that the continuance OF my name
before the Senate may be the Cause or occas on Of
Inconvenience to yourself or your political friends
l respectfully IeqGest you to withdraw The nomi.
nation.
Permit me TO add that the charges of dsloyalty
10 the Union and the Constitution, which have
been brought against me i'll this connection. arc
utterly destitute OF foundation in truth or in fact
l indignantly repel the imputa.ion.
la al! the time anterior 10 the commencement OF
h9stihies ia the Southern States every act OF NV
poAlicii lite, IN whatever relation Of part,es was
governed hy the single and dominant purpose of
aiming to preserve the threatened integrity OF the
Chion, ana TO avert from my country the dainty
ol lis disruption and of consequent irariclda car
mage. How cou.d such purpose be promoted
otterwise than by pohucal association or personal
intercourse with citizens OF different States in.
Guiding those OF States protessedy dissffectrd to
the Union; Should the only possible means of la
poIlhg TO prevent civil war DO etigmalized Il. dis
loyalty 10 the constitution. But Immediately on
The occurrence OF the FIRST act OF hostility 10 the
Union being struck III the State OF South Carolina
TOOK my stand with the Union and it's Govern.
Inent.
publicly announced nv adherence TO them in
The m6st untqmvocal terms. l rendered nv
teINlces to the Government IN the field or in apy
way which might testify my fidelity 10 IT. and
nave continued from that day to this, as well In
oIncAl as unofhcla action, to tread In the path OF
answering devotion to the Union, whether
during the actual progress OF bestlItes against i,
or IN the subsequent events Of its reconstructon
and OF The successive amendments OF the Const
tallop, rendered necessary by tho chaLged con.
dions aud relations of the 81 yeral States of tbs
nted States, aud OF their respective Inhabitants
ne recent amendments of theiConstitution
each and all OF them, as they were IN turn
adopted, and the legislative acts for their en-
forcement and the accomplishing of reconstruc
.ioH' hau my cooperation and adhesion, q nc
have supported them consistently, if not IL
political debate, for which my comparatively
reserved habits of life afforded neither occa
sion nor oportunity, yet in legal opinion or il
the courts, and in counsel or in discussion
with officers Of the government members OF
congress and private persons, l entertained
the same general respect for these amend
ments as for the other provisions of the Con
stitution, and also rendering the special OBJ
seryance due to them as the Just and neces
sary incidents of the reconstruction of the Tn
on.
While my nomination was undergoing con
slderation in the Senate it would have beer
unbecoming for me to speak in explanation
oi my acts or my opinions, but now, with re
lative indifference to whatever else NAV hay,
been said, either honestly or maliciousIy tC
my prejudice, it belongs to my sense of publi
duty, and 1t is my right to reafirm and de
clare that have never, in the long course O
my inactive life, done an act, uttered word
or conceived thought of disloyalty TO Tn
Consultation of the Union. have the homo
to be very respectfully, &. CUSHING
Washington, Jan. IA, 1874.
The letter Of Mr. Cushing TO Jefferson Dayi
was not among the papers transmitted to til,
Senate.