Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-31
THE CUSHING-DAVIS LETTEh-
HOW SARGENT Used 1T.

late Of JAN 10 relates some very ih''i
.s,inr facts relative to the proceedings
in the Senate caucus over Caleb Cush-
mo-. nomination t. the Chief Justice
ship. and furnishes the following as he
declares, e.rict copy OF Cusllins's letter
to JEFF Davis:
Washington. 10Th March. ISL
D.ar sir: Nj Archibald HOaae, 10y
liz. last six or seven years Il clerk III tie
Attorney General, office, Gesiies iron.
me q letter of introduction TO You; and
he desires II, not IL the view oi ;,n'ici-
T1a;iU.. Administrative fayorS, but that he
may have the honor of Your personal IN
fer,ourse. OF this take pleasure IN as
Suriug voi, he Is Cmil-ntly worthy i
s.i,tLsYI man Iv 5i,;!l family anu ;siivc-
,5nn. he. has c..r,f,sIiy sru,iici ssui ably,
discussed. il De Bows Review, ami otiI-
-r Southern works, TIE laIieIt"ble
events which have been gradually ~
,.e.rsinius. and have AT length over
thrown the american tAlCr- W Mist
\ practical rlan. he i also = ripe a;iI! ac-
,-onIlI-icI scholar, with, indeed. pre-
dominant literary taste, and habits. i'll
rha discharge of his ot.iciai-iutles LIE has
combined. in d singular degree, the pur-
st INTEGRITY and mos: enlightened! intel
Eneri-.- with modest contentmeut Ill his
Ior. havin- luore. than once declined
of, es of more conspicuous employment
N the public service. He now resigns
his present office from sentiments of tie
yc;i1n TO this which alone he can feel TO
I,,. his country. NAMELY the 'ol.Fedsrcfc
STATES from one of which tTesas} he
was appointed! | most heartily com
mend Elm as IL gentleman AMI man 10
1--WE confidence and eSteeln-and l ain.
with til. highest consideration, your Ob I
esrv't, Signed {. tUsHIS,i-
Hon. jefferson Davis, Pres! lent Of tie
Confederate States.
OF the effect of the reading OF this let
Ter the Escosf correspondent says.
You can scarcely imagine the eH-
trenIe CONSERVATION created 10y the pro
,luctiou OF this document among the sup
porters Of Mr. Gushing. 1t vas as
though 4 fathumiess ci&s.l had s'GddeE-
" opened nj their feet. Boutwell,. espe-
ciaIiv. j. said t. have looked utterly
amazed and Overwhelmed. and k,.rnuEds
deadly V.Ie. while CouEiiIr "ioEe Pre-
ssrye.i thar urrutlled e4uan!mlty which
failed to catch tue full import Of the
r~raSaaah.. nIssIy. C:ls:rtci- cried II as
8. = me-e letter If Introduction "Lere-
ssppn Mr. Sargent mentioned IL fac
that. upon tle strength q tbs Letter.
Castings rebel friend. R"sUe. obtained
= I.icEmond the pG~i-ia.l 4 Caief 81 til
Coined, -.sts. or,iu.il-. = EIrgr.a. .I..i L,i3
It until ;he downfall Of the I,nie,ieracy;
and that il was for writing. Il les treason
Il = 81 I - L.
vas i.,,iotaiuioJISl.E e.ta-iie! ir"ln tine
United States Senate; and then lie read
them Bright letter. Us follows:
Washington, March /. 1861.
ny Dear Sir: Allow me to introduce
To your acquaintance my friend Thomas
+. Lincoln. of Texas He visits your
capital mainly TO dispose Of what he re-
yards as 4 great Improvement: in fire
AIMS. recommend him to your favor
able consideration as a gentleman of the
irst responsibility. and reliable il every
respect Very truly yours.
JESSE d. BRIGHT
To His Excellencv Jefferson Davis.
President OF the Confederation OF
States.
The effective following up of his adj
vantage by Senator Sargent Is related as
follows:
Treasuuai,le as this letter unuuestion-
ably was. said lfr. Sargent, yet Bright
recommended only tirearm. while
Gushing helped the Confederacy by rec
ommendlng to its service trained, eX-
per:enced brain to manage lts ordnance.
OF what avail were the best firearms to
the Union ctuse until the brains of such
men as Grant and Sherman We're prop
erly brought into play. The advance
through the Wilderness upon Richmond
and up to Appomattox. no less than the
march through Georgia, exhibited the
superior value of brains to mere weap
ors Furthermore. Bright letter WAS
written before, while Cushing's letter
was written after, the non-intercourse
proclamation of President Lincoln
fact which agg-avatcs while 1t confirms
the treason These substantially, are
some OF the trenchant points your Sena-
tor made: but that letter itself ciinched
the nail he had previously driven into
Cushing's political coffin. The upshot
of the matter was that the Senate JUdi
ciary COMMITTEES was requested to wait
upon the President and suggest ii with
drawal of the obnoxious nomination.
C,n Erap.;S., Ion IN In .ba AS