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WASHINGTON March 20, 1851.
DEAR SIR--Mr. Archibald Roane for the last siz
or seven years clerk in the Attorney Generals
once, desires from me letter OF Introduction to
pating administration fsvors, but that he may
have the honor OF your personal intercourse.
youhe is eminent,p MoqFsy s assurnS
has carefully studied and ably discussed in Mr.. De
lamentable events which have been gradually
undermining and have at length overthrow the
ripe and accomplished scholar, with indeed, pre-,
dominant xserary tastes and habits. In the dis
charge OF his Official duties he has combined in q
lightened intelligence, with modest cOntentment
In his lot having more than once declined 0ffices
OF more conspicuous employment in the public
service. He now resigns his present office from
sentiments OF devotion to that which alone he can
feel to be his country namely, the Confederate
states, from one OF which (fexas) be was APP
pointed most heartily commend him a gen
tleman and man to your confidence and esteem,
a and om with the highest consideration; your
aoS. 5sSyEascs DAVIS President Of tas Con.
federare States.
The President short time thereafter applied to
the Secretary Of War for the original OF this letter.
which was produced, it being found among the
captured Confederate archives. The Presi.
dent, on reading the letter. concluded to
withdraw the nomination. and caused .
communication to be written to the Sen.
ate for the purpose. The President, before
he nominated Mr.. Cushing, knew that that gentle.
man had taken the States rights view OF the ques-
lions which agtated the country just previous to
the breaking out OF the late civil war; but when
Fort Sumter was fired upon Mr.. Cushing made o
batriOtic speech. and offered his services in mill
tary capacity to assist in putting down the re-
bellon., Other gentlemen had, like MIR. Gushing,
declared theif0pinion that the government had 10
right to coerce state; yet. when hostilities re-
suited, they were actively found on the side
Of the Union. But now that this letter to Jeffer-
son Davis had come to light, stating so broadly
disunion views, the President, Notwithstanding
his high appreciation Of MI Cushing's legal attain
ments resolved to withdraw his name, apprehen-
sive that his opinions. as expressed in the past,
might injuriOusly affect the decisions OF the Su-
preme Court in the event of his confirmation as
Chief Justice. short time before the Presidents
private secretary started for the Capitol the letter
from Mr.. Gushing, through General But
Ter, requesting the withdrawal of his nomi-
nation, was received by the President
The President detained the private secretary
and added to the message Of withdrawal the post
script given above. AS soon as the postscript
was written the private secretary left the Ex-
message to the Senate. The message is accom-
panied by the letter Of Mr.. Cushing to President
Grant, to which reference is above made. The
original letter of Mr. Cushing to Davis is in pos.
session OF the War Department
Tho Future Nominee Not Named-Mr.
Cushfng's Departure for Madrid.
The President called an extra Cabinet meeting
to-day, which continued for nearly two hours dur
N ,Of tho inf I'M tiCoch him
considered. Nothing was concluded as to new
nominee. 1t is supposed in official quarters that
Mr.. Cushing will soon leave Washington fOr
Madrid.
General Cushing Declines to Address the
Mexican Veterans To-day.
General Cushing has notified the Association Of
Mexican Veterans that he regrets that he will
be unable to comply with his promise to deliver
the Grafton at the Convention OF the veterans,
which is to meet in this city tomorrow It is I'M
derstood that General Negley, the member Of Con-
gress from the Pittsburg district, who was an
officer OF the Pennsylvania volunteers during the
Mexican war, will be substituted as the orator Of
the day.
sickles Awaiting His Formal Recall.
Private advices received In this city from General
Sickles announce that he Is awaiting at Madrid
his ofictal letter Of recall, on the reception Of
which he will leave thai city and proceed to Lon
don, Where he will remain for two months on pri
vate business.
Holders OF Bonds Demanding Payment
and Refusing to Exchange.
The holders Of the five per cent loan Of 1858 are
asking for payment and refuse to exchange for the
five per cent twenty year bonds. This is q sorry
commentary on Mr. Schurz's assertion that we can
be better prepared for the resumption OF spe
Gle payments than now. The Treasury Department
is somewhat disconnected over this, and Secretary
Richardson, in this regard, together with the ne
cessiy OF having to recall the Treasury representa-
tives negotiating with the Syndicate at London, Is
generally muddled on the financial question, but
avOws that he Is going to wait to see what
Congress Will do before he moves. In the
Of the leading financial men OF both
houses, he Goes not amount to much and does not
know enough OF finance to help the solution OF the
financial problem. In fact, movement is quietly
on foot among the financial minds Of the Senate to
this themselves.
Schurz i'm the Senate ScOrches the Flimsy
Financial Policy Of the Country-Postal
Abuses.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Conkling offered
from the Chamber OF Commerce of New
York asking for an investigation into the mer-
instruction in navigation might be established,
with the use Of some unemployed vessels of the
navy and the detail of naval officers instructors.
1t was referred to the Committee on Commerce,
and will meet respectful attention as very
worthy project. After few other unimportant
petitions Carl Schurz, the liberal republican Of the
west rose nervously intent on the bill pending
to secure specie payments and delivered himself
during two hours and half OF an exhaustive essay,
replete with authorities and able in its handling of
the subject, upon the general financial condition
and future OF the country He was opposed to ex-
pansion, and scOrned, most pluckily, the plans
proposed by Messrs. Boutwell, Ferry, OF Michigan
and Morton. But he will receive a return, with
from these gentlemen in due course. He
severely reprehended the present financial
policy Of our government, and charged
that 1t was debasing the coin of the
realm, and that Congress was responsible
for producing the panic He quoted from several