Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-22

members of the judiciary committee were
requested to represent the case to the
president There had however already been
a session of the cabinet to consider the mat
ter, which resulted in the following mes
sage.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January IL.
To the Senate of the United States Since nomina-
ting Caleb Gushing for chiefjustice. information
has reached me which induces me to wthdra" MN
from nomination as the highest judicial ofhcer OF
the government and do hereby Withdraw sa"
nomination. U. 5. GRANT.
After this message was in the hands OF
the presidents private secretary for trans
mission to the Senate letter was received
from Mr.. Gushing. The president then
added to his message the following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. January II,
TO the senate Of the United States: Alter sign
ing the above withdrawal, have recelvet rom
say, made without his know ledge, Il letter re-
questng the withdrawal of his name, copy o.
which Is herewith attached. Z. >. uRANf'
The following is Mr.. Cushing's letter
to the president:
WASHINGTON, January IA, 1871.
To the president: Sill: Animated by sense Oh
profound gratitude for the honor you nave zone mt
OF the supreme court of the United Sta cs anu fcT
celyng that the continuance OF my name before me
fence to yourself or your political friends therefore
respectfully request you TO Withdraw the noih,n"
ton. Permit me to adj that the charges oil uisioy-
atty to the Union and constitution, which nave Dcc
brought against me in this connection are nttefy
destitute of foundation. in truth or in fact mug
nantly rclel the lmputatjon In all the time ante
rIOr to the commencement of hosltles IN Inc SCUM
ern states, every act of my political ME In What
ever re alton of parties, was governed by the sih
gle dominant purpose of aiming to pefscfVe tie
threatened integrity of the Union, and to avert from
my country the calamity of its disruption anu con
sequcnt fratricidal carnage. How could sug ;na a
purpose he promoted otherwise than by pohticai
ASSOCIATION or personal intercourse win me cur
zeDs of the different states, including those Oh tng
states prolessedly disafccted to the Union! Shonid
the only possible means If laborlng to prevent
civil war lie stigmatized disoyalty to the consu
tuition? But Immediately on the occurrence OF the
first act of hostility to the Union being struck III the
state OF south Carolina, took my stthu WIN tnI
Union and its government publicly announced
my adhesion 10 them in the mostunequlFpc', te ms
rendered my services 10 the government, III INC
field, OF i'll any other way which might te9thg my
fidelity to IT, and have continued from mat Jay
to thus, as well i'll official as unolhcal 'ict'"n' ~
tread in the path OF answering devotion TO me
Union whether during the actual progress Oh nos
TITLES against it, or in the subsequent events vi t
recuns truction, and the successive amendments OF
the constitution rendered necessary by Tue ch'lSed
conditions and relations of the era states OF me
several states the United states and OF their re-
spcctye inhabitants. The recent amendments Oh
the constitution, each and all OF them as tney mele
in turn adopted, and the legislative acts lot men
enforce ment and for accomplishing recons trnctioh
had my co operation and adhesion, anu support
ell them constantly. if not IN political deentt' III
which nv comparatively reserved habits OF HE al
forded neither occasion nor opportunity, yet III
legal opinion, in courts, and IN counSei OF us
cusoion with officers of the government, hemoeIe
OF Congress, private persons. ehtclta me
same general respect for these amendments Us loI
other provisions OF the constitution, anu "l9o ic
member the special observance due TO them as me
just and necessary incidents OF the reconstruction
the Union. While my nomination was undergo
ing consideration il the Senate it would have been
unbecoming for me to speak in explanation OF my
acts or my opinions, but now with relative lndli-
ference to whatever else may have been SAID ehei
honestly or maciousy to MY prejudice, II belongs
to my sense public duty, and 1t Is ray rlSht, TO
reaflirm and declare that have never. IN the long
career of a not inactive life done act, tered Il
word, or conceived thought OF dssioyalty to the
constitution and Union.
have the honor 10 be, very respectfully,
[. CUSHING.