The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-13
The Chief Justice.
THE SITUATION.

WAsHINGToN, Ian. 10.
The nomination of Caleb Cushing for
chief justice was the leading subject of
conversation in every quarter Sunday and
to-day. The public record of Mr.. Cush-
ing is being oycrhauled, and every book in
the congressional library containing the
name of this important individual has been
taken out for reference The disappointed
aspirants for the office are lending the in
fluencc Of their knowledge to those engaged
in villfying Mr.. Cushng's political record.
The action Of the judiciary committee is
strangely in contrast with these efforts No
one knows Mr. Cushing's history better
than Senator Edmunds of Vermont, chair
man of the committee; none could be
more partisan than the chairman and his
republican associates Senators Freling-
huyson, Carpenter, Conkling and Wright.
When a prominent republican senator re-
marked to Mr. Edmunds, GLOW could you
favorably report the name Of man who's
whole life has been in antagonism t. re-
puplltdn iliHClIIcS' VIZ HuCotlpI WAS
asked by Mr.. Edmunds in return, ''What
do you mean by republican principles? If
you mean the political dogmas of the
party the answer is plain The judiciary
committee is not called upon to discuss the
politics of the nominees for judicial
offices That the President determines,
and our only duty ended when we were
satiied of the ability, character and fitness
of Mr.. Gushing for the office" No doubt
bitter speeches will be made in executive
session against his confirmation but the
denunciations hcaped upon President Grant
by Senators who are supposed 10 be ex-
ccedingly loyal to the administration.
These remarks are sure to he repeated to
the President by some of his friends in the
the Senate, and it is 10 longer doubted that
between Grant and portion of the rcpuo-
lican Senators, there will no longer be
friendly feeling. One of the number said
Sunday night "Whosc funeral shall this
be, Grants or the republican pary's ?
Would it not he better to incur the i'll will
of Grant and reject Gushing than the ill
will of the party by confirming him =
The editors of administration journals in
distans parts of the country. fearing their
denunciatOn of Mr. Cushings nomination
might not reach here in time, have tcle-
grdphod TO Senators to beware of putting
Gushing in the Supreme Court. The query
has been made, sis Grant crazy ? Have we
another Andy johnson in thoWhite House,"
Not since the time when the rupture between
Johnson and Congress took place has
there been so much excitement in political
circles as prevails in Washington at pres
ent, and the strangcsl part is that Mr. SUM
ner, who first shook his defiant fist at the
White House when Andy johnson disgust
ed him and transferred his hatred 10 the
Senate chamber, is now the defender and
friend of the nominee, through whom the
President is receiving the scveIest denun.
citation. In conversation Mr. Sumner
claimed that Mr. Cushings record during
the war was good one and that he was
perfectly satisfied that his future decisions
should he be confirmed, would in all cases
sustain the results obtained by the war
Mr. Cushing, Mr. Sumner claimed, was ono
of the earliest of the repentant democrats
and not only was the trusted adviser OF
Mr. Lincoln, but sustained the reconstruc
ton policy of Congress against Andy John
son. While it is believed Mr. Gushing will
ultimately be confirmed, the danger is in
the delay debate may cause. Should he be
rejected, the President has declared he viii
make haste slowly, very slowly, and moi
bother the Senate with another nomination
| for some time.