Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-14
THE CHIEF JUsTICEsnI.UDDIR.
What the Press Says about Clng's Nom
nation. .r't r..Ii
From the Missouri Democ Rep

From the Missouri Democ Rep. %
There will be no use in Ding Chief
Justice Cock burn's decision the Su-
preme Court of the United ties while
Caleb Cushing presides over tribunal,
Deaf is in close pursuit of of these
irasible old gentlemen, aneach will
now try to survive the oil just for
spite.
[From the Nashville Bannoeml.
Caleb Cushing, we are glad lear, will
be confirmed Chief Justice whit much
delay. He will probably done ermine
before the close of the present.ll.
From the Washington Republt Rep
Meanwhile, we congratulate Presi-
dent and the country upon hisoice for
Chief Justice. In the nominal of Mr..
Williams the President offered ne coun-
try young man of less characterization
and experience, who might crop to the,
position, as did Marshall. But voice of
the press and the country demad, with
singular unanimity, an experied man.
The bar called for the greatest ker, the
country called for the greatest erience
in public affairs and greatest aty, In
the nomination of Mr.. CushiIhe bar
have the foremost lawyer of tfountry
and the greatest experience, stat,anship
and ability.
From the Memphis Avaanchem.1
President Grant is continuallnrpris-
ing the public. He did it in nmating
Judge Williams for Chief Justice, send
ing in Caleb Cushing's name for Span
ish Mission, and has now increl that
establishment by nominating Mr.shing
for Chief Justice. Our Washinn ad-
vices state that even men like Killing
and Boutwell, did not anticipate such
nj -. Al
Mr.. Cushing himself, who when Pres
ident's message was read in thenate.
was busy preparing to leave for Sl. We.
take it for granted that Mr.. Cush will
accept. That he will be confirm there
can be no Doubt. ma his pre-emineLtness
for the position is universally renized.
From the Union and American. n.
Grant has nominated Caleb Cng for
| Chief Justice. He is great impement
on Williams, as he is a man of ensive
learning and one of the first lawyin the
country. Mr.. Cushing was born Essex
county, Massachusetts,, in 1900, ais con-
| sequently seventy-four years of az very
| old man for the position to whice has
just been nominated, though he aid to
| look not more than sixty. He wlected
to Congress in 1885, and has beenIublic
| life pretty much since that time, it i,
remarkable that he has been coined in
some way with almost every Adistra-
ton for third of a century.
LFrom the Courier-Journal, Dc
The nomination of Caleb Cusl for
| ChiefJustice of the United States iuplv
one of those extraordinary and tot I'm
expected acts of the President, thAsoy
therefor being past finding out. Ohillr
! is certain, that the position has beev, n
| to profound lawyerand an eminenst(e
and that his nomination will dless
meet with general acceptance from lar
and the people.
from the Baltimore Sun, Dem.
The long agony the Chief Justice /.
| practically ended by the nominal a
| Hon. Caleb Cushing. Concerning h1-
| tirmation there is, of course, but liz
doubt. Mr.. Cushing is superior ceriy,
in his qualifications to Mr.. williams
has undoubtedly the advantage of thu
tidence of the public in that regard
| Cushing has long been in the serv,f
the government in his capacity of 1.
sellor and legal agent, and notably {
counsel for the United States in the 81
ment of the Alabama claims. 1t is
| generally thought, however, that
| Cushing is possessed of the highest
of Judicial ability, his talents more G
| nently being those of q skillful law
fled with the Democratic party, and !
sided over the National Democratic c
yention in Baltimore in 1860, and on
division of that body into the Douglas a
| the breckenridge conventions, going wi
the latter, and presiding over their deli
erations. Though always identified
from Massachusetts,, Mr.. Gushing has {
| twenty years owned a domicile in VI
ginia, from which State he is appointed.
From the New York Tiuyes, Rep
AS a supporter of the bred Scott decisio
as an advocate of the slave power, as
Wing who became a Democrat, as a DO
tician wuose place was never fixed fro
one week to another, as a gentleman WI
strongly objected to hear the patriotic tun
of the North during the war, as a Dartiss
of the cause which the Northern neop
detested-in all these capacities Mr.. Gus
ing has distinguished himself. Ii o.
scarcely be his achievements la these q
rections which have moved the Preside
TO select him as Chief Justice. When v
get Chief Justice of secessionist proclIy
ties in the Supreme Court, it mayfare bad
~ with Gen. Sherman--perhaps even Wit
Gen. Grant himself. The entire procee,
ings Of Congress since the war NAV be cal
ed In question. IL is said that Mr., CusI
Ing will be acceptable TO the Bar. We d
not suppose the Democratic will oppo,
him, There Is no reason why they shout
do So But for our own part, we are un,
bic TO explain or Justify Mr.. Cushing
nomination, aud therefore we shall not al
tempt 10 do either. We can only regar
the present game Of bllndman's bufF In ',
ference Ia the Chief JUzticqahin With -,