, 1879-01-07
CALEB CUSHING.
"Reminiscences of His Career--prom-
iaes Of His Youth Un-
realized.
10 Betrayed M Abolition esnstItueAty. md Became
a Boughiate..-Ths South Refused II
Reward Uim.
Ho Returned from Spain Declaring
that He Was Going Home
to Die.
His Wealth--lis Love Of Work
--1ls Virginia Home.

His Wealth--His Love Of Work
--5ls Virginia Home.
From Our t}trn Correspondent.
WAsnisaroN, b. c., Jan. 4.-1n the death Of
Caleb Cushing Washington CITY has lost celeb
, fity Of half century. Mr. CURLING FIRST Gu
tered Congress about 1850. and 10 one Of his
carly speeches he gave promise Of becoming tho
, leader In tho House OF tho Northern sentiment,
which was then forming agatnst the Soush. His
most conspicuous speech In this respect Nas tho
. one IN reply 10 Dcp}amn liartilng, Of Kentucky,
.. who was typical ltotbloodcd 6outhcrncr,
whose contempt for tho Yankee Was tndcdnablct
and who supposed tltat the representatives FROM
eouth OF Maeou's Il Dixon's line alone POSSESSED
Intelligence anil courage. MIR. Gushing appear
cd In debate at that limo - tho defender Of
New England. Thoso who heard him say that
there really was mnel, cioquencc and enthusi.
asm in biz specch,-ounttties which wcro great
II lacking in tho efforts OF his n1aturer years.
II Vas then thought thath would le tho Lender
Iii the controversies Of New England nQalnst
the South. But-dcstltutc OF convictions him
. self--he found It easier to surrender to
the influence of Southern sncn In hts
party, tuan ito. he tho ndvocntc OF
the :. aggressive ideas. Of his own
section. He, accordingly, instead Of being nn
Ant,-slayery leader, became q Pro-Slaycsy de-
lender. He Wns so earnest m advocate OF tho
.Blater,4hts doctrine that he WAS Inclined to the
'non-inscriercnce theory rs regards tho South;
but he t1ua,ly acQulesccd In tho necessity OF the
War, and Qave up temporarily bis stato-r1RhtS
ideas for tho sake of the Un!ou. But his tuuda-
tmental atate"s'enS s'c"e scAa'"eu ane''aus'o'
-. ! TuB UNGlsATEFuL SOUTH.
nx4 hi 4 yet rarAh fop hfS
,1ovpttv tn tnetr ca,se any better than In tho old
s,al,vss sav. - r.wo,do,, .,,o.t d,,,ohy.cc,
1ase p,,',... ~ srsto. ~ a,,ussn, t,,r,,
IL - true that President Tyler dominated hlm
to be Secretary Of tho Treasury; but President
'Tylur WINS not the Democratic party, tho Senato
rcfrscd 10 confirm him. and Il was only bv a
.vory severe strainlng Of the law that Mr.: Tyler
was ablo to send Cushing II Special Commits
.sloner to China.
Under -P,crcets Admiotssratton, % Attorney
Nsn1'.t t H'' ,.,a k ~ "y
opinions IN oppos'tlon TO tho rlcws Of MS own
eection,-porticulariy those relating to the cir
ena i,sn ,n,t,.r. NJ ~ tsnnnn tn hsln ,h.
aa,.,n 'S1" w. ''~''
cause. \,
Even In later ytsrs, when he had shakep tho
dust Of tho soil OF Massachusetts from Ills feet,
and had taken m hta residence In tho Old Do
.,,..a - 49,. ~ r.. ..ss. .s".t.a -tth ~ .on.
n'nnoa' no W." aos sus.s . ,.a... ".a Wv ~.
na coaessvtye a cause % .eems To- hsvs % dsmsnaea cd.
He was nominated as Chiel-Justicc OF tho Unit
rd state. and auh.enuentiy "a Minister TO
,Anstu fro,, tie a.o,n ~ Vt,otnIa hnt IN hott
s"atnr. @ ~ n ~, ia mn"i.
M NV ee t..,in ~ ~ o aiat.
ao Cen9 w vs'tn ~, @ :" .1a,,Srnw ~,
D.,; rhorasI ~ ILL., 1WM .s,,; SooNaE,; IT, W.T.
G.hta, "a rSa!He4 ~ NJ n"h person. tnns tno o!A
pfoserg .hss p9opnSt -. no. "sno no9or 3or
s n.s Spsn"re hnms on ~!
M nass n.hc tnc III as eVat s9
aesth-paco " ME Gusuinn. 70 WIZ Asse1 VILE VIM.
out nohor' sn1 eo9M ~ t,MSys eominanu ID pH9tia ps.
pae ssatcn .ne n!1ncss & .eSogn,on ~ ~. Mnsn
Two toHa 70 oestows ~ tnat p1eshant ana
prosperous city. On TUG oanks o. tno aess7oiac. :
nss,s 1 ~ II. oiIfn H.. nd was u thnt
from tho Missl.', h !; T. Spain Mr: GushnE soon
after that y!stcd washington tor ths 81, tr1t Time
W. nG seemed 1Sscss neto m ls a na II duhas' IT,
~ .u not rsadily tako TO WORK; & Ilis M old has-
ness hecmed ~ r. havc 9!owh. stu anu cu!noet ttst.
ZONE 70 n'ns IEe 0io placcs a. iHe eaoes Mm,ca 11
3of Mlosc taan naiL = century nau pec.l h'!sa IL
!liplomacy. Of Washington public life, had be-
necomc vacant bY ucath.
A., AZ aotNo HONE TO DIE
.uM NJ, Cushing.a nld irsnds-Ciarcs sumner
william r. seward, anu other cofnfadcs-hau
Mepartea. inc pitcher thst naa gone 90 oltento
me wcl! was About to break. Anu 10 It was that
Caleb CuslIing, here, short time axo, said TO
one ot Ills most Intimate friends, nm going
home to dc" And he did on the banks oi the
Acrrtmac1 and Will he buried by tic sido OF tho
wite OF lila early yeara, "Anm ho always 40 ton
atrY remembered, anI who did 10 much TO
hap1 the carly part OF Its National cerccr.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
MI. CnfhlnE sof sho.t time Kept house here
put for tue most part ne lived 10 inrnlshcu
lnAainKs,-nodett ones at tlat,-rc9ardsess OF
sty!ei ah1 ~ nod!rum OF EXPENSE
Calcb CuAh!n4, OF course, wAs great lawyer;
but tue conFta often oolccieA to biz arguments ~
yeroose, and 10 sometimes was checked By. the
Judges on account Of tnet tendency. He IL
known TO havo been ttlo author 0f many Of tins
ttHpnrtaht St4to pape8s Oh ucn. drants Admln-
iatratlon. " WA a. conSersat!onallet that
Ms. C1ishlpf wa5 beat known and viii TO longest
remembered. ~ expeFaeaee, q ltae!f, was q
f1ch tuhui ena 10 naa o mArvcloua!y tcnaciqua
memory, which male him tue lilo Of every
soe!A' Gathering. 10 was = great feadcr,