, 1879-01-07

AlF. Cuehlhf continued N hctlFc WhrR ue!c> IN
attorney for every An!nlstratt9n. until b. ,le.
pnrlusc for Spain IA Minister. etncn his return
lie has been but very little IN Washington, 10
was generally reported 10 have rnadn from S'0.-
The latest large ca.e in which he was engaged
ho 10 said to have acquired willie Minister to
Spain. and to have subsequently collected from
tho Bnanish fiorrrnmtnt his own irr, being
&1OO,0UL At ono tImc he received sci 600 mn
nllally frnm thu Mexican Republic hero to ry; rr-
acnt It before tho Mexican American Mixed
Commfsson. In n'dft tni, to thff, le received
considerable SUN 10y rlerk-llrG; and no aIways
t'an. Gushing generally In WASHINGTON sue.
cccdetl IN having some OF the Hoyernmenia or
peaons for whom he wna counsel Iav his o!licH-
It t Tho II iittls eouater st' /, I tte marketnouses
lila Lying exposes often could scarcely
hare exceeded dotlar day. When
Alderman was Attorney.0ensra Caleb
as special counsel Tor the Government. It wns
a cnri,us fact, too. TINT tho Grant Administra.
tlon employed Catch Gushing, who presided
over the Charleston Convention, to represent
ocratlc clccton.frau!ls III New York: Afr. Cnsl.
Ing was tho personal friend and e,nsl,lnnt Of Mr.
Sewnrd inrtnx.a all Tho years that the latter was
memory; and hts cxstendcd knowledge oi intcr-
natioual law, 'iud Of all tho relations Ut tho
uovcrnnlent to other countries. ,nntlc lin an
Invaluable man to any Administration. lic wns
generally known ms lcgul encyclopedia.
ITS LOVE Or WORK.
MI. Gushing loved work for It's own sakc. Flo
seems early f, !ffe to have desired to ootatn tho
reputation Of being cspccatly learned, and he
alton; NIs daily ayota.lun. lie Ii nearly always
would rise at o'e!oek IN fhs morning, breakfast
A. Q, md work all day., Onco Or twice wear,
be prosablY would rail- ft-a few days in fishing.
Beyond that he scarcely ever gave himself any
exercise or rccrcation. except to attend great
soeini circle, being iu II aeciotes nc " ad 1
"Reminiscences, and being able always tn pRrratr,
fr.m personal experience, facts and events
which were Il sealed book to a majority Of his
table-compantons except as matters Of history.
lie was s.tt Of pcrpatctic human library.
As an attorney. his reputation certainly was
not IN account III Ills pleading, because lie was
not an interesting speaker. Ills sneccss resulted
pcricncc, md from his restless trnaclty 10 hts
clients cause.
THE otEnE.
Caleb Cashi9e'e eoun'ry resldenee f. rirainta
and had heca tho parsonage Of the EpIscopal
parish from tho Colonial days. Nir. Cushing
c1hausteil soil. Tic house occupied a vcrY
commanding position. Onc II the curious
things about It is a tnam1nutb rildel cnglc
pcrchel upon the cupola. which cln bo Accn for
mNC8 HuUuLs fFuue liIU OukeEFWLuEF IL W4a tHHY
during tho Wnr 10 Look at the Rcl}cl picket
lines, nul sharpRhootcrs wero sometimes near
enough TO have pierced tho Eilded eagle.
artroMn or HIS LIFE.
part uf tho htstory Ut the last thEcc-quartcrs OF
a century. MI. Gushing had an extraordinary
career. :IIe WINS born IL Ncwbusylprt, where
Senator saraent, Of Ca''iern's;; wi atso born;
townsman Was one OF the most arslve to cn1Bo
his defeat for confirmation as Chief Juatlcc Of
the United stutcs. MI, Cushtne's polltiral ca
Eecr has bec one 81 ~ tia H., most noted a, rS
lie HE very early,-having been elected, soon
after his admission to tho Bar, as Rcpreacnta-
tive from Newturviort in The Lower Huuse OF
1876, and Mr.. CushinH supported what was
then known as tho Republican party, in opVos-
tion to the Fccralista. II ts one Of tho curious
mutations OF our politics that tho scalled DEM
ocratIc party of tho country, which IN lts tegln
ulogs took upon Itself the narnc Of thu Iaepub-
ltcan party, now shuna e-crythsne that seems
70 be Republfcan IL name. Four years luter
Mr;; Gushing Visited Europe on o p'casurs.tr!p,
aud smother. on the French Revolution
OF 1850. In 1883 he was again
member Of tho Massachusetts LEGISLATURE. and
IN 1886 Was elected from tho Northern Essex
District Of Massachusetts, to Congras*, where he
scrved for eight Ycsrs,-artinE at that time Will,
the Wh1g pnrty, until President. 'ryltr was
-clccted, when he sided with tho Administration,
and aftotwards supported tho Democratic party.
Since TINT time h0 has been
CoNsrANTLY IN ruDLIG LIPE.
In 1913 he was nominated tor Secretary OF the
Treasury BY President Tyler, but failed Of con-
1rtnatton; when he was sent as Commissioner
to China, whore he negotiated our llrst treaty
with that Empire. lie became IN enthusiastic
supporter OF tho Mexican War, and, tho Nassa-
chusctts Legislature having decided to equip q
volunteer regimcnt, A1r. Gushing did this him
self and proceeded to tho seat TT war. where he
9uned his military tItlo uf fBrga.ller.licncral IL
Is characteristic of Mr.. Gushing that, notw!tll-
standing the eminent position which liz occupied
IN politics and law, he always Nns fontl OF this
cphcu,eral military title, HB was nominated
aud defeated for Governor of Massachusetts; j;
represented his jlatrict aEan in the State JeEts.
| laturc; wns an ouponent of Charles Sumner, ~
candidate for tho United eenntc; was madc
Mayor OF Ncwhitsyport mud Justice nt the gu
prcno Court of Massachusetts: and wns United
| States Attorncy-Ge Gencral under President
Pctcp; and served nrain in tho Massachusetts
| Legislature, Tho most cons spc1luus political
position which be held in tho uenocratic pariy
within The last twenty years was that OF prtsitf.