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Show CUSHING'S DEATH BLOW. Washington, 14. Tho following particulars of the caucus of Republican Republi-can Senators to-day have been learned: learn-ed: Sargent opposed Cushing's con-firmntiou con-firmntiou and severely reviewed his political life. Pending a vote, the caucus took ft recess, and in the meantime Sargent went to the War Department and found in the hands of Belknap a letter which was damaging dam-aging to Cuohing. A copy of tho let- ter was, by the direction of the Prea- ident, given to Sargent, who, after Boutwell and others had made speeches in tavoroi ousmng, reau it with some comments. The result was to close the debate and end the caucus. The lettor which proved so fatal to Cushing was written March 21, '61, to Jefferson Davis, recommending -Archibald Roane as a man thoroughly thorough-ly in sympathy with, and likely to be useful to Conlederacy.and alluding to disunion as a fixed fact. The President Presi-dent knew before the nomination of Cushing that previous to the beginning begin-ning of the late war he was a States-rights States-rights man, but when Sumpter was fired upon Cushing mado a patriotic speech and tendered his services in a military capacity to assist in suppressing the rebellion, as did many others holding similar political poli-tical views; but tho letter above ( alluded to decided the President to withdraw the nomination. After the 1 reception of Cushing's letter asking the withdrawal of bis name, the President added a P. 8. to the letter of withdrawal, stating the fact of Cushing's request, deeming it only an act of justice to him to do it. It "uuposed in official quarters that J" won leave for Madrid. Cushing w- " |
