The Letter That Killed Cushing

The follüwing is a copy of Caleb Cushing's letter to Jefferson Da vis : Washington, March 20th, 1861. Deab Sir - Mr. Archibald Kowan, for the last six or seveu years a clerk in the General' office, deaires fïom ine a letter of introduction to you, and he desires it not in view of anticipating administrativo favor, but that he niay have the bonoi of your personal intercourae. Of this I tuke pleasure in usauring you he is eininently worthy. A Southern man by birth, fauiily and afFection, he has carefully studied and ably discuased, in Mr. De Jjotc'n Review and other Southern works, thu lamentable events which have beon gnidually undermining, and have at length overthrown thu American Union. Wlnlbt a practical man, he is also a ripe and accomplished scholar, with which predomínate literary taste and habits. To the discharge of nis official duties he has combined m a siugular degree the purest integrity and most enlightenedintelligence, with modest conteutment in his lot, having more thau once declined offices of more conspicuous employment in the public service. He now resigns his present office froiu seutiruents of decotiou to that which alone he can feel to be his country, namely, the Confedérate States, from one f whioh, Texas, he was appointud. I most heartily commend hiui as a íjeiitl ornan and a man to your contiduncu and esteem. I am with the highest conaideration, Your obedient servant, (Signed) C. GUSHING. Hou. Jefferson Davia, President Confedérate States. - Wilkíe Collin read "The l)raani W ornan a Mytry," Ín Lttolt oa Taeday wening.