. The life and letters of Roscoe Conkling : orator, statesman, y< J ^:lU^y^^Z^7*z^4<^^^^. ->»~i J* ^ ^^ ^^^.. ^ *-- - -J - ?! *fH\ V- — N ^:.-.^ DECLINES THE CIIIEE-JUSTJCESHIP. 461 in declining the offer of the Chief-Justiceshipthe Senator made this characteristic remark: Icould not take the place, for I would be forevergnawing my chains. A born controversialist,his love of argument led him to take part in adiscussion rather than to become a listener. The following article, from the Utica MorningHerald of Wednesday, November 26, 1873, con-cerning Mr. Conkling as Chief-
. The life and letters of Roscoe Conkling : orator, statesman, y< J ^:lU^y^^Z^7*z^4<^^^^. ->»~i J* ^ ^^ ^^^.. ^ *-- - -J - ?! *fH\ V- — N ^:.-.^ DECLINES THE CIIIEE-JUSTJCESHIP. 461 in declining the offer of the Chief-Justiceshipthe Senator made this characteristic remark: Icould not take the place, for I would be forevergnawing my chains. A born controversialist,his love of argument led him to take part in adiscussion rather than to become a listener. The following article, from the Utica MorningHerald of Wednesday, November 26, 1873, con-cerning Mr. Conkling as Chief-Justice, was an in-dication of public sentiment: The impression is growing into conviction that, in accordancewith the very general preference of la\\7ers and pubhcists, Pres-ident Grant will nominate Hon. Roscoe Conkling for Chief-Jus-tice, and he will doubtless be promptly confirmed by the have no information on the subject not possessed by thepublic, and we understand Conkling gives no intimationwhether the place has been tendered to him, nor whether, if of-fered, he would accep
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