The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-02
DINNER TO HON. EUGENE cAssERLY. UNITED STATES senA-
TOR FROM CALIFORNIA
NEW YORK. Jam, l6, 1860.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 1869.
Hon. EUGENE CAssERLY:-
We welcome your return after an absence Of nearly
twenty years to the home Of your boyhood and the
Of your first struggles In the contest OF life.
You left us in early manhood, with the spirit and
enterprise Of one resolved to achieve an honorable
position and you visit now with every reasonable
desire accomplished and with your efforts finally
crowned by the distinguished honor Of an election
to the United states Senate. 1t is gratifying to u.s.
as 1t must be to all our citizens that the State Of
California, to whose early prosperity this city con-
tributed largely ana which has made 80 bountiful
return from its exhaustless supplies Of material
wealth, has now honored with the highest office
within its gift one whose early associations were
with our own people and who Is yet endeared to us
by many strong ties. We welcome you not merely
as the chosen representative Of California but
old time New Yorker and cherished personal FRIEND
opportunity to renew the pleasant associations OF
former years. you will meet them at dinner at sucn
time as may be most convenient to yourself.
We remain, very respectfully, your hlends ana
VIM. 9. bryant Samuel J. Tilden, David Dudley
Field, VIM. b. Ogden Robert p Getty, Wilson G.
Hunt, Andrew II. Green, John A. Stewart, Peter B.
Sweeny, Augustus S. Brown, James Bowen, Andrew
Carrigan Henry J. Raymond, H. Il. Van pyc6, JOS
Abram s. Hewitt Richard O'Gorman. VIM. II.
Leonard, Nelson J. Waterbury, John McCah. 7. w.
Clerke, Eugene kelly D. CdtnUreleuX, CH1S. OCOuOI,
Horace Greeley, G. q. verplanck, Augustus Schel,
John Cochrane, Isaac sherman, Henry +. Davies,
Clarkson N. Potter Chas Gould, Chas. A. Dana, WIN.
T. Brady, James B. Nicholson, Arthur Leary, RObt
b. Roosevelt, Chas. p Daily, Chas. A. Rapallo, Henry
Nicoll, John X. Brady, T. Bailey Myers, John MUIR
ply, G. NJ. Spier, Geo. G. Barrett, John Z. Deven,
+. B. Fellows, NJ T. Brennan, John Kelly, John Bige
low, Richard b. Connolly, Hiram Barney, John X.
Porter Geo. Il. Purser, James Murphy. Douglas Tay-
Tor, Joseph Rose, VIM. 9. Barrett J. M. McJlmsey,
VIM. L. Curtis, Chas. f. Miller, Edward Cooper.
REPLY.
GENTLEMEN-I am more than gratined by your let
ter inviting me to meet you and others Of my old
New York friends at dinner, to renew what you are
kind enough to term 1.-THE pleasant associations Of
former years."
with grateful emotions those who In this city
the playmates Of my boyhood the associates OF my
early manhood and the distinguished friends whose
maturer c0unsels guided me, while their example
ana encouragement cheered me In the battle Of life
After an absence which placed the Continent be-
able pleasure to know that neither tIme nor distance
even the engrossng occupations, which amid the
rivarles Of this great city have led all OF you, hope
to success as they have certainly won for many OF
you eminent distinction, have had power to change
the hearts Of my friends; and that they here to-
lngs as true as when nearly twenty years ago they
gave me last good-by on my way to cast my lot
with Californians in California.
thank you for your invitation and for the terms In
which 1t Ia expressed accept 1t In the spirit which
prompted it-as due to your friendship rather than
the day for your dinner the sth OF February next
- - - E. CAssERLY.
NEW YORK, Jan. Is, 1869.