The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-22

tics In business find their mutual reason OF being
In the exigent interests Of this monetary Colos-
sus OF the Pacific coast. There has been
from the beginning, among the masses of that
State, moral conviction that Mr.. Casserly was
the ambassador OF the Bank OF California near the
national seat of government and that Sargent,
otherwise known as "Efgy" Of that ilk, was also
created Senator by the same potential voice, to
supplement Casserly's power and hold up his hands
In the cause of his omnipOtent creators and mas
tiers. Mr.. Casserly's disregard Of the forthcoming
memorial certainly does not proceed from an
Indifference to the declarations OF the press,
or the allegations OF large portion Of
his constituency, but is, 1t is said, deeply
based In his confidence in the potency
OF the aggregated capital and overmasterlng in
fuence OF the nabcbs OF the Bank OF California,
men like D. o. Mills, W. P. Ralston, Eugene Kelley,
Barron q Co., and B. F. Hastings and others, who
have comprised the money power Of the whole
coast in their grippe and whose influence, ever
exerted and never loosened, Families to the small
est business relations and the remotest localities
Of the Golden State. To those knowing to the facts
the truth OF the syogism is apparent
that whoever might. could or would be elected
United States Senator from California, could not be
chosen in opposition TO the will OF the Bank OF
California, and, therefore, Mr.. Casserly, who was
elected four years ago to succeed John CONFESS,
owes his success to its intervention, and its
preference of him is equally due to his unre-
hitting allegiance and subserviency In and out OF
season. power that can secure the nomination
OF so essential . member OF the Executive Cabinet
as an Attorney General viii find little diiculty in
returning the man 1t pleases to the Senate from
1t sown bailiwick. These charges, which were
first made in pamphlet form Immediately after
N otoA
on his own authority by volney E. How
ard, an opponent OF Mr.. Casserly, are not
the vague suspicious OF few or the indicative
gtvtngs ont OF Mr.. Casserly's personal opponents.
They are the moral conviction OF the whole people
OF California Mr. Casserly, as q newspaper man,
has certainly not that imperial indifference to the
voice OF the press which he s said to profess His
sense Of security lies In another direction. He
believes, and has some reason for his faith, that
the power that created him q Senator Is equally
potential In the suppression of an investigation In
the Senate, by the same token that 1t killed OF an
incpsnt inquiry In the State Legislature that
elected him as soon AZ preached by auriferous dy-
namics. There has been no mitigation OF that
popular decree In California that declared
Mr.. Cassery the creation Of the great bank
ing corporation four years ago, but at that
time Investigations were not the fashion and that
was the rule. So Mr.. Casserly has retained his
seat for four years without interference from the
people But encouraged by the possible and prob
able event Of the Caldwell investigation, the me-
mortal, with the body OF charges and allegations,
was prepared, and on that the Senate will be con-
strained to take some action. should Mr.. Casserly
demand an investigation In the premises, should
he, with magnificent contempt above the compre-
hension of our poor human nature, be oblivious to
the existence OF the many-voiced populace; and
serenely confident IN the omnipotence Of the Bank
Of California, out the ag end of his term with
the charges resting upon him and furnishing mis-
Senatorial fame.
The Debate on the Caldwell Case Com
tinued-ZacA Chandler Growing at
Morton.
The Caldwell debate occupied the greater part of
the day In the Senate without any indication as to
its limit Senator Chandler prognosticated that
the early part OF next week would see the final
disposal Of the case. Senator Ferry, from Cen.
necticut. offered an amendment to expei Cald-
well. which win como up in case the Morton reso-
luton should fail. Senator Frelinghuysen
made comparatively short and very sem
sible speech, opposing Morton's resolution,
but stigmatizing Caldwell's conduct very
severely. After him Senator Morrill,, from Maine,
made one of the finest speeches of the session.
With dignity approaching to grandeur he drew o
terrible but true picture OF the political demoral-
ization In Kansas. He brushed away the vain
sophistry OF Conklngs argument in favor Of Cald-
well like 30 much c0bweb, and denounced with
unspartng severity the heinous offence of the Kan
sas corruptionist In conclusion he announced
his intention to vote for Mortou's resolution to
unseat Caldwell Stewart followed and rehashed
the weak platitudes uttered by the previous speak
ers in favor Of Caldwell. There was, however, very
little attention paid to him. and when he concluded
the Senate went into executive session on the
nominations. Chandler Ia not contented when
he hears Norton denouncing Caldwell for having
used money to secure his election to the Senate,
and he has reason to be indignant. Who knows
so well as the chairman OF the Congressional Re
publican Committee how much hard cash this same
Senator Morton made IN earnest appeal for to be
sentinto indiana TO aid In securing his own re-eec-
tonf Yet Morton prates about the purity Of Senate
rial elections and Chandler sits grnlv and listens.
WHAT If he, some nne day. can no longer bold his
peace, bat haus Morton over the coalsf
Florida's Ninety Thousand Acres OF Ag-
ricultural College Fund.
Facts recently developed show some very ques-
.tonable transactions relative to the disposal Of
the Florida Agricultural College scrip. amounting
to ninety thousand acres 1t seems that the scrip
was delivered by the Interior Department In jan
uary last to Gleason r. Lewis, OF Ohio, on an order
OF ex-Lieutenant Governor Bloxham. OF Florida,
claiming to be lawfully empowered by the college
for that purpose. Lewis has the scrip, but the
State has received no money. The record In the
Interior Department shows very singular con-
tract between Bloxham and Lewis. The scrip has
not been formally assigned to Lewis by the college