Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-26
rAKrna CARE OF els KIN.

The Washington correspondent of-the- |
Cincinnati Commercial writes, March 81:
collector Casey, in the executive session |
of the Senate to-day, was given the benefit
of one halfhour's discussion, which was
ANYTHING but complimentary to this ap-
pointee. The old testimony Of the New
Orleans Investigating Committee was adj
.duced to show that Casey was both corrupt
aud inefficient, and that il would demoral-
jze the peoples choice tn make this reap
pointment. The Senate adjourned pending
she final disposition of the case, as several
Senators desired TO look at the testimony OF
the investigating committee before voting on
confirmation. While the opposition will be
considerable, still it is not anticipated but
that Casey will be confirmed. Several IN
duentjal Senators waited on the President
to-day to induce him to withdraw bis NOM
7ination, but the latter would not consent"
Of course be would not withdraw the
nomination, notwithstanding every Senator
feItcsft was a nomination not fit to be-
made,z and the Republican Senators were
compelled to confirm it. They did not
have the manhood to reject the nomination
of this corrupt, unscrupulous man. Had
Thomas Jefferson thus forced such a broth
er.in-iaw upon the Senate, his name would
have been handed down % the execration
of the American people. But 1t is just
what Grant is expected to do, and the out
rageous act scarcely excites remark.
The nomination of Casey was confirmed
By the Senate on the 22d, and the Com
merciars correspondent refers to the mat
ter as follows:
GThe debate in the Senate over the con-
firmation of Casey, the Presidents brother
| in-law, as Collector of the Port of New Or
| leans, was rather severe on the character of
| that gentleman, private as well as official
| TIL Democrats did not take much interest
| in it, and large number of them left before
the vote was taken. They said it was not
| their fight; that they were not responsible
| for the Presidents nominations, and if be
appointed unfit men to Office he would be
| held accountable. The leaders of the oppo-
sition to Casey were Senator Schurz and
Senator West, the latter ass Stunning to speak
for the Republican party OF Louisiana. The
report Of the special committee of the
House, made Q year ago, concerning the
condition of affairs in Louisiana, and in
which Casey figures in q rather unenviable
light, was largely quoted from in the dis
cussioD; but all argument against Casey
went for nothing, for be was warmly sup
ported by the Administration Senators.
To use Casey's own words, he had enough
votes from the start, and there never was
any doubt of his confirmation. He had at
least two votes to spare when the yeas and
nays we're called"
The following is an extract from the re-
port of the special committee of the House
of Representatives concerning affairs in
Louisiana, made in May of last year:
"Casey is clearly proved to have been in
terested in, and the holder of corruption
fund Of eighteen thousand dollars, part of a
fifty thousand dollar raised by himself and
Others to bride the Legislature to pass bill
in which he was an incorporation. Herwig,
his deputy, was, at the time, Senator,
and, when the Governor vetoed the bill,
Casey unlocked his safe in the Custom
house, and Herwig took out of it the
eighteen thousand dollars. 1t required just
eighteen Senators to pass the bill"
This shows that Casey Is a consummate
scoundrel and as corrupt SIS any Radical
dare to be. he is worse than Caldwell, Of
Kansas, who was forced to resign his seat
in the Senate, and yet the Senators who
drove Caldwell out of the Senate voted tc
confrm the nomination Of Casey.