The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-22
Senator Casserly and the Bank
Of California.
OALDwELL's CASE IN THE SENATE.
Florida Whistling for 10000
Acres of Land.
TAKING ISSUE WITH THE TREASURY.
Collector Casey's Appointment Under Conidera-
ton-Nominations and Confirms
lions Of Officials

oon-Nominadons and Confirms
lions Of Officials
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1873.
Tho Charges Against Senator Eugene
Cassorly, OF California.
He is an oficisl OF more than Roman fortitude,
not TO say virtue, that AFFORD, In the light of
recent events, to AFFECT disregard of public sentl-
ment and defy charges of political and Official
dishonesty coming up from the people and finding
voice in these dispatches. This majestic role Is
now assumed by Senator Casserly. 1t has been an
nounced that the senior Senator from Cali
fOrnia twill take no notice OF the charges
made against him to the erect that his
election to the Senate was secured by the Bank OF
California, having made 1t o rule OF his life." he
says, mot to notice such attacks" The transla-
ton OF this, 1t Is alleged, Is that Mr.. Casserly is
inspired by the confidence OF intrenchment behind
a financial fortress, impregnable to attack even
from the august Senate OF the United States, to
wit, the Bank OF California There can be no
doubt that Mr.. Casserly, as well as his colleague,
Mr.. Sargent, on the principle that there no poll
tics In business, find their mutual reason OF being
In the exigent interests Of this monetary Coros-
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 Oasserly's power and hold up his hands
in the cause of his omnipotent creators and mas
tiers. Mr.. Cassery'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 overmastering in
fuence Of the nabobs of the Bank OF California,
men like D. q. Mills, w. p Ralston, Eugene Kelley,
Barron & 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, ramifes to the small
est business relations and the remotest localities
Of the Golden State To those knowing to the facts
the truth OF the syllogism 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. Al power that can secure the nomination
Of so essential member OF the Executive Cabinet
as an Attorney General will find little dinculty in
returning the man 1t pleases to the Senate from
1t sown bailiwick. These charges, which were
first made In pamphlet form Immediately after
Mr.. Casserly's election and substantiated
on his own authority by volney E. How
ard, an opponent OF Mr.. Casserly, are not
the vague suspicious OF few or the indicative
givings ont OF Mr.. Casserly's personal opponents
They are the moral conviction OF the whole people
OF California. Mr.. Casserly, as a 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 faitn, that
the power that created him q Senator Is equally
potential in the suppression Of an investigation IN
the Senate by the token that 1t killed OF an,
incipisnt inquiry in the State Legislature that
elected him as soon 40 preached by auriferous dy-
namics. There has been no mitigation of that
popular decree In California that declared
Mr.. Casserly the creation Of the great bank
ing corporation four years ago, but at that
time investigations were not the fashion and that
Mohammedan fatallsm, "what shall be, will be-"
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, or should
he, with magnificent contempt above the c0mpre-
hension Of our poor human nature, be oblivious to
the existence OF the many-voced populace; and
serenely confident N the omnipotence Of the Bank
OF California serve out the flag end Of his term with
the charges resting upon him and furnishing mis-
Senatorial fame.
The Debate on the Caldwell Case Con.
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 expel Cald-
we'll. which win come up in case the Morton reso-
luton should fail. Senator Frelinghuysen
made q comparatively short and very sem
Eble 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 a
terrible but true picture of the political dem0ral-
iZat,on In Kansas. He brushed away the vain
sophistry OF Conkhngs argument In favor Of Cald-
well like 80 much cobweb and denounced with
unsparing 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 plattudes 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 denounclng Caldwell for having
used money to secure his election to the Senate,
and he has reason to be indignant Who knows
SO wen as the chairman OF the Congressional Re-
publican Committee how much hard cash this same
Senator Morton made an earnest appeal for to be
sentinto indiana to aid in securing his own reelec-
tons Yet Morton pirates about the purity Of Senate
rial elections, and Chandler sits Grimy and listens.