The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-23
A Political HeEsian,

one of,he proprleor ofthe Cincinnati Enquirer frse
soil paper, hiss been appointed na agent between New
York and San Francisco o-AibanV drgss.
The paper from which we clip the above has ex.
changed ~h the Enquirer for years well acquainted
with IT'S political ehafacter ITS rniiorm hostility 10 "ree-
soism" all its forms and shapes aud its editor there.
fore knew when he preferred the above charge agans,
that he was pennng coel, deliberate lie Bat per.
baps is not singular that saeet which daily declares
that franklin Pierce. William l.. Marcy, Jefferson Da.
Wis, and James Guthrie, sympathze with the abolition,
late, as well as such papers az tho Washington Umon,
the Richmond Enquirer, the Charleston Mercury, The
Mobile Register the Detroit Free Press should also in.
cluds the Enquirer ia the category Tor there Just.
y belongs II coincidDg with those statesmen and those
papers in political renders "ree soier =
cannot complain OF the obnoxious designation being
applied.
The remark above aIIudes to the appointment, OF Hr
Sharp business manager, 10 the Office OF mail agent
and we conhden, tina, il will be somewhat new to
him TO be cassed with the free-soers a set OF po-
clans whom he had always hitherto imagined himself TO
be opposed But perhaps the Albany man kocws bis views
thai subject better Than be does himself In s4f the
Argus being edited then BY the person who has
nol .oi il now, advocated the Wmot proyiso, which
designed to exclude slavery from going into The Ter
rories, and II has always since been much stronger
free soil pspef lhan the Enquirer Its editor the
oriaus Ed win Croswel, who j. probably the
rupt and mercenary politician there is ~ the Union He
il partner OF George Law in the steamship company,
and connected with all the piundefing schemes 70 de-
plee the national treasury that have been gotten up for
number OF years. and is opposed 10 toe administration
becasse IT is not disposed oiavor him.
In ls46 he cut great hgure m connexIon with the ex-
ploslon Of the Canal Bank OF Albany, beautiful fnan-
cia institution, which made OF the rotten fail
ures eyer snpvn in the State Of New YORK. Croswell
director in iba, hank. and drew frora ii upwards OF
two hundred thousand dolals out OF lie capital, which
entirely used up The concern, the loss falling opon the
dpsirlnl cssses, who had taken its "prones to pay
which Croswelrs conduct rendered il unable 10 meet.
CfosweH, tswlIl be seen, may we'll be termed "bank
man, and ~ this State would be considered rsry "so
but IN New fork he ranks among the hardest OF the "ad,
anannes The tfuh Is that BE has political prncl-
pies uhef than they subseve his pocket interests, and
TO be picked
Since the Canal Bank failure ibis consideration has led
him 10 act politically with rhorow Weed, The editor OF
the seward.whg organ at the State capital. that ndvd.
ua managing 10 get his business partner appointed AZ
recelyef, 10 WIND up The affairs Of the Canal Bank, 10
shlch Crosss was 80 greatly indebted; and he dealt &C
enenty with The latter, IN not pressing him Tor payment
hat The Argus man he's shown bis gratitude by rendering
Seward and Weed all the political services that lie in hi
power. II the aboliiions Seward s reelected to TIL