The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-24


this moment Nsthanisl P. nrmadgs. washington
Hunt, jesse Busl, Philo G. Fslier, Ogden AoG-
man, Erastus Root. Dudley Ssldsa CArks0n Crolius,
ST. rstsr h :. ss Charles Tss ysr Lew sssTd.
Root Buell. rallmsdgs, Hunt and few others, but
able TO make thsn prominent altar having been
mcsratic fellowship by the irresistible Aryu.
The means they used for manufacturing public opinion
themselves was, By causing their articles In many In
stances TO appear originally sometimes in one then in
other country and tnen copied into the State
This central clique thus very adroily managed to direct
pubic attention, all Of them holding the best Offices in
the State and Cfosws being state printer making at
least twenty thousand dollars annually clear profits
thereby possessing ample means to enter into banking
stock and land speculatons any extent Partners Of
capital associated with portion of the Regency,
forming the well known American Land Company. They
gan and Wisconsin and also at Oswsgo Buffalo Roches
ter other places In this State The Argus circuat
ing far and wide, made the "disinteressed' organ
In encouraging settlers and emgrsnts 70 locate upon the
towns Villages mill and cities, belonging to the
company the surveys Of which were always beautifully
satin rapsr. The maps s1h oited elegenty
laid out streets and avenues adms bic mill sites with
abundant watsr power and In perspective cities water
lots conveniently arranged for commercial pur-
posee E Governor Reeders plans for kAasas specsa-
bear to the magnitude OF the projects
Of the financial SPECTATOR Of the Albany Regency They
haa three banks the cspits under their in
addition to large number in various parts Of tho State
held also in their hancs The Meet anics and Firemen
BanS managed ~ " Ssy ssGn' ~ IssS
sarcy Fsgg Dix, Wright and others, being tho secret
advisers and councillors.
The revusons Of 1885 and 1887 shook the foundations
Of this cembination Of speculators. They had spsn
their means we'll all they could borrow, and
now interest," taxes AND Other exPen,es required addi
by the legislature and also one suppresMng the cir
culation OF all bank bills CT this State under the dens
saiisac but all the efforts made in the columns Of
the Argus justify them utterly failed and the people
ousted Marcy. and placed William b. Seward in ne chair
Of state by majority of ten thousand four hundred and
branches Of the Legflatu,e This avalanche Of public
opinion tumblng upon the heads OF the Regency,
throwing them from power and hurting them from Of
fee effected Anal dissolution Of tnatselish AFRO
CANT and domneeriDg combination Having justly for
ieed the confidence of the people, been thrust from
Office and consequently from power and having no SEQ
oeson of public plunder' to keep them together any
longer each INDIVIDUAL pocketed whatever amount OF
never since met en- friendly terms Edwin Croswell re-
Ssy ~ January 1870 when Tnurlov Weed was substi-
tuted for State prl0ter Who after having the oh;e
reported to the legislature that in the space of fourteen
mon, his ne from the treasury the enormous sum
of twenty nine thousand dolars.
In 1912 the democrats held the legislature bill was
passed deprivng tie OF the office of State printer
Seward vetoed it. but the bill passed pevsrtheess bat
effort then made neither at the extra session the
same year. appon' successor In the early part OF
the session of 1913 another bull passed. In the
meantime Mr.. Cros~e had admitted partner into the
Argus establishment, q person named Van Dyek eoun
came up xhoe name should be used used by the demo-
cratic members for State printer Ctosweh and Van Dyck
to loegerheads Although the latter had only paid
two thousand collars into the Argus concern, and had
consequently d avn that amount out in monthly
instalme nts, Van Lyck demanded that his name alone
shouic be inserted by The legislature declaring ~ will
be sole State printer with the entire control of the
press nothing. The political control Of the paper
must BIS centred entirely in me-" rhe two Crcs wells
holding quarters interest and Van Dyck only one
and that half paid gave the former great pre-
pcndersnce in its pecuniary affairs and they seemed
amazed to Learn that their partner should make such an
ungener demand. Edwin Croswel, OF course, would
not yield 10 Van by ok he never known to sue
cumb any Tie dihi ,ulty leaked out and mem
the Legislature and others dutrered in order to
bring about recon .ilia,n Coawe offered to put the
Ut the finn in State printers, and divide the re-
sponsbity and the profits In ratio corresponding with
the inteest each held in the Argus; But Van Dyck
iIexorsbe immovxble lett the concern in At Of anger
and never returnec The Legislative held,
liam c. Bysnt and the next day Croswe confirmed
by both houses joint ballot, by majority Of Sc
Horace Greeley, the wing candidate.
The 1sr0us thus refnsts-ed tue State paper The
pubic printing divided taat Mr. Crosweil though
State pliLter tad Income from it but sucl ~ was
derived from LEGAL advertisements which afforded some
ttten thousand yesr.'
The 10 appointment Of Croswel laid the aon
the division OF the New York democracy DE mad be-
obnt xious of hs dictatoriai conduct
aid become unpopular AZ one OF the OLD Regency and a.
having held the lu alive position Of State printer nearly
twenty years. The large vote given for ysnt in the
caucus evidence that formidable opposition had
arisen, and indicated without any doubt tina If Croswe
had allowed Van Dyck's name to have been selected
solus as State printer that he would have made the
atlas the State paper, thus casting Arym aside and
ashoIe. Van Dyck was taken under the wiag of the
RADICALS they then designated, and Fsgg gave
him one g the best berths in the Comproer's office
The feud thea grew quite desperate. All the State
officers except Governor Bouck and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Dickinson, Avored open htsilty t. the Argus
ana It's State printer ec:or Young, Xix, Fagg and
Others OF the old Regency now iaborso with zeal TO
PROSTATE Croswe aud his paper. They succeeded in
SPs sHc into N ri. and Thee 1scs E
majority of raci sails in the LEGISLATURE 9! is4o whom
another State PEDn bill ~ls Introduced ousins Cros-
gen and The Argus The fight between the fac IONS nov
Wright was Governor, Gardiner Lieutenant Governor,
and such men Denniston OF Orange faxson smith Of
Putnam Beesnan lear Lnasnxoa," Young 81 s. .nG
Porter Of Cayuga the Senate-Cran Of Hsrkiuer
Speaker; George T. Fierce Of Dutchess, rlden Of New
YORK, BAL ey Putnam, Perkins on st. Lawrence, and
and others Il starnp Of the House
the RADICALS having majority over the old fogles
teo aid wiiau cassidy was elected IS state
printer The wings and Crosweils friends unl,sd and
defeated the radicals, ami v was passed slotng the
publication gal notices to the publisher who would
give tecnrty do the cheapest Croswen being de-
termined that the radical xos snoud not obtain the
patronage tendeied proposals TO insert the legal notices
in the Argus free OF MI expense Thus that sheet retain
I'D the appestion but empty honor of state paper, until
the SESSION Of 1854, when Thuftw Weed again made
the printer under ul psy togscer vita abundance
perquisItes layished upon BY INSCRIPTIONS wing
legislators and State officers.
The dissolution Ct the regency and the loss of the
State printing made great nroads the profits of 1.-THE
clique the treatment of Croswe towards many II
his old 'rencs rendered him unpopular. Neither Of
these things however, affected him and his paper 70
extent, in comparison with his position of thu
principal managers Of the Albany Sanal Bank, at the
lime OF its failure, July 10, lS4S.
The enemies Of the Argus took up the Canal Bunk rail-
ure and lost opportunity Of bringing up Cr,sweis
name In connection with it, The barnourners had be-
liable and though they abanc oned the demo-
cratic party in lS4e aud supported Van Buren, and the
akolioniss, they managed to poll nearly many votes
in this Sae hunke under the lead Of the Argu
together with the influence and impulse national de-
mocrati: convention shorty after this Cfoswe aban-
doned the editorial chair, TO this city
tary and orrespondng officer to the George Law Steam
ship Line leaving the Argus IN the hands or Sherman
Cros FeD, his partner sn. relative He retained int
in the concern though he received benefit from
it until the FIRST Gay of August 1854 when he finally dis
posed Of all his claim to the establishment.
About the lst of January, 1885, the for
tCcwes anc market" 1t offered TO the Know No
things who thought themselves that time Of
sufficient influence AM strength to maintain organ
the Of state government ha Ting they had
to believe, controlling influence in the liver branch
of the legislature The principal proprietor Of the ar
gus Mr.. Sherman Croswel having become weary OF
trbuting from his private funds TO the support Of
the to dispose Of 1t and get
OF hspds 1t leading bard shell paper ia the
aff that