New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-20
4 Contrever., s.trIta.

against the publishers Of this paper on accoun, Of
the appearance IN its columns of certain cornmuni-
cations rejecting on the conduct Of Me.srs He
msn Redhed and Benjamin P1Drle as Agent
and Solicitor in partnership Of the Assgaees OF the
Holland Land Company IN four Of the Western
Counties Of this State. II is hardly necessary -
add that we low implicitly to the decision and
shall make the publications and pay the aw ard.
rendered against Us without STINT or procrsstina
tion.
We had intended % accompany this sv ard " ith
a synopsis Of the more material testimony atduced
ia our behalf on the hearing 10 question. and We
now refrain from 50 doing only in Difference 70
what We understand 20 be the decree Of the srbi-
ter al the close OF bis decision. Should we fud
that We have misspprehendea the Judgment in
that spect We shall carry into effect our original
purpose at an early day. For the present we
confne our remarks to the structures OF the Award
on our own course IN relation 70 the controversy
carried on In our columns, which are said 10 have
been iliberal and very erroneous though made in
good faith good name, not only for integrity
but for liberality aud fairness IS as essential to
Editors as to Lawyers and Land Agents. and es-
sentiai n the very respect urged IN the Award
namely. to the means Of living OF the parties in
terested. We shall endeavor 70 show, ss briefly
as may be, by a statement Of our own part Ia this
controversy that We sre not Justly obnoxious to
this censure The reader will obhge Us By first
carefully considering the Award, in view Of the
fact that it is rendered by an impartial friend OF
both parties, animated only by sincere desire to
render Justice to both, and then consider the fol-
lowing with the know ledge that it is the state
ment Of an Interested and implicated party, seek
inc 70 mitigate the Judgment rendered against
him 50 far as he is personally reached by 1t. Let
Us first glance at the preliminary state Of facts
Messrs Redfed and Pnngle are lawyers and
gentlemen Of note aud influence residing In Bata.
via. Genesee Co Of whom we had nc personal
knowledge whatever at the commencement OF this
controversy. friend in whom we had confidence
residing in the same section requests Us to pub
lish certain statements OF facts which ne proposes
to furnish, respecting Land Agencies and their
operations and expressions in that section. We
consented 70 do So on his assurance that be would
state nothing which he could not ulysubstantlate.
His first article came to hand some tine after and
was published though not so direct and specific as
We had been led 10 expect. This elected re-
ioinder from Messrs. Redield and Pringle which
we also published. So far we had said nothing
on the subject Next appeared two communiea-
tons, reaiiirmng the original charges, but offering
no evidence in support Of them and now we
interposed a paragraph, merely 10 suggest the
obvious truth that Messrs Redfeld a Pringles
explicit and emphatic contradiction was suiii-
cent refutstion Of the vague charges against them
until the promised specifications and proofs should
be given by their accuser. These Old Genesee
again gave notice that he would soon furnish and
in March following his array Of distinct charges
against the management OF Messrs. X. n P.
reached US and was published. 1t was very full,
very specific, aud embodied statements as to the
number Of suits commenced or noticed &c NC. by
the Agents which we thought made out very
strong DriEia fqcic case of excessive costmaklng
against them. We said so in brief comment
thereon. but again called attention to the fair
general rule that the simple denial Of the parties
accused was sufficient reiutstion OF the charges
against them on any point until such charges were
sustained by positive evidence. We also inti-
mated our conviction that there must be mistakes
in the statements OF Old Genesee. and exaggera-
tons in the estimates founded thereon though we
were sure he bad intended to set forth the truth.
Every one familiar with such cases must be aware
how readily something AZ black as crow sweNs
to three black crows or even dozen, IN the pro-
cess OF gathering, up by an excited adversary, of
hearsay elimination against persons holding such
a position as Messrs. Redfcld and PrIngle did
Messrs Il. \ p. reoined to this renewed assault,
adducing the evidence Of persons employed IN
their office, proving that they had not commenced
near 10 many suits as had been charged, and that
in other respects their accuser was very wide OF
the facts The contradiction on many points Of
accusation was direct and conclusive. This also
We published, with comments as stated IN the
Award. implying that, on all the points It met It
was 10 be deemed decisive and that nothing but
the production OF positive rebutting testimony by
their accuser could answer any purpose. short
reioinder from Old Genesee followed aud this
presented nothing new, but merely reasserted the
writer's views OF the matter. declared the contra
dictions Of Messrs. X. n p evssye, and promised
70 adduce testimony at some future time which
should constrainus 10 concur in his Judgments On
this article VI. made no comment but, as II was
crowded out of our regular sheet into supple
.ent we stated that it would be found there
Here ended the controversy in our columns
Messrs Redfcld h Pringe offered nothing farther
and the next we heard from them was demand
for the name of Old Gcnesee preliminary 10 the
commencement of an action for libel.
such are the facts with regard to our part IN this
controversy: and, if We rightly apPrehend the
Award, the point on which our own conductis
deemed censurable is an intima,ion rather under
stood from than expressed by our comments that
we did not consider Messrs. Redheld Prlngle's
deuials 80 broad and comprehensive as they should
have been. and therefore did not pronounce them
completely vindicated from the charges Of Old
Cienesee.' Our reasons were these
The management Of Land-O Ofice business so
extensive ard powerful as theirs is not strictly
private bu. in some important respects public
matter. welding greater influence over the pros
peritv aud welfare Of thousands than the Govern
ment Of some states. IL may be SO conducted,
within perfectly legal limits, as TO InAict large
amount Of needless and unmerited suffering. Ii
the urinary impulse Of the managers be selfish,
- - ...,, yrasflv sygraufize themselves at the