New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-02
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bvAR Cir On the 27th inst an article par
porting to be letter from Wm. H. Sweet and
others, dated at Saginaw City. was published in
your psser, asserting in effect among other
things that Company Of Germans, largely in
teTested IN Tennessee lands, headed by myself
and seconded by numerous agents of mine, have
established thei, agencies, and are making siren.
nous efforts throughout Europe to turn the car
rent OF emigration by falsely representing Dis
triots, others than those ia which they are inter
essed, and more particularly in the State of Michi
gan, and charging them with endeavoring to i'm
pose aPon and swindle the German friends of the
writers Of the letter. with being svindling specu-
lasorsi and with the act OF imposing upon Ger
maSs, at 81 per acre, Tennessee lands, worth less
than bali accent per acre
The assertions, above mentioned, so far az they
apply to me, are entire fsbrications who she
writer's are, except so far as the paper purports
TO mention, know not Why they have com.
mitted this wanton, Ehs gratuitous outrage upon
me remains to be explained can account for 1t
only by supposiag that il hes proceeded from the
same unprincipled men who have previously pub.
hshed sanders, and Committed deep wrongs
upon me. Men who haze determined, as De
Heve, 70 employ every means Ia their power u
effect my destruction in bosiness, fame and repu.
tatlon. The rectitude Of nay motives, and my
conduct, L rely on for support; NOT doubling bat
that ultimately the aggressors will be punished.
am not at the head Of or associated or con-
nected with any Company of Germans interested
in any Tennessee or other lands directly or indi-
rectly. have never offered. or authorized che
offer Of any Tennessee lands for sale to any Ger.
man or any person whatever. know of no 90 n
paRy Of Germans interested in any lands, mh0
have established any agency in Europe, aud have
made, or are making any efforts, TO turn aside the
current of emigration by making any Representa-
tions, unless it be the Company formed by O. L.
Fleischman, United States Consul in Stuttgart,
in cooperation with e. Fl. Thompson, ex-senator
and ex Commissioner of Emigration formerly of
Michigan, and Messrs Faber and Bervirth, Doth
foreign Consns, 1.-THE former for Hesse Csssel
and the latter for Wurtemberg,) and others, with
the intention Of selling lands in Saginaw County,
at an immense profit
The gross and wicked falsehoods about me, put
forth in the letter above mentioned, certainly
proves that no credit ought to be attached to the
numerous other assertions and charges it contains.
Much is stated anout the abundant products, the
facilities and advantages Of the Saginaw County,
its Improvements, population, prosperity, &c, but
with all this have nothing to do, except to say
that it would have been as yell to have stated
also that the Winters and cold weather are long,
lasting at least seven to eight months, and there
fore the Summers very short, and that, had a can.
did statement been given, as to the character and
difficulties as well as advantages of that country,
more semblance Of fairness would have been o5-
served
1t is true you have said, in yesterdays paper,
that the piece, 90 far regards myself, was pub
lished by you inadvertently, but this fact does not
repair the wrong. The SANDER has gone forth,
aud hundreds may have read it who will not see
the correction.
If it be only in some degree to repair the injury
done me, hope you will publish this communics-
ton. LkwIs bLElDoRN.
Netc- York March 81, 1851.