The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-21

Ole Bulls Colony.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ
1eth ,ns, Sc,.Havng observed IN your paper OF tho
Dun .Ds,ani letter headed "Ole Bulls Colony ia
reppsy wanna" deem it my duty as the counsel Of
MI nui me being absent from the city, to correct
the in preston which the public would receive from
Ina. almost every paragraph of which is vita
1t seems the ostensible author OF this rich nrodnc.
uoh IN one org, medical man, who en0ratad
from some place At the west of this colony aud hss
been, since his arrival living rent free in honse ~
Mr. Bulls and otherwise most plentifully par.skinc
of bis bounty. ~'A'N>
While pretending to be warm friend Of Ole Boil
and the Nerve gans he mas secretly avOwed that na
would have all the Norwegans routed and settle the
colony with Germans, to which race he belongs. He
eDdeavored - obtain the situation OF overseer in
which he failed. His whole career since his arrival
At the colony has been characterized with dupicity
and mbecillty, never having accomplished anything
except to bring man with him to he colony who
has turned out to be of the same stamp with HIMSELF
1t is evident that this letter eranated from and
connected with the late associa ion that Justice
demands that Should give full history Of Mr.. Bulls
unfortunate connection with it.
In the summer OF 1852, John +. COwan, OF WI.
Transport, Joseph L. Bailey, of Philadelphia and
others, procured for themselves an introduction to
Ole Bull, and through the agency Of person who
was then his attorney persuaded him to abandon Q
project which be had nearly completed. Of purchas-
ing lands in Virginia, and to enter into ass0cia
ton with them to found colony on lands in Potter
county, Of which they were the owners. Fifteen
the expenses of trip for the whole party up to view
the lands. A farmer who lived in the vicinity, was
solicited by person connected with the affAr-but
whose name for the present withhold represent
to Mr.. Bull as he passed through there, that the
lands worth five dollars an acre, and increasing
in value.
Mr.. Cowan, who headed the party, falsely repre-:
scented to Mr.. Bull and also to Mr.. Dudley q wen
ms Of " has ASoA mad
only with loss Of $4,000, that certain lands
and almost the only level or cleared spot
n the whole tract Of 10000 acres belonged
10 him and his associates, and thus Induced
Mr.. Bull to consent to found the colony there.
A large sum of money was Immediately expended
by Mr. Bull in procuring and forwarding emigrants;
nd, finally, meeting was held In Philadelphia.
Mr.. Bull not being presently a. which Cowan was
appointed sole superintendent and manager, Bailey
the treasurer, and Mr.. Bull president.
Ten thousand dollars were obtained from MIR. Bun
SO much as receipt. Bailey, through Cowsn aud
another, got from bin twenty five thousand dollars
more, for which it is now alleged they to give
Mr. Bull deeds to certain portions OF the laDd but
show it,
Cowan, some ten months after he had received
the money, was reluctantly induced to give deed
cove excepted cen ali the that had induced
Mr.. Bull 70 make the purchase. This deception
was not discovered until after | was retained a.
his COUNSEL and went personally to the lands to ex-
/ ascertained that Bailey and Cowan did
not, and never had, owned q foot of this tract
all Of which belonged to Mr. George Stewardson. Of
Philadelphia, of whom they had made several In
eectual attempts to purchase it, Under this decep-
ton, Mr.. Bull had expended. from his own private
purse, $50 900 putting up buildings and satisfying
the demands of settlers, who complained to him
that COwan did not pay them for their work.
Bailey held on to the s25 900, and still Mr. Bull
had never been able to get deed, or the slightest
equivalent; aud when he wrote to have the money
returned or else deed received as his only salts
faction, the answer" That he was foreigner and
could not hold lands" Mr. Bailey, I know, has the
reputation of shrewd artifcer in gold aud the base
metals but the fact that he did not discover that
Ole Bull, the Norwegian, was not native born
Yankee till after he had got his money does not
speak much for his historical learning.
In July last was employed as Mr.. Bulls counsel,
and, finding matters in this curious state, advised
him to abandon the whole concern, and demand o
return Of his money
After nearly three months time spent in collecting
evidence in Potter county AMI else where and in fire.
auent meetings Of the counsel for the respective par
ties, a compromise was effected, by which Mr.. Bull
returned the deed to Cow an, and received back his
$4,000 in the shape Of q bond payable in six.
twelve, eighteen and twenty-four months; and he
retired from the association with q loss, he g.
serts and can show, of nearly $40, 900.
By that settlement, Ole Bull was to pay certain
schedule of the debts OF the association every dollar
Of which has been paid as fast As the parties could
to pay the balance Of the debts and have not done
30; and it is the non payment Of these debts alone
that has caused all the suffering at the COLONY, and
subjected Mr.. Bull to the abuse of some of his
colonists.
The base attempt to throw the blame of the mis-
management Of the colony upon Ole Bull is in keep
ing with the rest OF the scheme. Cowau was the
superintendent, and Bailey at his own urgent solicit
taon, treasurer Of the association that founded
the colony; and on their heads alone will fall the
odium and to them alone can be justly attributed
any bad repute or Encouragement Of the colony.
Mr.. Bull being wholly unacquainted with the value
OF the land, induced by these parties 70 take it
at 81 and 81 so per acre, when it well kaown In
Philadelphia that for years the owners of better LANDS
in the immediate vicinity have only valued them at
from twenty five to seventy-fve cents
This knight Of the pill box asserts in his letter
that he knows that Mr.. Bull lost money in his con-
necton with the colony that he resod the land Tor
double the amount he paid for it, and that nothing
but a friendly transaction took place between Mr..
Now every word of this he knew to be false, OIL
else he pledged his word to what he knew nothing
about.
As to the 81 500 received by his counsel, it seems
others agree with bm in so thinking, who are better
capable Of Judging than those who by their base
treacbery caused BIN not only this expense, but
nearly $40 600 besides, expended in enterprise In
which none but knave or fool would have advised
him to engage.
That Mr. Bull is not business man Is undeniable
but assertion that he Is not philanthropc and be
nevolent, requires no refutation but his acts and
who sells himself 70 the enemies of his former bene
factor, to obtain few pnltry acres Of land.
Counsel of Ole Bull, 40 Wall street.
Nov. Is, 1853.
City Reform.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
SIR,-I am sorry to see you throwing, in advance