New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-19
KANSAS SETTLEMENT MEETING.

At Hope Chapel on Saturday evening, there w&a
meeting OF friends of Freedom in Kansas, called BY
circular issued from the office Of the snsas League
and American Settlement Company, No. 40 Broad.
way, and signed by the officers of these affiliated
associations. II 10 have been designed pre-
limiIsry TO public meeting OF the friends of tho
movement, which it hoped to render efficient
than any meeting held, in the same behalf, hereto
fore.
The chair wss occupied by THEODORE DWIGHT,
an officer of the Settlement Company, aud aso CT the
League. The Chairman made a statement Of tho
plans and operations Of these assocations-the last
named being purely philsnthropic one, and propos.
ing 10 aid ,migrsns through reduced fares @c, aud
looking to voluntary contributions for It's funds the
other joint stock company proposing shares OF hya
dollars. He stated the primary object 10 be the
founoiIg Of Council Cry the site of which already
selected aud surveyed. had been pronounced very
eligible. Each share of the stock wa, intended TO
represent town lot. Mr.. Dwight proceeded TO give
some further facts, designed to show considerable
degree Of success IA already attendant upon the ope-
raiiors of tese NewYork associations, and read from
he correspondence Of agents IN Kansas giving very
aterine reports Of progress descriptions OF the soil,
climate &c. He concluded by introducing j. WILL
ANsos Of New jersey who had just returned from
trip Of observation in Kansas, for his private In
ormatiop. Mr. WIliamson made many interesting
statements, confirming thofe OF the Chairman, aod
afforded answers to variety Of questions pat by per-
OBS lrefent
tn. next speaker was Dr. J. T.. SsoDGRlss, the
Vice. President Of the Settlement Company Tbs
Chairman, in introducing him, said he was glad 10
yrerent a sOuthern-bofn mana native OF Virginia,
arc long resident OF Maryland-who hsd enjoyed
ample opportunities for studying the influence OF
Slavery and approaching the spirit of Southern
ard that be glad 10 state that that gentleman had
consented TO take tour for the purpose Of laying
their plans before the peOple-beginniDg the border
slave States, whose non slsyeholdng masses were
sbown, by numerous calls for light from that quarter
10, ..tla 49, IL,
DR.. SsoDGRAss said he had anxously wished, ever
since bis paper in Bsltimore-The Safyday Visitor
had ceased TO exist by mergement in The National
Era, to have some means Of doing practical service
10 freedom. He inclined TO think tha. his present
petition would meet that wish at least in q great
me- ssure. With this feeling he had accepted. This
gentleman then proceeded TO give some Interesting
facts in the history Of bis efforts in Delaware,
Mar, land, Virginia, and Ksntucky-in esch
Of which he had publicly advocated the Free-Soi
principle, from which he argued that there was ne
reasonable ground to fear any considerable oppos-
ton TO freedom in Kansas from any portion of the
South outside Of Mssouri-perhaps, always except
ing fussy South Carolina. fie also read from pr-
vate letter from a southern emigrant TO Kansr, ip
proof Of the anti Slavery wishes Of bis correspon-
dents class in the Territory. His advlces be assured
the meeting, furnished a much more favorable YER
sion Of Gov. Reeders policy than had been given in
some northern paper. The Governor desired snsas
TO be free State, and was acting in good faith,
he had good to infer and his acts should be
copied accordingly.
AZ regards the time Of election for delegates to the
Territorial Legislature which there naturally
little anxiety, be Was glad 70 state that bis sdyices
indicated that the election would not be hurried,
hsd been surmsed, but would not take place before
May, at the earest-perhaps lot till month or two
later. This was important Information for engrants
desiring 20 go out this spring, and he was glad TO be
able to give them reasonable assurance tina prompt
tu6e in their departure would secure participation
in the cleo ioD and in dictstng the fundamental lax
and policy Of their new home.
After appointing Committee 10 consider the sub
isof Of more general and efficient demonstration in
behalf of "Kansas ard Freedom" the meeting sd