The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
worthy of the fullest confidence of the

worthy of the fullest confidence Of the
public. .
At the moment of penning that article
we had in mind the former Gen. Super
lintendent of the Company, GEo. Fl.
i SrKBBIss. Esq, and e. ALBRIGHT, Esq,
Isone of the early Directors. We have
been applied to repeatedly to bring pros
leeations against those men for obtain
ling money under false pretenees," but
have informed all applicants for our legal
services IN that capacity. that the offence
if committed at all, was in Pennsylvania,
not IN Kansas or Missouri, and there the
crime must be punished. Ii the Com
pany desire information in regard to
these men, and their acts, let them visit
the scene of their operations in Pennsyl-
vania, and the proof viii not be wanting
that a "gross outrage iCas practieed
upon every stoekholder," for if twenty
men, or one man has subscribed stock
to this company, and it has not been
paid into the Treasury by the officers,
then each stockholder has sustained a
loss, and "gross outrage" has been
practiced upon his rights, for A pays
money into the treasury in considera-
ton that G does the same thing, and by
uniting their limited contributions will
make large amount in the aggregate,
to be expended for the advancement of
| the common interests.
We are posted in regard to the law Of
libel, and do not choose to follow this
subject, from the simple fact that under
the common law the principle prevails in
prosecutions of this character, that "the
greater the truth, the greater the libel, :"
and the defendant is not allowed to give
the facts in evidence.
Whether men will invest money in this
enterprise in future, after knowing ali the
facts, was matter of opinion with US.
We supposed at the time We wrote our
last article that p. G. SCHUYLER, Esq,
was Director in the Company, and was
one of the "high officials We alluded to-
We have subsequently learned that his
connection with the Company, as an Off
Ger, has long since ceased but he is
acquainted with some facts that may be
important, and if this discussion should
continue we trust he will favor us with
an article over his own signature.
i We next come to the letter of Prof.
Dwight, which we copy as follows =
OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN SET. Co.,
NEW YORK, June 10Th, '55.
| G. w BRowN, Ese.,-DEAR SIR =
Your Herald of Freedom, of Sept. 1st
has Just come to hand, and I find in it an
article headed Council City," which
greatly surprises me, especially after
friendly professions and offers you made
not long ago, and the spirit which ever
has been felt and expressed in this Office
towards Lawrence and yourself.
| feel bound in honor not to suspect
you of being the author of an article so
| full of misrepresentation and injurious
charges against persons who have labor
ed for freedom in Kansas under difficult
ties of more serious kind, than any
others of whom we have any knowledge
in this part of the country, from the want
of the support which was promised at
the commencement: While the New
England Emigrant Aid Company report
ed last spring the receipt of money to
the amount of about S32, 900, and addi-
tional sums since, the Kansas League,
which has sent, l believe, more settlers
to Kansas than that Company, has new
er received enough to pay the rent of
an office; and the American Settlement
Company, which is conducted in part by
the same devoted and capable officers,
has received nothing except from sales OF
stock, most of which has been expended
in Kansas, and to promote the interests
of the Company elsewhere; those Off
GERS here who have devoted their time and
best exertions for it, having refused
to receive more than part of the mode
rate salaries offered them by the Diree-
tors.
i In consequence of the faithful, judi
cious and indomitabls perseverance of a
few, whoneither from supposed necessity.
like yourself, or from some self-interest
like number of others, withdrew from
the Settlement Company, at different Pc
riods, Council City is fiourishing, and
has certain prospect of great and last
| ing success. do not mean that there is
tos0n or Village 6uih up there but l
use " Council City" as the NAME of the
SETTLEMENT, which eztends several miles
up Dragon and Switzer's Greeks; aud
that contains .fUe or sir hundred inhabit-
ants, according to the concurrent testimo-
ny of all our members who have given
US reports on that point. The number
published in some of the papers 1907
was too large, but through error, not in
itentional, like many of the exaggerated
reports we have seen concerning Law
renee, Topeka, and other places in Kan
sas.
So far from $50 600, or even $50, GOO,
having been received from the sale of
stock of the American Settlement Com
pany, the total amount is only about
Sc, 600; aud handsome sum is now on
hand ready to meet further expenses for
the benefit of the Company at Council
City, under the supervision of a commit
tee of members on the spot, that provis-
ion of the Constitution having been
strictly adhered to which farhids the con-