The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06

this enterprise Long since articles
equally false were published of Lawrence.
and if mistake not, your paper was IN
dignant at such Misrepresentation and
disposed to complain of the injustice
Apply the present case then to yourself,
and ask if it is right TO publish a false
statement, allow it to circulate through
the country for months, and then, after 1t
has done its work of mischief. retarded
our enterprise, in which every true lover
of Kansas ought to feelinterested, insert
our defence But, in reply to your cor
respondent, for yet win not believe you
the author of the article, as once before,
when we were sssailed under your edito-
rial head, you stated the attack was writ
ten in your absence.
ist. AS regards the I 500 inhabitants
inserted by mistake, and correction
made, as hundreds viii testify, TO whom
the circular was sent, few copies with
out correction, it not being observed at
the time, were sent soon as struck from
the press to Mr.. AEAN and others direct
" interested, but the following day, the
mistake was discovered, and nocirculars
sent without correction. When we speak
of Council City containing certain
number of inhabitants, We did not sup
pose any person reading our articles, as
indeed no shareholder could. would mis-
take the idea we intended to convey, for
it is stated. that all lots in Council City
are to be drawn for, and it is well known
the first drawing was in July, of course
none would build until their lots were
drawn and none who read our circular
and constitution would suppose Council
City proper to be inhabited until lots
were located. Your informant, Gen. s.,
knew this, and doubtless would have ex-
planned the apparent discrepancy, had he
supposed advantage would be taken of a
statement fully understood by all inter-
Iested in our Company.
2. AS regards salaries. The charge
comes with a poor grace from you-as
the Massachusetts Company have ex-
pended in salaries ten dollars to one of
ours. Surely, you do not expect persons
to devote their whole time in the service
of others, without compensation and let
me assure you that the amount stated,
Though Incorrect, would be deemed
small compensation for the services
rendered. Indeed, it has been difficult
to find persons willing to undertake the
task devolving on US for any price
Again, will state that from August
1854, TO January 1855, myself and other
salaried officers received but $3.50 all
told, and during that period struggled
through all their embarrasments, without
pecuniary aid, except from their private
resources.
3. wish, like the Massachusetts,
Company, we had received from $780,
600 to $4,000; it is my opinion we
could, to say the least, have made as
much show with that amount as Law
renee now does. All that we received
up to September lst is about $4,000, of
which amount, only about $1,000 have
been expended in salaries. We recent
ly sent out minute account of our ex-
lpenditures and receipts to Council City,
which will convince all reasonable per-
sons of our integrity and self denial.
4. Mr.. Walter is not President, but is
General Superintendent, and on him de-
wolves all the duties pertaining to his
Office, occupying every moment of his
time and thoughts. Surely he is poorly
compensated from out Of the salary you
mentioned-as on him devolves the main
responsibility of the Company and in
case Of failure, nearly all the odium.
5. The site was removed last fall a
short distance from the first selection, by
the consent of the parties residing there
and at their suggesti2n. This, then,
should be no cause of complaint, as it
was done, when We were but few in
numbers, and no one injured. On the
contrary, all have been greatly benefit
ed by the change of site.
1t is but very recently l noticed in
your paper lengthy article in reply to
a writer who had denounced Lawrence
and Council City as humbugs. You
were very severe in your remarks on
the writer. Why then quote Mr..
Clark, who now .denouRces Council
City, as your authority? We can pro-
duce letters from various persons at
Council City site, who write in strong
terms of praise, and for one letter of con-
demnation, can produce twenty in our
favor. Mr.. Schuyler's letter, to the Ith-
lea Journal for instance. / regret the
necessity of troubling you, with this
long article, but justice to the company
and myself requires it-trusting to your
promise of inserting reply. | remain
sincerely and respectfully yours,
| GEO. WALTER
| Gen. Sap. Am. Set. Co.
! Mr.. WALTERS admits the gist of our
assertions like Mr.. DWIGHT, and is all the
witness we require in reply to Mr.. WIN
cHELL. The press of New York con-
tanned statement that Council City had
a population of 800 inhabitants, aud
that it was the most feurishing CITY in
the Territory. Unless we mistake. a state
ment of this kind appeared in the n. I.
Times over the signature of Mr.. WALrER;,
perhaps not inserted at his instance, but
we are very confident it was there. We
have never observed denial of the pa
ternity of that article, or correction OF
Its assertions. What conclusion, then,
could any sane man arrive at. other than
that it was embossed by the officers of the
Company; and, more especially. after
seeing it travel the rounds of the city
and country press without contradiction
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