New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-12

adjourned the sale until the matter could be cor
rected. The sales were to be resumed this
morning.
No attempt on the part Of Lecompte has been
made to resume the Court at LecomptOn. Nothing
of Importance had trauspired OF Tecumseh.
REPLY TO THE ATTACK OF J. A. HARVEY
ON THE KANSAS AID SOCIETY.
FROM tn. Chicago Tribuse, Dee.s.
In another column We copy from The 81 Louis
Democrat of the I'd inst communication from j. A.
Harvey now Of Kansas, but formerly OF this city.
Mr.. H. of the company that started from Chi.
cago for Kansas last june and was turned back on the
river by the Mssoshans. He left here the commits
sary Of the company. Afterward. while in Iowa, he
was elected captain Of the fragment that pushed through
to Kansas; and upon the breaking out OF difficulties
there last Summer be was chosen colonel Of several
small companies of Prostate men, and has retained
that title ever tince. Thus much a. regards the
biography of the Colonel" and now word In reply
to bis attack ON the Aid Society.
At the very time Harvey was writing his complaints
as ainst that Society," its agent Mr. Army, on bis
way TO Kansas to dispense large amount Of relief to
the destitute and suffering and when Harveys state
ments were first by the Society be was probably
ENJOYING the aid sent to him. and Is now, pernsps, re-
q citing bis hasty and Ill advised publication.
avery sensble person must know the difficulties the
Society had to encounter in forwarding aid to the Free
State people Of Kansas. The Missouri River was
closed az ainst them by the Black Democratic Rufsns
Neither provisions clothing, nor emgrans could be
sent by the natural we'll the national highw to
the Territory. The tolsome, tedious, expensive land
route Iowa and Nebraska was the only way let!
by which the Committee could forward succor. And
even on this route their trains were stopped and cap
tured by United States Dragon md Flying Artillery,
and logged by the freebooes cd on by Strngfellow,
Titus and Atchison, with robo aud murder ~ their
objects Every train obi,, Il t. run the gauntlet
between the warriors Of Pierce and the ssssssns Of
Atchison. Some managed to reach their destination
by means Of forced marching, and long de-
tours from the direct road without being captured by
the dragons or having TO fight the Law and Muir
der Democrats.
The land march fiom Iowa City to Topeka was about
four hundred miles; much of this distance was Wild
erress where no human habitations were to be found
There were no bridges over the streams, nor roads
across swa amp plain. The provisions for the ern
grants had to be wagOned along for hundreds OF miles,
The expense and hardness the peril and hardship TO be
met and overcome may be conceived yet in despite Of
these obstacles the Committee, in the course Of two
months actually planted in Kansas 900 able bodied
immigrants nineteen Of every twenty OF whom are
there day, and will remain permanently In the Ter
ritory But this was not all. A very large amount Of
want among the old settlers was relieved. Means OF
sedefense were furnished to the Free State residents
as well as to the new Immigrants by which they were
enabled TO make gallant and stubborn LICENSE OF
their rights against the Rufiian horde who invaded
them with the determined purpose Of wping out, to
use their own language, the last Free-Siate man IN
Kansas" Nothing prevented the utter exteruImanon
of the Free State men, and the oss OF the cause OF
Freedom in that Territory, but the perseverng and
herculien efforts Of that same malgned and hbeed Aid
Society. A Specializing operation" iorsooth! The
truth is there is not . member OF the Aid )mmttee
who in add IN 10 great loss Of valuable time, and the
deepest anxiety of mind but is out Of pocket hun treds
of dollars-soe OF them thousands in addition to their
first subscriptions for the succor and relief OF the strug
Cling Free State people There has been no avoritsm
in the distribution OF sdno Partially for one portion
of the settlers over another To relieve those most in
need first, and to help all requiring assistance, have
been the rule and intent Of the Committee. In what
ever the Committee fell short of its AIM mus. be as
cribed entirely to the lnadequacy OF the means o.
command, and TO the obstacles interpreted by lawess
rufans to the transmission Of relief by the natural chan
nels Of communicate with Kansas, and not TO nexl
gepce speculation, or faithessness, as alleged by
Harvey & Co.
As soou as the Missouri river became navigabe for
Free-State men, the Aid Committee lost not day In
aysiinc itself of that channel of communication to pour
in relief 10 the settlers Clothing and pIovisions gro
ceres and other pecessaries have been discussed with
A liberal hand. The amount Of assistance shipped by
the river and distributed the Territory whil the
past six weeks has been large that with what re-
mains be tent, very little danger OF extreme desu-
ton need be apprehended aud Free-State Inau or
family will be Obliged TO leave the Territory this Win
ter in consequence Of want Of food clothing. 1t has
not been the policy OF the Committee TO give money to
the emgrsnts miscelaneousy as that mehcd OF relief
ia subject 10 great abCsc anc speculation not on The
part # the Committee but Of TIE recipients. Money
would be wasted and absorbed in . thousand ways
without accomplishing the PuPcse for which it was
given. Aid In the more tangible term OF bread ana
raiment was conceived to be more eficieat and eco
nomca than in the subtle shape Of oc TOR the relief
of actual restitution. But many OF those who con-
posed the Chicago Company thought differently. They
have been mportunate and to feel the seasa
ton of coin In their palms instead Of bacon in their
mouths or co sts on their backs Tbs, perhaps s hu
man nature but Of that sort not In the power OF the
Committee 10 crafty.
And now word in relation to the Chicsgo Compa-
A. oh al lax rod rlo
mittee by Col. Harvey and hr associates.
"a Committee was appointed by pa3"c meeting OF
the citizens of Chicago last Jene 70 collect money and
send emgrants to the sorey pressed
men in Kansas. II made an engagement with com
rspy of seventy-6ve able bodied nen. who promptly
volunteered on the following Conditions:
/ The emigrsnts agreed to 90 to Kansas in good
faith and With fixed purpose to become bona fde and
>. Upon arriving there they pledged Themselves to
mole no mans rights but TO defeod their own against
wanton aggression TO submit to United Ststes su,hor
ity to resst o. violate no valid Law; and to behave
tbemsslyes a. good citizens in evsry respect
3 To settle ooatguousy to each otnex. and preenpt
claims to land.