Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-15

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tain persons IL Boston. Mass. conclu'
ded articles Of agreement and associa.
ftion FOR an EmigrAnt Aid Society. Ths
purpose Of this asso ,iaiion Was decIsr.
ed to be "assisting emigrants to settle
In the West" Under these articles oI
association each stockholder was indi,
viduaIly liable. To avoid this difi-
Guilty. an application was made to the
General Assembly Of Massachusetts
for an act Of incorporation. which was
granted. On the 2ist Of February.
1865. an act was paused to incorporate
the New England Emigrsnt Aid Com
pany. The purposes Of this acs were
declared to be directing emigration
westward. aud aiding and providing
accommodation for the emigrants after
arriving at their place Of dsstinat io,l. /"
The capital stock Of the corporation
was not to exceed one million Of dol.
lars. Under this charter company
vas organised. e iid = fssi s,''i
Your committee have examined
some Of its officers. and po, tion ofits
circulars and records to ascertain what
has been done by il. The public al
tention at that time was directed TO
the Territory Of Kansas, and smigra.
tion naturally tended ia that direction.
To ascertain its character and resour
ces. this Company sent its agent into
il. and the information thus Obtained
was published. The Company made
arrangements with various lines OF
transportation TO reduce the expense
Of emigration into the Territory, and
procured tickets at the reduced rates.
Applications were made to the Com
pany BY persons desiring TO emigrate,
and when they were numefous enough
to form = party Of Convenient size.
tickets were sold 10 them at the re-
duced rates. An agent acquainted
with the route was selected to accom-
pauy them. Their baggage was check
ed. and all trouble and danger of loss
to the emigrant was in this way avoid.
ed. ''ite ~ = = ~ ,'tit'''r ? -
Under these arrangements, compa-
nies went into the Territory in the'fail
Of 1854. under the articles of Assocla-
ton referrod to The Company did
not pay any portion of the fare, or fur
nish any personal or real property 70
the emigrant. The Company during
1855. sent into the Territory from
eight to ten saw mills, purchased one
hotel in Kansas City. which they sub
sequently sold built one hotel at Law
renee. and owned one other building
in that place. In some cases. TO in
duce them to make improvements.
town lots we're given to them by town
associations ia this Territory They
held no property Of any other kidd or
description. They imposed no condi-
tion upon their emigrsnts and did not
inquire into their political, religious or
social opinions. The total amount ex-
pended BY them, including the salaries
Of their agents and officers, and the
expenses incident to all organizations,
was less than. $780, 900. fa's' 81.
Their purposes. as far as your Com
mittee can ascertain. were lawful. aud
contributed to supply those wants most
experienced in the settlement of a new
country. ,5sna .e9 s-H. -
The only persons or company who
emigrated into the Territory under
the auspices Of the Emigrant Aid So
ciety in 1855. prior to the election in
March. was a party Of 1859 persons
who came under the charge of Charles
Robinson. ,-.r.,
In this party there were 81 women
and children. They came as actual
settlers, intending to make their
homes ia the Territory. and for no
other purpose, They had about their
persons but little baggage; usually
sufficient clothing in carpet sack for
short time. Their personal effects,
such as clothing. furniture, &C., was
put into trunks and boxes; and for
convenience in selecting. and cheap
ness in transporting. was marked
'Kansas party baggage. care B. Sia
ter, st. Louis" Generally this was
consigned as freight in the usual way
to the care Of a commission merchant.
This party had, in addition to the
usual allowance Of one hundred pounds
to each passenger. q large quantity Of
baggage on which the respective ow.
ners paid the usual extra freight
Each passenger or party paid his or
their own expenses; and the only ben
eft they derived from the Society. not
shared BY all the people Of the Terri
tory. was the reduction Of rbout 81 in
the price of the fare. the convenience
Of travelling in company instead Of
alone. and the cheapness and facility
of transporting their freight through
regular agents. Subsequently,. many
emigrants, being either disappointed
with the country or ITS political condi.
tion. or deceived by the statements
made by the newspapers and by the
agents OF the Society, became dissstis-
fed, and returned. both before and
after the election, to their old homes.
Most Of them are now settlers in the
Territory. Some few voted at the
election in Lawrence. but the number
was small. The names Of these emf.
granite have been ascertained, and
some Of them were found upon the
poll books. This company Of peaceful
emigrants. moving with their house
hold goods. was distorted into an inva-
ding horde Of pauper Abolitionists.
who were, with others of similar
character. to control the domestic 10.
stitutions Of the Territory. and then
overturn those Of neighboring pow
erful State. aU sfsase.as s
In regard TO the second charge:
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