, 1872-11-24
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER a. 1872

notea. 1t cannot be that the law will permit III
scammoa, the rich banker and capitalist. to "a
| poor people, and leave them to starve On Is ne
cent. Look nt the United States Marsbal's lis
| OF the creditors Of the Mutual insurance Com
pany. on it find 240 policies for ST 600 IN,
| less suLls.
H., or THESE, TWENTY ARE TosIEN.
| II Is safe to say that onc-hulf Of them are very
| poor.needle and waeherwonen, and widows
ana OF the 22o, probably 1c3 at least are very
| poor men. They have paid in their three, five
Ten. ten. and fifteen dollars for policies and 1lr
Scamnlon is using eli the quirlls and quibbles ol
re law to keep their money in his own pocket
Mr. scamnon prides himself on being a Leader
IN one Of the religious denominations Of the
country. Suppose, in the next Convention
reter Webb-a poor co1ored nan-janitor at No
48 Van Buren, street, lis wife cook ct No. 761
his whole worldly gear at ATr. scammon,-a pol:
| ICY IN the Mutual Insurance Company for $780,
and changing a few words Of tho APOSTLE to suii
The case should cry out: "Your riches are cor
rupted, your gold and silver Is cankered, and the
rust Of them shall ba witness against YOU, and
shall eat your flesh as it wore fire. Behold the
money Of the poor men and women who have
insured III your Company, and which is Of YOU.
kept back by fraud, crieth; and the cries of
them which have insured arc entered into the
scarnmon, in the face of High Heaven. dare TO
dony the justice Of tie sentence?
He uAs DASEs AND LOTS
in abundance. BE hos many blocks Of buildings.
They arc high and long: But tell him III Be-
horo is no Plies behind Or within Jvy them ~ v,ar ma
it is possible for him to hide. In tho storms OF
the coming winter gaunt poverty Of hollow cheek
and sunkeu eye, made with cold and hunger, viii
be sure to find him out, and pointing her long
sA1niay hnger st hun e3claiIn,
THOU ART THE MAN"
may be mistaken as to what ny duty os Prcs-
ldent Of this Company required ne to say to it's
polcT-Aolders, in regard to our Treasurer. No
one can regret moro than I do tho necessity
Nhch has induced mo to say such things Of one
WITH whom haze been so long md so pleasant
y associated. And now I beg leave to offer the
following
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS:
WHEREAS Hon. ]. Young Sca1nmon the Treasurer
OF the Mutual Security Insurance Company, has In Lis
belongs to It's ereiitors and policy ey-holders and
WHEREAS, Nr. Scamrnon refuses to pay over this
money to the Assignee thereof and
WHEREAS, The interest Of the money hereafter to be
collected by our Assignee, II lett in b1r. Scannons
bsns, would be direct pre1num to save of by every
money now in his hands as ong IS possible and. b.
iesing it to be unjust that 1r sca1non should con
tnue to prof: BY the use Of our money; therefore,
ffe8ptrcd, That VIC hereby earnestly petition His
HONOR Henry W Bodgett Judge Of the United States
District Count, to order our Assignee, Ma rk Kna5a
Esq, Immediately to remove all our funds from the
Mechanics National Bank and to deposit the and a1
other moneys hereafter collected such other safe and
trustworthy National Bank His Honor may think
best to designate.
Rcsored. That the Register Of this Honorable Court
be respectfully requested to transmit certified COPY
OF these resolutions to His Honor Judge Blodgott.
CONCLUSION,
ur. 3. Callaghan seconded the adoption Of the
resolutions; they owed it to themselves not to
leave the money in the hands Of q mau who Was
fighting them.
The Register said the proceedings wcro novel,
but not improper. He would send tho1n to tie
Judge, as requested, if thero was no dissent
The resolutions wero unanimously adopted.
Mr. Callashan moved q vote Of thanks OF the
creditors to Governor Bross, for his able a1gu-
nent, and his endeevor to stand by the policy-
holders Of tho Company.
It VAS unanimously ordered
AIr. Hubbard deemed it proper to express lis
ratification Ut the promptneas and thorough
of tho creditors in selecting him.
The meeting adjourned.