Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-11-28
Ia there Suffering in Kansas

is bntA OhhNA LIB 40 AhNho
The Washington Union snys .qgo-and
calls upon the Savocrats to sustain their
friends there.
The Border Runiaus of Missouri say;-
.1ye--and lately met in Convention at West
port Missouri, and appointed committees to
canrass erery Southern State jor aid to sus-
tain the pro.siausry men in Kansas, aud to
send on more pro-slavery men to swell their
numbers.
So much for Slavocratic testimony. We
now give the following extract from letter,
dated Lawrence, Nov ;. The letter is from
WIN. Hutchinson, ESQ., formerly Of Ran
dolph, VT, and now prominent and highly
esteemed citizen of Kansas. lie was one
Of the candidates voted for as delegate to
Congress, and received the highest vote in
Convention next to Gov. Recdcr
The physical suffering throughout the terri
tory is inconceiyable to one who has not been
IN Kansas. In travelling half day in almost
any direction, there will be seen enough of
poverty aud destituion 10 form material for
an tNfUlOE ltAANiNs hh1hiN NWh AlAflf u no
cxarrcraiiou upon this subject. No, the
half can never be told. Oh there is moth.
ing 30 hoart-paining, on which human eyes
ever looked. II moves the very depths of
nv tears; II linges every fibre of my being.
add swclls my bosom with unuticrable sym
pathy. How much worse for our irrecon-
ciled souls, to feel that O throng Of lawloss
mllns who belong 10 n grade Of beings
Is. rr nj /.
called accountable, have been the cause of
all this wickedness and pain.
Since commencing tins letter a friend has
handed me the following statement Of case
bat ~ miles from Lawrence, which will
serve ~ type Of scores TINT might be Civ
en- OF like import. II might not be improper
for me 10 state that my position as an active
member Of the Kansas Central Committee
enables me 20 learn more Of the suffering M
Kansas than ! Otherwise should, and this
statement was given me, as hundreds ore al
most daily, beseeching aid
Mr.. Isaac Stul has been sick ever since
last June, and has not been able 10 do a days
work since. He was taken sick before he
could get his fence completed around his
corn, aud the caule have destroyed his crop
lis wife and Eve children are also sick with
the ngue. All the provisions they have is a
hule corn, and that the woman is obliged TO
grind IN a hand mill coffee mll and she
chops and backs her wood and is still having
the chiIs every day. They arc not able to
go any where to get anything done, and are
surrounded by pro-sayery noighbors and re-
ceivo no assistance from them whatever
Mr. Stull Is good free State man. and will
call 10 a few days, Il able, AVID see what can
be done Tor him
They are also very destitute of clothing"
CARlos HAIL.
lam not able 20 say what state Mr.. Stull
was from. but the above statement have no
hesImncy in saying Is rcimbie ! know Of
others that are even worse, where the bus
band and father is prisoner, uniustly Dc
tanned We need money more than all things
else Provisions can be bought near u.s., If
we are not beslegcd 1giin. Clothing Is all
ready on The way, enough 10 supply on cas-
es of suffering. Money 10 buy provisions,
Lumber for shelter sc. IS what wo must have,
or nigh perish