Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-12-11
from the Missouri democrat. |
from tbo Mlss0un DemOsFat
From Ksnsas-Exposition Of the Kansas Aid
Society.
LAwRENcE X. n Nov "a 1876

fate Of this territory, | would say TO those
who intend coming 10 Kansas, come on your
own responsibility, and then you know what
70 depend upon, for you cannot depend on
the assistance that is promised you, If you
start under the promise of the Kansas Aid
Society. That is nothing m, re nor less than
aspeculating operation, from beginning TO
end, which originated in Yaukeedom. and it
is time that the honest donators should be
luped no longer for bleeding Kansas. There
is no doubt but there people who need aid
md / would advise those who give aid to
send IL to some person or persons the parties
may know, and then what they send or give
you will know is distributed to the necessi
GUS
may state for instance that the original
Chicago Company never fulfilled their con-
tract with the company that left there in June
last, which W IS one OF the first to 90 to Kan
sas, and which has seen more bardships than
airy other company in the territory. The
committee was to give them assistance on
their arrivali in the territory, and also fnd
them in provisions one year, which has not
been complied with. II YOU say anything tn
them, they reply it is all left TO the National
Court, and when you mention it to them they
say, you are a separate concern, we have
nothing to do with you. That is the way
you are treated, after being induced to leave
a comfortable home, to endure hardsbips for
the Aid Society to speculate from. For
sample of the committees generosity, cite to
one circumstance among a hundred that hap
pens daily: A Mr.. BsdoSe, OF Rockford had
lost all his clothing at the battle Of 0ssowa-
tonne, and on his return Mr.. Whitman gave
him an overshirt (of blue flannel, which is
generally worn here;) he had worn the shirt
some two months, and as there had quite a
quantity arrived for distribution, he applied
to Mr.. H., Zone of the committee) for one.
The answer was-ye have no more for you.
He then turned and walked off. These are
facts which are too true. Who is to receive
the aid that is donated if a man like that is
refused, who has been through all the strng.
giles during the su.nmer and fall, and whose
family has just arrived from Rockford, ILL.,?
Mr.. B. was induced 10 come out here by the
Rockford committee, with the promise of
being provisioned for year. and they like
wise agreed to assist his family, but started
them off without money enough to pay their
way. 1t appears that the committee has been
weighed and found wanting" and there are
several of the Rockford men destitute in con-
sequence.
1t is time that these transactions were ex-
posed, SO that no more persons may be duped
by the committees. or by those who are So
llclting aid for bleeding Kansas.
think it my duty to put the whole mat
ter in true light before the public, as the
several committees have been written to re-
peatedly and no reply.
What are those to do this winter who now
belong to the militia, which will be disband-
ed in a short tins? What are the prisoners
to do if they have the good luck to get free
from bondage? Can they get employment I?
No Can they go upon aims? No VIII
they be provided for? That is to be seen; or
will they be left to shift for themselves and
turn bandits for their support, which has al
ready commenced, and which has been one
cause of the difficulties in the territory. Fer
instance, the colonies fiom the South were
sent in with the same guarantee as those Of
the North, with the addition of their claims
being paid for when coming into market; and
their committees have also proved faithless
ard dishonest. And what was the result I?
Why. they were forced to rob and plumber
for subsistence and to raise means to get out
Of the territory, and war followed with
Missouri, as she was charged with many of
these crimes.
rll give you one more instance of the COM
committees generosity and close. pro
cured an old log house for the purpose of
storing the baggage belonging to the men
who were held prisoners at LecomptOn. The
building had been vacant all summer and on
ly used now and then for stable by any OF
who chose to use it. | procured the Use OF
it from Gov. Robinson. The person L have
to wanting the house to put in
horses which belonged or had belonged to
the Aid Society, put the baggage out doors
without giving notice. The baggage con-
Iained all of the clothing mechanical tools,
&c. which were thus exposed to the rain and
light fingered gentry for five days, before
another place could be procured to store il.
If that is the way men in prison are treated,
what can any one expect WHO comes her
trusting to the promises of these Aid Socie-
ties? The above are stubborn facts which
am sorry to relate, but nevertheless true, aud
| hope this will be warning for those who
may be interested in Kansas matters, and
" ho wish to come here as settlers.
SANoStAbO III SOh Onio b'utiJl
COL. j. A. HARVEY,
of Free Kansas.
We, the undersigned, are knowing to the
above statements Capt. w. Walker, Eaton,
Ohio; N. w. Spicer, Susquehanna. Pa; Jas.
Hall, Chicago; j. b. Worth, Milwaukee; Jos.
Patterson, do; Cyrus j. Farley, Bur-OAk,
Mich, b. d. Benedict, Rockford, III Henry
s. Blair, Lafayette, Ind; CEristis lingerie,
Iowa; Albert Flanders, Me-; Albert II. Hans
con, Portsmouth, n. H.; NJ. L. Thonburg,
Ind; J. Nj. Smith, Ohio; j. S. Hurd, Fox
Laba. Wis; VIM. Jimmison, ILL.,; David Ev-
ans, Mo-; w. E. Anderson, ILL.,; Chas. Sch
mier, N. Y; Chas. w. Peckham, Ct; John
5. Robinson, Mo-; Solomon kaufman, Iowa;
SIlas S. Scale, Mass; Jos. Clark, Pa, Million
g. Smith, Mich, John A. jameson, H.; J.
n. Harstock, Ind; Perry Darlington, Vt
Jas. L. Smith, Ohio; Benz. f. Pease, Mass;
Milton Grout, N. H.; VIM. L. Broadwell, o;
John Spaulding, do; Thos. Nichols, VT; S
R. Forsyth, Ind; A. w. Conley, do; James
Hadley, Me-; f. G. Bradin, Platte City, No.;
A. ID. Ray, Lyndon, Ill; j. B. Hazen, Avon,
10; j. N. Tincher, Weston, Me-; Frederick
Beddoes, Rockford, ILL.,; r. d. Chase, Sec.
NJ. s. in Kansas; J. Hickman, O; Mark shep-
oard, Shiloh, n. j.; William S. Wright,
London, Pa; G. G. Hancock, Boston, Mass;
W. Fowles. ILL.,; Lee Tibbals, O.; Joseph IT,
Massa, Portsmouth, o.; jacob Sinex, Ind;
John Smith, Cincinnati, o.; Anthony Moore,
nd; Thomas Archibald, Rockford, Ill; d.
Thompson, Ohio; Frederick Wayneire,
Platte City. NO.: Edward Cottenham, Eaton,
Ohio; A. v. Thompson, Eaton, Ohio; A
Macarthur, Philadelphia, Pa: Lewis j. Eber-
lart Pa; S. M. Sackson. ILL.,; J. f. Taber,
Quincy, Mass; George Maxwell, Ind, Isaac
Gray, Chicago, Ill; Thos. Reddoes, Ms. s.
3eddoes, Rockford H.; VIM. Ware, Eaton,
Ohio; Joseph Sinex, Richmond, Ind; George
smith. Rockford, Ill. in prison; Crawford,
Rockford, ILL.,; in prison; VIM. Weed, Rock
ord. Ill. sick; j. w. Clark, Chicago. Ill;
Gilbert Jones, Lake CO, H.; John Howell,
; j. Achimole, F. Edwards, P. Stevens, A.
Humphrey, VIM. Porter. j. B. Forbes. j. G.
Aitchun, George Neff, Ii. d. Norris, George
Bell, Chicago, III; Daniel Holman, Maine;
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