The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-15
Interesting Letter from the East.

interesting AetteI HON th6. EAST
The following letter was written by
a lady, the wife of physician residing
in Claremont, N. 81. to a friend in
Kansas, and shows the intense interest
that is felt in the North in regard to
the struggle now going on here. We
heartily welcome the writer to our soil,
and to all such noble hearts we say Kan
sas offers field worthy of their highest
ambition and their noblest efforts.
Such words of cheer and sympathy, as
the following, wiz give encouragement
and renewned hope to the thousands Of
brave hearts struggling for freedom in
Kansas. The colony alluded to was
one established by the Emigrant Train
that entered Kansas on the 7th of
August.
CLAREMoNT, Sept End. 1856
DEAR FRIESD:-I received letter from
Sister Josie to-day in which your letter
of Aug. 18th to her was enclosed. need
make no apology for writing to you, the
fact that you are in Kansas battling for
the right will endear you to every friend
of humanity the world over. My supper
almost choked me tonight when I
thought of the brave hearts in Kansas
who are ON "short allowance Shame
on the sons of wealth in the North who
have means to make Ksnsas free with
ont struggle and will not do it
How | wish was there to minister
to your wants, in cooking, washing and
mending for your little colony. Gladly
would share your short allowance. +"
We are coming to Kansas ! My hus-
band would have gone at the time
you started if his worldly affairs had
been in condition to leave.
He is full of business now but is
getting ready to go this Fall. If you
come East at the time you speak of ]
think he will be ready to return with you.
We should all have been there before
now if our children had not been so small.
Charlie thinks it would not be prudent
to take them there at present, so he
will go on alone and / shall stay at
home and take care of the babies, settle
up the business and be ready to join
him at the earliest moment that will an
swer. / shall feel better about his
going without me if I can know that he
has good company.
God bless the noble hearts that are
suffering so much for Freedom Be
of good cheer your reward is certain,
as certain as God is just ! Who would
not rather die for Liberty in Kansas
than live the poor, despised, miserable,
God forsaken President of these United
States | have no money to give, but
my life would gladly give to ensure
the Freedom of Kansas. Give words
of cheer to all your comrades Tell
them that there are hearts that feel fol-
them and bless them, yes, thousands of
hearts that are painting to join them but
have not the means.
We who want to come and cannot are as
much to be pitied as those already there,
for we are tortured constantly with dread
uncertainty, expecting to hear of new
outrages, or perhaps that the little, brave
band OF Free State men have been over
powered God forbid that this should
be! Why don't the North rise at once ?
and put stop to these horrible pro-
ceedings Our Nation has deserved
this, but it seems hard that the innocent
should suffer for the guilty or a0iM them.
But our Fathers purposes are best
known to Himself and all we can do is
to full our part to the best of our abil-
ity and leave the rsst to His love and
wisdom.
1t is ten o'clock in the evening and
my husband will spend the night by the
bedside of sick patient, and wish /
could spend it with my needle and thread
to work for those of your party that
need such services. I would work
every other night all winter to keep
them comfortable. IF we are prospered
| will join them in the spring and if
possible persuade Josie and Anna to go.
Augusta will come with us, my mother
also. and we will fix up all the knees
and elbows and stocking heels in q very
short time. Good bye for the present.
|. Yours In the cause of Freedom.
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