Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-10-17
The Condition Of the Kansas Settlers.

24th, says the Atlas, we learn that "many
persons are leaving Kansas for the want of
means of support, and many moro must leave
if help is not received" II is further stated,
in the same letter, that, since May 2lst, but
$4,000 had arrived to relieve the necessities
of the twenty Thousand emigrants, who, dur
ing the past year, have been subjected to
evcryconceivable persecution ,bylre and sword,
and to an almost entire loss Of property and
rrostrationof business. Their suppliesof grain
and flour had given out, and the very inconsid-
cradle crops they had been able to save from
the general devastation would do little to
make good the deficiency. The sick and en-
feebled were, like the more able bodied, res
tricted to a diet of hasty pudding. Meat of
any kind was very scarce, and after the rob-
berry of their herds and Hocks, the sacrifice of
their cows and working cattle would hardly
keep them alive till spring. Garments of all
kinds were greatly needed, and many of the
obliged to fight barefoot.
The Petersburg Express has a letter from
one of the Virginia emigrants in Kansas,
stating that times are very hard, the winter
fast approaching, and there are many dcsti-
tute Of any prospect Of Drawing it's severity
in their present peuniless condition. The
Missouri Republican describes the difference
between going and returning emigrants.-
" They were Their in companies of hundreds;
they had family circles, and looked happy.
They were thrifty. looking cmigrants, who
would do honor to any new country. We
now sec them in squads Of tens and twcnties
crippled, slckly, and apparently poverty
stricken-crowdcd upon the decks Of steam
boats, almost begging their way back to the
homes they left but a few months before.
IN cu1grant from Worcester writes to the
y. Y. Tribune
q saw a man to-day whom l had known in New
England. lie said to me Il cano to Kansa.
with 81 500 in money; | have served through tn,
whole war: | have n wife and nine childre n they
have lived for fortnight ON green corn and squash
there is in my house neither meat, nor potatoes
nor meal, nor -four, nor money; nor do I know
where to look for any. BW ! shall hUs and die u
Kansas Never have | been in such a communit,
as this, never seen such courage, such patience
such mutual generosity, such perfect ~buoyancy o
spirit"
The following touching letter is publishe,
in the Boston Atlas. The editor speaks o
it's writer as -. the wife of a good citizen
formerly Of Foxboro', in this State, and on
Of the earliest emigrants to the Territory
lie is n house carpenter, and as long as Their
was peace, he had constant occupation. Blu
for several months all business has been sus
pended, his means have been wholly expende
in the support Of his little family of childre
and their mother, now in a decline. She
DESTROYS to see her aged parent and friend
before she dies. But they have no means t
accomplish this, and to add to her sadness
her husband, two days after the date of TIN
letter was taken a prisoner, and is now i
the hands Of the T.. 5. authorities ="
LAWRENCE, Sept. 10, 1886
Nv Dear Sis,er 1t is with a sad and a heav
heart that | again address you. We are in dee
. trouble; death can hardly be worse,-and some
our men have suffered that in a most dreadful mai
! ner. and | don't know whose turn it will be mex
e Stafford has gone out to battle again; he is ! st Lie
tenant in the Artillery company. | can't wri
! much-I attn too feeble, too agitated at present.
don't have any help with me now, but am very fe
BILE indeed. l have night sweats and quite a coug
h4l 4 AtV ENAIt paI ~ hHAHN 49, u 81 lANbs
5 am very pale and thin, but MAJ it please God Y
l TO raise me up to take care of my little ones. Ny tea
] flow fast rs I write. q, how can l help it,
2 seems as If trouble of all kinds was mine to bea
| try to look to God, and sometimes he seems
/ comfort me; then again the waters are so deep tn,
! seem to over Dhelm me-, q why is it,, o Lord. II
3 SO it must be- But 7 cannot express to you t
, anguish Of my heart if ! should write all day. '
! are very hard up for means to get along. and
, mother had not sent US money, | don't know but
) must have suffered tor the necessities Of life
5 have only one dollar and a half, and the most
that shall he obliged to pay TO get my washii
done,
O my dear sister, "A man has Just called and sa
. there Is great danger of our city's being attack
tonight and If SO perhaps we snail all be murder
beior" morning. % TOD save US Little Ellen 10
a great lcal to he,p me write soon leLI moth
We got the ten u'll'rs'
Tho prosidort of tho N,tinn,l EonsasC r.,
a mlttee OF New horK mas issued Il new ana
rent call for Immediate contributions of f,
~ ~ r.,
I'd ana cloIhIuH' we extract from II rs IpIpW
49, This ;s tho 10Th or October. Bcvord the limit.
y oi,iii,, ,i,r Cam HUNDRED ,yc,rv m,iIcs ~ rr,irio
C., 49, raan 49,. and tho ,,-isLj-.t
IN m I".t -.