The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-01-24
The Hefaio Of FREEDOM.
lawrence, Saturday, Jan. "a, 1857.

ar AfnYS hcPoAs
tiou and Wants OF the People OF
Kansas.
A full statement of the present and
s,ture prospects and wants of the set
.,.rs Of Kansas, would require more
time time and space than I can at present
Command. And as . meeting Of the
National Committee will be shortly
! h.ld. at which full statement viii be
reouired, ] will only briefly allude to
some of the most important matters
connected, with the Territory from
which have just returned.
On nv arrival in Kansas some
weeks ago, I learned that there was
orsat dissatisfaction existing in regard
- the manner of the distribution OF
aid by "the Central Committee" in
K.nsas-which was on my former
visit constituted the disbursing agent
of"t the National Kansas Committee. |"
without assuming to decide in regard
to these complaints, with the concur
renee of Mr.. Hyatt, I deemed it good
policy to change our disbursing
agents. We have therefore had new
Committee chosen, consisting OF Rev.
E. Mute, Rev. s. Y. Lum. Rev. c. ID.
Loveioy. Rev. G. w. Hutchinson,
and 4. Wattles, Esq. and appointed
Charles Stearns, Esq, of Lawrence.
disbursing agent. who has given bond
for 800 900, with Gov. Robinson and
eight other citizens of Lawrence, as Sc
eurity for the faithful performance Of
the duties of that Office. And we
have requested the citizens in each To-
cslity of the Territory to appoint per-
sons to inquire into the wants of their
respective districts, and report to the
above committee SO that they can be
immediately relieved. In addition to
this | expect. as soon as practicable,
to return to Kansas and devote por-
tion of nv time in seeking out the
worthy sufferers and seeing that they
are supplied, as in many cases We
have found those most deserving and
suffering to fail to make application
for aid.
There is now in the hands of the
AGENTS of the National COMMITTEES in
Kansas, money, -four, groceries, dc, to
the amount Of over s10, 900. which
with the -four, DC, I purchased ir
Missouri. to be forwarded immedi-
ately to the southern part of the Ter.
ritorY, viii make sufficient supply
till the first week in February.
Czothing.-The liberal contributions
of articles of clothing. DC, owing to
the closing of navigation earlier thar
usual, did not all reach the Territory
Three hundred and twenty-five pack
ages have been distributed. valued a
S43,S75. which has made many per
sons comfortable but we are sorry tt
say that there are many persons whC
remained unclad, for some of whom
we found it necessary to purchase
clothing. they being entirely destitute
One family of eight persons had M
clothing hut what they made them
selves out of corn sacks, which wer
thrown away by United States team
sters, after they had fed their mules
with the contents. On my way
through Missouri, I paid the freigh
on one lot OF goods, and engaged
teams to haul them, and directed ano
ther lot to be sent by land, which vii
put fifty-four packages more In tn
Territory this week. We have storet
at Bloomington. ILL.,, and at st. Louis
292 packages. which will be forwardet
so soon as navigation opens in tn
Spring. On my arrival in Kansas
found mach complaint in consequence
Of the distribution of goods by tn
Central Kansas Committee whic
were intended for private persons. an
/ Immediately adopted measures t
supply all who were thus deprived c
the tokens of friendship and relic
sent to them by their friends
Amongst the packages detained o.
the way are several of this character
which will be delivered as soon a
possible after they can be Transports
TO the Territory, and those who hav
failed to receive their packages Wi
be furnished.
Wants of Kansas Settlers, Food. d,
Owing to the constant troubles an
destruction of property, there are tho,
sands of destitute persons who will n
quire food and clothing till they ca
raise crop; and to furnish which
according to all the information / hav
been able to obtain, it will requil
some $40 per month. from the Il
of February to the LIST of Septembe
next.
Seeds and Pldnts.-In order to pre-
vent the necessity of furnishing tn
settlers with food any longer than th
present season, it will be necessary t
supply them with seeds, so that the
can sow and plant, and raise GRO
for next season. We therefore ask th
farmers and nnrserymen and garden
ers Of their abundance to forward, a
soon a: possible after the 1st of Febru
ary, in strong sacks. barrels or pacl
ages, directed :" ". r. II. Arn,
laurence. Kansas. care Of SinaHos
d Lead5eater, 81. Louis, Missouri,
Spriag@ Wheat. Spring Rye. Sprin
Barley. Oats. Beans, good Seed Corr
all kinds of vegetable seeds, plants
trees. &c. We ask especial attsntio
and contributions from the liberal j
Iowa. Missouri. Wisconsin, Illinoi
and Michigan. as the seeds from thes
States viii be better adapted to th
soil and climate of Kansas than thos
of the Eastern States, and can
transported at much less expens,
We especially solicit from Illinois
Iowa and Wisconsin, donations
GOOD SEED POTATOES, to be forwards
as above directed, as soon as the dal
ger of injury from frost will justify.
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