Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-01-15
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.
Mr.. Ar7sy's Report upon the Condition
and Wants ofthe People Of Kansas.

future prospects and wants ofthe settlers
of Kansas, would require more time and
space than can at present command.
And as a meeting of the National Com
mittee will be shortly held, at which a
full statement viii be required, | will
only briefly allude to some of the most
important matters connected with the
Territory from which have just return
ed.
On my arrival in Kansas some weeks
ago, learned that there was great dis
satisfaction existing in regard to the
manner of distribution of aid by the
SCentral Committee" in Kansas-which
was on my former visit constituted the
disbursing agent of "the National Kan
sas Committee" Without assuming to
decide in regard to these complaints,
with the concurrence Of Mr. Hyatt, ]
deemed it good policy to change our
disbursing agents. We have therefore
had a new Committee chosen, consist
ing of Rev. Z. Mute, Rev. NJ. Lum, Rev.
T.. z. Lovejoy, Rev. G. w. Hutchinson,
and A. Wattles, Esq, and appointed
Charles Stearn, Esq, of Lawrence, dis
bursting agent, who has given bonds for
$40, 900. with Gov. Robinson and eight
other citizens Of Lawrence, as security
for the faithful performance ofthe duties
of that office. And we have requested
the citizens in each locality of the Ter
ritory to appoint persons to enquire 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 de-
vote a portion of my time in seeking out
the worthy sufferers and seeing that they
are supplied, rs in many cases we have
found theses deserving and suffering to
fail to make application for aid.
There is now in the hands of agents
(of the National Committed in Kansas,
money, flour, groceries, dc, to the
amount Of $4,000, which, with flour,
&c, purchased in Missouri, to be for
warded Immediately to thesouthern part
of the Territory, will make sufficient
supply till the first week in February.
CLOTHING.
The liberal contributions of articles of
clothing, &c, owing to the closing of
navigation earlier than usual, did not all
reach the Territory.-Three hundred
and twenty-five packages have been dis
tributed, valued at $43,875, which has |
made many persons comfortable; but we
are sorry to say that there are many
persons who remained unclad, for some
whom we found it necessary topurchase
clothing, they being entirely destitute
one family of eight persons had no cloth
ing but what they made themselves out
Of corn sacks which were thrown away
by L. S. teamsters, after they had fed
their mules with the contents. On my
way through Missouri, l paid the freisht
on one lot of goods, and engaged tcalns !
to haul them, and directed another lot
TO be sent by land, which will put fifty
four packages i'll the Territory this week.
We have storedat Bloomington ILL.,, and
at st. Louis, 292 packages, which will
be tarwared as soon as nayigationopens
in the Spring. On my arrival in Han
sas / found much complaint in conse-
quence of the distribution of goods by
the Central Kansas committee which
were intended for private persons, and
immediately adopted measures to sup
ply all who were tAus deprived of the
tokens Of freirdship and relief sent te
them by their friends. AmQxust the I
packages detained on the way are seve-
raj Of this character, which will be de-
hycred as soon us possible after they
can be transported to the Territory, and
those who haze failed to receive their
packages win be furnished.
WANTS OF KANSAS SETTLERS, FooD, &c. |
Owing to the constant troubles and
destruction of property, there are thou
sands OF destitute persons who will re-
quire food and clothing tillthey canraisc
q crop; and to furnish which according
to MI the information / have been able |
TO obtain, 1t viii require some $4,000
per month from the LIST of February tol
the list Of september next.
SEEDS AND PLANTS.
In order to prevent the necessity oil
furnishing the settlers with food any
longer than the present season, 1t will be
necessary to supply them with seeds so
that they can SOW and plant, and raise a
crop for next season. We therefore ask
the farmers and nurserymen and garden
ers of their abundance to forward, rs
soon as possible after the LIST Of Febru-
ary, in strong sacks, barrels orpackages,
directed wv. f. NJ. Army, Lawrence,
Kansas. care of Simmons II Leadbeat-
err, st. Louis, Missouri" Spring Wheat,
Spring Rye, Spring Barely, Oats, Beans,
good Seed Corn, all kinds vegetable
seeds, plants, trees, &c. We ask espe-
cial attentions from the liberal off iowa,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michi-
can. as the seeds from these States will
be better adapted to the soil and climate
of Kansas, better than those Of the East
ern States, and can be transported at
much less expense. We especially So
licit from Illinois Iowa, and Wisconsin,
donations of good seed potatoes, to be
forwarded as above directed, as soon rs
the danger OF injury from frost will JUS
tifv.
As Western seeds will suit in Kansas
best. our Eastern friends are asked to
furnish us the funds to pay for the trans
portation of the donations ofthe West.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
To manufacturers Of farming impele
ments and other machinery, who desire
to introduce their handiwork into Kan
sas, we would say that we propose to
establish agencies in various parts of the
Territory, the central depots of which
will be located at Lawrence, and viii be
under the direct suprintendence of the
undersigned, who will also act as agent
for the disposal of machinery, Sc, with
out charge of Commission; being desir-
Gus of furnishing to the farmers and me-