Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-02-06
Meeting OF the National Kansas Coz
mittee

The Blchanan papers have pcrsistenty re-
ported the story tha. the funds collected for
Kansas throu ghout the New England States
were used by the Republicans in the presiden-
tial election. They knew it was false. but
! stall, some could be made to believe it vas So
and odium would attach to the parry thus
stignati cd. Wepublishthc statement below
which tells is Own story.
| Pursuant to call, the National Kansas
Committee met NJ the Astor llous2 Oh Friday
and Saturday last Member, were pre.ent
from Vermont, MaS>a ehaset.s. Connecticut,
New YORK. Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin,
and the Territory OF Kansas. Members are
still expected from Pcnnsy ylyania, Indiana
! and Michigan
! la the absence Of the President. Wm. II.
Russell of Con3ectieut was callc1 TO the
chair.
! The session of Friday was occupied chiefly
with the -eport Of the Secretary. From this
document We extract the following items
! u here have been received from all sources,
since the organization of the body in June
last. III round numbers, 100000; and expcnd
ed in various ways, as specified in the report,
Ssl 00l Balance in the trearury subject to
druft 10000.
| OF the total receipts. as above, Massachu-
sets has furnished S27 900; and New sork,
including the fund sent the New York Iri-
bune, S33,002
! There have been forwarded by the Commit
tee aoout $500 erngrants. These have gone
exclusively by the land route of Iowa and
Nebraska
The Committee haze expended between
$4,000 and 0,O00 in provisions and gro-
ceries for the most needy settlers. There
were also forwarded prior to the lst of De-
cember about 400 boxes clothing. valued AT
500 ,0o0. loo boxes were frozen up on the
Missouri river, and We uHdcrs and have been,
or will be. hauled by teams into the territory.
Since the closingof the Missouri the Commit-
tee have received some 300 boxes, which wi
go forward il March.
Professor +. Daniels of Wisconsin, was ap-
p, inted Agant Of Emigration for the coming
year, and special railroad committee was
! appointed to confer with the principal rail
| road companies between the seaboard and
Kansas territory.
The session OF Saturday was chiefly devoted
10 discussion Of the ensuing year. 1t was
not appreheaded that the difficulties expert
enced in the territory, and on the Missouri
river the past season, would operate hereafter
TO the embarrassment OF plans for peaceful
emigration and general development of the
resources of the Teri itory.
w. + NJ Army, Esq, tendcred his resigna-
tion as General Agent of the Committee. in
consequence of his design to remove to Kan
sas. Mr.. Arnys resig glation was accepted,
and resolution passed expressing the thanks
of the committee for his valuable services
The Committee appointed to confer with
| ths Agents Of the principal Railroads between
| the seaboard and Kansas, reported that a re-
1 I,c f1fo ba do . ha
entire route to st. Louis. and tickets would
be issued to the Agent of the Committee from.
| st Louis TO Leavenworth at so each. hcing
equal to areduction of 20 per cent. on tha,
portion of the route.
On mntion, Rev. d. Is. Newtons of st. Al