The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-12-01
THE FAMINE IN KANSAS.

East since the election, and the free hearted
people of the great West, are giving of their
abundance, literally. This is as it should
be. and the Kindness will be greatly remem-
bered. by theneedy pioneers of this much
abused, but beautiful country.
But while we give due credit to the mo-
tives of most of<the persons engaged in this
movement, We must be permitted to enter
our earnest protest. against the course pur-
sued by certain men aud newspapers, in the
Territory. Ever since the great emigration
of 1857, there has been continual and
persistent effort in the part of certain par
ties in the Northern portion of the Terrific
ry, TO hinder, by every means in Aeir pow
er, the settlement and improvement of the
Central and Southern portions of the Terrific
ry, and their efforts seem to have been dk
rected principally against the Neosho and
Cottonwood country. In the first place,
they tried to stop the emigration to this
section, by the cry that this was "a sickly
country" mo body could live there" 'the
settlers are all leaving" and other tales of
like import. The tune has been varied from
time to time, to suit the exigences of the
case, but the end has always been kept in
view, namely. to try to build up their own
particular locality by disappearing others.
The cry now is, 'the drouth has been
much more severe in Southern Kansas than
elsewhere, and they represent themselves
as benefactors of the race y in making this
fact ~ known to the charitable world.
Now. gentlemen. we have no objection to
the use of all honorable means on your part.
to secure the settlement of your barren
hills, and rocky knobs: but we do protest
against this way of doing it.
The truth is, the South is given the name,
while the north gets all the game. A few
weeks ago il was telegraphed from Atchi-
son, that large lot of flour, potatoes, &c,
had been received at that place. which had
been Immediately sent to the Neosho coun-
try,-by teams which were waiting to receive
it, Now ne have late advices from the
"Neosho country" from Morris to Allen
counties, inclusive, and not one pound of
that lot of provisions, or any other, has
ever been received, or even sent for. 1t is
true many of our people need assistance in
the way of loans, to procure seed for spring
planting, and some will need charity; but
We do not want the name of receiving these
enormous shipments. of provisions, and
have the gentlemen of the North.
bowling about "poor Southern Kan
sas,'' and at the same time pocket the pro-
ceeds of Eastern liberality. There are many
good men and true, engaged in the good
work in all parts of the Territory, and to
them be all praise. but no one who is not
willfully blind, can fail to see the finger
marks of certain gentlemen of 'high integ-
rlty," who made themselves rich through
the necessities of the people in Sc an 81.
This game cannot be played again with I'M
punity. And we say to them in all candor
and kind feeling, that the time is fast ap-
preaching when you will cease your sheer
ing at Southern Kansas. or continue it to
your own disadvantage. Leavenworth City
is the only town on the river which has alb
stained from-this contemptuous treatment of
sruthern kaasas, and now it is reaping the
benefit of its liberal and honorable course,
and will continue to do so more and more
every year. as long as it pursues just and
liberal policy towards all parts of the Terri
tory.
p. S. Since the above was in type we an
derstand that some supplies have arrived il
this county, consisting of a few bushels of
corn and potatoes. and that several loads
are expected coon.