, 1860-10-19
4 KANSAS LETTER.


pc1r,non:eae. Of ,Ae Press and Tnbuoe.]
Mor4p C1zr. T. T.. oct- ID. 1880.
Having seen some exaggerated articles In "
r,ous papers Of the East, i'll regard to tho condt"
tim OF this part Of the country, feelit ny duty
II give YOU c,rr<et statement Of Affairs ~
find than IN t,is immediate ueighbothood.
Tim 10. /. generally conceded to hs o1aa Of the
b.tt: # MT lie best in Kansas Tor good prairie
land abundance ii good timber, stone and coal,
n well n its industrious, entefprlslnE peoJle.
Tbs drourht Of one aud half years Is not
ret ended. Althouf n We had the beat RAIN since
la duration On the 30th OF sept, which haa
made good pasture: oa. no n1y!: nhn H. pI'psu a
sorry to sa7 ~ have but little aoWed. for want
of rsed. or The money with which to ct 1t.
Tbere il fiue prospect that We vail YET rAlse
enough posatoes for seed next year. The buck
wh Al viii get ripe, think. Tne "esther has
been very warm since the am ct the a0sh 1nkk,
,.nt;I to- :.feht. Should the xind ctaae blowing,
tear We 1iA hAye frost. The sugar cane has
dune we'll. IL mostly ripe and manufactured up:
TLe in;ce Is unusually sweet this year, and
matsa e1cellent uoiasseB. The corn IL most
All cnt m. and We can now tell about how much
c,rn has been raised. Three fields IN the Fal-
lev ueur nc will yield about twenty bushels to
the Gcrs. The corr wa' nos ioaenea .a;ea a,sff n
p;a19 asc,t ten bushels 10 the scre {the wormr
r gu hsr. dnna great daua9e to it. d.
ssroyi:g iully ons,,hird.) The general average
will col be more than three bushels to the acre
Wa must have seed whsat, and poss by SEED
c3rp. from abroad, to ges start again Had
aia rs ta,,s ke.n iadeneudent aud csrnfottabl
s.I;,s.t,nd;ng si the bloodshsd anarchy and
a''ns.s.;nn ~; jamea the First and the Demon.
crr'cr crp Rnt va aIe now IN = ~orse dx than
e,eT wa hopr to li4o through xnd cou,e out
~;aht s,de M with care next fall. As to the
em,aratiou into the Tertiary, there has been
hn, 11;,,ie con,nared with pre1io ss years; still
tha,. has bre, some. and Of 4 good clas-. Tho
re,e,.,ion ~: of AZ Territory has been large.
ntast ,nsnv ha1e uoue to Illinois aud Mitsos-
=; q ~oIE ,or = living: = good portion have
oon- hset Ia the Statea to yist amongst their
friend. This winter. THREE fourths If all the
nue,oark n.a;rrasion vii 1eturz next spring;
ra tns a,hsr innrth Va hone viii STAY out: ~
1nn.t "nrtd them There is a1ways class Of
,nsn who thi1k they can live in Ee* untry
without money or labor, and as = naturai con-
sfoueuce tte1 are not overscrupul0us as to
hoT 1hey ob.ain subsistence Therefore
Qood has come Of 1t; Ne get good cisizeos in
t.e p'acs Of hi, Laz1ar
Taxt ihere is suffering ia Kansas ,soto I am
certaio. ard 1be.e viii BE- great deal Of it be.
tore .pr,uz. unless the prosperous, benevolent
people Of tie East, open their hearts and purses
to he!n us. The people here hAva doue I'll that
strong arrs and hearts could do. When it 81
ascertxlned that the whtat was killed be} ond q
d:ub:. it wss plowed up and put in coru; Hun
garian grss, was aowp, but was an almost unit
| Ye1sal isi|urs buckw heat was sown a.,he prop.
per time, and in great abundance. hu. ran fail
inz, fear it may yet be bit Nth The frost, how
trer. aoue ia nov safe. Turuip., eeecs, (=nough
10 FED ali Gre alton had they done sn5 good
were repeatedly put in the ground; but they
tays entirely failed, 80 our prospects are Bad
| indeed. No wheat, No cas-, no hay, no veye
5lee, about three bushels Of Torn aud VOTE
dust 10 The acre. No money, no credit Lei
every poison East who has friends in Kansas
DO all theY caa, le. them send ssss ance to ttei
etrn tei4slony, and solicit aid from their Ielgh
bors, to be sent to their friends here for dis:ri
hutloa atnopR those vino are in distress. Ia tina
WY great 6eai Of hunger may be prevented
and sotne lives saved possibly. The donors vii
feel tak, they have done good deed, one th4
vii be- Of good seryice to them in the great da.
of reckoning.
| poltical1T re hare nothing to SAY, b.t ou
he tt5 are with YOU in the cause OF jastice ant
freedom, We would like to have given Ula
Abe" lift, but Democracy did not teel wi!liul
to risk US. We hare have bsen punished visl
IRE sud blood. We have seen tbs "E ephan
;iemocrscr." and On the 81 Of December mex
We viii !esl his wrath. Ipresume you have Ion
einc.a harmed whv. 40 xuuch ecutl- dug2try va
s,h,h;ted q. Washiurtou in regard 10 the Nes
fcrk Indisn reserT.t,uu Of Kansas. Alter try
inu in ,ysry conceiysb;o way to pass Law xiv
ioe this Ta:usb!e tract Of lands into the ha1t
ct greedy. unprincipl=d Democratic politician
and snec,latora. but through the watchfulnes
And hanesty Of The Republicans they xer
thwarted in ali such de.iRns; bal untortuna:ei
for US. thus has the hing passed into ii
handa IF that otd ue, iured vilIA!n Jim Bu:har
~ WIN nas nroclsimsd the lanes for sale, {
H. ln.d oflisn At Fv1t SCOT On Monday, tie 5
snJ 17.h of D+cemb.r next. NV the afost
sa1d j. g.. Of Wasaipgto3, b. c., did prt