The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-11-30
The Kansas Sufe rers.

Tho American and United Statos Express
Companies agreo to forward money or
clothing to Leavonwortb, free of charge, If
for tho destitute of Kansas, and consigned
to tho Central Relief Committee of Loav-
cnworth."
Tho sutoinod letter from Gen. s. G.
Pomoroy, who is general distributing agent
at Atchison, X. r., to Thaddous Hyatt, rep.
rescnts tho condition of the people as truly
dcplorable. Gen. Pomeroy is brother OF
Rev l.. Pomeroy, of Huntsburg. He is one
of the piohcor settlers of Kansas, thoroughly
acquainted with tho wants of her people,
and his statements may DO relied upon as
strictly true:
Your telegram to. day, to draw for $4C0,
was Just in season. IL brought INC out all
straight. aud mudo mo feel light again.
This is Saturday night late. ! have no:
vet loft my office; and such a day as this has
been! Tnrty.two applications for aid!-
Two young ladies', not over eighteen years
of ago, camo long way to SEQ whnt could
be done for their littlo brothers and sisters
at botnt; one of them said she had never
known sorrow till now. i can stand any.
| thing, said sho, 'bst hunger. She came from
n township not yet organized; SO employed
hor to do this work, and gnvo hor some of
tho statistical blanks prepared by you while
here. Sho was worry glad, took hold OF tho
work and added, 1 will furnish you, Sir.
with n list of tho little children who cannot
como to Sabbath School for want of shoes
and ciothing.' All, my dear Hyatt, how |
thought OF tho happy Sabbath School chill.
drun that had seen and addressed by hun.
drcds, i'm Boston, Cambridge, HowolI, Spring.
| fold and Northampton, and know well how
| gladly they would respond for contribu.
! ton Of shots for the little baro feet that arc
already rrddencd with tho frosts of an ap.
proaching Wntcrl One local Methodist
preacher has nino children in this county
and no shoes for any cC them!
Garments for children could be mado horc
in almost any of tho destitute families, II
thoy had the material, simple and warm
But boxes of shoes are great desideratum M
they aro Indispensable.
Meal sacks we want vory much. or clott
4 to mako them Of Wooien Blankets arc in
valuable hero. MS you know, from severe OK
perienco in SO. In short, my dear HYATT
tho whole Territory, who are poor, arc look
ing 10 MS, and having begun. we cannot Ioul
back. Your funds huv,
just kept mo 30 far. If your own purse ha,
not boon deep and free, We should have haC
to stop last week. Tho moment refuse Il
pay for and tako the car off tho hands oc tn,
Railroad Company at Winthrop. that mo
mcnt tho contract for low freights is broken
you know our contract for low freight is on
" by the car lead, aud have it all to han
, do myself and bring across tho forry from
Winthrop and Atchison.
am still begging maal sacks, an,
sending them to Illinois. They havo prom
isod to fill all l send. l can put corn auc
potatoes down here from tho contor of Hi
nois Mt less than half priceless than q
cents per bushel, and it you and our goo,
friends East can pay Jreights and can hoh
Oul. all Kansas can DO supplied. Not on
bushel of grain need DO pHrchased 1t will
all be- givou. All, If wo can only pay fo
mraL sacks and Creights.
lam, in every good work, yours sincerely
S. e. PoMERoY."