New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-22
THE DROUTH IN KANSAS.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

correspondence OF Inc N l. irDone.
DoUeLAs COUNTY, X. T., Aug I3. 1860.
/ notice in your issue of Aug. letter from soms
person, signing himself &C. Fl g." written from
Mound City, Linn County, Kansas the writer Of
which calls very frequently upon God to witness 70
bis truth, and sl.O for Him God to tell him WHISTLER
the people " of poor, down-trodden, long-sufshng,
"and now forssken Kansas" may not have faint
hope that some Eastern American win make the
move to have provisions and clothing forwarded 70
" the suffering poor of this Territory" He might
have said Godforsaken 20 far as he is concerned
is matter of considerable doubt whether such prolific
scrbbers for foreign aid known TO God much
lees visited by His mercifo providence.
Fearing that the Eastern American" may not
allo y his bowels of compassion" TO be moved, aud
" move 70 have provisions end clothing for varded 70
" the suffering poor of this Territory, i1coss three
cents to head the list Of contributions also, another 70
ray for forwarding it to c. III. s." trust his dse-
pondiDg soul may not be long in want-hst his teeth
are not too much decayed for eating corn.hread. IL
they not Kansas can furnish him his food; 80 the
Eastern American need only clothe his II doubt
not lazy BODY.
respondent of The Laurence Republicans, writing
about the crops in Johnson Ly kens, and Linn Coun-
ties says they far superior TO what we have n
Dougss. Yet know of no one in this county who b
Respectfully JKR.
To the Editor Of The ". \. Trf0are
SIR: Our facilities for obtaining correct information
from other parts of the Territory limited but If our
information be true and the failure of the crops b ~
general as reported and as entire they are tn this
part of the Territory we are certsiuy OF tue eve Of
great desituton and suffering in this neighborhood
do not know garden that has yieldedthe value of the
seed planted Corn and but kwheat perfect failure,
and these are the only crops planted the not winds al
July fully dspesd the hope fondly cherished that
rain and favorable weather would succeed the many
months Of drouth we have experienced 1t r,psr
for us to look this difficulty square in the face and en-
deavor to it with Christian tortitude, and avert
the evil as far as possible for famine with all its tor
rors threatens this afflicted land The people here arc
generally very poor, struggling without capital 70
establish themselves in home; very few have corn
of ast years crop that will supply their families with
bread for an Their season. but what the great mass Of
the sople are TO do to obtain bread God only knows:
here is no money or credit here all toe cash that
brought into the Territory by emgrants has been taken
to pay for their lands In this forlorn condition they
must remove from this Territory, abandon their homes.
or risk the anticipated consequences. know no rene
dy for the evils anticipated but appeal to the Chris
tian benevoleDce of the East loan by the Territory,
or refundingby the General Government 70 the atual
inhabitants of part at least, of the money paid for
their lands
Believing YOU might suggest some means OF relief, l.
have taken the liberty to write to you.
remain yours kcl PARkf
Atchi,n Co., Huron Posf-0Eo X. T.. Aug IL 1850.