New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-17
THE DE SaYTUTIoN IN KANSAS.

"a P..yale Letter communicated to The a. Y. TRiPrE
IIoNBALE, hansas, Sept. 90, 1855.
Nv DEAR SISTER: il is come time ince last wrote
to you and have DO douSt Tat that on viii he glad
to lear from me by this time. II is time Of health
here now. Trere has BEEN very ltd agse here this
year. Hesl,h is crest blessing, but j is aost the
only temporal ore we have bestowed upon Us this
year. ghe earth has refused to yield TO &c ts fruits
almost entirely. There is net provision enough raised
in this immediate vicinity to keep the people from
starvation two months. We have had cry little rain
for sixteen months not much az hav eeea fall III
two showers. When l wrote you last pring Fat.
tered ny self that should by this time ia comfort
able circumstances We bad nc rain thro ugh the Fail
and Winter, but | thought it matter Of H3erse that
there would be plenty early In tie Spripg Hut there
has been just rain enough to make us ht ps that inc
CROPS wouh amount 70 something but not eHeEgh to
produce any realization Of that hope. Vine the early
Spring grain failed we trusted to the Corn crepi and
when it got too late for tat 10 amount 10 anything,
then we bad strong hops that Buck ~bea' an rota
toes would be spared 10 us but ney 700 Ia We .ONo
an entire failure. Many farmers wno nave wy. ~ ao,1
large fields have not Iaised dollar worth oi any
thing except fodder for their cattle the corH,erOh
though did not ear still affords some Colder SONS
few farms on the low bottom'laIds ysided a partial
crop only q very few. Al parts of tne territory ere
not quite go badly Off bnt the SsstSOon is woe
sprt ad and very great Most of tie people were de-
pendent for their inters clothing loon the pocseqS
Of their croIs Foe myself and family, We nays notu'
II but Summer clothing and little Of that and nothing
10 sell TO buy with, aud thai Is the case WIN most on
tie com nunty. II Las been the case thet ule most
profitable thing that farmer could Raise ior niAItg'
was pork sDd we gere all trying 70 tdAe as tuucn
pork pcfsble All OF our lest years crcP was Tea
ont early in the seasoG and now there IS nothing to
isten ihe LCgs with, add people are sLu'o-' gNI1g
ITEM away 10 keep themselves from etsf9snon, 70
steculstors WHO drive TEEN TO luois. EXPECTED 10
nave, at least 1900 pounds of pork 20 supply au Oh
my PRE- ssing wants ana give me quite s'at1 s.s.f
then II ny negbbors had raised good crops sould
work fo7 them ard buy; Row there s no Chtnes " gt
clothing or provision Tor work. l know nat E2Ne
fTierds who viii not suffer my family TO stsftS OF
perish with cod; bat feel more fearful fJi >o8Ie OF
NV ueighhoTs who have nc relatives that can nap
thea. There are fome half g.dozen families IN this
tOwnshp Of about fifty legal voters who have DC
resougce to fall back upon. They must nave
hep nom ttf1pger, OF perch. Ihey % not wan !
people 70 give them anything. Only lena tueIni !
them The 10 live IN IL they can Start sgto, ana
they will psy II back with interest. IL among your
atquaniarces yCu know Of gny phiiatoIop.i persons
whO have The means TO reudeF assistance, VISA you
would present tire 20 them. Will ac 20 ag mt In
tie matter, get TIE Eotss, And see 10 the c)econ Oh
them when ley teco due. thDk SI VINO he.d |
htip here ~itn the exception Of one family wiI /
be able 10 return TIE money, WIN interest," IN ule |
course q TWO ysaig think Il Is much beJtoe Tor tnose
who are wiling 20 help The dsitu'e here, 10 do II IN
tncn manner That thsy may know who tley help, |
ard IL What manner D. cir ssss ancs Is applied 1t
faf.i ard better Wey than TO operate through general
ard subcommittee | know that il was the case ia
she iletaDoes four years ago, tit TIE bold though
n I very neody, got mere help from The Charitable
funds than tn modest, who we're much more needy; |
ard u lb0Deht that q tn members Of the C5ui
ntte i.ahefed their nests beautifully ont OF the
eomm. tlnds. fyou thinkit will be worth while,
vii give the Tamss Of the families who need help, and
get iui statement of th-r from them aud will
also ate what property they have in their hands AMI
viat pToscests Of being able o refund the money
ag IN Chrisiisu people vii cot let the des ltnts here
sisiye End perish from cod If they rgstly appre4ae
their coDfaoo. Many people who would have cleared
$40 or S3O0 If the crops lad been good, will be re-
decd 70 the extremity Of want before Christmas.
All kinds Of garden traits and vegetables are an en-
Tire ialaTe Tut within the past week have discovered