The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-11-28


subsisi while that crop is growing The
wheat sown this fall is Isst dying out for
want Of rain, and there is no indication OF
any coming change for the better. We do
not wonder that our people are becoming
sl.rmed. Their condition is truly worthy OF
ser ious reflection. Here are three fourths
of the families in this township without a
cent of money. many OF them without pro.
visions, and no way under the heavens to get
sny. Neither is this state Of affairs coufn.
ed TO this Particular locality. From nearly
all parts Of the Territory the fearful lidings
are borne. On the fret psge of this paper
may be founG statements relative to the
condition OF the people In other portions Of
Kansas. We are told that in portions OF
Butler, Hunter and Chase counties the set
tiers are reduced to the last extremity
The 9wolf" is already at their doors.--
What will become of them! Who con de-
pict The sorrow and suffering which await
them aE
In Cahola township, Breckenridge county,
there are 90 families, Numbering % persons,
without any money. There are 704 BUSH
els or old corn on hand, of which one fami
ly OF 6 persons has 700 bushels, and one
family of three persons hiss 4 bushe ls--
leaving 81 families without any old corn.--
There Is 300bs. Of -four in the township
less than lbs. per Individual If divided
Value Of groceries on hand, $20--if equally
divided, would be less than 20 cents esch.
All but two OF the families reported rather
destitute of clothing.
Mr.. Charles Reynolds, of Lawrence, wri.
ting to the Chicago Tribune, under date oil
Nov. s,lssSys:sS
Our distress is far greater than our wors,
fears. The agent of the Sunday School
Union, Mr.. Mlttce, who has travelled grest
deal in Central snd Southern Kansas, has
furnished me with facts most painful in their
character. One family o! his acqusintsnce
! 70 urteen in number, WAS entirely destitute
of every kind of under clothing, and had to
live three weeks upon less than Dehal
bushel Of corn meal Had nothing in the
world else but acorns. This, he assured
me was not an isolated case. Other iami
lies had, for days, TO seek their living unde
the forest trees. And our m mber of Con
gress, the Hon. NJ. ]. Parott. assured mi
yGsltIuuy iuHN nG ulct WIN tuC uibc
painiul distress while travelling recent,
through Breckenridge county. He had ga
lhered this fact in regard to one Of the town
ships: There ,Usre not ten families in /
) that had bread enough 10 last them Sin9l
month"
Let me beg Of the towns in the North
west, that have not yet raised their Commit
tees to DO so without delay, Do not wa
for an agent to visit you. We have 80 90
souls who must be assisted for the next eigI
= months, or starus. While you are wsilin
for an agent to visit you, and make the Cas-
known, some Of these poor creatures IN
die.
Let me make another suggestion: II tt
! agsnts who solicit, collect also, be cnret
that they are properly ccredited. There
no necessity, now, Tor entfustiDg sing
dollar to the hands OF stranger. III
Central Committee, ot Lqwrehce," "Tt
RgIiet Committee, at Leavenworth," wi
Mayor Mcdowell as its CbDirmau, and G Ell
P0meroy, ct Atchson, are all responsb
parties. II our friends, when shipping pr
duce, will mark every package "Kansas Il
Iie'," and get written contracts for tt
e freight, they will save US a great deal OF u
certainty aud do US vey great favor.
q soma OF than caa pay the chlrges, SO niue
the better.
The people Of Kansas now in such pres
ing need, are not only cur neighbors bat Oh
brethren. Ohioans, (Inrlujng many peop
from our oWn and other counties Of Il
Western Reserve) are scattered all ov
the fllj4ted Territory, aud their cgims
our charity must not b. disregardod. Nta
ly every person can spare dollar or two
keep the fGmna.w from crossing Il
thresholds OF the K nsa' settlers and II
aggregate will carry blessings to who
l communities Of the drouth stricken.
The suggestion Of Gov. Dennison IS o.
perfume, and we trust all the people wi
G generously respond to his invocation.