Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-28

AAAnAaANHAu nAeEAhAs
The Governor Of our State has very pro-
perly recommended, by special appeal, that
on Thanksgiving day,a collection throughout
the State be taken for the relief of our Guf
fering fellow-citiEens in Kansas.
From all the information communicated by
various parties residing IN Kansas, who state
what they see and know, it must be conced-
cd, that the restitution extends over nearly
the entire Territory, being most severe in the
southern and western pOEtonsi and that the
suffering is now very great, and unless speed
lily relieved, will, in many csses, terminate in
death by starvation.
In southern Kansas they have had no rain
for a yesr, the air in midsummer became in
tensety hot the thermometer standing at
! llOo to 1872 in the shade. As many as four
different kinds Of seeds were planted or sown
on the same lands one after another, and all
were a failure. Most Of the people depend
upon their yearly crops or daily earnings for
their supplies, some having paid all their
means for lands, and other Improvements on
lands they are not able to pay for. The fail
ure Of the crops not only deprives the people
of the necessaIies OF life, but the consequent
suspension of all public and private improve
ments, and of nearly all kinds of business,
make it impossible for the people to get en-
ployment and thereby earn the means of sup
port.
Supplies must be sent to support the desti-
tuition for the winter, or they must be NOV
ed to the States, or they must perish with
hunger.
Al a Territorial Relief Convention held at
Lawrence, Nov. l4th, a Central Committee
of one from each Council District OF the
Territory was appointed, an Executive Com
,mittee OF FIVE, and a committee Of i've, OF
which Hon. 1. NJ. Parrot is chairman, to
draft an address to the people of the States,
3 setting forth the condition o! Kansas and
asking their aid. County Committees have
been appointed for ascertaining the wants,
aud distributing TO the needy. General agen-
.cies have been established at Atchison, Kan
isas. at Chicago, Cincinnati and New York,
LOT receiving anu NOAWAAAAAb PAo'ANNi
clothing and money. Gen. s. G. Pomeroy,
Agent at Atchison, writes under recent dale,
that the Western States will furnish all the
provisions required; that the wants from the
Eastern States are wooden cloths, blankets
ifannels, meal sacks, and cloths for same
goods for winter clothing for women and
children, boots and shoes, and money to pay
= freights.
Now it is obviously our duty to do unto
these, our suffering fellow-meni as we would
like to have them do unto US, were we II
their circumstances. In no way can our peo-
pie better show q grateful appreciation o
Gods goodness to them, in The abundant
crops He has caused the earth to bring
+ forth during the past season, than by closing
their places Of business tomorrow, and at
tending their several places OF worship, pre-
pared with liberal sums, rs a Thanksgiving
Offering for the relief of those ready to per
ish.
I oTnasmuch as We have done it unto one o
the least of these my brethren, ye have dom
it unto me" Iii hoped that collections vii
be taken in all the churches in the city wher
public services are held. b.