, 1860-08-28
Starvation tn Kan sRs.

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;. NAsu1soroS C1rI. August Is. 1sgo.-Thaa-
the West Il Is said he goes: to Kansas to IN.
quire into ths ouadition Of the people Of that
Territory, who. it is reported, are on the verge
OF atarEaion from failing csops.-Di.pateA to
Astoei4ted Fress.
In addition to the Abovs We notice Ia the last
New York Tribune, d letter dated from Mound
City, Linn county; Kansas, setting forth 10 the
readers Of the astbunethat the peop!e Of Kan:
-aaa are about to starVe If aot reile!ed-the
writer going into details according to the most
approved style OF modern begging. To those
who would stop to rtfsct, the letter would
catry its own. autidote--1ts e1aRgerattous bein8
moa1 patent but thousands will unthiDkinglJ
hslieve it, and the effect cannot but he very
damaging to Kansas and bar penpia. ..
:; Kanaas has suffered from = terrible drought
dnrlng the past twelEe months and from which
it hiss been hut recently relieved. a vsry large
proporG IN. Of the. crop OF ~hfaf, both fall snd
:sprinR, xps killed, and tha corn crop mach
dansgod. is.r s...'' ,...'".. -:
,.Bnt, bad Is it has been, we uever jet have
eveu .tha possi1AIi<s Ihars is almost enough
of List yaars crop left for iood, while the grow
ing corn crop, much as it has suffered from the
drought. will lar more than supply the home
demand for shat 4rticie.: The prospect for po-
tasoes il tair ,:fos huskwhcss and surnipf, ex.'
celient.. The. graEs has been good enough. all
summer, to keep the cattle in good couditipn,
und there rll b m abundance Of hay and soI-
: der to keep them fat atl winter. Flour is not
higher here than last <s'sar at this time; and i
is certain to be much lover before long. The
people havs but little WHEAT. but! ttsy Ill hare
. moro stock thkn last ssas0n. ,'' . :. =
- Health bas 6esn universal, sud there arr no
;:are not In debt ct all. Many are discouraged;
but tho large majority Of them arr not. fneir!
failh In kansAs il not shekeu in the least, and
with p}entv ii Is: sud wear, lots Of hteps, aud
comfortable homes. theJ will " manage:to get
along" sven if they Do not bare frcsn one to i've
Thousand bushels Of grain to SELL Gn ouu will
starve or suffer 1u the least for the want Of food
unless winulIy. Business, Of courae; IL eon1par=
ative1y dull;' Jet the aggregate ts. 80 far, more
than eqhal thnt Of lass year. There IS really
more improvement going Ont than last year
though, Of eqpFae,t less than there would have
been with good hmea--and the people hare
paid their ta4aa wita eTtn mora p1o1nptitute'
than usual :The- people. arc nok:' asking: ons>
auoihe1 what ahal ue do 1"-thxv eyx daaag-
making the best Of 4 bad senson, and truating
TO their own energy and tho crops Of .ne1t aeo-
, son "a: bring ali: things. around right; again:
They 1epudiate .utteIl5 any such ,ida1 ~
hegHngs:for: tbs ue.ns Of support :fnom their
needy: cEhpse. .uhs,maka such appeats do not
represent ths raal Aeutineut pt abe people of
Ksasas, md :belnog to thst class who ought to
haye retnaixed~ at hume and tied to she apron,
strings Of their mpthers arc they had veutured
ia Id anything a:.tho way o" pionesring''-
,.Kansaa will hold hcr pwn the present sea-1
iaon, had Al il II; aud 10 can prouise to cur
Eastern friends nho. shali eo1oe to.ses us during
.1he coming fall and winter, p'e,ty to eat; aud
will show them Gne faruaa 2rA toNua.za grow
ing country, 9i4a magnificent future opening
bslora it, ssd ftoplt it 10 oeeaPg Il fa;.
Tho 4idest circulation has been given TO
thu exaggerated stories Of the :el1acta ofour1
Ksusaa dnouth.: IL is but fair that tho denial
thou!d 60 rgfar. :.':.": - -: ~. p