The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-09-29
From the Mound City Report.
TAKE COURAGE.

A sea son of almost fruitiess toll is about
drawing to a close, and farmers, who, in
the spring soWed their seed, and expended
their labor, hoping to reap plentiful har-
vest, now feel discouraged and have but
little will to put forth effort in any enter
prise. When we are prosperous it is natur-
al for us to float recklessly with the tide,
and grow impatient to become rich. But
when anything occurs to disturb the unin-
terrupted flow of wealth into our posses
sion, We at once complain. become petulent,
ungrateful and Responding. The expert
ence of this season, and the present pros
pect in Kansas are sufficient to try the pa
thence, and to have an effect in postrating
the energy of every man. After having Ia
bored hard, and expended money and means,
and received no reward, no one feels dis
posed to do anything which does not prom
Use immediate recompense. We are too apt
to distrust kind Providence, and when once
frowned upon, to lose all energy and perse-
lenly refuse to try again.
Some totally disheartened, are leaving the
country, not because they are compelled to
do so, but they have somehow or another
obtained the mistaken idea that Kansas is
unfortunate in her climate and in the con-
stitution or the atmosphere which floats
over her broad prairies, and that she will be
subject to frequent periodic affection, such
as that which has visited us during this
season. Such persons should stop and con-
slider whether in leaving Kansas now for a
more favored land, they may not find their
lot cast in some country or locality which,
though beautifully blest this season, may,
by the next, be visited with some calamity
as destructive to crops as the drouth, from
the effects of which, we now suffer. They
should remember that all countries and To-
calities are subject to drouths, frosts and
other accidents of climate. That very re-
markable drouths have this year visited
some of the Staies-especially some Of the
Southern States-as well as Kansas. And
that these terrible visitations are of rare o.
currence, Just as seasons of such extraordi-
nary fruitfulness and plenty, as that which
has this year blest most of the northwest
ern States, are of a rare occurrence.
Our Territory is probably no more sub
ject to seasons of drouth than other por-
tons of the United States. At least, civil
lied men have not been acquainted with her
climate sufficient length of time 10 ad-
duced from experience any such conclusion.
Neither do we know of any physical caus-
es which should suggest any such thing;
while all experience demonstrates that this
soil is rich and very productive, and the
climate very favorable to the growth of eve
~ agricultural product, which fourishes
anywhere in this latitude.
We are sorry to see any leave the Terrific
~. Some undoubtedly are compelled to GO
but many. We are satisfied who leave, vii
not better their condition. The people Of
/ Kansas have been heroic. They have with
stood the tyranny and injustice of the gov
eminent. and defeated the great scheme o
oppression. which was sought to be adopt
ed and enacted here. This last misfortune
is but one of the accidents TO which any 10
| cality is liable. Kansas viii still survive
] and viii aourish ere long.