New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-27
THE WOES OF KANSAS.
CorreFpoudepce Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
NAyHATTAN, Riley Co, Kansas, Oct. D, 1861.
know very well to what an extent the elections
claim the attention Of the people OF the States but
please allow us space in your generous colamns 10
tell them what perhaps, many DO not yet Know Nan
sss has passed through of the most bghtug WITH
erng droutbs to which any but an absolutely rlniess
country was ever subjected.
In the sou,bern and southwestern Counties OF this
Territory rain has not fallen unless within veryrecent
period, for more than one year! Spring Wheat was
total fao1e but farmers cared little about It's loss Tor
their main dependence was placed upon their corn,
which ND to this time has been the principal crop
and one. too which many farmers supposed never
woud fail Bot June came and no Iain, not even the
accustomed dew, and men began TO grow anxious
Those whose little bomesteads were mortgaged Tor
land warrants, and who depended upon bountiiul
harvest to lqudate the debt, seriously talked shout
failure of the corn crop; but the mass SAID, NO; we
have seen it far dryer than this, and we had good
CON- We shall have good corn this Fal. But
the sun continued TO rise and set IL brazeh'
hot sky and 10 signs OF rain TIL late IN
July People began TO believe famine was at
our doors, AID they diligently planted buck "hea' aad
other late crops hoping that late ran would briDg
them something il the corn WENT and 80 their hopes
have en- disappointed from one hDgto auo'her until
the awful reality has burst upon them THAI su1elng
and death are ia their midst from starvation aude
now 10 Southern and Southwestern KAneas' T6eir
waters are mosy dried up, and people now pass over
the rocky beds Of streams, the bottoms OF when the
Indians say they saw before. Scarcely spear
of anything is be where last year cattle could
easily seerete themselves from their owners in the tall
luxurant erase. The only feed for cattle Is obtained
in the low bot oms aud ampg the young cotton WOODS
that skirt tie dried beds Of former running orooks,
creeks and Rivera People are compelled to drive their
cattle in many inttances fifteen twenty miles for
wster, and young trees upon which to browse. Ca'ue
are too poor for beef and hogs, those not already
dead sre entirely unfit for food save In few eXcep-
tiopal casee, where the owner has old corn 20 feed
them Not garden vegetable has been raised this
yesr in all that viciuiiy, except perhaps few
radishes or some early vegetables That en'lre c0un
trv usually 90 beautiful ard productive presents
scene of desoation scarcely ever before witnessed!
Many Of the families came from New EOgland and
Eew.Yoik, and have always been accustomed, II not
to every uTry at least 10 all the neoesares ana con-
yerierces of good home. Some OF the beads OF fam
ies are advanced in years and II is hsaItrendlng TO
zee the sit down to their scanty meal OF corn bread
and water for in but few instances GO COWS give MIX
the feed is go poor and insufficient Not one ar ner 10
twenty has any money aud scarcely any clothes for
himself aud family, and all this as toey are beng
carried into a cold cold Winter, ard with no hopes I'll
another harvest God in His ihh1ite mercy, has seot
one poile soul 10 pvestigse this matter Hon. T1ad-
deus Hyalt OF your city bias been r1dlhg hlghs
and day through the South and Southwest snd
is ing oil in his power TO arouse tne bu7nton
of peolIe in the States TO the true CONDITION OF
these settlers. lie has already cent hops and con,
fderce 10 thousands ready TO perish. Iney VIII
rise up and call Linn blessed Hs work is au arduoos
one, aud rendered still more 30 by the cry OF sone
unfeelr @ letter writer's, ano very few local papers
that be is making speculation out Of this and
& keerug people from settling IN haus6s.' Shame on
the heaItess man who inveuts such cry without IN
yestgatiOn and those who do Investigate, take hoid
wi h all their might with Mr. Hyatt. The people OF
the counties referred TO have been leaving al the rateo
iwo hundred q week for long tine, aud one object
Dir. Hyatt ard those human men have who are
workii with him is TO ktep our S't1eTS mere! Ihey
don't want TO 90, but unless assistance comes they
must 20 or etarve The real condition OF eouthsrn
Kansas etppot be exaggerated! Go to the Minister
OF the Gospel ard TO the Phytlclsn, TO WHOM sdcn
people open their mind and heart, aud they VIII leIl
you stories Of Sou bern Kansas That VIII mSt the hed
Of anything bu; stone y!
in the west--especially 10 Riley, Potawata'nie,
WabOnsa, Davis, and Clay Countes-we have nan
during the Summer occaio lal showers, but the amount
of corn harvested is very nsgnlhcsDti many hos Oi
f11 and sercnig-fVe acres UtH not yitd an earl
But very little wheat was raised and that DOW cells
for 81 per burhsi. Scarcely garden vegetable has
been gowns and although ID the Spring corn sod Tor
20 ceus bnfhel II very DeAry all disposed or
now j. sels in cur streets for ST. AZ ride around
orough this country il makes my heart ache TO see the
amoant of desiitu,ion in many families They mus!
have help from come source or they will perish TIE
sick poor have no money with which TO procure neces
ssry NE di Snes and Of way Of paying ply
sjcjans donation from come of our large istern
drug houses Of the ordinary Drugs needed In this Gil
mate Of intermifn ut diseases would be most thankfully
rfceiyed-ssy from Scheifelin q Co., Iilden a o.,
or obers for the physicians have been msgnsnlmoas,
end have devoted their entire time with mers pit
lance "a remuneration but thsy have to pay money
for medicines and this cannot always last. n Relief
Committee mas been formed in this county, aud an ex
s,ninstiop-a very superb isl and partial one-has
Ie,n made and we have receive TO take care OF or
o1n destitute citizeDs. Many of them ssrously need
loan TO save their property from the hande oil greedy
speculators 20 whom il is morglged. II some good,
n ble-eouled capitalist would send 40 agent or come
This way with money &c loan at from III 70 ~ per cent
on frst.claes security it would be godsend 10 many
who next year will lnd Themselves homeless
Many letters 20 East denying Mr.. Hyatt statements,
and warning the people against this specuau II d9ere
are thoeo here too who say knowing now 'elrDie IL
the dsstuiion, we must not let the East know ms
cit will stop emigration, aud Kill Kansas ! MOI 30
Az said before Mr. Hyatt and bis cooperators are ~
ing all IN their power 70 save our citizens from gong
East. Hundreds Of families within my knowledge
would go east mad they the means to travel, unless
they were assured that assttance would come 70 US III
SONS shape other
The terrible drouth by which Kansas has been
seoRrgee-there having been IN &aay counties NJ ram