Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-01
Correspondence Of the Waterman.


observation, after spending months in travel
ing, and felt the utmost confidence in every
statement | made.
/ Very soon after the publication of my let
ter, Judge Spalding (as | suppose) Of Grass.
hopper Falls, in this Territory, sent you
communication, calling in question the facts
had alleged, and ntimatng that my alarm was
hasty and ill-founded. Had this been the on
/ ly case in which my letters on the same sub
ject had been attacked. should have imme-
diately replied but the facts are far other
wise
As early the goth Of last May, began
to foresee the general distress that awaited
our people, and tried to give warning Of their
impending doom. From that time | kept
regular correspondence with several journals
in the States, and as ! continued my observa-
tions | continued to do my whole duty faith
fully in the premises. Immediately, swarm
of contradictions to my reports we're sent from
other parties in Kansas and worse than all,
nearly every newspaper in the Territory scout
ed the idea that general restitution was pos
sibe / continued to write and in no case
made any personal alusiou to these attacks,
believing that in every instance. as in the case
Of Judge Spalding, the time would soon come
when they would be put to shame for the
ISLANDERS and perversions they had put in cir
culation about our suffering people. One by
one the papers Of the Territory opened their
eyes to the facts, until now every voice chimes
in one note throughout the land. was not
surprised, therefore. TO see in your last
Waterman received here, Of the 18th, a letter
from Judge Spaldng, " in behalf of the poor
sufferers of Kansas 1t is as we have often
remarked these men who circulate these
negative letters are generally men who spend
their hours in an Office armchair, and have
enough for number one. So says Judge Spal-
ding. When corn was eighteen cents a bush
ell, he bought five hundred bushels, and he
says, We have some of It on hand, enough
to last as and furnish our seed corn for next
Spring Ny crib has long been empty, con-
sequently saw all these things from differ
ent stand point, aud we may both have writ
ten from equally honest motives. While to
the poor of Kansas, our letters have brought
vastly different results.
For time our friends knew not what to
e believe, but for several weeks past they have
seemed to understand our condition, and the
liberality shown in their responses satisfies us
that all we have to do, is to make our neces-
sites generally known. There are thousands
3 in the Territory to-day, who, from all appear
, ances, must have persisted without relief from
blessings. can never be properly conveyed
to the donors, unless they witness the mani
festatons Of JOY thus produced. for them
selves. From every county in Kansas, teams
, are now on the way to Atkinson for relief
goods, and all are getting luie As yet, it
takes everything that comes, to provide for
the present. There is no surplus on hand,
and many are sent away with only enough to
sus tain their families few days. The result
of this system is, that, to-day, there may yet
be much crtreme suffering permitted, where
this relief goes. But sadder picture is be-
, fore us. The worst is to come.
The western farmers furnish the greater
part of these supplies, and they have sys-
tenn for all their business. That Is, they do
each branch Of work in its season Now
during these first Winter months. they are
disposing Of their last years products selling
for cash or exchange. In few weeks it will
. all have passed out of their hands, and then.
n we fear, the Kansas contributions will great
A ly diminish. Two or three months hence we
shall be no better able to supply ourselves
than to-day Therefore we lear our TRENDS
Will IRE an 'oeH-dong before next July IN
New England where contributions are gene
; rally IN money, the case Will be different CON
sequently our friends 10 those States should
q ulllul ota"N '""' 'uVy "'N '""iN ." w '"l'''
y tuned more than they yet have been
word as to agents All Will see that the
temptation ana opportunity Tor imposition
= is very great and Kansas was never wanting
l. IN men, who would improve SUCH moment
h believe there are scores now IN the states
l. collecting and, VINO will apply every cent lhel
receive to their own personal benefit Aoul
duty is to know VINO are authorized oy ou'
territorial committee OF when zen .. =
Foneroy Is chairman ana all VINO are MOI
io acting under thelr auspices may De salei
t. counted as spurious have heard recently
" OF some citizens OF thus county who are no"
,r East collecting large sums OF money repre-
sentng themselves as the agents OF our peo
pie when the same men could receive neither
y credit or confidence mere
t. oelleNo our 'errl'oilai commute are u''N
D. ing every eXeruen TO DO justice TO our "hoU
. people For TINS they are sure TO receive on
abuse from some 1t IS sara that Gen
romeroy Is so pressed with business that nj
mas NOT hau ms clothes OH ior SIX weeks,
Nothing can goad man TO ms las' euor.' DC
le yohu 'hese 'aies Oh suneilhe' 10 "h'on IL
must constantly nSteh'
n re-