Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-14
FROM KANSAS.
tFRoM OUR OWN CoRRKsPoSDEsT.l

MANHATTAN, Kan, Feb. 23d, 1861.
Since my last, Kansas has become a SOW
ereign, free State, the great principle" of
the degenerate son of Vermont to the con
trary notwithstanding. Oar territorial exis-
tence ceased during the session of the Terri
torial Legislature and fifty two Councilmen
and Representatives became ftincti ficiO al
almost one stroke of the pen of the Old Pub.
lie Functionary.
The State Legislature will meet on the
26th Of March at Topeka, the temporary cap
ital. The Senatorial contest is waxing warm
PomeF roy, are the principal candidates. Al
the present time, Messrs Parrott and Lane
appear to be ahead, although Stanton and
Pomeroy are very confident of success. The
political chiefs OF the State being so much
divided, HIS raised the expectations of sew
eral of the smaller fry, who are confidently
hoping that something will turn up, by
| means of which they will find themselves
Senators and have the incumbents oI an Of
| fee, ''of which the stipendiary emoluments
will be remunerative."
| Kansas is badly cursed with scheming pol
iticians and | am afraid that our young
State will suffer yet severely from the effects
Of their Vaccinations.
The "independent government scheme
recommended by our accidental Governor,
Geo M Beebee, in his proclamation, found
no supporters among our people. II was
ridiculed by all parties. The people OF Kan
sas beng mostly from the Northern States
will 90 heart and hand with them in case OF
a disruption of the Union.
II is currently reported about Fort Riley
that several of the officers of the army ST a
toned there are strong secessionlsts, and tha
they have their designations written, but arr
waiting 10 hear from the Southern Conied
! eracy and ascertain what their chances vii
e be there for commissions and pay befor'
> they send them 10 the Secretary Of War.
think it is time that the army was purged o
: uch traitors, and hope that 1t will be done
y Our government has already suffered sutfi
b ciently from consplrators like Floyd an
o others. without retaining longer the service
n of any more Of them.
The winter has b en uncommonly sever
IS in Kansas We had sleighing for thre
W weeks which is very unusual for this lat
4 tude. Hogs and cattle have died by th
Thousands for the want of feed andthe pee
ls nle IN some sections of the State have sutte
= ed badly for the want of food and clothn
ID The roads have been so blocked up vii
d spoyy. that il has been almost impossible Il
n the Door people in the frontier settlemen
II to 20 to AtchIson tor supplies. 10 meet II
se exigency, the Relief Committee have esta
lished depots for provisions at several OF II
ne inte-ior to sns That Kansas will be OF
/, "vast charnel house" &c, IS gross exa2er
'o ton on the pact O. Mr. Hyatt, That tt
IN pebply of X snsas are very destitutute the
d. is no doubt; but DO not see the necessI
e. of misrepr,senting their condition tor II
oak Vi ,s..i,;nz tiIr ,mPathy ot tho k,"s'',
h1 people, who have resPanded 50 nooly TO Il
be anpeal of the destitute of Kansas for aid.
ch Perhaps twenty or thirty thousand o. II
1H people OF Western Kansas will need ard.
en- some shape before another harvest. What I
lis n4ople OF Kansas need, more than anythI
he Else. Is grain for seed and unlTss this Is Il
ess uished them, from some source, the next or
ra- will be small tor the great majority o.
rs, farmers can barely support thrm4e yes a
nd families. but have no money with when
ose buy seed gram
N ! expect TO he in Rutland in few da
dl- and hope to be able then TO convtn,c :!
the MIR Editor. that have not suffered oa
en- from the effects Of the famine. liu 10
,5:a, VERMONT