Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-02-06
THE DEsTITUTIoN IN KANSAS.
To the peop's of Ohio:

To the peop's Of Ohio:
The undersigned. who have been appoin
ted a Committee to solicit seeds. clothing
etc.. for the people of Kansas many o.
whom were rendered almost destitute By
the recent drouth in that Territory. have
the Qualification to state that they have
learned that, owning to the prompt res
pOnse of the people of Ohio a d other States
to the call for relief. hut little actual suf.
tering from want of food now exists ia Kan
sas. 1t should not be forgotten however.
that some thirty thousand of the one hun
drad and ten thousand now inhahiting the
Territory. must be fed and clothed until
harvest, and seeds should be furnished so
that the people there may be able to sup
ply themselves with food for the fnture.-
Reliable accounts received from Kansas
state that many families literally raised
nothing in 1860. and as destitute of garden
seeds, potatoes, corn and wheat for seed
the approaching spring. The object of
this appeal is to urge upon you the imme-
diate necessity that these wants should be
supplied. and. to be useful. relief should be
forwarded without delay. We subinin
herewith statement of tic needs Of the
people of Kansas. furnished US by II. P.
johnson, Esq. of LeaveDworth, and S. C.
Wood, Of Council Grove K. I.
We feel like expressing our heartfelt
thanks to the people of Ohio for their
prompt and generous contributions for the
relief of the destitute in Kansas. Owing
to the unprecedented drouth in our terrific
ry, at least thirty thousand people we're
rendered destitute of the common necesssar.
les of life-food and clothing. 10 our GER
tain knowledge, families have been oil
winter without shoes and necessary cloth
ing. For days have whole neighborhoods
been without any food except buffalo meat
Our people would willingly labor but bu-
siness is at 4 stand-still. and the best can
onl y provide for themselves. Thr ugh the
contributions of the country much suffering
has been removed, and we believe lives
saved. Temporary relief has in fact been
afforded, but much remains to be done. =
These thirty thousand people must be fed
and clothed until next harvest, and even
then, such relief amounts to but little. un
less our people possess the means of fusure
existence. Food cannot be sent from Ohio. I!
Freights are too high; but the express
companies have agreed to carry money and
clothing free. Let each neiehborhoOd in /
Ohio then contribute a box of good COM
non clothing boots and shoes, jeans and
'attinetts for men. hannels. linSeys and I
,alico for women particularly. are desirable /
Next we need garden seeds Of all kinds
There are literally none in Kansas. Let a
package 90 from every neighborhood y
One hundred thousand bushels of Spring /
wheat are necessary for seed. May we not 1
rope that the people of Ohio will contri
,ute of their abundance to furnish this
= eat, and pay freight on seed corn and
'Otatoes. and thus enable our-people in j
hort time to place themselves above all
Tant. Wheat can be purchased in Illi-
ois and Iowa tor from so to 60 cts per
'uShel. Corn and potatoes in the same
will be raised in abundance. if
lOney can be raised to pay the freight
lay we not hone that the people of Ohio
I'LL 90 to work, canvass their cities. cOun-
les towns and villages. and send their
hare of this relief? What Is done should
e done Immediately. Wheat should be
own in February, aud no time should be
,st. Clothing and seeds should be sent.
} S. c. POmeroy, Atchicson. Kansas.
maikedD kansas Reliefclothing" (Or
seds. ..
Money should be sent to Gov. Wm.
'ennison. Columbus Ohio. by whom it
i'll be forwarded to Kansas to pay freight
r to pay for wheat.
S. n. WOOD,
Council Grove, X. T.