Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-02
For The Oxford Demecsat.
NORWAY. July 30, 1861.
Editor Of Oxford Democrat;


ouen, upon tho liberal donations OF the
friends OF the people OF that un'or'nra"
State; but events have trsn'pired that de-
tanned me there till the fret OF this month.
and can now respond very freely to oil
questions tina, come up IN the mind. OF our
people hero respecting the condition OF the
settler. Of Kan'as. Some ask il tho drouth
was as serious rs represented by some OF the
newspapers other, II any body actually
died Of starvation and variou. other inquir.
lie. are made respecting the country, and es-
pecislly what the state OF the crops are for
thi. season. Being aboa, to indi,e upon
the .ubjcc, my eyes fell upon an article In
the New York Tribune. dated at Manhai-
tan the day left Kansasfor the East. which
I herewith tran.,ribe AMI endorse as liter.
ally true:
MANHATTAN. Kansas. July ]. 1861.
A.. to Crop, in Kansas. think may say
I never saw finer pro.pcctsanywhcre. Fall
and Spring Wheat. and all the products Of
the farm and garden. ,cem to give an abun'
dan, yeld-plensy for man and beast. The
first Fall Wheat saw cut was on the 18th
Of Ju ne. Some OF the carlie.. Corn was
then IN 'A"e'' some 20" ""' P
nearly large enough to eat.
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- CID :, h,,o ,.sn ,o..ibl, % have
h,d I, ,rno,,ion.d anon, tho needy. only,
III H., ri.,, h,vs hs., mprlicd. But
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Ala BY railroad landed there. 1, spread il.
name. fame and lo-ali,y oil over the State
and brought, large amour, OF trade there
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y, Il. rival. and ,bsir inb.bi,ant. and i.
will M, look we'll 10 ,,y the ies., Of IL, for
men who had large stock, Of goods and
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li.s her elder ,,.,or, in our eloriou. Union,
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