, 1861-03-07
letter from KANSAS,
letter from Kansas,
The following letter to Rev. j. =. Hibbard,
pastor Of the New Jerusalem rau1ch OF this
city, has been kindly placed q onr disposal:

1Ac 4o14u"1A5 1ctter 10 heF. q. r. Hlbhard,
castor Of the New Jerusalem r,au1ch Of this
sity, has been kindly placed q, our disposal:
LAwRkScE, Ka' asas, March I, 1851.
:. REy: J. =. :H1BnARD:-.-Dear Sir Yours Of
The 18th u1t. came op' ia fand. and bushes.
;f tsg '4.er with an uncertainty, at
asasl tsastM4s y my oWn mind as to how to
.sma5 $q95 -qulr1es, or as to the facts them
searss rem ns9 ~ estaFed my answer to this time
ss9f5,et si and acting agent Of the Kansas Cen
~ ~ .elief Commute since October last, and
w n the statements Of those in whom place
implicit confidence, ind one Of whom has been
over large portion Of the Territory lstate)
for the express purpose Of ascertain1ng It's COZ.
Of >, the Boston Committee, and Is Sill
pursuing his Investigations, am forced
to say that, in my opinion, the telegrapmc!.
reports and articles sent by MIR. Hyatt are ex-
aggerations. There has been no vel nnthen-
ticated account Of single death rom star7ar
DO not thlnk thffe mond pe an ahY 1s an,
sent from the East for some time, perhaps
NAV say for some weeks, but the RESULT would
be the entire exhnustionof the means, and the
entire ruin of thoBe who were so fortunate Us
to have had something over from former
Uu the contrary, am satisfied that the re-
ports sent East from LeavenWorth and else-
where contradicting those, were as untruthlu1
the other way. For instance, among Others
this {Douglas) County is ,named as one In
which enough was raised the past year for the
support Of Its people This ! know TO De
very great error. I don't believe there was,
Of grain crops, oneFourth part enough
raised for the support Of tbs people OF the
county, and in conversation among ourselves
I have freely expressed the opinion that had
there been no relief from any source except
what the people individually had in their own
hands, or could have procured by ordinary
commodities for food, at ieast one hundred
persons must have perlshea from hunger IN
this county alone, aud now thlnk tai5 Is nos
an over-estimate. -.
As III example, let me give you my eSpen.
ence IN the past year u farm1ng; mao 20
acres Of Wheat, Of which l did nut harvest
single head-60 acres Of corn, from whleh !.
Ind about 25 bushels q nnoblus, pulied on
without husking, and led to my pigs ana
some eight or nine tons OF corn leeo, and
saved the whole Of 1T; lo acres OF n1ekwneaf AZ
not kernel csme to periectlon; acres OF
turnipsnothing; acres q T' fo%ea eo1n 1of OF
feed-not spear grew foot hl5n acres o1
| potatoes, did not dig one poiatoe; seserA
acres Hungarian gTass-nothinE-an nos q
garden vegetable, upon WHICH
pended much t1ne, hoor anu monsy,
in watering, e2cepta feW sqnasnes' cnennuet9
auu "aeetne.ons. ~ ~ ..s, h,ttar,sS il fhe
atoms (e1cept aleng tae ler ~ - tne
general history OF inis County, ~ hsanr-
!Ty at large baek OF me Iles ot Gnnhts Ia ~ ts
lug upon the blissonr1 lNel' "4ne't ns''A VA Wv
average perhaps na!1 crpp. mi 1ot a-r,,sd
but !ne nasassL utus ,ar uus noI - tbosn who
every qay aaas 70 lee nui y; - sno1S 9sz mnJ ,.'i
moss oe ss assasteus prn ~ a n,,iA upv a9a an.
spring "ofA ls 70 pc eoue? auu psopte a.s e.. ~
ersated by scare1Ly o1 looa ana tnas " ~ ~
usual KIND and by me "ans o. a;e u
tmn$ curing 1ne winter lne stchiy sssson ,5 i5
coming On as als e1totnsE S;s ~ huon 1ar'. nr
Weak, anu wiz pe selce5 ule ~ ,so ~ LIZ 90
OF spring, mucn Ieos " tl'.ret n too 1otes, f.
some nave 70 &c ior renga LIZ gogu ~ Rebps }eprs
OF me East wi become aosofpsa ~ LIZ ;i oss
ana cares OF me sessons ana hansas WI pass
from tnslr minus, anu ~ ~; W.
them will consider that tney hone lnelf au'5