Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-26
The DestIlntlon b Kansna.
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To ths People Of Ohio:
The undersigned, who have beennppointod
Committee to solicits seeds, clothing etc,
for the people Of Kansas, many Of whom
were rendered almost destitute By the recent
dronth in that Territory, have the gratifca-
ton % STATE the they have lsasnsd that,
owing to the prompt response Of The people Of
Ohio and other States to the call for relief
but little actual suffering from want Of food
now exists IN Kansas It should not b for
gotten, however, that 1Omc thirty thousand Of
the one hundred and ten thousand now ln-
babiting the Territory, must be fed aud
clothed until harvest and seeds should be
furnished 80 that the people there may be
able to supply themselves with food for the
future. Reliable accounts received from
Kansas state that many families literally
raised nothing in 1860, and are destitute Of
garden seeds, potatoes, corn aad wheat for
seed the approaching spring. The object OF
this appeal is to urge upon you the immediate
necessity that these wants should be supplied,
and, to be useful relief should be forwarded
without delay. Wesnbipln herewith state
ment of the needs Of the people of Kansas,
furnised Us BY B. P johnson, Esq, oiLeaven-
worth, and s, N. Wood, of Council Grove,
KIT.
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 unprceden-
ted drouth in our territory, at least thirty
thousand people were rendered destitute of
the common necessaries Of life-food and
clothing. To our certain knowledge, families
have been all winter without shoes and ne
cesssary clothing For days have whole
neighborhoods been without any food except
buffalo meat. Our people would willingly
labor, but business is at a staud-stiI, and
the best can only provide for themselves
Through the contributions of the country
much suffering has been removed, aud 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,
unless our people possess the means Of future
existence. Food cannot be sent from Ohio
Freights ara too high; but the express COM
panies have agreed to carry money and
clothing free. Let each neighborhood in
Ohio then contribute box of good common
clothing, boots and shoes jeans and sattinetts
for men, Asnnels, hnseys and calico for women
particularly, are desirable. Next we need
garden seeds of all kinds There are lit
orally none in Kansas. Let a package 90
from every neighborhood. One hundred
thousand bushels of Spring wheat are neces-
sary for seed May we not hope that the
people of Ohio viii contribute of their abun-
dance to furnish this wheat, and pay freight
on seed corn and potatoes and thus enable
cur people in ashort time to place themselves
above all want Wheat can be purchased in
Illinois and Iowa for from so to so cts per
bushel. Corn and potatoes in the same
localities, viii be donated in abundance, if
money can be raised to pay freight. May we
not hope that the people of Ohio will go to
work, canvass thesr cities, counties, towns
and villages, and send their share of this
relief2 What is done should be done i'm
mediately. Wheat should be sown in Feb
ruary, and no time can be lost Clothing
and seeds should be sent to S. =. Pomeroy,
Atchieson, Kansas, (marked) " Kansas.
Relief clothing" (or Seeds.
Money should be sent to Governor VIM.
DennisOn, Columbus, Ohio, by whom it will
be forwarded to Kansas to pay freight or to
pay for wheat
S.N. WOOD,
sT Council Grove, Z. T.
q. T. JOHNSON,
Leayenvortb Citv. K T.