The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1861-03-06

The Kansas Famine.
We are again DISPOSED 10 refer to thi
subject. FIRST, for the reason that III
daily Conservative Of the date Of Fe5ru
AIRY e8,h. has published a partial ex
tract from our article in the Lntependen
Of the goth ult.. which does injustice I,
the true position assumed by us in ,ha
article; and, secondly. because some o
our people, from some cause. have mis-
understood our views; and We hav,
been accused of throwing a barrier i,
the way Of The Relief Society.
The Conservative makes us take alto
gether a''one sided instead Of intcrme
diate position by copying the following
words, which we're only part Of the
FIRST paragraph in our leader Of tie coil
uli., and not in themselves . complete
sentence in the connection in which ,hey
originally appeared:
I'VE are not disposed To find fault.
or conceal the fact tha. a large proper
ton Of orr CHI zens will need assistance
until the can raise crop; but We think
the authors Of some of the starvation
reports have drawn largely on their i'm
agination. and magnifed the condition
Of the people here. giving i, a deeper
color than is justified by the facts.
In the original article. after the word
.'facts" was semi i-colon-and not pc
riod-which was followed by the words.
as completion Of tie sentence and par
agraph:
"WLile OH the other hand. We be.
lieve the papers that have commented
SO severely on these .xageia,ed state
menis as 10 make the misfor;nnes OF
their fellow citizens the subjec, Of lev
'.y and ridicule. have stepped beyond
the bounds Of propriely. reason and
truth in an opposite direction"
In the concluding part of the para
graph We referred To the the Leavcn.
worth papers. and particularly 10 the
Conservative, whose structures On the
managers and management of the Re-
lief Society were ertreme-"rad;cat'-
the opposite Of conservative.
We hope the editor Of that paper will
do us the favor. in future. to quote cor
rec'ly. and not .arbIe its report Of the
articles published in the Andependent.
merely to strengthen lis own particular
views. le - 90
We hare heard j: intimated that the
severe. and perhaps to
'oms extent. unjust denunciations Of
he doings of the Relief Agent at Atch.
son by the ~Leaveaworth press hinges
N the Senatorial contest. 10 which is
'disd a spirit Of rivalry and local in
erests and prejudicesS which exists be- |
wcen the two ''eisies." II this be the |
ace. We suggest to our Lsavenworth |
riends that there is . chance Of their
'aving got hold Of the wrong "wircs."
nd may the mselves receive the shock"
Intended for their rivals. y.sr
As TO the other reason Why ~e again
oter TO this subject. We have simply 10
syibai No have scver intsaded 70 ihrow
straw in the wsy Of The Relief Society;
nd We think ne have written aosl,ing
rat would justify such an accusation.
ie have alssys said. shen speakingI
q tins subject. that "a large proportion
our citizens will need sssistause until
'ey can raise another CROP" No. on ,
must they have provisions. bat they ,
.Peud on the sama scource Tor seeds for T,
ring sowing and planting. But We
mt believe that il is necessary. i. Of /,
. to get these supplies. to send exag- !;
ated reports Of the desfitution 10 the :
ates. We holI That the simple !,
ish told t0our friends ia the States is
better means Of securing aid shan the J,
'tribu'ion Of deeply colored sensation !,
patches. There are localities, where. !.