The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-03-28
"$30,000 for Bleeding Kansas"
Another Draft upon the Treasury.

Such are the titles of an article that ap-
peared in the Monroe Democrat Of March
l4th inst. 1t is fact well established and
understood by every intelligent person,
that there are, or were, in Kansas upwards
of 10000 persons in destitute or starving
condition. The most of these, when they
emigrated thither for the purpose of seeking
home for themselves and families, had lit
tie more than sufficient means to purchase
small farm or LOT and mperfectly stock the
same; and this necessarily made them de-
the fa vor of Providence for livelihood. Their
entire crops for the last year, in consequence
of the severe drouth that prevailed there,
were almost total failure. Thus they were
depending upon their crops for living, but
their crops were not. Grim starvation was
staring them in the face. The angel of be-
nevolence and charity winged this sad news
10 those States which had been blest with
health and abundant crops. and appealed to
them 10 give out of their abundance little
to their fellow beings who, in far off Terri
tory, were in starving condition. A SYM
pathetic chord was touched, and Immediate
ly private or individual charity made an ef-
fort to supply their sore need. But this
proved too slow and insufficient to meet their
pressing wants, notwithstanding many thous
ands OF dollars worth of necessaries. by this
means, was procured and sent to them
Thus il became necessary that something
must be done, or their lot would indeed be
a bitter one. Accordingly the Legislatures
of most the Northern States nobly and gem
erously came to their rescue. and some ap-
propriated $s75, 900, some $4,000, some S25,-
600, and finally ours donated for their use
&3O. 900. What less could she have done
And who, that has heart that ought to
reign in a human breast, would dream OF
raising an objection to an object so pre-eml-
nentIy praiseworthy. 1t is an act of which
this Legislature may well be proud, and any
Individual that would in the slightest degree
uIurmur at so charitable and christian an
act, ought 10 be banished beyond The pale of
christendom
But strange as il may seem, We find the
NoRroe Democrat endeaVorlng TO ridcule,
and striving with all his might 10 make po-
lticaI capital out of it, by telling the tax
payers that the black Republicans are "rob-
bing them of their bread 10 scatter it among
:he strangers--the A bolitonis!s-to help along
freedom in Kansas To test the object or
motive of this assumed guardian of the tax
payer, we need ailude to but one fact; name
ly, the robbing of the Federal Government OF
about eight millions of dollars by the tory,
traitor Democracy, which called for the bit
teresi condemnation OF every honest man and
true patriot. but which was passed over in
silence by this Democrat which now COM
plains so bitterly because The tax payer is
wrongcd by our Legislature giving 10 40,
600 starving men, women and children, the
sum of $4,000. which is less than one, dol
lar a piece. Mr. Democrat, we leave you in
your glory, but would advise you TO put on
sdckctoth and ashes for at least one month,
and endeavor thereby to atone for the gross
outrage that you have thus committed against
suffering humanity.