New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-16
THE STARVING IN KANSAS.

A PERSONAL APPEAL TO EACH ONE OF THE
800, 900 SUBSCRIBERS oF THE n. Y. TRIBUNE.
FRiEsp.: 1t 10 in the power Of TIN TRIRUsE sub
scribere u save famishing people IL each one OF
YOU will give but dollar, this great work can be
done. Have YOU any idea of what famine is 7 Re-
member, il is not a solitary or two of hunger
Bear in mind, il il not a dearth Of provisions in one
neighborhood merely where contiguous ones can
reach and succor them. No 1t is the Night of
country II il the pail that lies land! Ii If the
skeleton workers OF Death digging graves for multi
tude Alas how steadily these silent assassins are
working And how fatally FIFTY THOUSAND peo-
pie hour by hour descending the grave yawning
wider growing deeper A multitude helpless and
woe-won sinking from sight; out Of the sunlight, into
the Valley Of Death OH compassionate friend Of
man, whoever you are, stop moment-refect-s your
duty done
commend 10 your careful attention the following:
The first IL the statement Of N. Is. Banton, member
of the Kansas State Legislature. The story which
give Is from the hps Of man well known in Kansas
history.
All who are familiar with the early incidents in the
settlement Of Kansas will call TO mind the famous
" Blantons Bridge across the Wakarusa, which was
indicted by the Border. Ruifan Legislature as
nuirance and ordered 10 be destroyed.
The gentleman whose simple and affecting story
here present you with is the Blsnton of the Bridge
He /. now member Of the State Legislature Of the
new State Of Kansas, gentleman OF intelligence and
Of probity and whose word, unaffected by an
OATH would pass through all this State. for
bear to add any thing bis simple statement It's elo-
quence is its self-evident truth. Listen
sIATEnEyT OF y. b. BLAsTos,
As taken down from his own lips by Thaddeus Hyatt,
on the 3lst day of January, 1861:
live 10 Humboldt Allen County the NeOshO about $50
miles distance from Atchi.on
Am Of the Township Committee, ana member OF tue
neIt the State Legislature Of Kansas
In Humboldt community about alike 10 dee
all In the f'co-we have nothing to
live on, ard we have no means Of getting sway
day. provisions, every hour that day 20 me
Il ,buddrT being long absent from them and tremSe 10
poor aks and detuethere nothing len TO be dividedwe
all eyehs teams fast becoming useless
they olready from Of grain to haul heavy
loads relief be sent to our suffering
people away dow 10 the far distant counties they
by hole communities cannot ve-and IL costs one hall
Of every load TO feed the saryir teams; . - ,,,, N
AeSi.On With is .sss. Of mes When he reached
had but le his had up the rest What remained
Among the sufferers when EN- widow with nine chill
no'hng to ICED her f.u.hins family wilhnOt mOatnful!
the townihp 10 borrow temporary supply
ees.uI ali @sps du,s the trans township ws,
still. sb'en they too anIiensy counting the hour' until
should arrive But the could not get IL Tor seye
had rendered the roads impas'ab and there they
were the poor people watching Soa a%S m G
drt.d prses with feet froken sod TO tht aAes the
III bs r md hHs asdps ia The cabins and a
fons tue aide with starvation settling steadily down
IN nan and beast aud bideous death closing IN upon
them all!
Such unhappy oondiiOnmy heart beats with anxiety
tell whether shall ind ,hrm, vi my poor neigh
bors all sleeping within the grim embrace, Of terrible death
tell but Ia either event am impatient 10 be wit hein
living to share their dead, to lie down beside them