The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-03-30
Correspondence Of the Lawrence Republican.
Cheer M, Ye Dropping suirits!

OoTfesponoence o. the Lawrence Republican.
Cheer up, re Dropping spirits!
In the course OF human events, it some
times happens that silence is crime; and
feel that would not be acting faithfully as
a citizen of Kansas, if we're to refrain from
impartiDg little Of my experience and IN
pressions of the climate and seasons of DzF
tribulated and unfortunate young State. In
perambulating among our people, regret to
find among them very prevalent impress
sion, which 1coneeiVe to be very erroneous,
and one that is calculated TO do much iniu
~. Many seem to have imbibed q notion
that Kansas will always Be subject to disas-
trous drouths, while very sany seem to
think we are going to hage aDother dry sea-
son the present year. To all such would
say, Be not too hasty in judging. especially
when you have no reliable data. It is already
known to many that came to what is now
Kansas, at an early day. Ny FIRST residence
commenced in the autumn of 1916, and /
have reliable knowledge of the seasons for
the last twenty years. But have no knowl-
edge of an injurious drouth prior to 1854,
and of no failure of crops anything like 30
great as that of 1860. The nearest failure
in early days was in Il 44, when the extreme
wet prevented many from planting corn.
Hence, / conceive that the notion that Kan
sss will always be subject to drouth is based
on very insufficient reasons. What State is
there, that is not subject to occasional unfa-
vorable seasons, and even failures? know
of none. Besides, all admit that in most of
the States, such drouth as We had last year
would have been followed BY. far worse fail
ures than we had. It seems to be the con-
viction of every one, that Kansas will stand
more drouth than any other country they
ever knew. Most men seem to think and act
little unreasonably in regard to new coun-
try. Suppose we had been living in a coun-
try twenty-five or thirty years, and things
had generally passed along pleasantly and
smoothly, and then just such season SHOULD
have occurred as we had last year would
we have said all manner If hard things
against that country, or thought of leaving
it on that account? Many persons seem to
expect more good qualities in new country
than it is reasonable for any country to pos
sess; and because the country does not come
fully up to the over-wrought picture, they
are ready to berate it terribly.
To those who fear that we are going to
have another dry season this year, would
say, Wait little you seem think it is 60
ing to be dry, because it is not raining now;
out say IL Is 700 Soon W expect much ram
yet. The rainy season does not usually
commence until Nay. The drouth in 1854
commenced about the 1st of July, and it
rained but little until the middle of the next
May: and we had excellent crops in '55.
Two dry seasons in succession have not yet
occurred, but every dry season has been
followed by fruitful one.
do not profess to know anything more
about the future than any one else /; but let
US not be teo hasty in giving way to de-
spondeney. L have cheering hope that we
shall this year De blessed with bountiful
crops. Let US ''learn to labor and to watt
in quietness and patience for the Lord. in
his mercy, may yet pour out a blessing
upon us, insomuch that there may not be
room enough to receive it.
would suggest to my friend DR.. Barker
of Douglas county, and others of like expe-
rience, that they give US their views; and
let these statements of cold inhabitants"
be published in all the papers of the State,
and it will, doubtless, tend very much to
cheer up the spirits of many who are now
responding unto despair.
RrS..T'H E11HFR
Crescent Hill, March Sd, 1861 i