Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-29
Tho D DestItutIon in Knnsns.

10 the Ieope OF ONO:
The undersigned, who have been appointed
a Committee to solicit seeds, clothing, etc.,
for the people of Kansas, many of whom
were rendered almost destitute by the recent
drouth in that Territory, have the gratifica-
tion to state that they have learned that,
owing to the prompt response of the people
of Ohio and other States to the call for re-
lief but little actual suffering from want of
food now exists in Kansas. 1t should not be
forgotten, however, that some thirty thou
sand of the one hundred and ten thousand
now inhabitiDg the Territory, must be fed
and clothed until harvest, and seeds should
be furnished so that the people there may be
able to supply themselves with food for the
future. Reliable accounts received from
Kansss state that many families literally
raised nothing in 1860, and are destitute of
garden seeds, potatoes, corn and wheat for
seed the approaching spring. The object
of this appeal is to urge upon you the imme-
diate necessity that these wants should be
supplied, and, TO be useful, relief should be
forwarded without delay. We suboin here
with a statement of the needs of the people
Of Kansas, furnished us by II. P. johnson,
Esq of LeavenwOrth, and s. N. Wood, of
Council Grove, Kansas Territory.
Wefeell 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 unpre-
cedented drouth in our Territory, at least
10000 people were rendered destitute of the
common necessaries of life-food and cloth
ing. To our certain knowledge, families
have been all winter without shoes and ne
Cessary clothing. For days have whole
neighborhoods been without any food except
buffalo meat. Our people would willingly
labor, but business is at a stand still, and the
hest can only provide for themselves.
Through the contributions of the country
much suffering has been removed, and we
believe lives saved. Temporary relief has in
fact been afforded, but much remains to be
done. These 10000 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 can not be sent from Ohio. Freights
are too high; but the express companies have
agreed to carry money and clothing free.
Let each neighborhood in Ohio, then, contrib
ute "a box of good common clothing, boots
and shoes, jeans and satinets for men, fan
nels, linseys and calico for women particu-
larly, are desirable.
Next we need garden-seeds of all kinds.
There are literally none in Kansas. Let a
| package go from every neighborhood. One
! hundred thousand bushels of spring wheat
are necessary for seed. May we not hope
| that the people of Ohio will contribute of
their abundance to furnish this wheat, and
pay freight on seed corn and potatoes, and
thus enable our people in a short time TO
| place themselves above all want. Wheat can
can be purchased in Illinois and Iowa at for
| from 80 to GO cents per bushel. Corn and DO
tatoes in the same localities, will 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 their cities,
counties, towns and villages, and send their
share of this relief What is done should be
done Immediately. Wheat should be soWn
| in February, and no time can be lost. Cloth
| ing and seeds should be sent 10 S. g. POme-
| roy, Atchison, Kansas, marked "Kansas
Relief Clothing" Tor "Seeds.")
MeDey 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,
Council Grove, K. 7.
II. 7. JOHNSON,
Leavenworth City, K. T.
We think the people of Ohio need nc
urging ina case like this. We present the
needs of the people of Kansas who have
been sorely tried by the evils attendant upoI
an unprecedented drouth, believing they
| will promptly respond by forwarding the
| desired relief. Those who wish to aid in thI
| purchase of seed wheat, ETC., can forward
their contributions 10 Gov. VIM. Dennison
Columbus, Ohio; and those who wish Il
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