, 1861-02-22

Al act To ahlE0u an AEL 10 LIZ AC9-
a;te::an Tneolo .ical Seminary oi the Northwest
approved February l6. 1851.
An act to incorporate the Eagle Manufacturing
I :1npany OF Chicago.
Hyatt's Reply TO the Leaven.
worth Dispatch.
CHICAGO, Tcbruar@ 81. 1861.
On tho 18th day Of the present month nine
individuals at Leavenworth sent forth thelr
:yeral aud joint assertions, with hclE
several and joint brands and labels Of respccta-
n:Iltv. This Of itself Il q very harmless affair,
l,1t when Ee consider That it amounts practi- |
e;,.ly 20 au attempt at wholesale assassination,
7hc matter assumes an importance beyond the
native insignilcance Of its authors; and when
NC further consider that the motives under
lying tie attempt are:
lst-Jealousy Of q rival city. /
od-Jcalousy Of Senatorial candidate. .
3l-A stupid IDA that to tell the whole
tFs1lh about this Ksnsas iamiue will destroy
,;a,,d values and trade, and prevent inlEnigra-
tion to The new State; why then the attempt
aad its authors begin to take on colors and
Shapes seldom encountered on earth.
What are the opinions of such men worth
Lock at their telegram Of August l4tb, lsoo,
wl1en-it was only annouaccd that was coming:
t., kunsa., it says: !" the statements Of the
'-s,Herinss Of the people Of Kansas In yestef-
s.aay's Washing ton dispatch is believed to be
q greatly exaggerated. It is believed TINT all
& sections Lave Q lair prospect fer sufficient
.t for homo consumption"
NJ Investigations followed close upon the
; heels Of tLis telegram, and proved lis inccr-
! ssctncss, hut the asl:hors made no cortcefiona.
! On the contrary. they followed their false an
/ nouuccment up with st;ll newer falschoods,
! hoping to thus sedacc immigrants into Kan
,sas at time when every sensible man able
i with his family to get away was hasten!ng to
t3aye. From the middle Of August down to
tue middle Of November the very air seemed
| alive with 4 swarm OF buzzing Ges They nre
not all dead yet; hat they gradually died cut,
rs the gauut shape Of the luoscr-flcnd, rising
silently from earth, began TO darkcn the air
:: with Ills colossal and fearful proportions.
Corner ;ob men cmigrased to regions OF plen-
i1y; politicians subsidized; th@ terrible truth
conquered even the men Of Leavenworsh erc-
eunloed They confess In their card Of lie
18th instant, that oaeJlfM Of the people ueee
help from abroad, and will continue to need it
| laring the coming four months. By imphca-
i: ion, they admit That starvation will occur tn
l.ss the contributions continue as 6oa.zt.Jssiy
rs they hare been. They forget to tell the eoun'
| try how much of these bountiful contributions
/ arc due to the unintern1ittcd six months Ia
nors of lie man they sianJer nov and opposed
: lit tho beginning opposed, indeed, until ta'
; IDLY Of Tie opposition became apparent t.
.;yen their own dull senses.
ask the country to note That these MIN
: | mel in their card denouncing my assertions q
:: reckless, stipulate that In order to proven
starvation. there s1au b. 40 .5Ilin3 Of in s1tf
: ,,;ics from now unit! the first Of June. Let m
+ ;sll tho country what this stipulation amount
I 20: Over four million pounds Of provision
/ have already entered KANSAS end been distEibq
ted. The mere frejghts upon provisions re
r cslvcd dnrins my stay at Atchison, from. BOT
January to 18th Of February, amounted to o'
. Thousand dollars pr day., General Pomese
mas twelve PERSONS constantly employed
handling and delivering freight in and abo1
!. his Office and three depats. Mere postage {
,ff 1stters amounts to between two and three de
lars per day. All his men are overworke
and he works from sixteen to twenty hours
:: day himself, on the average-ffequenuy :
y night, Judge Army, at Mendota, who acts
ID shipping agcut, does the wotk of several INC
O. His labors are incredible. The smallest |as
is admissible arc pald cut :. Gen. Pometoy a1
E, Judge Army perform their work without sa
ry or cmolumcnts Of any kind. The mi
4" bulk Of frcights over the st. Joseph & Han
r. bal r. II for the past three months has be
~ relief goods. The express companies IL
in generously brought in tons Of clothing free
mn cost. From forty to eighty teams from
pAfts of Kansas arrive and depart daily to o
~ from Atchison. !. And yet so rapid have bt
OF 1he strides Of the Famine that with III this
Y; have been but barely able to keep up tho 81
ta- | ply. Only because the generous west
ua poured out her inexhaustible stores hare
neop1c thus far lived at all. Now all thf
urt m 1=hat the nine men Of Leavenworth unTltti
1v st;pu1ate for, to ward off starvation vi
r.. r. 5enounc1ng ny statements Is :ftagitiors ia
m since the middle Of December, the nun
Hoo Of families reafring food have Increased II
cad fold in the township Of Jefferson, only t"t
hin miles hack Of Leaycnworth; and this in
DRY, ~ tho richest counties in the State: and !.
h Of the river. The nine admit onethh Of the
n pIe to be now in need. What VIII this n
dne, her nov to be In the four months to &C
st1r st5 for which they 'stipulate supplies Do
+h;nk the onc.ffth will stand stiie Ny
ID Of +ist;cs show tho contrary I tell the couE
vent they have not get even begun to comprel
! The 4j,;s fr;chtfnl calamity. My prophecies ot
'o4e' e .1,t.,-s}sr 1,ove nroyed plas too true IN