Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-02-12
From the Christian Messenger.
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
BALDWIN CITY. Kansas, Jan. 81. '62.


senger, in saying few things to my old
friends in New England about matters
and things in Kansas. The past summer
was very dry for time, and the people
were fearful that there would be failure
in the crops but, through the goodness
of God, we had timely rains so that, with
the exception of limited section of the
southern portion of the State, where they
did not make a half crop, the crops were
good. In this section, winter wheat was
very good; corn good late potatoes good;
and on the whole, very fair crop was
raised. There being very large supply
of old corn on hand, there has been an
abundant supply of eatables. While gro
ceries, and other store goods, are high
at ruinous prices,-provisions are very
cheap. Corn 25 to 80 cents; wheat 81
-four $500 to 1915 per cwt.; pork $3.50
to $500 per cwt,; beef from 3 70 5 cents
per h.; eggs, in the winter, 8 cents. This
has been one of the most delightful win
ters | ever saw. 1t has been the most of
the time, as warm as April in Vermont.
About ten days since, | ploughed my gar
den, planted large bed of onions, and
transplanted and prepared my asparagus
bed. The last of October, we had sud-
den freeze, which injured the fruit trees
very much. Many of the best trees in
my garden, peach and apple, fear are
killed. Since that freeze we have had no
real cold, winter weather, until last week,
when the ground froze some two inches !;
and last Sabbath night we had, on top of
a good rain, a fall of snow of more than
three inches, which is fast melting away.
Winter wheat looks finely, having grown
all winter SO far.
| have never known more healthy
season, in Kansas. In some localities the
Putrid Sore Throat" or Diptheria has
prevailed, and has been quite fatal. Not
withstanding the deranged state of the
country, times in Kansas are better than
they have been since the close of our war,
here, in 1857. In our larger towns i'm.
provements are progressing finely, and
yet, Kansas has sent more men to the war,
according to her inhabitants, than any
State in the Union. Oh but for this
ungodly war, we would be prosperous
people. But when will the end be =? God
only knows. Save few old fogies, Kan
sas is jubilant over the Presidents proc
lamation ; yet one thing is lacking
proclamation that will liberate every poor
bondsman. Ii aoiU come. 1t has long
been query, with the wisest of the
friends of the poor slave, how his liberty
would be effected. This problem, that
has puzzlad many wise head, is being
worked out by an over-ruling providence
The daystar arises on an oppressed race
in the midst of nations gloom. When
as nation we become just, God will give
us the victory. All our reverses in this
fierce contest, will teach us lessons that
we refused to learn by milder means. Few
families, will there be when this wal
shall close, that have not sacrificed samt
loved one on the altar Of his country, thu
bitter fruits of nations guilt.
But the best of all is, God iswith u.s.
We are now enjoying glorious work. o
a garce in Baldwin City Charge. Twenty
four have joined the Church and som'
forty or MORE have been converted and re
claimed, up to this writing. Others ar,
inquiring the way to Zion, with thei
l
faces thitherward. The Church has beer
greatly revived, and we are looking, labor
ing, and praying that this work ma.
deepen, widen, and extend, that hundred
may be saved.
Our Baker University" located a
this place, is in very healthy condition
at present. Between so and 100 scholar
are enrolled, number of whom have be
come the subjects of Gods converting
grace. praise God for the strength h
gives to unworthy me, to preach ever,
7 might. Yours truly,
Na ~ H TnvrJoy