Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-10-05

EMPORlA, hA., sept. 10, lSOO.
Dear Ph1nir - From New England
comes the first signal gun in the great polt-
ical campaign of 1866, and the radicals of
the West are rejoicing, not that Vermont
and Maine have gone right, for that we ex-
pected, but that in spite of disailection in the
Union ranks, and the powerful influence of
federal patronage, the Republican majorities
are not only not diminished but gloriously
increased. Kansas sends greeting to Ver-
mont and promises to follow her noble ex-
ample in November, and return TO Congress
our present Congressman, Sidney Clarke,
and two United Senators who will never
falter in the good cause. Clarke's renomi-
nation, on the whole, suits the Republicans
of the State. He has been tried and not
found wanting, and though many do not con-
slider him as incorruptiblc, yet we shall vote
for him, knowing that in reference to the
great issues of the hour he will not falter
In reference to United States Senators we
can as yet scarcely form conjecture. Pom
eroy, eX-Gov. Carney, Rev. l. S. Kalloch,
and Gen. a. l.. Lee, are prominent candi-
dates Gen. Lee was Banks's chief of cav
airy in Louisiana. He was, at the time the
war broke out, judge in the second judicial
district Of the State which position he re-
signed for majorship in the 7th Kansas,
and served gallantly through the war as
Major, Colonel and General. Kalloch is a
very able man and would be credit to the
State. Carney depends for his strength
mostly on the almighty dollar; and Pome-
roy on his radical record AS there are two
vacancies in our delegation in the Senate the
contest will be very lively.
We are having a very wet fall. the wcttest
| have yet known in Kansas. 1t will bring
up the fall wheat and keep pasturage good
For about ten days we have been having a
visitation of grasshoppers. They come
marching like an army from the west, num-
bering billions upon billions. Some one cs-
Inmates that as they passed along there was
a grasshopper to the square inch. That is
rather n heavy estimate, but there arc cer-
tainly dozens to the square foot They are
now pretty much all gone, and have not done
as much damage as might have been eX-
pected. | would much like to know the
cause of this visitation, but think the sug-
gestion that it is the drouth on the plains
driving them in search of better pasturage
is a very probable solution of the problem.
DuIlup luC SuulllCr. more lUull Ill DIcNl-
Gus seasons, drovers have been in Kansas
buying cattle, and it is estimated that more
than million dollars worth have been eX-
ported. Think of that, you who have been
led to believe that God has forsaken Kansas.
a million of dollars for cattle; the balance
of trade is in our favor, and instead of fear
ing for the future our farmers are rapidly
getting rich. 1t has been proposed to call
Kansas the stock State. Our crops have
also been excellent this year, and we have
flour to export instead of to import as here
tolorc. Corn and potatoes only have been
short, and these far from failure. Immi-
grafton is steadily coming into the State,
turning, however, mostly towards the south
ern part, to the lands recently obtained from
the Indians. These lands are well watered
and timbered, and counties which only a
year ago numbered their population by hun
dreds now boast their thousands. This 80
mile strip will soon be as wealthy as any
part of the State, and more populous than
any part except the Missouri and Kansas
river valleys.
Our State Normal School commenced a
new year last Wednesday, with about sew
enty scholars. In school matters | am proud
of Kansas. The leaven of our New Eng
land population has worked our people up
to a thorough appreciation of the benefits OF
education, and our people are building
school-houses and getting schools faster than
those of any other of the new States. Our
State University at Lawrence has recently
opened with good prospects, and all our
other institutions of learning are prosper
ing.
In religious matters the people are alsc
Jealous, building good churches in all impor.
tant places. Kansas is building on the right
| foundation. Yours truly, W. b.