HON. M. F. CONWAY, afterwards Representative in Congress from
Kansas, in communicating this letter to the public, reported
that it “was of great value in securing the appropriation of
twenty thousand dollars by the Legislature of Vermont in aid of
Kansas.”
BOSTON, November 17, 1856.
DEAR SIR,--I wish that I could aid your efforts to interest the
State Legislatures for Kansas. To these Legislatures I look at
this exigency for something worthy of the cause which is now in
jeopardy. They have the power, and this is the very moment to
exert it. God bless the State which begins!
Surely liberty in Kansas, involving our own liberty also, is
worthy of every effort. To its security every citizen should
contribute according to his means; and I know no better rule for
the State Legislatures than for the citizen. These Legislatures
should all contribute according to their means,--the more, the
better. And such contributions, like every other charity, will be
twice blessed.
Accept my best wishes for Kansas, and believe me, dear Sir,
Faithfully yours,