Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-01-11

have crossed the Rocky Mountains, until at las
the emlgrants trail to the rich valley of the Wal
lameite is now traversed by every kind of con
veyance. Entire families, with their househol,
furniture and domestic stock, cross these noun
tains in search of a new home. ,.s
In consequence of the conflicting claims of ,
foreign nation to the territory west of the Rock,
Mountains, Congress has exhibited reluctance 1,
organise It under territorial government. En-
1ertalninS, myself, no doubt Of the propriety ant
| expediency Of the measure, ius,ifiable by the Ie
s"'macy OF our claim, shall say nothing farther
on the subject, but will bring to your attention
something nearer home.
Ihe immediate valleys of the head streams O
the Arkansas, the Platte, and the Yellow Stone
rivers, have much rich and valuable land. The
flat'e' or Nebraska, being the central stream
leading into, or from, the great South Pass woule
very properly furnish name to the torri,ory
which propose suggesting TO be erected into a
territorial government in connection with, and pre-
lImlnary to the extension in that direction of our
military posts. would confne the Nebraska ter.
ri'ory 10 our undspuled possessions on this side of
inc ROCKY Mountains. Its boundary line would
commence at the mouth of the Kansas, and run
up the Missouri river to the mouth of Runniug-
water river, and would pursue that stream to the
head oil It's northern branch, and thence due west
to the Wind river chain. From this point, turn
ing southwark, the line would continue along the
WIND river range, and the main chain of the
Rocky Mountains, to the head of tho Arkansas ;
and following that stream 10 the mouth of the
Pawnee Fork, would pass by the heads of the Ne.
osho and Usage rivers, again TO the mouth Of the
Kansas.
The eastern section Of the region embraced by
- L-.'ed. -in-f.nn, tho Missouri river wes,
"ara ior @oo miles, Is OF great agricultural beau
ty and facilities, thickly timbered on the numer
GUS tributaries Of the Kansas, Osaue, and Neosho
rivers, and, in fertility, equal to the best lands in
h'ssouii. irUrH tIc ITrrIit p,,rrrr
westward, for a space of four hundred miles. tho
country is entirely covered with rich urnsscs.
which improve in quality up to the snow of the
mountains.
The limits OF this territory include the extreme
head of navigation of the Arkansas, all the good
c--af communication with California, the road
- -" the Mexican bounJorv am,
Santa fe, and also an eXceTT1..~ '' "'''
pass to Oregon, discovered by recent cxpofarrS.ee,
about 80 miles southward of the great South
Pass.
Although tho number of inhabitants engaged in
agriculture and other pursuits within those limits
do not afford an amount of population at nIl ade-
4uate, at present, 20 the Formations of a full and
complete territorial government, yet such an in
choato or preliminary organization nigh, be now
adopted as would be necessary to extend the con.
troll and authority of the gcneral government and
throw lis protection around our emigrants to Ore.
son, IN their passage through this country.
a territorial organization of the country, and
a military force placed on every summit whence
flow ali the great stronms Of the North A mercan
Continent. either into the Gulf of Meyco or Pa
c'hc Ocean, would no longer leave our tllle to tho
oregon territory barren or unreasonable claim.
lts possession and occupancy would thenceforth
not depend upon the naval superiority on the Pa
cific Ocean. Troops and SUI plies from the Ne.
braska territory would be able to contend with
any force coming from the sea. Natural obslruc-
would enable settlements to gradually approach
tho coast in defiance (if it should come to that,
OF any navy in the world. The time, indeed,
might no, be distant, when these very settlements
would supply all the elements which might be
needed, or naval strength, to give us our natural
and proper position on the sJG RaGfffec ffec9Sehd 9ffan ca
preparation of 100000 for erecting the military
posts from the Missouri river to the Rocky Noun.
tn ms. .- ... ". n.- ans "a
The discharge Of that power over all our lndi-
an affairs, which has been conferred upon tho
War Department, is becoming every day more
Interesting. involving great questions Of human.
ty, the means of education, and the advancement
ofthe christian religion, among an un fortunate and
often wronged people, with the great and beneyo-
lent design tc save them from total extinction
The compressive dulles thus thrown upon us ac.
quire deeper concern, and awaken more anxious
topics of speculation, by knowledge of the fac,
hat the government of the United States, in the
accomplishment of its own laws, and of treaty
stipulations, has transferred to the country west