The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-03
Our Nebraska Correspondence.


Nebraska Territory, Oct. 26, 1852 :
The Territory of Nebraska-7Hs Iadiams-Army
Intelligence.
Events of interest, even in this far off region may
not be uninteresting to your intelligent readsra
all your readers doubtless are-and hence send you
few straws, "to show how the wind blows here
abouts
First in Importance is the organization into ter
ritory Of the district Of country lying south Of the
Missouri and east Of the Platte river which is being
attempted This territory and embryo State, to be
called Nebraska, contains of the most beauti.
full and desirable country on the continent II is
mostly undulating prairie, with numerous streams
of clear watcr, belted with timber The soil is of
great fertility, and have no doubt there are coal
helds In many parts of the territory, yet to be dis
covered, which will in a great measure supply its
only natural defect, a.. {. the scarcity of TIMBER
But there are difficulties in the way Of terrtors
organization, in its very inception not easily dis
posed Of For instance what is to be done with
the Indians now occupying this territory? Can the
government, with any degree Of fairness require
these poor wretcheI, who, yielding to dire necessity
have surrendered their lands in the eastern States
of the government that they would be protected in
their new homes west of the Mississippi? And
now be required to take another stage on the road
whose goal is utter extinction? The country west
dams would probably be removed, is utterly sterile
AZ unsuitable for cultiva lion, and the
OF such removal would be to utterly destroy the
germ OF civilization which has, at great expense and
event Of their removal they would, OF course, be
compelled to return to their ancienr mode of gaiang
subsstence-the chase-and their numbers would
rapidly diminish, from the combined effects of want
and the constant state Of war in which they would
be kept by the wilder and fercer tribes, upon whose
hunting grounds they would be compelled to en-
croach.
This is q subject worthy of careful consideration
on the part Of government, and as Congress will be
urged by the white settlers Of this district to take
action upon the subject at the approaching session.
l hope, Mr. Editor, you and your brethren of the
press will take the matter up and discussit Congress
dare not oppose the united opinion Of tho press ald
that opinion am happy to believe il generally, if
not always, on the side Of right and justice.
That the necessity created by the rapid strides of
our country in population and empire, will eventu-
ally force the government to make some other dis
position in regard to the territory nominally occu-
pied by these Indian tribes, is inevitable. The
country is highly adapted to the wants Of our grow
ing population and hence the necessity in the minds
OF unscrupulous settlers Of eecting the present pos
SCISSORS; and l am fearful, unless restrained by
wholesome public opinion in the east that this prac-
tioal philosophy Of the day will be carried out in
this instance will not say that all the noise yet
heard in relation to this protested territorial orgsni
Xaton, has been created by men DESTROYS of beeom-
ing officers and big men, but know that q greater
portion has been raised by such aspirants Already
there are some four Of Eve candidates for delegate to
Congress to represent the interests of the people Of
this territory, numbering less than one hundred
white voters, mostly traders. and man -he, audor
licences to trade, have taken possession of Of
the most valuable land in the territory, in direct
contravention Of the existing treaties with the In
disns.
The War Department has determined to break up
this post and turn it into depot of supplies for
the new post to- be located some one hundred and
fifty miles to the west of this, on the Republican
fork of the Kansas, and at the divsrgins point of
the u:es to Oregon and to New Mexico On the es-
Establishment this post which will be proceeded with
in the Spring, it is understood forts Scott and At
knson, the Arkansas, and Kearny, on the Platte,
are to be broken up, and their garrisons removed.
commission Of officers, consisting of Major Ogden,
and Capt Easton oft Quarter master department,
Captain Lowell, of the Sixth Infantry, and Lieut..
Woodruff, Of the Typographical corps left here few
days ago to make selection for this new military
post
The squadron of mounted riaemen, under Major
Sanderson, composed OF company X, Capt Walker,
and company A, Capt Morris, left here to day, for
Fort Scott, where they are to spend the winter.