Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-04
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
NEBRASKA TERRIToRY-Irs PRESENT AND
FUrURE.-We have recently taken occasion to
gather much information relative to Nebraska
and its affairs, from official sources within our
reach. in view of the fact that the organiza-
ton of that region under territorial gov
eminent, can hardly fail to become one of the
most important questions in issue before Con-
gress at the next session. Immediately on
the borders of Missouri and Iowa, the soil and
agricultural advantages generally, including
the supply of timber, are undoubtedly very
fino; probably equalling those of any Of the
new States. As one goes west, however, the
timber decreases, so that much of the terri
tory is almost totally unfit for cultivation on
account of its scarcity. Some of the tribes
settled there are utterly opposed to being
moved west, quoting General JacksonS
pledge given when they were located there,
that ''the country should be theirs while water
ran and trees grew in answer to persuasions
to sell. Some few are willing to sell out en-
tirely to the United States, while others will
make treaty of session for part of thoir lands.
At present, the wild Indians are bitterly op-
posed to Colonel Benton's project of turning
in upon them squatters from Missouri and
Iowa, in opposition to the commands of the
Government of the United States; while the
half breeds and civilized Indians anticipating
that such intruders cannot much longer be
kept out, are becoming anxious for the prompt
organization of q regular territorial govern
ment which may have sufficient strength for
the enforcement of the law. of the United
States in that quarter.
Mr.. Abielard Guthrie, whe attended here
last winter, knocking at the doors of the
House for admission as territorial delegate
from Nebraska,) and Walker, his half breed
Wyandot brotherinlaw, lately elected by the
Wyandot half-breeds provisional Governor,
head the party who propose to create pro-
visional government in advance of the action
of Congress in the premises; while the Rev.
Thomas Johnson, Superintendent of the Fort
Leavenworth Manual Labor School, (the first
missionary settling in the territory:) head,
the party (the majority who are for prevent
ing settlements there until the territory shall
} have been formally opened by Congress to
that end. In order to counteract the plans
of the Wyandot half breed party in again
electing Mr.. Guthrie delegate to Congress
they have recently held worry general cleo
ton, choosing the Rev Mr. johnson, above
named, instead of Guthrie, with great una.
nimity. Col. Benton, and the papers in his
interest, in Missouri, insist that settlers may
now SO in and squat where they please or
lands not included within the limits Of actual
Indian reservations; and to facilitate and en-.
courage such settlements they have, among
them, recently caused to be Autographed
what purports to be Il map of the whole terri
tory, with the reservations delineated upor
it, which, however, is singularly inaccurate
in the latter particular. If any parties shall
make their arrangements to settle on lane
upon its data the chances are that they ma,
find themselves on soil, the property of some
one of the tribes, by treaty with the United
States. The recent visit of the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs to that territory was under
taken to enable him to investigate in person
the condition of the difficulties by which tn,
United States military and Indian authoritie
there are nov surrounded. We hear that il
his progress he held talks or formal confer
ences with some seventeen tribes, and pre-
sumo, from what is said around Washington
that he returns convinced of the necessity (fo
the sake OF the Indians themselves) that Con
Sress should act promptly in the matter or
sanizing Government immedi ately, ant
moving off the Indians as fast as they can b,
induced to emisrate further West Though
he is also probably as firmly as ever of opin
ion that intruders should be kept out, by fore,
Of arms if necessary, until the region may b,
opened to lawful settlement
RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BoxEs.-The Her.
ald IN. " Of yesterday morning, has GER
tainly created an excess of amusement ir
Washington; for it DEVELOPS the desperation
of the opponents OF the Administration within
the Democratic party, in very ridicuIou:
light. To persons in Washington, we need
hardly say that its astounding disclosures
concerning intrigues of the Attorney General
to GUST his colleagues, Messrs Marcy and
Guthrie, from the Cabinet, were made O,
: whole cloth the whole story being manu-
featured to order in New York, never having
gone over the wires from this point. We have
ascertained the fact that the two or three col
umns of balderdash upon that subject in the
Hcrot@ of yesterday did not 90 over the
wires as it purports to have gone. The basi.
for this story concerning disagreement in the
Cabinet, is the fact that General Cushing
wrote the rockingham letter, which we pub
lished day or two since. To those here who
see behind the curtain, no stronger proof OF
the perfect unity of purpose on the part Of
the Administration could be afforded, than
this same rockingham letter furnishes
The Inaugural proclaims an amnesty for the
past, and the Bronson letters of Secretary
Guthrie avOw the determination of the Presi-
dent to carry out that principle of amnesty
those to whom it is to be extended continuing
OF course, to sustain the Democratic Balti.
more platform, intact That is the condition
of recognition of a right to share in office
under the present Administration As the
late free soilers of New York proclaim their