Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-24

the Bloomington Republican lately
visited this Territory, and since his re-
turn thus writes about it:
The politicians resident in Nebraska
cannot keep out of Missouri, nor Mis-
souri, politicians out of Nebraska. The
Indians seem to understand Col. Benton,
| if Missourians do not. They are d.
vided one party supporting Freesoilism,
while the other is opposed to it; but
both agree that the Colonel is the
friend and supporter of Freesoil, and is
upon good terms with the abolitionists.
1t is lamentable that many people in
Missouri are more oblivious in political
perception than the Indians, but such is
the fact.
The Wyandotts are all civilized, and
generally educated, have neat and COM
Portable buildings, good farms, yet not
extensive, stock in abundance, and live
in pure American style.
While on a recent visit to Nebraska,
we dined at the house of Mr.. Hicks,
supped and breakfasted with Mr.. Gar
rett, Wyandotte families, and we can
say with truth that better tables are
seldom found in Missouri. This tribe
is well supplied with schools, and speak
English quite fiuently. We spent few
hours with VIM. Walker, the provisional
Governor of Nebraska. He is a man
of very affable manners, and was frank
and free in bis communion with US. He
is well educated, and possesses fair tai
ents.
The Shawnees, Delawares, Kicka-
poos, and other border tribes are par
tally civilized; many of them are well
educated, and speak good English.
We could hear of no tribe which de-
sired to sell and leave the country
Some are for selling, reserving pre-
emption right, and becoming citizens
Others are for selling-part of their coun-
try, reserving the other part, ultimately
intending to become citizens. In our
opinion, the Wyandotts, Shawnees,
Delawares, and Kickapoos will ulu-
mately decide to adopt the first of these
plans. The border tribes are very
friendly, and quite kind; notrouble need
to be apprehended with any of them, if
Justly treated. Commissioner Many
penny has made favorable impression
upon them; they speak of him in very
high terms. He was not sent among
them to make treaties, but to collect in
formation, and receive propositions, so
that he might be able to ascertain when
and where to order the holding of
treaties.
The country is like most other West
ern countries, having hills and dales,
creeks and rivers, prairie and timber,
rich land and poor. The Kansas river
is beautiful stream, clear of snags,
about two hundred yards wide, and
navigable for steamboats,, except in very
low water, for two hundred miles, to
the mouth of the Republican Fork
The upland lies very high, rolled in
beautiful waves, well adapted to cultiva
ton. The soil is that usually called
"mulatto," underlain with a strata of
red clay, and then again underlaid with
laminated limestone of gray color.
This rock is found in great abundance,
and where exposed to the action of the
air and rain, looks white as bleached
bones. This rock is found in the bluffs
of the streams, along their banks, fol-
lowing the ravines quite to their heads;
is well suited to building purpose, and
makes beautiful white lime. The
streams all run the year round, with
clear water, and are often fed with
springs of the best quality. Although
the soil is good, and the country well
watered, yet timber is scarce, found
mostly upon the small streams in mar
row strips. Standing upon the table or
uplands, the timber is below, the coun-
try looking like one vast plain, with
here and there blue streak. The bot
toms are rich, dry, and seldom over
flow, having no ponds, lakes, or stag
nant water in them; yet the excessive
vegetation, such as nettles, touch-me-
not, pea-vine, &C., dying in the fall,
does and viii create the chill and fever.
The timbered part of the country is
nearly all held by the Indians, which,
we believe, they will manage to retain
to considerable extent.
No settlements can be made there, at
this time, by white men, and when this
state of things will be altered is difficult
to tell.
Last week we said: 1--WE do not like
the country as well as we expected"