Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-29

was two fold--hrst to warn the Wings Of Virginia
against every politician, be he Wing or Democrat
who has anticipated these resolutions and given aid
and comfort to the enemy" in seeking to distract
public attention, public feeling against the
Nebraska bill while under discussion It will be seen
from these resolutions that this bill is made the Pan
doras box from which these fanatics seek to empty
even hope. Watch then, those politicians who were
against this BILL and thus and to this extent siding
with these Freesoilers The time for active, practi-
cal wide awake opposition to Frcesoilism and Free
soilers is at hand Let the people Of Virginia mark
we'll whom they trust on this question.
The ST. Louis Republican refers to the fact that in the
report Of the Smithsonian Institute jus, published there
Is memoir the first issued by tho Board during the past
year. by DR.. Joseph Lsdy, Professor Of Anatomy in the
University Of Pennsylvania, entitled "The Ancient Eau
M OF Nebraska" From this memoir which Il says Is
most valuable contribution to science gathers the fol-
lowing facts, concerning Nebraska It used to be:
at seems that . considerable portion Of tho country
between the Mississippi aud the Rocky Mountains consists
Of the geological deposits and particularly on
the Upper Missouri there exists tract OF country known
by the Of the Msuvases Terres, or Bad Lands Ill
may be valuable addition to the science Of philoiogy IL
We state that this name has been corrupted to Aoydss
and adorns the wheclhou,e Of . little steamer ~
This at time, probably, the bottom OF i'm
lake. 10 which persisted thousands Of animals hav-
iug no representatives earth. appears that
waters OF this pond moved by convulsiou Of
nature; that the sediment its bottom becams nuraed
and that Afterwards the whole country traversed by
immense Of water which carried away the softer
part Of the strata aud len standing the harder parts in
series Of irregular prismac aud coumnsr
y capped with irregular pyramids sad extending upwards
height OF from ons to two hundred feet "yieued
In the distance these rocky piles in their endless success
sion, the appearance Of massive architectural
structures with all the accessories Of buttresses turre
aud tapeng spires The portion Of the surface thus e1
oavatsd forms valley Of ninety miles In length by thirty
in BREADTH which In Its depressed portion /. about
three hundred feet below the surface Of the
country So thcky the natural towers studded over
surface Of this Extraordinary regou that the traveller
threads his way through deep couhned Passages which
resemble the narrow irregular streets aud lands Of
old town the continent Of Europe
"At tho foot Of these columns the remains Of suina
which lived and bresthed long before the advent Of man
upon the Garth, and found in such abundance to form
OF this tract m immense cemetery Of vertebre. This
region having been brought into notice By fossil
remains procured through the agents of the American
Fur Company appropriation OF about $500 for its cx
ploation made by the Smhsonsn Institution to Mr.
Thsddeus Cubertson, who about visit on account
OF Ill health, the sources OF the Missouri Toe fossil
mains thus procured together with collection sdbse
quenuy presented the Institution By Capt Van vs;
and several specimens kindly lent by Dr. Prou, of ST
Louis, referred to Peof Ledy for examinations In
addition to these be had the OF collection lent by
Prof oLoghlaud, of Missouri aud several other coec
lectons, the whole embracing all the specimens which
have yet been broush to the East from the Mauvases
Terres The bones said TO be completely petrsed
and their cavities filed With sicioas matter Taey are
preserved n various degrees OF integrity, some being
beautifully perfect aud Others broken. Tue animals
whose aeh clothed these skeletons OF stone belong
ed to the classes msmmas aud cheopia of tuttes; viii
single exception all the species OF mammslis found be
ionged TO the great order of umguia.d hooei aumss
Among the rumnants, have nearly allied 70 the
musk but probably hornless Another relic is that OF
an animal which combined the ruminant and csruveIous
characteristics of which there several species Two
species OF rhnoceros the found ia
America were discovered aud also a sort of panther
sma Her than the present variety-Aud likewise number
Of strange animals with long names, unlike any thing
which man ever alive We know then, that there
were once individuals 10 Nebraska curious aud strange
ly shaped and puguacious, any squater which IL.
present rush of emigration will can thi,har