The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-03


The Census Returns Of the Teitory-Basis Of Rpyesea
tation-North and South Of the Plaae-Po,itical Move
ments-Generdl NeWs.
The census returns Of the Territory OF Nebraska
made by the acting marshal j. W. Patison the 11th
instant give total population Of $685. of this there
GIT voters When these returns msde to the
executive Office Dacotah county-the extreme northern
county Of the Territory-had been heard rom and
indeed it doubted whether there any there
The returns from thence show some 40 voters.
The basis of representation is 56X OF the voters the
north Of the Platte has-Dacotah left on-6lS and the
south Of the Platte s4s This quite different from last
year. North Of the Platte has II members to elect TO the
House, and the south Of the Platte 15 The members Of
the Council hold their seats from last year.
The country is rife with political movements; every
county produce nearly third Of its voters as
pirants for the paty honor Of sitting in the Nebraska
legislature For Congress there Is a host-four fro m
the rth and four fIom the south of the Platte Yes
terday clique In and around Omaha Ctv assembled and
expressed preference for Bird B. Chapman. He cannot
be elected He tried # last year and failed The south
occurs in two weeks from next Tuesday the result will
inform you of.
stop for the winter The basement is not yet completed
The volunteer force stationed the frontier has peen
Withdrawn, there being no mora Indian troubles
The United states courts converting In different
portions Of the Territory.
Col f. R. Doyle, the t. s. Marshal, returned with his
family to the Territory few days since. IKE.
The Isthmus Observation-Disclosures n Advocates
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In your article with the above heading in this days
HERALD, you give the credit Of the modern revival
Of the canal enterprise to N. De Lesseps. know not
whether it is impression Of your own whether that
gentleman claims the credit, but certainly he Is merely
an advocate of the measure Napoleon when in Egypt
caused survey, and also discovered the site Of the
ancient canal and its reconstruction or the formation of
ppur vas viii f.x,
his accession to power the present Emperor of France
entered into negotiation with the British government
with the desire Of carrying out the plan his unce but
Russia being opposed Lord Palmerstop with his usual
patriotism, managed its overthrow. The distance pro-
posed BY the French report somewhat less than ninety
niles, from suez to lynch the Mediterranean; the
cost 80 millions Of francs-about millions OF dollars
But the most earnest and perseverng advocate Of the
project in modern days is David Urquar who for many
don and CoDstantnoplc In his work. the Progress Of
Russia in the East &c., published than two years
only gives the distances london and
New YORK and Calcutta and Hong Kong by the way of
Cape Of Good Hope Isbmus of Panama. and Isthmas OF
Suez but gives also diagram Of the different routes
and shows that whilst the estimate for the proposed
latter route Is about fourth Of the proposed former
maj there would DC also vast saving Of distance both to
Should the great project Of the Canal Of suez ever be
carried out II viii certainly prove Of the greatest
through OF the most fertile spots the globe but
one thickly populated by dem civilized people This
canal then would be great Of civilization and
an Increase OF civilized wants, which the energetic and
industrious people Of Europe and America would speedily
supply Under these circumstances It Ia nothing but
just that Mr. Urquart should have his need OF credit in
the great undertaking, especially he, ofa living men,
does not occupy position commensurate with his great
knowledge and industry In the affairs of Asia and the
world We're the modern axiom which is rapidly gaining
ground in England, Of the right men In the right
places fully realized David Urquart would be the
English Mir lister for Foreign Affairs. HG
BRooKLYS Oct. 20, 1856.