The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-12
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correspondent OF the Aicumoao -
sniner. writing from Omaha, gives q very
ialeresting description Of .Nebrasks Terri.
tory. Tae water isa virginian By birth,
spd 10 nov one OF the minor officers under
the Territorial government. He Srites very
fsvcrsbly OF the prospects Of Neerssas. sss
from not going OF into any ecs,acies sb0es
The peculiar institution, We would conciads
that he has no such exalted ideas concern
inx its divine origin. Is are entertainsd ~
some oft. more ardent supporters.
Pine steamers now run almost every day
irom Omaha to s, Louis. making the down
Zip in three days and the upper one 10 IRON
Eve TO seven. A person can travel from
Omaha 10 Washington City in less than elk
days, at a COS, Of less than & y doiisrs.---
The writer thinks ,has the recent grant Of
lands 10 Iowa insores the making 81 foer
RAILROADS to Netrasks, and il less than
three years the tine required 10 usvei Y
New York oil be less thsn three dsys.-
Should Congress be Is liberal to The Tesfi-
/. tories ~ il has been to the States. abe ..iron
horse eill soon be on the western aide q
The Missouri and on his wsy TO the Psci1e.
This correspondent says that il b too late
in The day to call in question the wisdon
and policy those grants of alternate SEC
:. tione. The country is Improved BY them.
and the Government makes moaey. and the
writer adds that II Congress viii only give
Nebrasks a part Of the two hundred and
swenty-iour miihens Of acres, . suitable
route TO the Pacific will soon be found.
The writer further states that every per
son Of energy and prudence can make
money in Nebrssks,-that no country on
earth offers better field Lands purchased
At Government price 40 shor, time CON-
mand $40 to $50 per acre. Town Proae-
lyincresses in still greater rr1tlU, and es
cry thing Is done on the cssah principle
The writer seems 10 be So siagulsfiy IRE
from the abs!raciioe.s and Preladices Tbs
flourish .u'luxuTiantly in his native Stalk
fiaas We quote the following extract fros
his letter. He does not appear 10 regre
the absence OF the "ebo shins," and ho,
any person, with The oesolatioas whicl
ala.ery has caused in Vngiais, fresh in hi
recolisciions, could desire il to run ihrougl
the same programme u disastrous conse
qaences 10 our central territories, is pref
erence very dif6calt 10 be reconcfled viii
Immunity and common sense
..Oniy eighteen months sgo this whole
enuufry WINS i a possession Of the India ns.-
No shiie man uoi its soil except by suffer.
aoce Here they held their councils, here
they smoked the calumet, bad their dance
their sports, &C. Beheld he change. Nov
beauiifui city is being rapidly built. ant
On one Of ,h- most lovely aud enchanting
sites ever beheld. nature seens to hav1
fashioned it Tor large and beautiful city,
Take il oil ia all. il cannot be surpassed.--
All h life and animation. BY The dawn Of
day we hear
TIT hammer ssd d. sss,
end 81 night
The aWesternn people are "ssi gsHsSis"
bold, independent. seif-reiisnt. generous.
hssse, confdsng. and open and manly in
al their acts They recognize no arti6cisi
DISTRACTIONS ia society every man 10 placed
% Ais o.rss nlsriis. Oae man il considered
q good q smother il be sets we'll his part
Iecpfess love the Western character -
There IL fidelity In ii which ID not liwsys
fpund elsewhere. Let s Western man be
yu9y fYiexl, and he viii leopard bis own
life Tor you. II your enemy, he Is openly 80
never strikes you in the dark Or siabs
You in the back | end many virgihians
here. They SION become Identified with
the Western character. They genersily
Stand we'll here. MT because they come
from the shrs, families, or even the sec
oad. but because the Virginia gentleman
Stands web every where. Coming. a. ]
do, from Virginia, ! miss The sight Of The
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