St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-09

The Judiciary is in the hands of Chief
Justice Ferguson, Of New York, Zap
pointed from Michigan y Bradley, Of
Pennsylvania, (appointed from Indi-
ana y and Hardin, Of Gorgia--all
men of great ability, and would COM
pare as jurists with any of our Virgin
il judges. They are all men Of excel
lent morals and private worth
The President, think, has been
very fortunate in the selection. of the
officers named. Of the minor officers
it is not my purpose to speak, as one
of them is your present correspondent.
The vexed question which has caus-
ed our twin-sister, Kansas, so much
trouble has been left by the Legisla-
ture and the people where the organic
law placed it. There is no disposition
ON the part of any lone to -a8itate- it !;
and any effort to do SO would at once
be frowned down. Nothing will be
done with that question: untn we form
a State constitution and even then it
may he 1eff-Whcre: it now stands
We have fine steamers almost every
day from st. Louis The time required
tor come np the river is from FIVE to
seven days-doaon, about three days.
We can travel from this place to
Washington city in less than six days,
and at cost of less than $50. The re-
cent grant of lands to Iowa will insure
the making Of four railroads to our
Territory, and in less than three years
the time required to travel to New
York will be less than three days!
Should Congress be as liberal to the
Territorys as it has been to the States
we will soon have the "Iron horse"
on the western side of the Missouri and
on his march to the Pacific. 1t is too
late in the day to call in question the
wisdom and policy of those grants Of
the alternate sections. The country
is improved by them, and the Govern
ment makes money. Let Congress on
ly give to us part Of the two hundred
and twenty-four millions of acres, and
we will soon find suitable route to
the Pacific. Fs.%
Every person of energy and pru-
dcnce can make money. No country
on earth offers better field. Lands
purchased at Government price in
short time command from $40 to $50.
Town property increases in still
greater ratio: Every thing, is done on
the cash principle. 3l, ,(a
In no new country have Fever seen
a more religious and moral commune
ty. We have preaching three times
on every Sabbath and l have seen as
respectable, intelligent, and attentive
congregations here in the wilderness
and heard as good sermons as | have
ever heard at your fine churches in
Richmond. = aA3Ah AA2chS
There seems, too to bc fixed pur-
pose TO educate the young. One Of the
first things attended to is providing
good schools. .rre-.,
Thousands of cmigrants arc arriving;
they come from all parts Of the United
States and Europe and ere another
Presidential election comes around you
will find Nebraska asking for admis-
sion as a State, and with a population
which will entitle her to two represcn-
tatives. She will have four votes to
bestow, and they will be Democratic
votes. Her people arc thoroughly
Democratic. +. (. ''''' ''''A
Only eighteen months ago this
whole country was in possession of the
Indians. No white man trod it's soil
except by suffcrance. Here they held
their councils, here they smoked the
calumet had their dance, their sports,
&c. Behold the change! Now beau
tiful city is being rapidly built, and on
one Of the most lovely and enchanting
sites ever beheld. Nature seems to
have fashioned it for large and beau
tiful city. Take it all in all, it cannot
be surpassed. All is Life and ANNA
ton. BY the dawn Of day we hear
spa The hammer and the saw, saa,1
and at night taEAf
-, The fiddle and the how.
The Western people are "sui gen
eris bold, independent, selfreliant,
'generouss brave, ccnfiding, and open
and manly in'all their acts They re-
cognisc no artificial distinctions in So
'ciety every man is PLACED Oh his d,cn
merits One man is considered good as
another if he acts we'll his part.
confess / love the Western character.
There is fidelity in it which is not
always found elsewhere. Let Wes-
tern man be youv friend, and he will
leopard his own life for you. If your
enemy, he is openly so-never strikes
you in the dark or stabs you in the
back. l find many Virginians here.
They soon become identified with the
Western character. They genefAlly
stand we'll here, mot because they come
from the FIRST families" or even the
second, but because the Virginia gen
tlcman stands well every where Com
ing, as lido, from Virginia, Irmiss the
sight of the "ebo shins. "sai .! ara"
The treatment of our Government
towards the "ChiIdren of the For
est" ID paternal. and under the wise
und humane management of the able
Secretary. Of the Interior and bis SUBJ
ordinates is eminently kind. Every
thing is done for them which the Gov
eminent can do; yet their fate is seal
ed. They are doomed soon to disap-
pear from the face of the earth their
march is onward, onward towards tho
"lsetting sun" Year after wear, thew