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NEBRASKA TERRITORY.

lished in your valuable paper from this dis
tant, and, until lately, unknown land. 1t is
written in reply TO many letters received,
asking for correct information.
There has been SO much trouble, noise,
and confusion about Kansas, that many
pcrsons in Virginia and elsewhere seem to
4iave lost sight of the fact that there is such
n plxcc as Nebraska. BE it known that
Nebraska has an area Of $685. 900 square
miles, 224,OOO,0OO acres; more than five
times as large as Virginia, one-ninth of the
whole Territory Of the United States; that
it is the geographical centre Of the United
States, that it is washed 10y one Of the lar
gest rivers in the world, and has a steam
boat navigation Of over 1000 miles; that
its fertility is unsurpassed, if equalled, by
any other country on earth.
Corn, wheat, potatoes, oats and hemp all
grow uxuriantly, the cultivation of which
readily yields per hand from 81 900 to 81, )
200 per annum. The hemp culture is more
profitable than any other crop raised in the
United States. Al this time in Missouri,
tile farmers arc making from 500 to $500
to the hand from hemp, without materially
interfering with their corn and wheat crops.
Horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep are raised
at little or no cost; all kinds Of poultry do
well deer, will turkeys, prairie hens, &c,
nre abundant. The prairics nrc filled with
Strawberries, pums, gooscbcrrics, grapes and
hazcnuts.
The climate cannot lc surpassed for sa
lubiity (; il IS dry ;:::.! b.:;:;"c, "ma tie wa
ter is rs pure as can be fuun,. i'll the noun
tains Of Virginia. The winters are cold,
but dry, never much SHOW: the summers
are short, the evenings and nights are pleas
ant. About 5 o'clock every evening de
lightful breeze sells in from the Rocky
Mountains, which continues all night, rem
dcring Il blanket to sleep under pleasant
The country is rolling; no s!agnant pools
of water, no malaria, an1 consequently no
fcvers
Every description ci mechanics find ready
employment at from So 10 S. per day.
There is no danger Of an over supply
Beautiful towns and cities are going up like
magic; hundreds Of the most lovely town
sites are to he found from the Kansas river
to the Yellow Stone, on the western bank
of The Missouri. All towns on the western
bank flourish, and arc built more rapidly
than on the eastern bank, and for the rca-
son that all the produce raised west Of the
river, must find its way TO the river for
shipment. The Swiss system prevails Of
the farmers living in towns instead Of icing
isolated on their Clrms. This causes more
socialility and accounts for the number
and beauty Of western towns and villa
ges.
The present Governor is Mark W. lizard,
Ken,uckian by birth, Lut appointed from
Arkansas, where lie has resided for many
years and been a leading Democrat. lie is
a man Of excellent Judgment, honest and
faithful i'll the discharge Of his official lu-
ties, man of excellent moral character,
and fine specimen of n gentleman.
The Judiciary is in the hands of Chief
Justice Ferguson, of New York, (appoi"tcd
from Michigan y Brady, of Pennsylvania,
(appointed from Indians J and Hardin, of
Georgia-ail men of great ability, and
would compare as jurists with any Of onr
Virginia judges. They are all men Of ex,
ccllent morals and private worth.
The President, I think, has hcen very for
tunate in the selection O. the officers named
OF the minor officers it is not my purpose
to speak, rs one Of them is your present
correspondent.
Tic vexcd question which has caused our
twin-sister, Kansas SO much trouble, has
been left by the Legislature and the people
wbero the organic law placed it. There is
no disposition on the part Of any one to
agitate it; and any effort to do so would at
once be frowned down. Nothing will bc
No"S Will 'ha1 question until we IOFin
State Constitution, and even then it may bc
left where it now stands.
We have fine steamers almost every day
from St Louis. The time required to come
Up tie4riyer is from five to seven days
down, 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 recent grant of lands to Iowa
wIll;sipsuro the making Of four railroads to
onrT Territory, and in less than three years the
time required to travel to New York will
{ 81 less than three daysl Should Congress
Bs as liberal 70 the Territories as it has
laen to sibe States, we will soon have the
siiton horse' on the western side of Tie
Missouri and on lis march to tie Pacific
Nistoo late ip The day to call in question
tbs x;saorn and policy Of those grants o1