Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-10

sources oil the new ltIT4luiy w S''"'''"' =
on the west Of Texas between that State ana
California. aud comprising for the most part the
cono,rv embraced in the Gadsden treaty, under
which we paid Mexico in 1854 the sum OF ten
millions of dollars.
Contrary to the representations hrst maze III
regard TO this territory, IT Is lar from pe'hg an
unprodac,ive and barren waste. Ii is sad to be.
in point of fact, u region Astounding III the pre-
cious metals. well watered and wooded, and un-
surpassed for purposes of stock raising and ag-
rculture. II this is SO, we nre glad to hear It
for the first reports we had about 1t were that 1t
was little more than a desert. without water or
vegetation, and entirely useless for all purposes
of the agrculturast, the emigran', or the miner,
According to the account now published, the
valley Of the Gila. which forms a considerable
portion of the Territory, is productive oil the
finest wheat, corn and cotton, and in addition
contains we are assured almost fabulous min
eral wealth in silver and copper We are glad
TO hear IL, "Silver and copper" is good. So
far from throwing away ten millions OF dollars IN
the purchase of this slice of Mexico. IT appears
now that it was perhaps the best that could have
been done with the overlooking cash of Uncle
Sans national strong box.
At the list session of Congress, n delegate
from this Territory presented himself IN Wash
ington, and claimed admttance into the House
of Representatives ms being regularly elected IN
pursuance of the sublime doctrine of popular
sovereignty. But Congress, We grieye to say
was impolite enough TO throw oold water upon
the pretensons Of this distant representative of
Il. l., la,,
and regulations beneficial TO their interests were
made-but Congress has become too particular
of late years to receive representatives from new
territories. unless they come an rsgie, and in
pursuance of a regularly organized territorial
government.
Accordingly, this premature representative
was sent back TO his distant home with the
cheering assurance that all he had 20 do was to
bde his time and trust to the contingencies of
the future. But. at the next session, we hope
Mr.. Douglas, If he can spare the time from the
Kansas imbroglio, the Indian fights in Oregon
and Washington, the formal introduction of
Minnesota into tho Union of States and the ias-
calities and denominations of Yourg and hi.
apostles of the Great Salt Lake, will report ir IN
the Territorial Committee, of which be is chair.
man. a bill erecting an independent government
in Arizona, tina, these people, under the pro
tec,ing agis Of popular sovereignty, may SO for
ward to the accomplishment of their manifest
destiny. and the development of their rich and
abundant mines of copper aud silver. Nothing
like starting right for the accomplishment of
grand and magnificent ends
Meantime, the best thing the border ruiiians
of Kansas, and the ragamuifns Of Lanes Falstaf
fan regiment could do. would be to pull up stakes
in Kansas, and start for Arizona, bag aud bag
gage, scrip and srrippage. Arriving there,
they could vary their agricultural and mineral
pursuits with an occasional shudy, without
shocking the weak nerves of all the old women OF
the United States, male and female--fur they
would be too far removed for us ever 10 hear the
din of war; or the fierce clangor Of contending
arms. They m eht fight out the battle Of pop
ular sovereignty" at their own leisure and pleas.
ure, and no more be disturbed by tho intrusive
interference OF United States troops, or the dsa.
greeable concomitants of courts and juries.
Perhaps, also, the presence of common en-
envy, the Apache Indians, might serve to mti-
gate the fury of intestine bros, and 1mbine
the energies of all in impusive foray upon
these terrible savages Of the forest All history
proves that ancfeat feuas often forgotten, and
hereditary animosites frequently obliterated in
the presence Of an outside antagonist. Thus
England and France. after fighting each other
for several hundred years, finally joined teams
and stood shoulder TO shoulder in opposition to
the supposed encroachments Of the great Auto
crat Of the North.
We trust therefore that this easy solution of
the Kansas mbroglo will be at once suggested
to Gov. Walker, and carried into immediate exc
cuhon Kansas can afford to wait for her slow
and sure development by bona .fde citizens, with
out being precociously hurried into Statehood by
the stimulating process going on. All this
time the Apache aud Digger Indians are riding
rough shod over the fertile plsias and marnif.
cent valleys of the new FL Dorado of Arizona
with scarcely corpora's guard of border ruff
ans either from the North or South to moles
them or make them afraid. Such a state o
things ought not to continue while we have $,
many fighting men in Kansas eager for a fray
and ready to wage offensive warfare agains
any body, whether Mexicans. Costa Ricans. Gu
bans or Digger Indians.
We have had the Kansas scene long enough
upon the stage. The people begin to tire of tn,
monotony. Let the curtain fall. and let it rise
again upon new scene in different locale, and
with an 'entire change of programme" Let us
transfer the military part of the squatter sover-
eighty pauacea for tho cure NJ oil ,,hl;, o,;,.