Freeman's champion., 1857-08-27


of the Rufian white man. lie says
that Government has done nothing
for him yet, though;it makes fair
promises. Wsobseryed on Mr.
JONES farm, a large field Of corn Of
luxuriant growth, and also an exten-
sive crop Of Chinese sugar cane.
EFFECTS OF CHRISTIANITY.
In passing over the Ottawa lands,
one witnesses many evidences of civ
ilization. Good houses, we'll cult
waited fields, large herds of cattle,
&C., which are seen on every hand,
are powerful arguments in favor OF
spreading the Word of God among
the barbarous. The Ottawas, once
a wild and savage nation, are now
nearly as much enlightened as the
WITHSTAND all through the efforts
of the Rev. j, MEEKER, a Baptist mis-
sionary, who lived and taught the
doctrines of christianity among them
for many years, and finally died
among them. [By the way, the
press on which the Champion is print
ed, was brought into the Territory
by this gentleman, nearly twenty
years ago, and was used by him to
print books and tracts in the Ottawa
language. 1t undoubtedly is the frs
press that ever "emigrated" west of
the Missouri, The Ottawas are
soon to become citizens Of the United
States; to be governed and protected
by the same laws that American citi-
zens are. ... LYyl5g.ri .GIg
AN ESSAY ON RIVERS AND CITIES.
-Four miles further, and we crossed
the Usage river. Gracious, what a
riWr, though! 1t forcibly reminds
one of many Of the Kanzas cities,
where nothing is wanting to make
them complete, but houses and inhab-
itants Nothing is wanting to make
this q river, but water. Not speck
is to be scen--it is as dry as u cod
fish. In certain seasons, however,
there is plenty Of it--even too much,
AT the mouth, where it empties into
the Missouri, few miles below JEFF
ferson City, it is navigablA for several
miles, for steamboats,.
CUP STANDING IN TOWN.
At the time when tho stomach the
most loudly calls for a rc-supply OF
life-sustaining elements, the liberty
pole and houses Of Ohio City were
observed, and a half-hour's drive
brought us Cup standing" in front Of
the Ohio City Hotel, which is o large
two-story frame building, and like
the majority ofKanzas hotels, owing
to the restless and impatient spirit Of
the ambitious Kanzas people, is occu-
pied in an unfinished state. We found
this. to be a good hotel, however,
everything aboutindicating taste and
tidiness, and we partook of as good
a dinner here as we ever enjoyed in
the Territory. After dinner the con-
vention--tho proceedings of which
we publish in another column-as-
sembled at the hotel.
.I OHIO CITY. ' '
The Ohio City Association is com
posed OF a class Of enthusiastic and
enterprising young men, who are
bound to make their town at no dis
tant day, shine conspicuously among
the cities of interior Kanzas. They
have the snap and the go-ahead spiri
in them, and are entirely exempt from
drones and dead-hCads. With tht
exception Of ours, (of course We
know Of no Association that we likc
bettor. Their town is handsomely
situated and their geographical po'
sition is a good one. Atprescnt thu
hotel is the only dwelling that Dor
ders on anything like completion
though several are in process of con
struction. A short distance from
town is asteam saw-mill Of 40 horse
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