Nebraska advertiser., 1858-07-15
Nebraska Territory.

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Under the above heading our cotempo-
rary The West" published at Saint
Joseph, Missouri, pays the annexed trib-
ute to the advantages Of the Territory Of
Nebraska.
In regard to the a|llusion to our sister
territory, we may say that we have but
little faith in the ability Of one communi-
ty 70 Build itself up, by constantly de-
preciaf.ng as neIghboFs, but 20 publish
TINS beCaase ran@o sn c5mpar-
sons as are dictated by a spirtd fair and
honarabl6 rivalry.
There Is n point upon which The
West Is in error. 1t says: As regards
water, timber, and soil, Kansas and Ne
braska are equal" We believe that Ne
b-aska Is almost universally acknowledge
ed 10 be the best watered prairie country
on the face of the globe.
But here is the article:
at has now been four years since the
organization Of Kansas and Nebraska
Territories. In that time volumes upon
volumes have been written upon the soil,
products and climate Of the former, while
nothing, comparatively, has been said or
written In favor of the latter. While
the one has been peopled, ina great mea-
sure, by the worst class of men in the
United States, brought into the country
by the prospect of war and plunder-the
other by a totally different class, seeking
homes for themselves, and cheap lands bv
the cultivation Of which their families
might be supported, has been gradually
populated and gives promise Of becoming
one Of the very best States In the confed-
eracy. In Kansas there is no social ele-
ment-iu those parts of It where the diff
fculties hare been rife, and where. conse-
qUently, Is a greater congregation of bad
men, the citizen never gets so well ac-
quainted with his ueighbor as 10 feel as
sured of safety. While the difficulties of
Nebraska have been confined to her Leg
I~slature, those of Kansas have not been
confined to the Territory, but have created
excitement throughout the length and
breadth Of the Union. The consequence
IS visible. Nebraska Is being settled
mp by a thrifty and working population,
while Kansas with greater numbers, ap-
plying for admission into the Union as a
state, Is racked by internal ~dissensions
and evlnces all the indications of a phys
zeal and moral unthrift. The foundation
Of this state Of affairs may be found in
hIghtalutIn pictures given Of the soil and
climate of Kansas to induce emigration.
We remember ourselves, to have heard
1t asserted, before Kansas Territory had
a white mhabitant. and before there was
a pound Of hemp raised within her bor-
der, that the average of hemp was 1900
pounds per aCre-and, with equal conf
dence, later, by Eastern men whose in
formation was obtained from published
accounts, that all tropical fruits might be
grown there, and that strawberries mich.
be gathered from the prairies at Christ.
mas. Under these representations thou.
sands came, who otherwise would have
remained at home and made useful mem
bers of society, but having been trans
planted TO Kansas were embittered, dis
satisfied and desperate. As 10 the set
A-tA'AA VI NebIdshd, lltIt was no DO
hlIcal excitement and consequently n.
deception but what arose from the baC
= Judgment of the first visitors. and the hab
It Of over OF greatly undertaking all new
countries. Her settlers, before they pull
ed up stakes in the East, knew that Their,
were difficulties TO contend with, and the,
came prepared to grasp and overcome
them-see the results. 1t is true. III,
fruIt has not yet ripened but every brancl
Is bending with promise.
We frequently now hear Nebraska
spoken Of as u desirable place of resi-
dence, whereas, 4 short time q Kan
saS m~9nopolIzed the attention of all micra
tory. lis climate is said to be remarka
bly, good for the latitude. and its soil
uneNcelled by any country on the globe
As regards water and timber. KanSa
aud Nebraska are equal-but Nebrask.
Is preferable as to every other considera
alton. Her mineral resources cannot h
computed; there having been no geoloc
zeal survey, but we have little doubt tba
time VIII develop vast mineral wealth !
Nebraska. The rapidly increasing in
terest IN that country induces this notice
and 10 supply the demand for informa
uon concerning a Territory in which W
are deeply interested, we will DO all !
our power