The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-22
wAsmScroS, Jan. 20, 1859.
COMMUNICATED
D-4hOT4H TERRITORY.

The following extracts from correspondence, dated
sioux Falls City, Dakotah Territory, December 2sth,
give an idea of the progress OF civilization and settlements
in the Great West The paper to be established there
will support the present national adninstra M learn
from source entitled to confidence
THE snow here is about six inches deep. We arc in
receipt of mails from The East this morning with dates to
tAe both A clever packet Of ST. Paul papers meets u
welcome greeting We will soon have capital paper
Of our own here notice the corner of Water street
and Washngto fine stone building completely
finished inside the press up, cases arranged and filled
with type-in short have the institution of the press
all ready for touching Off when the paper arrives The
winter thus far has been mild Our people generally
in fine spirits anticipating at an early day perma
nent organization Of the Territory by Congress The
movements of those senators and representatives who
have yentured look beyond the confines of their
direct constituency and taken mp the cause of the unpro
tected western fontierman properly appreciated by
the settlers of Dakotah.
sWho are the sons and daughters of the East, of the
Middle and Southern States, and of the Wcs--the re-
spectacle representatives OF nearly every State in the
Unonwho have pushed out into the undressed gardens
of the land to seek, honoraby each home and
a competence They have come in good faith, have
driven their stakes and gone at rough nature with an
earnestness equal to any pioneering colonies before them
..1hey find in Dakota sslubrious cline rich and in
exharstble soil they find Woodland praiIies sparkling
fountains, lakes and riyuets grand waterfa falls and ia
nous rivers coal and mineral productions in short
they do not seek in vain for those natural elements of
greatness combined in the of agriculture,
mining, manufacturing, and commefce--thc same that
have distinguished those potent young States that
are but newly hewn out of our great West They
find q territorial of than sxty-fve thou
sand square miles--two-thirds surrounded by navi-
gable waters, while its interior is opened up by I'M
INSTRUCTED rivers and copious streams full of interest
for the fitule They look to year two hence when
they will the Upper Missouri, on the Big Sioux,
and james rivers fleets of lofty steamers astonishing the
natives with their sr Whistles and filling up the land
int. h.u
the Upper Mississippi and its naygabo tributaries during
the last few years There is reason why this should
not be- But the denizens of this haven want the
strong protecting Of the general government
tended over them. They Wond solicit the blessings of
benefcen Providence and obtain the favor of the national
legislators They would delight in the perfect cury
of life and property and rejoice in the promotion of peace
plenty and social felicity They would foster the adj
vancement of the arts and sciences and progression in
the Steiner pursuits of life. They would have good
laws efficient officers, and liberal government they
would unfurl new banner and become recognised
link in the great chain that binds the fragments of the
confedency together.