The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-05

The Bedford Taylor County, South,rest
sometime since, came out in an article
against the North Platte route to the new
gold mines, on the ground that it was ter
degrees colder''than the ro,te up the South
side Of the Platte" Our readers will not be
surprised, therefore, to learn that this same
sapient harlequin, has made .another SET.
fort" to divert the prospective emigration
from its direct and legitimate channel. We
shall not follow the Souihvest drought its
column and oyer Of playful badinage and
labored jargon, because We do not think j,
! worth while, but we wish to inform the cdi-
tor Of that deleciable sheet, that, judging
from his remarks on ssthe best Route to the
gold mines," published in his issue of the
Goth of January, he knows as much about
the country west Of the Missouri River, as a
sucking calf does about Aphenology-and
no u1ore-and we do not here propose to
enlighten him. However, on one point, we
heartily agree with him. That is, that men
do not require "much persuasion to induce
them to travel the best road i; all that is nee
essary is to set the plain facts before them,
and, having common sense, emigrants can
see for themselves which is the best road.''
Believing thus, We have nerer resortcd to
persuasion to induce people to travel the
North Platte route we have only endeav-
ored to set "the facts' before the people so
''plain' that he who runs may read. Our
offending hath this extent-no more-nnd
we protest against being accused of resort
ing to "soft soap' in order to direct emigra-
ton up the valley of the Platte. The fact
is, We have been minus of ley sometime, and
never had much grease, but If the editor of
the Southwest will come out here, and sup
ply US with Icy (lie) as wejudge he is able to
do, from a pcrusal of his paper for the last
year, we will try and procure little adiposc
matter, and lay in supply Of t'soft- soap''
sufficient unto the day Of our abdication of
the editorial tripod
Again, the Southwest, says, judging from
the number of bridges swept away in Iowa,
last spring, "we cannot expect much better
of our neighbors in the wildcat country.''
Now, we care not what his, or any other
man, or set of mems expectations are rela-
tive to the matter of bridges in Nebraska,
but VIC tell the Southeast, and all others
concerned, that, with the exception of Loupe
Fork, (on which there is good ferry) every
stream between Council Bluffs and Fl. kear-
ncy on the route up the North side of the
Platte, is substantially bridged.
In conclusion, it is fact, beyond success
full contravcrsion, as every person tcstfes
that ever travelled the same, that the route
up the North side of the Platte to Fort Kcar
ney is more direct and lcvcl-bctter supplied
with timber, water, grass and grain-thau
any other route leading from the Missouri
River. If the Southwest does not believe
this, we can only attribute his pcrrersity Of
thought to his too pal pable ignorance of the
region of country over which it passes
Believing fully, that the merits of the route
from this city to Fort kcarney, are sufficient
to commend it to the cmigrant, all We ask
all we contend for-is "fair understand.
Ing and knowledge" of the advantages Of
the same, and we are perfectly willing tc
bide the result. Council Bluffs is not bank.
rupt, as the Southwest inSinuates, and We
tell the slandercr, that emigration or no en-
igration, this city will s'still live" to aston.
ish all interior mulish editors with the evi.
denccs of its material growth in population
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