Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-08-11


me above named stsauers ,topped 1t
our 'evee short .ims . Tpesd., evening
'.'' On shs's return ffon heir long trip =
ne mountains. The Chippewa reached
rors Benton, With mo Assdrsd tons Of
''e.ss'' IN safety, thus hstirg the lonees.
s.es" ooss Trip ever aesomplished on the
river, and demonsssa.iug th,
prac''cab'lity Of naviy eating tbisssiver .
1'stance Of 5000 miles above St. Louis,
.nd S'2o0 miles abevs Sioux City. Fers
Benton is $50 miles <pbove the highes.
point heretofore reached BY steamboat,
md II was generally conseaded thas the
aver was not navigabls that distance, bu.
ne recent trip Of the Chippewa has dis
PEELED these doubts and established the
act that light draught ssaeners can reach
Fort benton annually BY taking advantage
# the June rise.
Lieut.. Reynolds s.pbsiug party reach.
ID powder river in safety. He viii winter
IN one Of the tributaries Of the North
rlasse, and coatinus his1sploraeioas next
suumer. -
\ IL Arrickaree and tioux Indians ore
SaA in war Of 4 termina,iou, and
neos battles have recently occurred
en Aass bands. The result, win be
4
-, $500 Joy ~ entire ssbjusa,iou Of the
aso''ss ~c..ssx oa..r..
rh. following ~ the State Journal,
We submit to our rsaA., :. .s .o n
oer''ie doctrine aud sesr for the ;de.,
''ere'" contained csrsiks consideration u u': ):
AT no time under the p,>.s. .';
za'ion Of affairs in Iowa, hss ~. , ...aa,,
si0''i'y devolvsd upon the pee, :. s' y.
nection With the management b
nicipsl regulations Of their ~ se 'nu'
counties, than - the present. A.Ns've
preaching election every county in>p
State ha" to perform the delicate dutvS.
electing the men whouus, control The a
nancial affairs of their repective co,o,;e,
Among the other officers \ be elected il
each county, is that Of couNy Judge
Under republican form Of g>ye,omen,
no individual was ever vested with ,o,,
absolute power than this officer. So CO,
centrated, indeed is the power, and so e:
tended the authority Of this officer, tn
many wise legislators, of all political par
ties. have much doubted the propriety
the present system. Such. however is Il
sys,em, and upon the electors is cast Il
responsibility Of selecting the men for ii
position who possess the necessary quail
fications for the performance of such h,e
duties. We regret to notice. by refereut
to many Of our exchanges, that in ma,
Of the counties in this State local feeliu
and personal strife are likely to enter I'M
the coming contest in county affairs
Nothing could prove more detrimental
the best interests Of the people at larg
and certainly nothing is more injurious ,
the Democratic party than the interpos
ton Of such influences. The Demo raj,
party is one which processes to be guide
BY principle, and is always injured VIII.
local strifes aud personal iealousie 4 n,
permitted to enter into their contests
Let US, one and all, avoid such ca,as,r
phe this fall. Let US select good men an
true, without regard to individual prefe
ences. and 60 into the fight as one ma
against the common enemy, aud the resu
will inevitably be, economy in the admir-
istration Of our county affairs, the gene,
al good Of the people, and last, not leas
a Democratic rictory."