The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-16

LARAMIE TERRIroRY Y-Thisis the name cho-
sen by the gold bauters Of Pixies peak and
thereabouts, for the new territory they pro
pose to erect out Of The western parts ot Kan
sas and Nebraska, and the Indian territory, the
northern strip Of New Mexico aud Che eastern
section of Utah It IS all in the mountains
which covers a district IRON four bondred to
nine hundred miles in width. This IS theyery
section colonel Benton had planted out ior
mountain State, though heneFer dreamed oI
gold being found there. He termed 1t she Bu-
collie State, but the gold seekers, with aWhoie-
some contemp. for such classical nonsense,
have chrstened il Laramie, after the fort which
for 50 many years was the outpost Of eivilisa-
ton in that dreary wilderness. Had similar
good taste prevailed generally throughout the
country, we should not have had to deplore the
existence of so many Romes, Atticas, Palmy-
ras, etc. The passion for individual names Of
antique origin, died out in consequence of the
southern planters (mostIy college bred naming
their ugliest and roughest negroes Caesar, Pom
pey, Mark Antony, Hannibal, and SO on; but
ridicule seems to have been Intellectual to pre-
vent the spread of a. classic nomenclature for
towns.
1t is evident that the region where these
gold hunters have pitched their tents, has nc
connection with our other settlements. In
mense desert tracts surround them, and if the
gold should continue to be found in the heart
Of the mountains, there will spring up a colony
of peculiar character. From the Kansas set
Elements, and the arabic district likely to be ir
the future occupied near them, Laramie terri
tory is separated by the Great plains, where
water is only found at rare intervals, and yege-
tation exists only on the margin of the streams
From Utah it is separated by a difference ofin-
terests and character not less extraordinary
than the huge mountain barriers which inter
yene. New Mexico, Texas and Nebraska, are
large enough without it. They have fifteen
hundred persons out there, and have founded
several towns. Next season many thousand
will be seen vending their way thither across
the plains from the Atlantic States, and towns
will spring up everywhere, and gold hunter;
explore the recesses of the mountain districts
Already. as we learn from tie St. Louis Re
publican, settlers are to be found along the
whole route, from the Missouri border to Sal
Lake Civ These are rude farmers and plo
neers. who, foreseeing the future greatness o
the overland routes, goin pursuit OF good 10
cation. They have occupied land, put 1t un
der cultivation, built houses, and drive a brisl
business in selling provisions and fodder to The
emigrants, travellers, and hunters traversing
the great wilderness. Last season we noticed
the starting of party Of these settlers to occu
pv part Of the route. Now there is such ;
chain of them that the traveller is never da1
without seeing one of their habltatlons. More
over, the travel between Missouri and Utal
has become very large, constant and important
The whole route is dotted with trains contlnu
ally Under such circumstances, we regart
the proposal to organise new territory IN th
mountains as most opportune. 1t will give a
immediate impetus to the settlement of'th'
whole over land route, render our mail con
! nections permanent, and aid in achieving tba
great consummation, the building OF the Pacl
fc railroad,
TIE u. STATES CoNsTITUTIoN.-Here is lorC
Brougham's euIogy on our constitution: Iii
not at all a requirement that federal Dnio
should be formed This is natural result G
mems Joint operations in very rude state c
society. But the regulation of such Unio
upon preestablished principles,-the forma
/ ton OF a system of government and legisla
/ ton in which the different subjects shall nc
! be individuals but States-the application {
legislative principles to such body Of States
and the diyining means for keeping its integr
ty as confederacy, while the rights and power
/ Of the individual States are maintained entire
is the very greatest refinement in social polio
to which any state of circumstances has eve
given rise, or to which any age has ever give