Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-03-12
DAKOTA COR9EsPONDENCE or
~ THF REGISTER.


ters Of your correspondent GIsike-Jhs. Rec,
hoping that he would continue 10 furnish
you with not only the political history Of
the Territory, but would occasionally
speak Of the general news aud material
advancement Of Dakota and esspsople.--
He is doing we'll in his political war, and
in consideration thereof hereby transfer
and quit claim unto him my right, title
and interest in and to the politicians and
officials Of Dakota; reserving the right,
however, to enter the "premises' occa.
sionally, and count the dead on the politi.
cal battlefield who may have died from
the stab Of goose quill.
The Delegate election is approaching,
and nominating conventions will probably
be held in the course Of q month or two.
Some half dozen candidates have been
mentioned for next Delegate in Congress
among which are Bliss, Burleigb, Boyle,
Pinney, Hutchinson and Allen. The mass
of the people are thoroughly discouraged
with trying to get justice at Delegate
election; and many are so perfectly indif:
ferent in the matter, that they declare
themselves ready to vote for the DeuH or
any other actual resident of the Territory,
at the coming election.
To be sure, the "old gentleman is one
of the first pioneers in Dakota, and very
shrewd fgurer, but when he comes to
measure swords with Dakota's politicians
he will be thrust through with the fiery
dart of "Traitor,' and buried among 'the
charred corps of copperheadism and
treason
This was once sure death in Dakota,
but many truly loyal man has been
stabbed so much with the crooked sword
Of "Copperhead.' and still come to life
again, that the people begin to believe
that man must be judged from his deeds
instead of bis name Thus far, none of
our "copperhead officials have been re.
moved from Office, for the very good reason
that they attend to their own business, are
true to the Administration, and don't steal
from the Government. These appear to
be better testimonials at Washington than
paper professions and platforms.
We are pleased to acknowledge that
Gen. Hill and Maj. Burleigh are truly and
earnestly at work in the Eas. for the real
interests Of Dakota. Results show the
good effects Of their~4abors. A colony of
l26 families, in the State Of New York.
have made their arrangements for immi
grafton TO the Territory in April, and
haze testified their sincerity by advancing
over 5000 in money as passage trans
porsation fund from Syracuse to Yankton.
Another colony is forming in Michigan
for the pnrpose Of removing to Dakota in
the Spring. The New York colony will
Gravel by cars and steam boat to Yanktoa
number, however, will leave the cars a.
Chicago and pass through central Iowa
for the purpose of buying teams and
wagons for the use Of the colony after
reaching its destination. An accession of
one CT two hundred families to the settle.
ments OF the Upper Missouri Valley, at
this time, would be the means Of placing
Dakota on sure read to prosperity
Our lands need only to be cultivated to
yield the husbandman bouu,ful and
profitable harvest. Tho forth coming ex-
petition against the Indians of the North.
west, if projected enerse.icaly, will
silence the hostile tribes for long years to
come. An effort is being made in Con.
gress. by our Delegate, Mr.. Jayne. and
the Representative from your District,
Judge Hubbard, for the establishment Of
line OF military posts from some point
in Southern Minnesota, by way Of Sioux
Falls and James river, to the mines. We
have always believed that such a line of
garrisoned forts would afford the moot
complete and perfect protection to ell
Southern Dakota and Northern Iowa. and
with but small propor.ioaase expense to
the Government. 49,. a. ..--> i
Bills are also before Congress for the
opening of mail line and emigrant route
through Dakota, to the gold mines Of
Idaho. Two public meetings have been
held in this place for the purpose of tax.
ing steps to open new route to Idaho
from the East ria Dubuque, Sioux City,
Niobrara and the Black Hills. Mr.. G. NJ.
Davis, who has been two years in Idaho,
and is now perfecting map Of the two
Territories, was present at those meetings,
and expressed the desire Of the Idaho
people to obtain an outlet eastward to the
Missouri. lie fayors the Niobrara route.
which passes BY the southern base of the
Black Hills, to Virginia Ci.y-a distance
Of about $40 miles from the Missouri
Mr. Davis will pass over this route in
june at the head Of an emigrant party
from the Missouri. / am inclined to
think, however, that tie great thorough.