, 1865-05-17

It has alre2dJ been announced that lion.
ae a. cost Se .nd to isf IA. p htpu
The Springfield Republican, whose eenior, ,edi- !
tor (Sannel Bowles, E=q.,} is to be Of the
party, gives us coma. Interesting de:al]g: Of
this rather elabor.io pleasure trip. nf. Hal
lIday, owner Of tue stage lines, has placed his
while the Secretary Of War has ordered the
military comrpapiers on the route to tender
him every sss.stAnce and favor. Ie Will he
guarded through all the dangerous parts Of
the route, If dangerous any Of them now re-
several day !. each, at such leading points as
Denver, .8< Lake City and Austin, the center
OF tho silver. mines Of NeyadA. and after spend
ing uso7tn o-more In California, he Hlll pro
bahly maFe a tour through Oregon. and re-
turn, BY the same stage that carries him from
to accompany him throughout the trip, ria
the rever Territories Of Montaua aad Idaho.
He will have as his travelling companions, in
addition to Mr. Bowles, Mr. Richardson, Of
tie New York Tribune, G.n. Garfield, aud
Lent Gov. Brosa, of the Coicago TRIBUNE.
and will be absent some four months.
Tit mission OF Mr.. Colfax ID u soieMn one,
He gucs to deliver the message Of our dead
Eresident--one of th. last utterauces Of his
lfc-to the miner8 snd pioneers of the West.
Hc goes to tell them how near and dear their
interests were to the heart Of that great and
good man bow they were In his thoughts
even and the hnrryiog scenes Of war; snd
what comprehensive schemes for their 7l-
7ancement ho bad in contemplation. The
Ambassador will be clothed with au-
thority to assure them th1t the pledge given
by Abraham Lincoln will be sacredly redEem-
cd hy Andrew johnson that the saGse liberal
policy toward Them and theirs, proposed bg
the former, will be carried out by the hitter.
&c Ill be authorized to say to them that the
development Of the mineral resources OF no
great Territories Of the far West Will be me
| subject Of special effort OF the aoVcrnmeht
that to the gold and silver mines Of Arizona,
| NeYadatand Idaho, it Looks for one oi the
| chief sources OF its future revenue: and tnat
| to The untold wealth OF their precious depos-
| It's it hopes to be indebted for the payment
/ ol no small share Of the debt Incurred oy me
| war for the Union. He Wi}l be empowered 70
| gtyn assurances that it they continue TO ia!,
| ill the obligations OF good citizenship, auo
the rewards rs vel as the labor Of tn: enter
| prises In which they and 1t are mntnaNy ent
| rscea-tbey will be amply protected agalnst
Thc attacks Of the hostile t1ibea OF the lar
West. ~ -..... e,,,u
aroused to the necessity ofdevotlng increased
attention to the interests OF the mineral
btarlng regions Of the West. Their psesens
cordttIon is far from satisfactory. Inc pro
tccti.n afforded them is merely nominal.
They have been left, IN large MeasufS. "
SHIFT for themselves. Their citizens naVe
been exposed to constant peril, both rom
hostile lncursions by the red man mar ana from
bands ef rebel dcspe,adoes. The Ve'y az
cnues of communication with the rest OF the
world have been some Of the time closed:
This state Of things cannot ec perm'tt:d
to CONTINUE. Our miners must b7 protec'
ted: The interests Of tho hardy meo who
euafdeds IF necessary, With the strong hand
i1be powers OF the Federat arm must be felt
a1d fit so acnsibly that human Life will bu =.
safe On the Rocky Mountains as It is on tht
| CatsIills.-AIbauu Etfning Journal, liza.