Nebraska advertiser., 1865-02-09

savages. A bloody, and, perhaps, long
Indian wa is upon us. However. much
we may attempt to deny the fact
Some of our cities along the Missouri
River may dread, and tremble, al the ac'
knowledgemsnt that-all travel, trade, and
communication West to the gold region:
and the Pacific, are completely, cut off
their efforts should have been long age
enlisted in behalf of protecting their
own, as well as the interest of an ex-
t%ensive public, by coming out boldly
with the facts, Notwithstanding a tempe
rary inconvenience and loss. Editors
should ever be faithful, sleepless senu.
nels, on the walls of our country's weaI
and sound out, in a voice loud and CLEAR,
the first mutterings of approaching dan
ger! l cannot see the policy of waiting
until the last moment before making a
! clear breath of the truth.
| understand certain Eastern papers
are disposed 10 find fault with General
Mitchell, conmandant Of this District
Do those knowing disciples of the gull
know how many troops are in the DIS
trict of Nebraska, and the exsennt OF
the country 10 be protected? It IS charI-
table to say they do not, and that their
fault finding is owing to ignorance
What are the facts? There are, bat
fourteen hundred soldiers in the entire
district, reaching from -the Southern
line of Dacotah to the Northern line of
Kansas, and West TO the South Pass of
the Rocky Mountains! No Man that
God everput breath in can suppress, such
a widespread and gigantic Indian war
with a handful of men, the statements of
all enlightened Eastern Editors to the
country Notwithstanding.
Gen. Mitchell deserves the approba-
ton. and sincere thanks, not only of Ne
braska, but of the country, for his prompt
action in visiting, at once, the region
where the fendlsh ~depredations are be-
ing committed, and dong all IN his power
to restore peace to our distracted borders.
But, what can any man,d DO without troops!
in the language of Elder p, be "mighs
as we'll attempt 10 fight a skunk with a
white linen handkerchief, or shoot silver
bullets at the moon" as to wage war Of
such magnitude with a few hundred men.
If this is to be our fate the white. winged
angel Of peace anne return to US for
many a day! The people of Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wash
ington and California must fly to arms
and exlerminaie the blood. thirsty devils
before they quit he field. The work
musl commence, and that soon, unless cur
situation is cared for by the federal Gov
eminent.
In the absence of Gov. Saunders the
double duty of Sec. and Governor deVolve
upon A. s. Paddock. Implicit confidence
is reposed in this gentleman's ability for
the sudden and unexpected emrgency.-
Gov. S. had approved only a few acts
before his departure. The greatest
amount Of labor is therefore, to be per-
formed by the Acting Governor. Il
matters not how many gentle hints, OF
plainly spoken words, may be given to a
Legislature the bulk of the business is
left until the last hours of the session, and
for what reason those honorable bodies
are presumed to know best.
Gen. LovegOod succeeded in taking
his seat to-day. He was called to the
chair. The General stated the question
to be "a motion on the passage of a bill
Are you ready? Those in favor Of
reading the bill by us passage and put il
on its title will say, no! The vote be
ing in the negative he motion was lost
PAWNEE.