The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-17

Iase Reports from the Indians-MOre
4 troops Needed-Death Of Engineer
] Hill-His Body Found Perforated
with ArrOWs and .BalIs-Emigranf
Train Attacked. ..f..1..hs... .f-


ST. LeJIs. June 14-Midnight.-A
grand complimentary banquet was
Wade and his Senatorial colleagues,
byCti1e City Council, at the Merchants
Exchange, st. Louis. Hon.. VIM. M.
Mcpherson was called to preside by
Mayor Thomas, and In few remarks
reviewed st. Louis and the Western
Territories as they were twenty years
ago. and are to-day. On behalf ~
the Railroad Company, he promised
to complete the Kansas Unioh Pacific
to Pond Greek by next Fall, by ma
king 100 miles Of continuous rail
westfrom St. Louis, reaching out for
the Santa Fee and Colorado trade.
He advocated the promp construction
of said road through the Pacific coast.
Il Mr.. Wade having a violent head
ache this evening, left the room be-
fore the speaking. commenced. He
requested Senator Yates to respond
for him. He arose amid loud ap-
plause, and paid glowing tribute to
Mr.. Wade, who, he said, was more
loved and respected than any other
public man for his earnest devotion
and struggle for liberty throughout
the whole land. He drew picture of
the vast country west of the Missis-
sippi as field whose achievements
and triumphs of peace are to be soon
the eutposts of civilization ard
Christianity, are being pressed rapid "
onward. He believed St. Louis would
soon be the centre of one hundred
States, and ere long the capital would
be moved west of the Al|eghanies to
st. Louis, to Chicago, to Omaha or to
Leavenworth. He said the only wey
to settle the trouble with the Indians
is to press on the railroads; and if it
were necessary he would vote all the
aid necessary to complete this work
at the earliest moment. y
Senator Cattlet said he had been
not only delighted but ebewilder-
ed by the marvellous wonders he had
beheld. He could now see hoM.-sec--
essary it was for legislators to come
out and see for themselves. He was
firmly convinced that the best thing
that could be done was to send the
iron horse on his chase after the set
ting sun. In the Distant fields and
and mountains he beheld millions
of ungathered wealth = enough to
pay all the debts r,in the. .worldgI
and then buy out England and
harvest their riches. He was
for the construction of both
the Kansas and Nebraska Roads at
once to the Pacific. #.fsEy Zkst
Senator Trumbull said if he ever
had had any doubt of the propriety
of the government aiding these roads
to the Pacific, this trip would have
removed them. He believed we
were in great danger of general In
dian war: There are now no large
bands of hostile Indians on the war
path, but if war could not be averted,
these roads could be built for less
than it would cost to carry onea war
to any very reasonable extent.
Government aid ought to be. and he
hoped would be given to secure their
completion within few years. e here
should be no jealousy among the
people, for there is room enough for
all.
Hon. John Coyode favored the
construction of two roads to the Pa
cifc, one through Nebraska and one
through Kansas that they were not
rivals, but both should aid each
other
Senator'S Howe and CreswelI fol-
lowed in the same strain, the latter
particularly advocating the construc-
ton of road to Santa Fee and
through New Mexico, to tap and
bring to the East the great mineral
wealth of that region.
Midnight having arrived, the par
ty dispersed. delighted with the en-
tertainment, and expressing warm
thanks for the very cordial manper
in which they had everywhere been
received. rsss.a -