Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-04-06

| the sre@tfst good ~ all. At FIRST his growil
wa confined t., the coast nlrrs the ocean
thence it crossed the Ale. hsni-s, people.
The valleys Of the Great West, and f,al!,
overleaped the larriers ot the Rocky Moan.
Ia'ns and planted Itself upon hp Pacif,
shores Int rmedate between these tw,
great oceans lie the territories 80 full of in.
teres', not otiy to The people who are tie
'm'n' d'",e occupants, but to the whole nation
from The lmmen>e re>,urees that are belt.
"eset'prd Within their lirirs aud ,hr into
| resting res,t'on they orcnry in relation t,
| The y puiatlons that inhabt he ease n an.
"e-trrn shores Of the c"nti, tent. AID bpunt
he nation t,om The rising to the s-ttirg sun
One oil 'htse territories, midway Of the con
| uneni, is ours, and IL is u vital QUE s',"n I,
ask AID answer, what j. our du'y, and wha
relation d" W. maintain t" this sr..nt VII lie
| 10 poin, on' all the duties oh,,cnt ,ry uro,
us to tt:id up and create IA -,atn # whtcs
our post.riy shall h.. proud, and for ,%e d.,
charge Of which will be held rrspon- ltl- doe.
not c"me with the scope # this address
| the design of which IS TO inyIt~ your att, n
non 20 only one of th- many otjrvts # ia
terest that attaches TO u. Where ,h~re ar,
grave and importan mt interests 10 he .uo-.rv-r
-. a gem ra! aud public Character il is IT,.
cumhent on all having the general good u
heart, - foster and prom 'e them by ev,r'
legitimate m""'s ut th~lr rommand, and cat
| 10 Their asslS ance every aid and linnc- thn
can fur her the end to be advanced. For this
purpose let US examine our relations TO other
lar's of ,hr country, learn our true Relations
to 'h' m aud esa''ish som- system by wh ct
our c"mnu",ca ions will be- easy, and thus
brng to our aid Ia building up the nrw COM
mun'iy The resources ,ha, >ur,ouud Us. I
10 tins. propose t '"VuiIe into ,hr tta j.
blity of c"n"ec'ing tn -,s'em O; railways
adopted m lI'"'s, Iowa, WIS, o,s,n ana MN,
nesota CONT hem ar sou snt'mi.I- poi t
beyond th-lr present te m ii j. to on gran1
trunk rad. re'cng through The terule
PLAIN OF Dakota into t. rich hn, as Vet
oily partially de''h pei, gplt II Ids ( tn
new ri 10, ado Montrn. ard ldaho-an /
to snggest a t. W o' The reasons W ya.u'j ,,r
so interesting aud important S, tr"ushi n,th
'utnre 20 d. ~ This. shoud trar' cary a.
.enuun, l.v'ra"ie cons d.r"tIon and -p-. d,
nc,'un. CnlltnIist- and 10" r0untry are %. lis.
"tefr>tei n 'n,erp'is"s It h. h ,racis r
DO Ia from notiv = Of pr v.'e interest an
f"hhc uti ty ana ? icy. he ri r. ud> 0.
cL'gan >,d Wi-con.i" closely ,n:li ,.- wIl'
those of I.in"is. Minn sofa and Iowa, IN
heir W. stern lrI.dru,ns, While tn,s- ia,tt,
.tre1ch tat away thr ush b. SO ~ut,rb STAT s.
S eklng temporary point dnPpn upo" thr
banks Of tht NIs>Onrl, there 10 be cons. lie
datd mo three great highways ieA"lng TO
aud term natlrg ur0n the shurrs Of / e
Pacific. 'h"- r. uri"g 'he We i.n "t Asi and
Eu'o.e 'n'o the broad lap OF tie An-Itc",.
continent. lh'se were the ultimate ends
proposed at she innusurat1on rf the>- stop u
duons works If art aud q Irr,r s. wi u ~
these lat'r days hav" wr u:.ht such ."nir u
chanlrs throuyhou he a, d. olen.d n. ~.
terrr OF the con in' ut brought /, Ii hl aud
us"tun-ss the dh-n resources u' the va.
West: ct-a ed towns ard ri'irs with IT., ~
eager, earliest. ente' prisrs b"HnIatlo"s, z t :
e1eU from ,he tour un rter> OF the globe, de-
Vrl"p 's the ar's, -'i~""e~, ma ufar u"r< d
a-ilvuI ave, to a d-lre. AID With IA ,ap,1i V
hl''rI'o unknown a,On1 the a'l,'> i tie
ca ii all /" s'e er o. Of u ia z 'e If ttnr
But whl'e 'h're gigantic cuierpr-rs ~err
thus uev' l. p,rg 'h" re>ou'ces Of avs ex
tent OF car r"uAtry. '.,eli nn cap r., aid
transporting ITS imm"n$r pr""urt> with easy
taciht! t. more ruhtahle marAets, a"aken-
ny new lht"r"-ts wh"r~v"r their Influence
Was made real and Tangible another eemen,
entered INTO the mblt aror catcntat,d TO
qnich' n tn lr tnera les AID urG" them on ,"
new heIis OF activity aud usefulness. Ihis
Wa. no'h h:ng 'e>s than the >rcrteutal discp,-
ely oi tie precious metals upon The far IF
shores of ,he Pacific At once. w,Ih IN ,g,c
al effect aud Instinct with lite, bounded ln}o
eA's e"ce with s1n.ir Ie p thu sta'", Of 'h"I
distant sh're. 1t IS not int~nied t. rau>e
and comment upon ,ha tesnlts aiirn1a It
upon his discovery; such have been the r
magnitude ihu, Tia. bare mention Of them IS
suthcnnt to suggest, eve" to the most un
thinking mind, the mighty irtlu nee thy
have breR and are It II ex"r,ins ever, VIII re
no, only at h"n~ b., abroad.
he disco, cries alluded to ia Cal f,rna
have excited and s'urri 'h' puhHc mIud t.,
degree h'thtr'o unknown. and tai'ed lnt"
eA's't"ce body "f exp 'o'er', rs,ir-s and
,nsatiMe, WHO are des'ned dclse aud mlnt
un'r tue caves and mountains, streams and
even deserts shall un,cIl thu secrets and
y'eld up their long hidden Treasures Su h
has been their taeeIn' ss AID ..rnrstne.s lha,
the reflex tide OF exploration has leapei tue
hartl.rs IT the northern nou"ia us, ami
opened At the very porals Of The Alla' t'c
states fields as rich rs those that first invited
hem to cross the Rocky Monnt in- and
found II" empire at their western base. the
wander aud admiration OF the age Tbe,"
ne" aulllerous heds arr embraced Ia h.
terri,or.s Of Idaho and Montana. a.d the
no'th~ estern part uf Dakota about he 81 ok
Hills aud along the valley ii the irIIowso, o
and ARE without question destined to play an
important latt ~ The destinies "t the R-puh,
lie The. access To tn. m is b tn d,tiicnl AID
dangerous, for vast distances are to be ira
versed TO reach them, and numerous savage
tribes bsset the high~sy. Such obtacles,
h"wever, have never ye, deferred the enter
prise aud daring Of the hard, pioneer Sum
u'ated by golden hopes aud visions OF nbund-
ant reward. wherever these AIlur-mert- IA
v'te there they will be lounh ani 40 labor.
'p,l or danger can i,npe Q their onward
progress. With fxsdn 81 Of purpose ana
tnrtitude to bear every trial, the, turn from
,h- attraction Of kindred and home TO ek
IN the wilderness and on the plains the gold
Ell realization Of awakened b pr, and amid
ri,tir nsayiafibH 20 iIy tht lou t,;i;,ii ns oi
civilization aud society. Three years have
u elapsed since these discoveries were mad
AID a're,dy the new territories number n
population Of fifty tn usaad people. The
papers of-ihe day snnouuced the departure
from st Joseph aud Omaha, nn the Missouri
ot hn"drrds daily over the plains by the way
o' Gr,a Sal, Like City to the IN .es "f Ida' o
and n'ahs; aud The passed summe, has
"i'"e-sed the passag' Of twenty steamers ny
the Missouri river tor the same destination
A glance at any good map will show that
both Of these routes are circuitous and at
t."d"d with priva,i"ns. delay AID toil. an"
1T once suggest others m"re d,rsc, and sx-
ped't'ous. having the same objec, in view,
aud At the same time opening up and devel
opi"Q new sources Of enterprise and wealth
along their course more worthy and more