The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-16
Continued Indian Depredations
GOLD CLOSED 1877 3-S.
FROM ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, June l4-Midnight.
grand complimentary banquet was given
tonight to Vice President Wade and his col
leagues by the City Council and Merchants
Exchange. Hon Vim. Mcpherson presided,
and 10 few remarks reviewed ST. Louis and
the Western Territory, AS they were twenty
years ago, and as they are TO day. On be
half OF the Railroad company he promised 10
complete the hausas Union Pacific TO Pond
Greek by next tall, making seven hundred
miles OF continuous rail west from st. Louis,
reaching out for Santa Fe and the Colorado
trade. lie advocated the previous coastruc
lion Of road through to the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Wade, having violent headache, left
the room before the speaking commenced.
lie requested Senator Yates TO respond for
him.
Senator Yates rose amid loud applause and
paid glowing tribute to Mr. Wade who, he
said was more loved aud respected than any
other public man, for his earnest devotion
and struggle for liberty, throughout bis whole
HE. He drew picture of the vast country
east OF the Mississippi, as an achievement
aud triumph of peace. de believed ST.
Louis would be the centre of one hundred
States, and that the Capitol would be moved to
ST. Louis, Chicago, Omaha. or Leayenworth
be said the only way to settle the trouble
with tue Indians IS to press on the Railroad
and II 1t were necessary he would vote for
aid for all the necessary expenses to com
plete this work at the earliest moment.
Senator Cottrell said he had not only been
delighted, but awed with the wonders he had
beheld. He could now see how necessary 1t
was for the lesis ators TO come and see for
themselves de was convinced that the best
thing that could be done was to send the iron
has ttar ri ba, L..
the distant fields and mountains he behed
millions Of ungathered wealth, enough 10 pay
all the debts in the world, and then enough 70
buy out England and to harvest these riches
he was for the construction OF both the Ne
braska and Aansas roads al once.
Senator Chandler alluded 10 the progress
of the West in the last thirty years, and
thought he knew 4omethlng OF ihe West, but
his trip through Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
had shown him that he had not heard halt,
and would advise instead OF sending Indian
chiefs to Washington, they send aud bring
out ttelr ministers and show them where EN-
pires are growing. lie said that save Swift.
zerland We had no real friends among the
governments during the war, now We have no
enemies, because they dare not be. He re.
viewed the course OF England and France,
and criticised England treatment OF our
Alabama claims, declaring that the claims
must be paid, his mode beng to take Canada
for security, and then foreclose at the proper
time and make the whole continent united,
Senator Trumbul said if he had any doubt
Of the propriety of the government aiding
the construction of these roads, this trip
would have removed them. He believed we
we're in no great danger of an Indian war
\ There are now largs numbers Of hostile
1 bands at war; but If the war could not be
averted these roads could be built for less
I than it would cost to carry on war any rea-
/ sonable length of time. Government aid
ought to be, and he hoped would be given, to
secure their completion within few years.
There should be no jealousy among the peo-
+ pie, for there is room enough for all.
Hon. John Coyode was in favor Of cop-
struggling two roads to the Pacific coast-oue
/ through Nebraska, and one through Kansas
that they were not rivals, but both should
aid each other.
Senators Howe and Cresswel followed in
the same strain, the latter particularly advo.
eating the construction of a road to Santa
Fe, and through New Mexico, to tap and
bring East the gres! mineral wealth OF thai
region.
Midnight having arrived, the party dis
persed, delighted with the entertainment
and expressing warm thanks for the very cor
dial manner in which they had been received
everywhere.