The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-01
WAsHINoToN, SEPT. n, lS6S.

think they knew what they were
aboutr
"Wade and have lived together four
years in one house. He was never an
enemy OF mine. don't know that
have any enemies. Now your salmon
and the pea-sauce, john"
Said our mutual Indiana friend:
do you know what Lincoln said to
the Wade-Davis manifesto? He never
read it at all. Neither did he read the
Montgomery Blair letter. saw him
the night but one after 1t was issued.
He said he didn't care about reading it.
told him its purport.
"'Well," said he, 'there was man
in Illinois who ate cheese. His son put
a piece under a tumbler, one day, SO
that it magnified. 'Dad,' said the boy,
there's shippers in this cheese Well
replied the old man, eating away, new
er mind. II they can stand 1t, 1 guess
CANT"
'Swede, asked the Speaker, have you
ever been over the Rocky Moantains2
You should go upinto the Parks. There
they stand, plains of grass, eight thou
sand feet in the air, from thirty fifty
miles in extent, with snowy and golden
mountains hemming them round. It's
wonderful While we were up there,
two weeks ago, the Arrapahoes broke
over Colorado, and the Goverdor sent
us message to stay in the mountains.
The ArrapahoeS do not know the noun
tain passes, roaming, as they do, over
the plains at their base. While we were
celebrating, the friendly Ute tribe,
hearing of our situation, came over,
seven hundred in number, to escort
US to Denver. They are the Inhabitants
OF these high parks, and have been
from time immemorial enemies OF
the Arrapahoes, and also friends
of the whites. We have not
ken our treaties with them, but they
do not resent 1t. though they are very
poor. The white people have driven
out or slain the butfaloes of the noun
tain pastures, and they must subdivide
into bands, in order to scatter and pro-
cure sustenance. twas a motley sight
to see them come up SO noiselessly,
squaws, papooses and dogs along. We
did not want them, and had to say 80,
ut which they were much disappointed.
Tho chief said to me:
"'Arrapahoe kill Colpax, (they can't
pronounce the sound of f. Ute kill
Arrapahoe; Ute and whito kill Arrapa-
hoe moren
1--WE compromised upon ten braves
and chiefs who might go with US to
Denver. They were very anxious to |
go in a body. After day or two, the |
leading chief said:
"'Mie want know Colpax sister?' 1
-Su6 blSltE u6
said. then introduced him to my
married sister.
"'Colpax big Captaine y he said; now
Colpax mothern
"He was told that she would be in |
camp next morning. Punctually, next |
he said, peremptorily.
"ColpaX mother Where shell I |
my mother, and he exclaim-
ed: ~.
"'Colpax mother, my mother. ne
Colpax brother, wa! wap
"All the others made loud wa and
1 was adopted into the tribe"
$50 yo1 got to love an Indian, Mr..
Yes, 1 like the Utes very much. My
mother, who is tolerably well afraid OF
Indians. became enthusiastic about
Them. Beef, please, john"
"Your mother and sister stood the ex-
posture well, I believer"
"Yes; we took a camp bed along for
mother and Mr.. Matthews. The rest OF
as, Including sister, slept in blankets
On the ground, and none of us were
sick. My youngest sister rode horse.
back about three hundred miles. My
mother was delighted and amazed with
the country. There were about thirty
in our party; we had no escort of troops,
save now and then when somebody
Joined us. It was II delicious abandon
duu GuJOI Vi anu l.
mean to go over It again next summer.
By June next, the Pacific railway will
be completed from New York to Cali
fornia, through time seven days or less.
Only very exceptional winter can
longer retard the work. II everything
goes we'll, L shall go and return to CALI
fornia by the railroad"
"Don't you suppose the steamships
will still carry the mass of passengers
and the bulk of freight?n
mo the tropics are debiliating and
to sail through. People
will take the fine sleeping cars OF the
Pacific road, already the best in the
world. AS to freight look at the Erie
canal. The railway at its side gets all
the business"
you have. then, nm enthusiasm for
the Western country"
"Yes, love the mountains and the
freedom of the plains. The world gets
less cramped and more noble. Des.
tiny seems further and Rrander for
man in such sceneries."
would you like to settle out there?"
mo don't want TO settle any
where but at South Bend. think it
J ust the incest, sweetest little place in
I nc world to live in. Aud there hope
10 live out my days when public life
red-bird on tOasI?"
"There are mountains and places
after you in the wesl?"
eyes! a mountain, u lake, n canvon.
and, 1 believe, park. They name
these things by accident or agreement.
and common designation makes geo.
graphical literature"
"You do not mean 10 make speeches
this campaign"
"No; IL is moving on so splendidily
that wouldn't move a hand. Provi-
1ence has no Intention, II my faith in
God be right, to let the Democratic par
y triumph. Alter the prospects He
has opened up to us within these three
years, He cannot mean TO let this or
of ignorance and prejudice
overflow the places we have cleared
and saved for freedom and Christianity.
II We can keep pure and steadfast as a
party, we can hold this country till the
Is purer than ours"
1.-THE newspaper press Is solid for US,
"Fighting nobly. A more united
press neVer knew. The Democrats
IAN poll just as large vote without
as with them. If they
Gould STOP all newspapers, they might
elect their candidate"
"Greeley has all his harness upon
1im." yGHa- af
Eyes, he makes a steady charge after
le is well mountedi His two splendid