, 1869-06-11

The Rising Territory OF thc West
Governor Campbell nnd tzis staff
-Gcnernl Lcc-Chiex Justice Row
where shc Capitol Will be Located
"A speech from sho Governor
Grcnt Feast OF tho Cheycnncx-fhc
InItaps-Bnstto Between 1hc sioux
nnd the CrowsThc SvectwnteE
Mines.
(yAox oCE srEc1AL CORRESPONDENT
CHxvKSSE, May Il.
Our Territory daily assumes new importance 10 |
the history Of the West The A.t sensation Is the
Arrival Of the Governor and his stat. The Gov |
ernor, General Campbell, Il youug man OF quiet |
demeanor, good hAolts, gentle manners, and
nosi agreeable gentleman His Secretary OF Ssatc,
Cenesal Lee, Is from Connecticut and WAS a SOL !
der during the whr in the rnion army. lie dis
tpguishcd himself tn the late Presidential cau1-
patSn, and, An informed. was appointed By
Grant for the services he rendered on the stump.
He Is nne public spesser, and = man
Of decided talents. The Chief Justice,
Judge How, has opened hts courts. and the
hwJen exprem themselves well pleased with
vhat they have seen Of him, The Governor, Nc
understand, received his appointment unsolicited,
and f. enc Of the many men President Grant has
selected for thetr weElknoWn ability for public DO
sttton- Not 3 single politician backed Governor
CampbellH appointment and nis selection waa-
therefore, = surprise to many. He has been for
some time past IN the War Department, and,
While General Schoneld VIA tn command IN vlr-
ctnia, GeuerA Campbell h1d charge Of the civil
Aatfs Of Virginia. and It WAS while acting II C1fh
| Sec7eta1y 70 Sehoneid that Campbell gave eyi-
! dence Of the possession Of those qualities which
secured h.s recent appointment General acho-
! reld recommended him Is q s1ttab4e person TO be
| made Governor Of one Of the TerttoEtes1 and
| President Grant glad 10 ind = man Of 80 nnch
| capacity. NJ once nominated him fof Wyoming.
| How different the record Of such man from that
Of our peizhbos over the line Of "town site" and
! "deax case" nntortety.
Goss9rnf Campbell and his Stad have made
most favorable inprsaEon on our people, and the
| GeEesA1 Grant ha1 sent out set od nr19-et4sa
| ofocers for our Joong Territory. Since bis aTrt-
yal the Governor has visited ys1ious paris Of hts
-.tk, x1d made the acquaintance Of many OF
- coott1t1entA He expresses himself VEL
rle.eed with what he n2& seen Of Wyoming, and
sssa It viii soon b one Of tha greatest States tn
the Union. The capital has not Jet been located,
but Cheyenne Is aloos. sure 70 get It Laramie
CITY hss mzde vigorous etfort to secure the locs-
ou OF the capital II that place. but from the fscs
that the Governor haa temporarily established bis
government 1t Cheyenne, We tudss he has no tdes
Of going 10 laramie
The other night the c1uxens Of Cheyenne held I
meeting fo9 The purpose Of hearing something
from the Gosernor concerning hts future policy.
The meeting Wa largely attended and The Cover
nor and his kszn were present. Among other
xhiuxs Mr. Campbell said, II wish II distinctly un-
derstood an thoroughly In sympathy With Gen.
e,alS GEans1 administration, md vii do ny best
to CAT! out the policy Of the Washington Govern
neutr Thy declaration was not rtlt9ned BY The
Cpppaheads present. but saTe great satisfaction
TO the Republicans who are tn the minority In the
Territory. The Governor haA repeatedly said he
viii appoint zone but good Republicans to once,
| H~~& hat ~ k$v~r Fsn
| That IN ofGce-soldes w6 Democrat WIS not, II
! his Judgment sufficient cauee for the removal o.
. | such pesson from ONCE
The ctrtxsns Of the Territory gave great sup
Ter and bail to the Governor on the night Of TIT
| 4:sn, n Cheyenne Over fout hundred guest.
were present, more than one hundred Of WHOM
I were lsdles The banquet was held II the nev
: raitroad house. and the occasion Was Que long Il
/ Be remembered BY the people Of our city. Atte
: the cle III had been removed speeches were mad
+ b. the Governor, General Lee. Chief Jastsce Lox
Generals Bradley md Brshtn, Judge Whitehead
, Nr. EaSef md othefA The speakers wese 1ondt
E spplanded, and tho orat,nns were fu115 mp 70 II
d standard Of aiter- dinner 8pceehes- Some OF Il
: toasts were verJ happy, ~ for instance that Q
r fudge Low, 10! the poor Indian; n.RJ dissaoc
b lend enehanszuens 10 hts EteN," which wss n
q roAEiousty sppsanded
J. 1H3 np1AM
l The operations tnts spring against the Sortner
i 6hou1 % dot open up ~ HEely As WAS cxpectet
n General ca1s nght On the Republican, wss
e good one, bot with that exception little has bee
4 done Tue ofaetal reports show twcnty-lour II
d diana were killed hJ Ca7, and his los one mA
= Etlrd. txo soadteta and one omcsE woonded II
le Indiana Es EnGolAEly qniet, but reported II pEs
Il pared for VAL General Augu1 hsa vtstted dine
j enf pGn OF htz Department, and Set his troops
u Te4d1neA The Fulh untted statea Cav1Hy b
reported to tho Department Of the Platte and th