Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-18
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
OMAHA, NEB., Aup. l7th. "

IN the tuIore OF Omaha. Geo
graphically they can demonstrate that they |
are the centre around which revolve the les q
ser lights, known to mortals as Davenport
Rock Island, Dubuque, ST. Joe, Burlington, ,
Hannibal, st. Louis and Chicago. 1t does
one good to see this confidence, this unlim-
tied pluck, and the pains they take to build
up their city. just now, however, the pro-
gress of the city is little slow, town lots
only three miles from the city have de-
creased in value to about $4,000 per acre,
asd in some instances have fallen as low as
$1,000 Most Of the land around the city
is held by spectators aud laud misars-a
class Of people that curse the fair name of
more than one western city, and whose ex-
istence lie due only to forbearing Provi-
dence more than TO any love they have from
their fellow men, women or children.
First class funerals are often city's
greatest boon. We, however, don't know
that Omaha Feeds any such. If speculA,ors
hold the lands around the city, she has q
powerful ally III the Big Muddy" which is
constantly taking soil from the Iowa shore
and transferring 1t 10 Nebraska. Each year
sees no small number of acres thus trans
ported and still Iowa has about two miles
OF fats that must thus cross the river before
the river reaches Council Bluffs.
But believe l promised some account
Of the big temperance meeting here last
night. First ii must be remembered that
the fanatics, so called, but more properly
com prehended uLder the term of Par
sons, and the Germans have been con
tending for some time; the former insisting
on the observance Of those old New Eng
land customs of closing all places of busi
ness and amusement on Sunday-thAt nc
e drinks shall be sold, that there shall be ne
t dancing, singing, shooting, bowling, MOI
y paradiug on the Sabbath Tor Sunday
While on the other hand the liberals claiu
the right TO exercise the broadcast libeIaIit.
on that day IS on any other drink, T.
dance, parade with bands OF music and 4
% run their saloons and beer gardens just e
n they d-n please The parsons have jus
g. put their hand to the pillow and don't pro
"a pose 10 look back until they can see ever
~ beer garden we'll plowed under and tor
?. dressed with tracts and good little Sunds
!, school books. They have enlisted under tn
Y .em persnce banner for three years or th
war" They have just got the nerve an
~ the pluck to fight for what they believe
er why one of them has nerve enough to max
We a dozen ordinary advocates
III Right into such 6ght-ou platform
Ne one of the priAeipsl streets, with band
at, music, and an immense crowd OF peop
e filing the street, the speaker, Mr., Jsrvi
of Davenport, found himself. His We
known temperance principles, his positi,
~ in the State as a temperance lecturer, al
," his wejl-kEown liberalism, made it diGcy
~ TO tell what manner OF people we're g~;heT'
'e' to hear him.
re- HIS argument may be briefly summed
~ as follows: Prohibition IL not true ten ps
rot ance, while in favor of sbstsnjug, aud az
aowledgue the evil, be gas net willing
advise compulsory legislation. Mans I
,ure was to oppose tyranny. No; even t
rood Of society wss sufficient reason
skinR away persona. rights. Tem peran
,' ras more suceessfui when it used mol
force. Nov, where the strongest tforis q
ny made the greatest drunkenness Pre- vAlls.
:" de then treated the temperance quesr
: 7eIgiously. morally and medically. On t
% Sabbath question he took very broad grou
us and argued from the following six propo
lions:
l. There is only one weekly Sabbath q
that Is the Jewish.
2. Tue Sabbath was simply Jewish
stiiution.
On ,. Christ repeatedly violated the Saba
co Christ never sujoined it's obsarvsn
ro 5. The Sabbath was sbrogaved by
first great Convention held in jerusalem.
The subsequent epistes strongly &C
al denim the observance of the Sabbath.
nu- On all these points he treated fully a
l%. N Ade out very strong position for his a
be Of The case.
oH One should not visit Omaha without ca
lee ing on Bax-ka -re-sha hash-ha-ka (T
M white curley headed chief with one WOE
u .ho deals in Indian curiositss. lie is
''O' intimate friend of Terra kama, the Chief
e's the Pawnees, Git-ka-hA, Bit-tah-ha-e-rA
and Sce-de, P&Wbee braves, with whom
ID h., 20 =
of them as far as being able to speak ii
language is concerned. He has spent c
siderable time among the different trI
and by hard work has lesrDed their langui
so as to speak 1t tusnuy, even more 80 Il
her he can speak English. Every year
to spends weeks with them, and received
Day above unpronouDess bic name fro N his u
q TO ner of doing business with them, whic
be, "his FIRST offer is his last and only offer" T
5 OF have great confidence 10 him, and as a
n no suit he is able to obtain many of Il
es choicest articles Of ornament and use.
d in showed us several scAlps, but these
i to must never ask an Indian to sell, as
had considered an insult They will sell 20
rick .quaw or papooss or anything they b
Duid sooner than part with scalp that /
nov have taken, although they will someti
tn, part with one that they have taken frol
ties, captive or stolen from other Indians.
alter saw Indian curiosites enough to sstisf
IN it that We don't care to live with Mr.. Lo-
nall fact we don't think our hair would look
see at Pawnee's girdle.
Au- 1t is just as easy to get out Of Omahi
apo it is to gs, there, provided one is acquair
:, n. with the habi.s of the Missouri, and KIN
'Ata sbere to fad the river and the ferry
q . tho hussas spd tho s,raat oora "a