Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-02

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The truth stranger than fiction - theory has
an unbrokcn yindication as one journeys on,
aud the shifting scene never flags for the want
of Freshness or novelty. The due west course
to De i0il1wcd 10 crossing the degrees Of lon
gi'uic that spread out between the metropolis
Of Vermont and the metropolis Of Dakota,
enables one at this season Of the year to OBJ
serve The climatic difference at different points
on the same degree Of latitude, and also obtain
a little insight into the mysteries Of isothorinal
lines The advance in the season becomes
more apparent, and is more strongly marked
after crossing the Mississippi river than iarth-
er east, and when sou reach the Missouri you
find nearly full month has been youchsaied to
the growing crops that has not yet been real
lied on the so recently snow covered hills of
The East
Bat the West has had its full share Of storms
and bad weather the present spring, and
backward season, particularly for the corn crop,
is the result The breadth planted is said to
he much ltss thnn usual, owing to the contnu-
ed rains which have kept the bottom lands and
low pruirics, where corn most delights to grow,
submerged in water This will make it bad
for those who depend mainly upon this crop
for fuel in the winter, but science and enter
prise may discover to such, some good substi-
tutc.
Speaking of corn culture, we saw one luxu-
Hlus Turner in Illinois tra,orsing bis long
rows, mounted on a vehicle cultiutor, drawn by
a span of horses, with a canopy or covering
over DIS head TO keep the sun of Think Of
hocing corn in covered carriage, you who cul-
tyatc -hortrows in narrow valleys and ON steep
side hills, by turning your backs up to the sun,
and then ponder well the admonition Of the
dead philosopher One man, a span Of horses,
and three months time, is the average outlay
of labor and time required to make forty acres
Of uis western staple cereal.
Emigration is what every body thinks about
and talks about in new and sporcely settled
country FIR the first conner, however recent
bis arrival, always expects to be benefited in
some way by the coming Of the next man. II
he has not crop or house lot to sell, he will
rejoice in tlcrro-pcc. OF another neighhor, for
no one alfal ol being crowded for the want
or room hcre. And emigration is certainly at
a10d .ile this spring. We passed one train Of
ct- we'll on through the Canadas with four
hundred homcs,eadcrs, looking for a wilder
ness to make blossom, or mosquetoe and
grasshoppcr camp to storm and conquer, and
all along through the state Of Iowa, the
"prairic schooners" sailed on still westward
bound, so numerous 10 some instances as to re.
yiye recollections Of grand army movements
Some Of these expeditions had droyes Of stocl
in the advance, which indicated that they wer,
" moving" rather than emigratng, ant
were taking their whole establishment will
them 1t is said that Dakota is receiving
large share Of this moving population the pre-
sent season, and that the valley Of the Bis
Sioux in particular Is attracting hundreds +.
it mlfaken lands The wealth Of this coun
ry is yetto De made, but the foundation for q
ha. been well laid hy nature
Tho capital city of q territory embracing al
area equal TO all tie New England States, New
York, New Jersey Delaware, Maryland an,
lf.O1O square miles besides, is not yet over
grown, hut 1t has made a heatbful growtl
and developed many substantial improvement
within the past two years, II has much 10 d
in block building, street grading and side wall
constructing before il will look like a fnishe'
town 70 an eastern man, but the stimulu
which rapid and sure improvement Away
gives 10 business, serves to cover up presen
minor discomlorts, and to make eyerybod
cheerful and happy There is no lack of sub
stautial business men or banking and other ia
eilities to make Yankton the commercial mar
and center Of q great territory, which mus
soon become a sta,e--a point in its history an
progress ,hat many are anxiously looking foi
ward to-
With large republican majority Of voters i
the Territory, Dakota stands t.. day, as it has 70
the past three years, 10 a position of Immature
political antagonism to the present admnistra
ton, so far as representation in Congress
concerned. Hostility of the people to some G
tie officials, which they have no voice in selec
ing, no doubt has something to do with tbi,
bat We shall not venture into 50 deep water a
60 attempt to account for anything in terrific
rid politics. The day Of territorial govern
meuts will soon be over in this country. an
thc people will be the soyreigus in whateve
par. of the domain they may chance to be /,
Gated The Territory can now boast Of niue
better Judiciary than in former years, in ia,
, three judges that would be an honor to tn
bench Of any old State, one Of whom, asyou al
aware, !, Hon j p Kidder, formerly from Vel
mont. Some Of the other more lately appoint
cd officials, have been judciously selected, an
better feeling seems 10 &c obtaining. whic
t will no dlub. end ia true representation i
Congress 10 tie uoxt election.
The survey Of the public lands, which con
+, mcnces each season Immediately after the fir,
Of July, is this year to be prosecuted by
, much larger force than heretofore, and surve,
or General Dewey is sending quite an arm
into the field along the line of the Norther
Pacific, and into the valleys Of the Missouri
James, Big Sioux and Red Rivers. The mi
! itary escort accompanying the Northern Pr
+ cliic surveying party to the Yellowstone vale,
settled the Indian question with few Siou
short distance from Fort Abraham Lincolr
a few days since. The happy huntin
grounds were reinforced by some half a do,
en-, and the survey and the Star of Empire
+ proceeded on unmoiested,
8 Your correspondent expects to take to Ii
e field in a few days, in a region easterly irol
f Fl. Rice, on the Missouri river, and if mosqu
3 to fighting and other duties do not tax tim
too heavily, spare leaf from his " note book
, may occasionally find its way to your sanctuu
, which can he used to swell the contents of you
+ waste basket, IL devoid of sufficient interest
/ carry 1t beyond a private recognition from Of
and esteemed friends.
" The Albany Journal believes til
Republican party is the only true reforr
party, aud that it is the party of the pee
pie for the promotion of the interests Of tn
people. 1t says;
" Has not the Republican party given Ii
people all they asked, and has it not fulfilled a
its pledges Say, if you please, that il neec
A cd TO be goaded by n righteous public opinio
does not tho fact remain that public opinio
was able to control il? Say, If you pleas,
that it faltered and hesitated before L cam
out rights it not true that il did come or
G right at last ? Neither could 10 said of N
Democratic party. The iaultwith the organ
. ization was that public sentiment had no in0r
enee over 1t and that it was not only WRONG /
its beginnings but wrong in its endings. n
I party IS perfect All are subject more or les
fl.a oil IL