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BELLEVUE GAZETTE. 7ii:NitY M. iiuiiT, Nv.s snJ Local K.litor. DELLCVUC, N. T. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1853. The Kcbrasklaii, But a few weeks ago, the Ncbraskian, in a short article, rouuJed a very nice period with the baseness of Dowen and Strickland, and concluded his highly wrought and finished sentence, by saying, "he doca not wish to handy words with puppies;" and, in iho last number of tho Ncbraikian, aftnr quoting from the Belle vua Gazette an artide on Secretary Cum ing, writes a long, windy article, contain ing nothing but a filthy tirade of abuse on Strickland. He snys, (peaking of the article on Cuming,) "tho, above is from the Dellevuo Gazette, edited ly Si las A. Strickland. We re-produce the article for the purpose of making an apolngy for Strickland, who is wholly un tonscious of its coarse brutality. Strickland has no sympathy for thoe feel ings which make persons of refinement shudder at the perusal of such articles as lho above. ' He reasons no more than a brute, but is governed in all he says and does by an uneducated instinct, and takes to filth as a sow does to the mire," and much more of the same sort. Well, as to the fact that we ha ve some thing to do with editing the Bellevuo Gazette- we do not deny, but that such a man as Robertson, the chief orgon-grinder for B. B. Chapman, should have allowed himself to be used as a cat's paw, a ser vile tool, to disseminalo thro the columns of the Nebraskian the coarse vulgarities of Rankin's pen, we should have been alow to believe, and whilo Mr, Robertson may deny that anybody but himself edits the Nebraskian, or that Rankin wroto the article above ; still the ear-marks ere too plain to deceive any one, to say nothing about the indifcretion of Rankin in his drives at Robertson by saying that he writes many of his editor ials. The articles need no answer, indeed the appearance of it in the Nebraskian has caused us to believe that we still have the confidence of all respectable men, who ure acquainted with the marked d if ference in the character of the Nebras- kian for truth, justice and decency, and any other journal in tho Territory, while the Nebraskian was busy with its foul and filthy invectives against such men as Ferguson, Bowen, Tartar, Wyman, Brad ford, Reevet.Decker, and a host of others and the best men in the Territory. We had construed its long silence upon us in dividually, as tending in a great degree to compromise us in a respectable point of view with those with whom we have acted politically and ought to know us best, but happily for our own feelings of diitrust on this psint, (caused by the silence of the Nebraskian,) we are relieved from the embarrasment of a false position, and are conscious that the adage, "beware "when . evil men speak well of you," is still as true as when written, eenturies ago. What a beautiful sentiment for a mo ment's reflection, with those who are best acquaiuwii with these men, Rankin and Robertson, teaching and '. propounding morality, honor, decency, chastity, writing learnedly about brutaliry, sympathy, re finement, uneducated instinct, hogs, and what not; and when, we reflect that this same sheet has, in most unmeasured and bitter terms, accused Chief Justice Fer guson of perjury, a gentleman that was, and is, possessed of that unblemished moral and political character, that cnti- uea nun to receive, as lie did receive, from those who were directly opposed to him as Delegate upon political principles, a most respectful and courteous consider atiun, and as the sequel has shown upon a fair hearing, proved the judge still an honest man, and the charge of the Ne braskian basely falls. It charged Gov. McComas, who was one of the most urbane and polished gen tlemen, and one of the brightest stars in the firmament of National Democracy that ever crossed the Missouri river, with being a "swindler (rem the Old Domin ion." It charged Col. John A. Parker, Register of the Omaha Land Office, al- tho' gone from the Territory, a man that will Jive in grateful aud pleasant recollec tions of the honest and intelligent citizens of Nebraska for his unswerving integrity, his strict and uncompromising adherence . to principle, as well as his high, nobh I and consistent supporter of the Adminis tration, an honest, moral and upright gen tleman, respected and esteemed by nil his fellow citizen, a being "a liar, an I a thief," "an old aeape-grace," and as a "contempiibU old dirt (linger." The fore going are only a few of the choice phra scs this nice little Puritan sheet uses with out stint and at. pleasure, against those who are, and havo been, pre-eminent for their moral and intellectual worth in tho communities in which they do, and have lived, before coming to the Territory, and when we reflect that it "has been the main business of the Nebraskian to blacken and malign character, to retail its sland erous and libelous articles about all who cross its venomous path for a .dastardly and cowardly purpose, and many times for no purpose nt all. We feel nil its billingsgato and low-bred, pot-house filth, thrown at us in another imbecile attempt to diag others into the miro and filth and cess-pools of moral degradation in which tho delectable editor has so long been floundering. nciic-Tiir. The rapid advancement of this place, again demands our attention. With the dawning of spring, comes the first flush of excitement. The balmy breath of a more genial season, awakens anew all our energies, and the bright rays of the sun are reflected from many a new and D.Mnnie in a straight line, 1,0:20 miles; by the proposed route, 2.0.Ji miles.' Sum of ascent and descent. 1'2,0H fed.., Es limattd cort, $01,000,000. The proposed railroad to the Pacific In volves so many questions as to feasibility, cost and locality, that it requires deep in vestigation and accurate data to determine the route that will be "tho greatest good to the greatest number." The Northern route, from St. Paul, carries us nesr the British possesions; and the Southern routes, which are in any way practicable, are entirely too far South to receive the patronage, and accommodate the mass of the people of the States, whilo the route from the junction of the Platte with the Missouri river, thence in a line almost duo west, 5.10 miles, ttiriag'h tho great Valley of the Platte with the trifling crrnHo of only 8 fet to the mile, thence through tho South Pass, to Suit Lake city, and through the valleys of Utah Terri tory to the head waters of the Humbolt river, in tho State of California. This route meets with about the same obstacles in the shape of mountains and sterile lands that other routes do, but is much better watered, and being en the direct line of Northern enterprise, it is no long er considered doubtful as to which route will bo adopted, and where the first iron belt will connect tho Atlantic with the Pacific States. For further particulars refct to tho Report of Mr. Lander, En gineer of the Wagon Road by this route ' Wasiiincto, Feb. 127, IS-iH. the eastern extremity. xl'pu this flat ward the summit of the McDougal Pass, As I claim to be, tie fuh, a citizen of I'1"'" "u'1 l, 11,1,1 without grading. involves but slight loss of grade. The rate of one inilo per day. or faiter'if ciri tjbn, which h over 100 miles' in length. umMances justify tho additional expense, is from 6,900 to 7,000 feet. Tho pass- handsome structure, presenting the op pearance of renewed activity in business, to the Pacific. - . and rapid development. The time has come when the people It is a source of pride to Bellevue and : of tho Atlantic and Pacific States must her citizens, that within the last month, it and will be connected by Railroad, not -has become a conceeded fact, that the re- I withstanding the distrust which many old sources of the town of Bellevue are more rapidly becoming developed, her popula tion is more rapidly increasing, and her new improvements (completed, began, and projected,) are mure numerous than any town in the Territory. Ii is a source of pleasure to view the hurry and bustle pervading the whole community. Main street, a most beautiful thorougfare, looms up magnificently along the whole line of street, new buildings, springing up like magic. In a single fortnight the commo. dious and handsome store of Messrs. Averill & Co., has been reared, and soon will be slocked and doing a large business. Almost all the thriving merchants of the place, purpose building anew, or enlarg ing their establishments. The beautiful and productive surrounding country, be coming every day more populous, de mands a large increase of mercantile en ergy in the town, and our enterprising merchants, so well known for their sol vency, and business qualifications, are an ticipating the wants of the people. The steam mill belonging to Mr. Gwy er, is now being worked with redoubled energy ; has orders for two mouths' saw-1 ing, for lumber, for buildings tn the town alone. The double brick dwelling of Messrs. Stites and Robinson on Main Street, is being rapidly reared. The plan of the building is said to be the most beautiful and complete of any dwelling in Nebras ka, It reflects great credit upon the skill of the owners. , It will be completed in May. The Court House is no longer a thing of fancy. The initiatory steps have been taken, tho excavation finished, and in a few weeks the foundation will be com pleted, and ere another winter envelops us in its icy mantle, this handsome struc ture will loom up proudly, an ornament to the Town and a pride to the County. Though times may be hard indeed, yet it is only the disorganized communi ties who feel its crushing effects. It is to the happy fate of internal harmony, ex isting with us, that we owe our present prosperity and rapid growth. Fogies moy have1 with themselves, and everything else, and who are pleased to titter in strong term. that a railroad will not cross the Rocky Mountains in twenty years, and perhaps not in n century ; but we refer you to what has been done in the last thirty years, in the United States. The first 15 miles of railroad from Balti more to Elkridgo, over which passenger trains were run by horse-power, was built in 1S30; but 3 miles of railroad had been built previous to this in Massa chusetts. Locomotives were first used on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad in 1M1, now there are over 126,000 miles of Railroad completed, up n which the cars are actually running, ith 10,000 miles more in the course of construction. In 1S10, there were but 12,16"'' miles com pleted ; in 1S50, 7,3-'53; and, now in 1S58 there are actually running over 26, 000 miles of Railroad, nearly 120.000 having been completed within tho last seven years. What may we expect by the year 1870 twelve years hence? Surveyed routes for a Hail road from the States to the Pacific Ocean From the Report of the Secretary of War. No. 1. Route near the 47th and 49th parallels, from St. Paul to Sea' tie. Dis tance in a straight line, 1.500 mils ; by the proposed route. 2,025 miles. Sum of ascent and descent, 19.100 feet. Estima ted cost, 141, 000,000. No. 2 Route near the 41st and 42d parallels, f roiHellevue to San Francisco, by way of the Platte Valley and South Pass. Distance in a straight line, 1,370 miles; by the proposed route, 2,000 miles. Sum of ascent and descent, 29,020 feet. Estimated cost, ftl 16.000,000. No. 3. Near the 3Sth and 39th, paral lels, from Wesport to San Francisco, by the Coo-che-to-peh and Tahee chay-pah Passes. Distance in a straight line, 1,740 miles ; by the proposed route, 2,290 miles. Sum of ascent and descent, 56,514 feet ; cost so great that the route is impractic able. Death or Mas. Wm. M. Thompson. Died in Pacific City, Mills county, Iowa Thursday March ISth, after a brief ilh ness, Sarah J., wife of Win. M. Thomp son, publisher of tho Pacific City Enter prise, in the 24th year of her age. It is with deep emot:ons, that we record the death of this esteemed lady, formerly a resident of this place. For a length of lime we have thoughtlessly wandered on, with the feelings of apparent security in our present slate of joy and health ; the great guardian of fraiLjnortality, has Ion preserved us from the painful recollection of disease and death ; but the spell is broken, the accents of joy, arc turned into the weepings of sorrow, the broken sighs of the afflicted reach our ears, but to ap rise us of the frai'ity of humanity; the thread of life, (strcng while tempered by the hand of God) is slender indeed for man to build his hopes upon. The death of this estimable Lady has cast a shade of sorrow upon the whole community ; be loved where she was known, for her piety and amiability, cut ofl in the flush of health .happiness, and happy anticipation. By the silent, somber shadows of the tomb, we hold converse with the spirits of the departed dead ; 'tis then that we for get the stern realities of life ; in such si lent cammunion do we the more sen ibly feel, that it is the brightest rose that soon est falls under the influence of present joy it blooms, and when most cherished, and its fragrauce most fell, it droops and dies. Nebraska, I have thought proper to ad dress to you a' short letter having rtfer ence to matters, that I trust are not w lircly uninteresting tot your numerous readers in the Territory, and among them is the project, of dismembering the Territory. , Mr. Parrot the Delegate from Kansas, is urging thai in the admission of Kan sas as a State into the Union, the line should follow up the Platte river from its mouth to the present western boundary of that Territory, and I hear from good authority, and greatlyto my astonishment, that our former Delegate, Hon. B. B. Chapman, strongly favors. the project, and has been co-opetatmg with Mr. Par rot to effect, this great injury t.o Nebraska. Surely, I 'cannot conceive why Mr. C. should feel willing to sever connexion with a part of the finest portion of the Territory, unless he finds them opposed to the father advancement of his political ambition; or.it maybe a hope he has ultimately f securing the location of tho Capitol at Dakota City, thereby enhanc ing ih value of town-lots in that "City of willows." t The all-absorbing question here is, the admission of Kantas as a State, and no legislation of importance will be done in Congress until that question is disposed of, and I am among those who are per fectly sntistied it should.be admitted at once, even under the Lecoinpion Consti tution, rather than leave it longer a bone of contention, or a hobbv for aspiring politicians to ride into ofiice upon. , In deed, the feeling throughout the country, among the true Democracy, in favor of a prompt settlement of this Kansas pn broglio, is enthusiastic, and of the .deep est anxiety; and there is an absolute ne cessity for turning all the energies of'our National Legislature in u much more profitable direction than the squubbles of factionibts in Kansas, and I am pleased to see so firm a determination on :he part of the Democracy to support the wise policy of Mr. Buchanan in removing as -quickly as possiblo this source of strife from our National Councils. ' " ', ' And here permit me to give my views upon this Kansas question, in a few words, trusting your Democratic readers will! in substance, agree with me: In lSu-lthe Democratic party "inaugurated a policy involving fundamental principles, by which it was proposed to govern the Ter ritories of the iederal Union. l or many years, indeed beginning with the great controversy in 1S19-20, the people of this country were deeply excited upon tho question of slavery as practically in volved in the organization of new States In 1S20 Congress undertook without any warrant in the Constitution, to lay down a principle, by which the people should be governed in the organization of new States out of the common Territories. In 1851 Congress repealed that act and asserted the true doctrine of non-interven- Hon, declaring that the people thereafter should form and regulate their own do mestic institutions in their own way, and upon this great doctrine the opposition took issue, and the Democracy sustained it by an overwhelming majority. Now, I consider the admission of Kansas, in real ity, a Democratic meusure, as it is recom mended by the President and all his Cab inet, and is sustained by more than one hundred and forty, out of one hundred and sixty five Democratic members of Congress, and UveiO leadmitted, although the entire Republican force is arrayed against it. That the admission is opposed on the alleged ground that the people of Kansas do not sanction the Constitution may be true, hut, if it is true, it is entitled to no weight, from the fact that they refused to express any disapproval when they were called upon to vote, and when il is admit ted they will then have absolute power to control their institutions. Judge Ferguson is very active in the discharge of his duties, and as he is ma king hosts of friends, I have not doubt he will be sustained in the seat he is so justly entitled to. W. A light rail road, ovtr which trains can: are to the first water of the Snake by pass with' facility; andven hi a high rate McDougal's Gap can bo' made without of speed, tbuld thim teach Fort Laramioj ledge-cuning upon grades of , forty feet in leas than three years, and becoiim tho ' per mile. But by detour the line can initiative or preliminary step toward the ' pfess to. the flat plains of Snake river building of a railroad of a, more pouder- without serious loss or gam of grade., ous class, either for (ho transportation of. Through this pass, by detour, the meat Pacific commerce, or as adapted to te in-! packers of old Ft. Bonneville "went to creased business of the line when devel-. iiullalo, a technical term, throughout the oped by settlements. Tho class or medium of the prelimin ary or light ' railroad would be governed year. A cut-oil can be made on the salt Lake route, if deemed expedient in per manent construction, by the line of Thoiiip- by circiunstauces. But under ihu present : son's Pass, through which it, is now pro- enot bt Une Mormon war, and inn posed to build tho new wu?ot road. I his rapid und ef- cut-olf reaches the Bear River valley and but Local & Territorial. touting; absolute necessity of som fective means of military transportation the Salt Lake on crades of 50 feet ; 14 bjf miinediaii'ly applied, 1 would advise 1 regarding a connection with ; Columbia the preNininaryJe of as tight a rail as Valley and Puget Soundj U not, in my 40 pounds per' yard. The natural gra-; own estimation, the best line. It requires JIoiil of Matte 4'.!cy, fcf 8 fcctjpxt a tvia-.el.of. half a mile, and i$ (therefore tniiv, noes now require weiiny ihu ui not avaiiaiie nor a preiiininnry ronu , locomotives "to procure adhesion; and as very light engines can thus be made of lise, a heavy roil is not required. Tho rail of 40 pounds per yard is easi er laid than that i t .60 pounds, the class now in general use for lijjht roads. Two men ran readily handlo und place . the lighter rail and adjust chairs vfti joints, while in cold weather he laying of heav ier rails is a more ponderous and tedious operation. Une third of the transporta tion is saved by the use of the lighter rail. If laid in the winter upon ice, snow, or frozen earth, when-the super str icture settles but of lino otid level du ring spring thaws t it, can ,bc,, , brought to surtace again iy snnnming anu cnucuing C J I I... ior tno passage ui Wx.Muw., u.,u . y fc Mis80uri .1... ...... ..)ll, I. IA D .,,11.1 ... I . ..a.:i- . . . i i I quick tune, inakinar the raiksace frorubt. rt'nnirsi wiiitu lu omit; a nuuwi'i iuii in - " i -----. i . i c. i . . . ' Navigation Resumed Arrival or tii, Platte; Valley.1 The new and elegant steamer Platto Valley, W. C. J'ostal, Master, aud John A. Schudder, Clerk, arrived at our levee, Saturday forenoon, March 20. , Her arrival was announced amid the roar of cannon, and the huzzas of the multitude that had as sembled to witness the arrival of the first boat of ihe season. Tho Platte Valley is a new boat, dud this is her first trip up She made remakablo running order after it is bent over uneven Louis in seven day.'. Her cabin is eie surfacc, it is often necessary to take up' gautly fiuished and will compare favorably irje roau uiai v.w oars may Miuijjuien- . w,th ay boal on lne Uiver Cu oy a mnenintj. 'luo ngiii- run, urere fore, LS preferubld'iA ihe" weighty one, be cause it: is cheaper because, With; the next week, soon after. The Omaha would follow The Carrier was to leave St, Louis for this place and points above, last Saturday, same co:t of 'transportation! a third more j and may be -expected the early part cf length of rail can be f urnished and laid in a shorter space of time ; because.when out of surface, it is easier brought jojjne and level ; and bccauMU, when ni . opera tion, it wilt, from the nature of the route, permit the performance of all that a heavi er rail would admit of doing. Such mils can be procured in quantity al'vanoui points along the western navigabte rivers, and van be deposited by water transpor tation, without breaking bulk, at the mouth of the Platte. 1 V orking parties i : i S. -j. '. V .i.:. t:. . . t .. I UCinir Kepi in auvaucc oi iue nnu ui nu A Quarterly Meeting was held at the School Iloime, on Saturday and Sunday last Rev. J. M. Chivington,' Presiding Elder, was present and took part in tha exercises. ' In his sermon Sunday even ing, he made in subs;anco, the following allusion: ".Some ona has informed me, that there had been a minister here, who perstructuro, dressing the surfaee, making ! jjj not preach hell fire and dam nation. .i .'..'. ..ii .j i Ulti necessary blluiu -wuici uiuina uuu ijiu- iti'ii i l 'il . , ' . , 1 - 1 and I - ilMnk h pomed anu- unenviable paring the-outton-woou :ross-ties for set- c . . vn-c, during the summer teason the rood reputation. : Such a mmibter as that, who could progress very rapidly. Even m J will stand up and preach a mutilated winter, by the use of houses upon wheels gospel, is a greater sinner , than ony one and turn-outs, the road could progress j m lhU audience J.t waS well under Thirty miles beyond r ort Laramie, the i . , , , . , broken and undulating surfaces of. the elooa lnal lQe5e '"ar"8 wre ""euueu lilack Hills are encountered, precluding apply to the Uev. Mr. Ooss, who preach- the use of the preliminary iron road with ed here last summer. Mr. Chivington econo y, unless by tho laying of a weih- j u,ude the sarae tnargc against Mr. Goss, to the ministers iu this conference, before Mr. G. left for the cast, but coward like, he did not dare to " face the music," acd m ke the same charges openly to Mr. G. but like a valient man, when that gentle- mn n i ol wotit ( rnrn olirn sln la flH miestwii.-IeKrnM--is -!V-exDedi- -"... - ent to postpone the development of tho i it is not posssble Tor him to defend him- route hy rail, until a graded road could self, Mr. Chivington marches up with lha No. 4. Route Dar the Soih parallel, h.riT in all his business reUlioos, with1 from Fort Smith to San Francisco . Dis. being a "dastardly liar ; as a thief, hav- Y PP4 route. 2 174 m.les. T . ... Sum of asrnt and dxicent. .10 H7U fel. Estimated coot f 170,000,000. No. 5. Route far South, near the 32d paralb'l from Fulton t. San Fraurux-o. ins stolen f 3.200;" as fofljciaj vermine. The same paper charged Vf. W. Wyman, i Pot Matter. of Omaha City. firm M But wtwtfort wp ? her matchless spirit oar, Pf yon J waer ptendid shines the orb of day And weeping angel leads her to those bowers, Where endless pleasures virtues deeds repay." . You no America. The activity and pecular originality of Mr. Johnson, the propietor of Young America, is worthy of commendation. He, received per steam er Platte Valley, the first consignment to Bellevue, this season. We are pleased to say that this establishment, unlike most others, has preserved a degree of modes ty, quietness and dignity rarely found wher o much buninf is done. a ty rail, ondj the application. of, tho high grade locomotive. It is not advisable tt attempt the expense of transporting heavy lls.to Ulii ari oi .me ivuu, iu yu. wont al 'lii'ghX'Oai'and 'eventually renewed, even if th3 nation could wait tor it, when there are more applicable meansot solv ing1 the question.- "Nekher'is -it- expedi Extract from the Itcport. of F. IV. Lauder, ou the Practicabil ity of a Hailroad to Hie Faciile, via Platte Valley and South Pass. From the mouth of the Platte river to the base of the Black Hills, a distance of five hundred miles, as before described, the route of the South Pass m a fiat plain of gravel sub-strata, rising at un inclina tion of about eight feet to the mile, and without a break in the surface towards the mountains. Tho lower end of the river valley is fairly wooded with cotton wood. . Near the mountains, the foothills are well timbered with cedar, yellow pine and fir. Excellent building ttone is abun dau( along the line, and large coal fields occur at various adjacent points, and at pass through this broken section by re duction of surface. 1 propose, therefore, that on the eoiiimencenieiit.- of,, the light iron road , at tho, Missouri uvr, steam saw-inills and pile-drive shall -be trans ported by wagen tram;to -tho entrance of the Black Hifls, and a simpl piling road, elevated above the surface of the earth, as circumstances require, shall ipersede wagon and precede steam transportation this road to consist of sawed wooden rails, and be worked by draught animals fur the ''transportation of - mails, passen gers, military supplies, and Hoops. Thr' the great limbered regions of the upper Wuhsatch Mountains this road could pro gress very rapidly. Along the whole line all subsequent works of construction could be carried on with economy and -dispatch, from the cheap awl effective transportation afford ed. There is hardb a lurge public woVk in the United States attempted or buili without the use of the wooden rail. . In northern Muine and Wisconsin rafting waters and "log-driving" streams -are united, and sections of country offering great natural obstacles to their extension are throwu open by wooden railroads, when the iron road is inapplicable or too expensive. When constructed, iron rails aud locomotives could be carried upon the one named, ai very low com, to the flat plains of Hainboldtrivcr, -y-30 utiles in length, aiid 'extending to. die eastern set tleiiujutu of the Pacific , Much of the intermediate section is suited to the use of the iron road without gradiug. Not less Uian twelve hundred miles of . the rule described could thus bo worked by loco motives at a speed of IS miles per hour. The wooden rail over steeper grades, workea by mules and horses, would nuui of passenger, mail, or military transporta tion, al a speed of 10 miles per hour. There is no danger to be 'apprehended frotn snrrw upon ihe iron rait from Mis souri river to Fort Larnmie. From Ft. Laramie to the plains of Snake river, the elevation of tho road guards against il, nod the entire route could be walked throughout the yeor. The passage of the south J ass would be made at a point $als were received to build a bridge LTnL Z h I f r V? . BuflaJo creek, on ihe road leadius areot to ihe h ads of the Big and Lmle . ,. ' . . Sandee. to the New Forks of Green river, f rom thl 10 PIfrA The coatracl to tie. main stream,' to the Joug plain .wa given lo Jamea Davidson, of. Platte whre the line would again ascend to-' ford ; to be completed in a lew weeks; baldness of a lion, and plies the blow. We believe Mr.. Goss' religious opin ions were in accordance with those of ihe Methodist Church ; but instead of trying to impress his hearers with merely how they could escape full, he labored to (each theip. that they should do right from an inlrinsio love of right, and that a future reward would be a legitimate result. Also, thit it was far more important to castigate the sinners of the present day, than to preach, about the short comings of the ancients Mr. G. did not preach a mutilated gospel according to our understandings, the Elder to the co itrary notwithstanding. Suh a gospel as Mr. Chivington proposes, to preach, may suit the tastes and feelings of the hog and hominy eaters of Missouri, but we hardly think it will go down with the intelligent people in Nebraska. . ''"' There is a class of men that follow the ministerial profession for a ' living, that are better plow-joggers by nature,, thap preachers ; and we believe Nebraska is not without her share. .-,-. : . From a private letter received in town, from Washington, we learn that froat two to four thousand Uuited States troops will cross the Missouri rive", above the Platte, and pass over the Millitary Road,, leading up the Platte Valley, within six weeks. The object in starting the supply trains from a point below the Platte! was , from a fear that the grass would not be sufficiently abundant to afford subsibtanca to the animals, were both to go on the same side of the river. . . The County Commissioners, of this county, met at the Jiouse of Charles Wil son, in the western part of this county, oh Saturday last, March 2Ckh, where propo.