| Show irom from our regular correspondent BUTTE VALLEY july 30 1859 MR EDITOR DEAR SIR we have had the pleasure of a transient visit from the hon horace greeley but hi his s stoppages at the stations were so brief as the drivers were instructed to make as quick time as possible that we could not pay him the attention we wished nor enjoy his society and conversation so much as we desired ile he spoke well of his visit to salt lake said ha he was treated as well as he ever had been by any people had bad a long iong on conversation with w i th prest young and that he was a remarkably shrewd smart man nan and a grand rascal remarked a bystander by stander no replied mr G 1 I cant say that but he makes it payl if I 1 mistake not the hon 11 G does the same we shall see what mr G has to say when begets he gets to his bis own sanctum A gentleman from carson valley informs me that major dodge the indian agent who visited salt lake lak e last winter has been elected by the Carson ians to represent their interest and grievances at congress ais as a lobby member his special business bubines being to essect effect efer ct the creation of a new nev territory to be called nevada out of a portion of utah the exact boundaries I 1 do not know but major dodge informed me last winter that it would extend as far east as the goose creek mountain sand include ruby valley the major is very sanguine as to the success of his mission were government to consult the feelings ln s of the few settlers there are in abe these ce valleys which however is too ridiculous and pusillanimous a course for our enlightened and republican government to pursue I 1 am certain ce ertain they would be unanimous in favor of remaining attached to utah there are several pretty valleys through these mountains where small settlements or perhaps even lar geones might be made with profit to the settlers ruby is I 1 believe the most extensive being seventy or eighty miles long and from eight to twelve wide well watered and plenty of wood there is one serious drawback to it however a great deal of the land is so strongly impregnated with alkali that but little can be raised there is is som some excellent farming land near the be indian farm about forty miles from the mail station the whole valley is an excellent stock country but bat however good the country might be few utopians Uton ians would wish to settle in it with the prospect of having to pull up stakes in a year or two which they would be very likely to have to do should the new territory be formed with its proposed boundaries the acts of public men are I 1 believe elleve generally y considered public property and subject to public criticism the individuals composing that branch of the public service called the army are not exempt from this rule the army of are a re public is the national police and should be used to protect the lives rights and property of their fellow allow citizens they are subject to t the civil I 1 law and have no more right to do wrong than any other individuals but it is too often the case that the power granted to the army is abuse dand instead of being the national protector and the pride and joy of the citizens of the republic it is their tyrant and theli dread the troops sent from your city to guard the em eligi ants to california though few in number have by their conduct proved the tire wisdom of that determination and bitter opposition to a large standing army which prevails from one end of the republic to th thal thai other they may have protected the few they traveled with from depredation which would never have been committed but I 1 hazard ing in baying saying they have done I 1 ten en times more harm than good the conduct of those stationed near gravelly ford has been boen disgraceful race ful fui to humanity wherever they conid could find Indians they have beaten and abused the violated their women in ili a most shameful and disgusting manner mannen they may think that poor poon indians have no claim to humanity but they will find that they have feelings and passions in common with the rest of the human family the injured natives swear vengeance so soon as the th e soldiers leave who can blame them these gallant protectors of emigrants have laid the found foundation atlon atlan for the plunder and slaughter cf of hundreds the men at gravelly ford mail sta station are somewhat apprehensive of violence from the native nati vp on the departure of the troop troops it is due to major lynde to state bat that hat at the time these things occurred he was absent down the humboldt but bat if this is a sample of the tha protection the army has tins to offer the emigration will li ii 11 be far safer without it HUMBOLDT |
