Spanish Civilization Crushed The Indian.

Fort Leavenworth Is In Fact No Fort, Being Without Defensive Works, Except Two Block-houses.

In The Middle Of The Sixteenth Century, Spain Was The Incubus Of Europe. Gloomy And Portentous, She Chilled The World With Her Baneful Shadow.

Our New England Climate Is Mild And Equable Compared With That Of The Platte.

Not A Breath Of Air Stirred Over The Free And Open Prairie; The Clouds Were Like Light Piles Of Cotton; And Where The Blue Sky Was Visible, It Wore A Hazy And Languid Aspect.

The Young Nobles, Of Whom There Were Many, Were Volunteers, Who Had Paid Their Own Expenses In Expectation Of A Golden Harvest, And They Chafed In Impatience And Disgust. The Religious Element In The Colony-unlike The Former Huguenot Emigration To Brazil--was Evidently Subordinate. The Adventurers Thought More Of Their Fortunes Than Of Their Faith.