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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1860)
"THE 'I'D V ItLVa'UIINAs'.EDlTblt. TIIURSDA V MORMG, FF.I T. 13, UCO. 0 FOR DELEGATE TO CONFESS S:AM 0 EL ::(t DAILY1 j -or nemaila Tj3: vncrcls Modern beniocrnri Drift ins to?- -And What Is t!:c Fos i(ie"n 'of r!ic-I)cnocrs(!c Tarty In'Nebraska? ; : -X 1 We promised last week to show; by ihe char:ir,.Rretkinridge wing of the IJem--. -9"in fnvnr of onenincr all ocri; p,lS'sJn fttVor of Territories tor the iniroducti f-rc-cr-cau opening luction of Slave- :UeATriceu -Slave Trade, and that the party in I this' Terri 'toV)',"as at present organized and control cd, belongs 'to that wing. We presume it is unnecessary to go farther tack than ihd Charleiion Convention where the tplit jnthe party opened itself to the country. We' will commence with the reasons given tiy thi '-various seceedingv Delegations when they withdrew from the Convention, and dofd will quote from the published proceeding- of ' Ihat". Convention. The "Alabama - Delegates ; w ere the first to withdraw, and gave through Sir. Walker, the Chairman, the following ; ' rh nmti f mrarBuc between tbe Northern and SoTiihern Democracy are ; st. As rtrdit thesftm of Slavery at m political Institution In the Territories whilst they remain Terri tori, atiHbo pjwfrnf thrpep-'l.'of a Territory to ex elude il by enrriendly legislation ; and ' i - 21. as re?ird the duty of tbe Federal Government te protect toe owner cl slave in the enjoyment of his property to tne icrriuirie iw mrj ". Tbls Convention bas refused, by tte Platform adopted, to settle either of these propositions in favor of tbe South. We deny to the people of . Territory any tower to Jewate againtt the institution of Slavery ; end assert thai it is the duty of the f ederal Govern ment, ia all It departments, fo protect the owner of Mavetio lb enjoyment of hi property in the Itrri tonet. These principle. wo ulaie tfccm, ate, em bodied In the Alaliania Plat furni. ; Jnitrucled as w are. not to waive thtslssne, it becomes t.ur duty to withdraw lroiu this Convention. Mississippi was the next to withdraw, and through the Chairman of her Dele gation, Mr. Barry said : t ' 'The Platform 'which t he majority of this Convention ha adopted does not srlve na tnose aruaratitees which we entitl-1 to for the protection oi our property in tbe Tertitoriet. We w-lhli to wear no two roe m Mils coii- their abominable do-trines boldty ; and if our friends, the Detnorrats from tbe Free States, caunot Join us aud f.iht with us, we in uk t flljt our own buttle. We aie ready to meet the lusue made hy the Black Kepabiicaus like men. but we shall battle for what we conceive to be the troth, and not for profit. For tbeso reasons, I am autborlied by tny delegation to aunoutice that they withdraw from the Convention. ,' Mr. Simons of South Carolina, on be- lialt- ot that ueiegation, presenieu me following, tigned by the other Delegates: ' We, tho underpinned Delegate arpointed by theDem ocraiic Stat Convention ef Siuth Carolina, beg leave re spectful Iv t' tite that, accor.lins to the principles enun ciated Ju their Platform at Colun.bia, thepwer. either of tii Federal (iiiv"""nt, iif U apent, the Terri toriai Government, to aD.dndi or legislate agaimt pro perly tu slave: by either direct or indirect le(tilailon, i. etpecially denied and a the Platform adopted by tbe Convention palpably and intentionally prevents any expressl" atpriuing the incapacity of the Territorial Government solo legislate, they would not be acting In good fattU t t hel. principle, or in accordance with the wlrbes of their coutitueuta, to longer remain in tbls Convention, and they hereby respectfully announce .their withdrawal therefrom. . Florida next withdrew, and gave, through Mr. Eppes, the following reasons: .'Florida,' with her Southern Maters. Is entitled to a rin.r and unambiauous recognition of her rights in the Territories, and this being refused by tbe rejection of the majority report, we protect eqaint receiving the Cxr.einna.ti Plat form with the interpretation that it favort the doctrine of Squatter sovereignty in re Territorie which djctrine, in the name of the peoplo repreoanted by us, we repudiate. ' ' Here is what the Texas Delegation eaid. on withdrawing : - That it is the Tifht of every citizen to take his pro perty, of any kind, including tlavet, into the common territory bel n'ini? equally to ail the states of the Con federacy, ami to have it protected there under the Fed eral Ciistitu'iO'i. XeuherCo:iRrebsnor Territorial LCjUlature. iur any humm power, ha any authority, either diie;i!v or indirectly, to impair those sacred rilthuJ . We consequently respectfully with draw. . ' The very same reasons were given by all. the other States in withdrawing. We presume, however, we have quoted suf ficient to establish our point. As to the ;re-openiug of the African Slave Trade, in withdrawing from the Convention, Mr. Goulden, of Georgia, taid : ' Vtho can -besr Serie ns? rf-a tr; :jti-UTciUJ'U''Urftlatt'les ftn7 "He cfefcn3e3-1n a taiisfaii-T ,i,,e-tt.dt.s4WMrrrS.. manner, bis brief stewardship of ! Every voter in Nebraska before he votes Here is the Platform of the Seceeden 7 , nM ! .wirl ilc him- ihirir fi;iv ns nur ucieyiic in iyuuic.-j. inr imf 'aie iu v.uijliccji v I - , - . n.1 WV,, " . r-j , adopted after they wiihdrew regular Convention: r.J,tt Thtt the irnvernmentof Territory or ranied by an act of .Cot re? i provbton! bd tticpornry, r'd dnrL.. i'-' tnjt iK. I'nilrrl Statea hare i II COU3 1 i..:...t.ii,iK,Tir Uorr. it . onttlieif r'n'.H lUl'll UIV1JVII I - IT r. . ..... . AtM'r- -r(i c.t!ierin person or pr5 ii, u -x... Jirp'Ttn-pfl that he was not the Tenresen- -ff this au: tl:n. i Who can best serve . tativeh'anv particular section; bi t of the j this Territcry injCongress? We hold as rAoTTfcrri??rv.VJIcMvas ansiou appr: ConcreasioDol or Tern rial leg t. ..9 , . wt . ; it,. A., i tt tiij . I l ipTa! lCetoicta. mat uu . . N Hnvernment. in all ibe uc-tmrtueiu;. wben u th-rein . ' T, ,.., etna . -f All , ' i IV 1. : , i m ti lit to e tin wiin i;riatiu s riiuui j uc iuii. ;. uu .". ,. 3 tinrern. unniv u secure iulm- uu.wuia - ry, to protect the right ol person or p-opvrty in tho TciritoMes,and wbtrcrcr itscoDslitu:ionul autho'ity 1 to benefit the Territory,: or the settlers tr inai jaiiu He was unwiliin? lhat grants should be made to enrich a sett of irresponsible non-resident speculators, extendi. . n I. J TY.tt .rm lit mrtlUra m a Temttry hneing n der,afe r.puatio,. t'ORii A sTML'. who wished only to become the possessors COXSTITITIOX, the rijht o r.ijuty com- , & our.-intero From tbe above it will be seen that it improvements "go. to the dogs. JMjnx rtaiiiirilirecrof "iFeB I unulirrntarafpropriations should be I - K lulls' ridge party to keej) all jthe femtoriea yf tef pJf Sx$ l0 ""etPns; ibljf avtf open for Slavery' while in a Territorial hands and squanaerea, aswy i.avu existence.TheyivcjyCWo.wi peopie-re-Ihat when we come to form a" State Con- (ceiving a dollar's worth of benefit. : He stitution, preparatory to asking admission into the Union, as t. State we . may by a "Constitution prohibition" 'prohibit Slave ry. Is not that precisely what our Ne braska Democracy say,'. Most assuredly it is. Here is their -platform or resolu tion upon this subject: Retolved, That we are in favor cf making jYebrafka a free State, and that we hereby pledge the Democratic party ot this TerTtfory to oppose the establishment of the tnttitution of Slavery in the FUTCRB STATU of hebrafka by a COySTITVTIOXAL PROHIB1TIOX. Does it not "dove tail together' uicely. Even . in this county, the following resolu tions was adopted at a Democratic meet ing: Retolved. 1st. That we, the Democracy, are opposed to the agitation of the Slavery question, and will use all honorable mean to suppress the fame while we re main in a Territorial capaciiy. . .. - - - 2. That we are in favor, on being admitted Into tie the Union of Ststs of coming intoihe sapiea free state, with the entire exclusion of all negroes, cither free or slave. . i .' "Look" Douglas Democrats "before you leap." ?SrREAD RANKIN'S SPEECH, ON THE FIRST PAGE OF TO-DAY'S PAPElt! Extras containing the speech, tan be had at' this Office. Let 'em run. ' -I am a Southern States' Rights man ; I ara an African Slave-trader. I am one of thoi-e Southern tueu who be lieve that Slavery ta nt-bt, morally, religiously, social ly and politically. (Api'lunce.) 1 believe that the insti tution of Slavery has uv.ne piore for this Country, more for clviliration, than all other intereots put together. I believe it it were In the power of this country to strike down the institution of Slave y, it would put civiliza tion back 200 year, lloldiug. th.u, this position, that Slavery is riitbt in tbe point of view 1 have stated, 1 would demand of the Ueiirrai Government ou whole rlghta tu this regard. 1 would at my friends of the South to come up In s proper spirit, auk our Northern friends to give us all opt ' righU. and take off the ruthless restrictions which cut elf the supply of slaves fi oni fomxti laiid. As a mat ter f rli;bt and Justice to the S.mtli, I would ack the Ie'ntocracy of tbe North to grant ua ih:a thiujr, and 1 believe they have the patri.iticm nd honesty to do It, because it is right In it.-elf. 1 tell you. fellow-Deux-ciata.that the African Slave-trader is the true l'ni-u man. (Cheer nd laughter. Now, fe!lw-leniivciats, so laras any put.Iio expresiotl ot the State of Virginia the greai Slave-trading Stale of Vir giniahas beeu given, they are ail oposd to tbe ATrioan Slave-trade Dr. Reed of Indiana. I am frcm Indiana, and I am in favor U ii Mr. Rynders of K. Y. Ton can get one n tw recruits from !' York to join with you. Now, fellow-Uepiiicrata, the slave-trade in Virpinia forma a uiichty hkI pAwcrlul reason lor in. opovitiu to tbe African slave-trade, and in thi remark t do n a iu tend any direpeot to my friends troiu Virginia. Vii -Clnia, tbe Mother of Stales aud oi siaieMiieo, iWeUjihtT of Presidents, I apprehend uiny err as weil a other niurala. JautaXiaid her error itb regard lies in the promptings of the a mighty doi.ni. ! hasbi eu my fortune to go into that noble old Stte to buy a few im tes, and 1 have had to pay from $1 IVO to $2 000 a bead, wboit 1 could go to Arrica and buy be tter negroes tor $W apiece. (Great laughter ) Kow, v:iiuestunably, it U to the In.cre-t Virginia to bicak down the African slave-traiie when bo can sell ber negroes at $2 tXtO She kuuws that the African blave trade would break up bar muurpoly. and hence her obicciioii to it. If any of yon K'ortheru Democrats for 1 have more faith In yen than I h iu the Carpel-knight Dcraocracy of the Soolb will go home with me to my plautalion lo Geor gia, but little way from here, 1 will chow you some darkies tbat 1 bought in Mary land, some that 1 bought la Virginia, some in Delaware, some in Florida, some . In North Carohua, and Iwill sbo you the pure Africau, the noblet-t Rmiian of tLcm all. 1 earaa from the First Cuiigresrional Dlstrut of Geor gia. I ctout tbe Africau lave-trade interest ot that section. (Applause ) lam proud of the poMliun 1 wxupy la that i ecpect. 1 believe that the African lave-tradcr ts lb true iuuMioiiaiy, and a true Chris tian, (applause) and 1 have pleaded with my delegation ' from Georgia to put ibis issue squarely to the Northern Democracy, aud say to them.. Are you prepared to go back to erst princ;p:cs, aud take oft jour uuuuiuUoiiilI re strictions, aud leave this qi estun to be settled by oach State? Now dj ttus Jeilow-citixcus, aod u will have peace in tt couatry." But aolot:g as your federal Leg islature takes jurisdiction of this question, so iuug win there be war, so tjngwil! there be ill-b!o.-d, so long ' will tbera be strife, until this glorious l'ci..n ol ours hall to t'Urupted aud go cut tub ood and uibt forever. 1 di.cate the rcreal of the laws pmbibitiug the Atri ran s'.ave trade, t c:ue 1 bel. eve it to be the true Union movement. 1 d j nut believe tiat sections whote inte rests are id Cert-nt a the Northern and Southern 4 tales Caa ever aland tbe Miork of facaiicisni unlcoa they te equally bulanced. 1 believe by re-opeuing this trade, arid giving us negroes to ululate the Territorie, that ttt equilibrium of the two sections wui t main tamed, but irtheSiuib lie supinely by, aud allows the reop: of tt-e North to people all the Territories, tsntii we icunc t j be a bop t lets fraction in tbe Govern ment, then t'.at t; limit band ot lcru crats North may In vai a'to'1..; t t ) flij tLa torrent that will roil dewu tir-ia vs. It .:! ;iit Tela your ioerto do it. It rip;!.'I le tt c'.jevt.f the South iinwlo say to the ""r:; l ot hj c 11 or rifhts in ibis matter i lot ua tkf t. H.irt i t'StriLl! ::is ayiut the Atricai:-slave-fr-V, tv.. U-svc it to each Siate to settle for itself. lri"n v a v.'i'.lJ ;iirt i: ) protection, and then J Wuld he filing lo hi i-ou have a muck Squatter Sovereignty The Joint Discussion in Brown villc. Monday last, agreeible to the arrange ment of the Chairmen of the Republican and Democratic Central Committees, S. G, Dailt and J. S. Morton, Candidates for ; Delegate to Congress, met in joint discussion at this place. The friends of each strove honorably and manfully for th ascendsncy in the way of demonstra tion. Early Monday morning, stringers bearing the names of each of the con tending candidates, were stretched across Main street. Poles were also raised by each party, from the tops of which floated national flags, prepared by the fair sex, who, God bless them, are always on hand to aid and cheer in every enterprise. Numberless small flags were thrown to the breeze by each party, all over town. The candidates both admitted . they had not witnessed such a demonstration at any other place during their tour. Brownville fully sustained her reputation of being the liveliest town in Nebraska, or even in this Western country. Soon the people began to pour in from every direction, and by noon our streets were literally jamed full of carriages, wagons, horses and pedestrians. About twelve o'clock, deputations preceeded by a band of music, went out, met each of the candidates and escorted them into the city. Large and enthusiastic delegations of Daily men, shouting and with banners floating, came in from Nemaha City and Peru about 10 o'clock. Both parties were proportionally represented from every section of the county. Before and during the speaking, however, it ' was clearly evidenced by the cheering and other demonstrations that the friends of Daily were largely in the ascendant, and felt encouraged to do their duty their whole duly on the day of election. At the hour fixed, three o'clock, Mr. Morton opened the discussion. We will do him the ere Jit to say that he man aged a desperately bad cause as well as his best friends expected. To discuss the issues in this Territory, was not his business; he nor any of his supporters will undertake such a job. His only course was, to tell a few funny anecdotes, in order to create merriment in the crowd, and ingeniously dodge every matter in which the people of this Territory are interested. In regard to the anecdotes Morton did not, on this occasion, "hold hia own." He is generally very good in that line; but cn Monday many of his productions were exceedingly flat. As to the dodging part, he rucceedeu most admirably. The burthen of his song was " S-a-m-u-e-1" and " R-o-b-e-r-t." They, somehow, troubled and screly vexed him. "Sorry about that." He was si lent as the jrrave in regard to the course of the present administration of which he is a component part towards this Territory, in crushing out and overriding, by. means of the Land Sales, the early settlers, who endured the hardships and privations incident to the 'opening -up of Nebraska ; he said not a word as to the right of the pe ople to "regulate their do mestic affairs in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States," and free frcm ofiicial dictation; he did not give us to understand whatAt's policy would be, in case the Territory should be so unfortunate as to be repre sented by him in Congress, ns regards ap propriations for the general good of the Territory. - Mr. Daily followed in a manner highly creditable to himself, and the people cf was in favor of money appropriations lor the benefit of the-various parts ot tne. Territory needing, and asking; and of having that money judiciously and eco nomically expended. He satisfied all who heard him, that his policy, as regards appropriations, of . both money or lands, was for the best, interests of Nebraska. Many, who before were wavering, threw aside their, doubt3 and came out openly and loudly in favor of his re-election. His effort in this place, agreeably aston ished even his most sanguine friends. No candid man, even of his opponents, will say otherwise, than that S. G. Daily came out victorious in the discussion on Mon day last. ' Degenerate Son or a Noble Sire." J. Sterling Morton, the bogus Demo cratic candidate for Delegate to Congress during his speech in this place on Monday last, stated that he was in favor of making Nebraska a. free Sfale by consi 'itvtional pro hibition, he forgot to say whether he was. in favor of Nebraska being a free terri tory or not. giving as a reason, boast ingly, that his revered sire lived in a State that never held a slave; that he had been properly reared on that question, and more such assertions. We are satisfied "Mort" was properly reared : but we do fear he is a living practical demonstra tion that the proverb of Solomon, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it" does not always hold good. Or, it may be, that his case demonstrates'ihe truthfulness of another proverb "Spare the rod and spoil the child." Now be it known that J. Sterling Mor ton's father is one of the leading Repvbli cansin the State of .Michigan. He he re have al vays done politics aside-th-l i: is the trt policy of Territories, whe e Delegates ha no rote or voice, to ser.J a Repre' .n'tatfvi to . Congress of the ; j. litical complexion of ihe working body in which he is.ioJhave a seat. We have thus argued heretofore, when the Democ cy were in the ascendancy in the House .b ranch f; Congress and; we repeat we holdjttobe sound jjplicy. It is. perhaps, a lamentable fact, but none the les3 true, ha now-adays,AvKiIe political lines are drawn o Tigidly, and party, discipline so erarttngly enforcecttharrixr-aU -Legisla tive assembliefpra thc Coflgrpss of the United States ?dowr to a-Territorial Leg-isbture-j here ."Kissing goes, by favors" as', well as-elsewhere. We are not an advocate by any , means, of this plan of procedure. ' Yet, all'ivho have watched, and are posted in regard lo public mat ters.must admit the existence in all par ties of such a state of affairs. Under these circumstances, it is surely policy, to say the least "jtvbile in Rome to act as Roman's do.'' We all .know that the House of Representatives is strongly Re publican and. rapidly increasing. ' W?hat then, under the circumstances we have mentioned, can we expect for Nebraska, with a Delegate in Congress, politically opposed , lo to the body of which he is to obtaia favors for our benefit? We sub mit this question in all candor, and ask for it serious consideration Plagiarism. ; Anv one accustomed to ltsteninjr to public speaking, could tell after hearing Morton five minutes, that he was d eliver ing a memorized speech, very little of which he was the author. We -will do him the credit, however, of saying, that his exclamatory efforts were passable. WTe t re sorry to say we cannot compli ment his attitudinal display. Most of the time while speaking, his body occu pied about the position one does in the barber's chair when being shaved. But we , are.digressing. . His "louchin?" ap peal, to old line Whigs wa? from George Lippard's "Incident at Beuna Vista.1 Those who heard Morton's reference to the death of .young Clay, must admit that Lippard stole the following from 'Mort.' The most sad and yet most glorions cf all. was to see the death of UenryClay tbe yonngerl With his back against a rock, his sword grasped firmly; as the cn sciousncss that he bore a name that must not die in- lonS tO that political partV ivhich hisde- ! n-notisly seemed ton ll his every vein, and dart a dead- 1 1 ly fire rr m bis ejes ! jo-; v .. i, ij.ve us an equal cLatire, and t tell you j -ti i t-vi i i v.- a-.t a,:-. i on uf slavery will uke cut f itself. w . I eoraska whose Delegate he is, and wr.i g;ve vwi all ibeqaaiter Sovereignty that the sr;S ;iC uev.re, ilr. pvuglas, cr aoiybcdy else, if you whose rights he fearlessly and ' manfully generate son a beardless stripling, illy advised by Nebraska associates; clinging to the coat tail of that rotten and corrupt old public functionary, Buchanan, by the adhesive power of two thousand .dollars a year is pleased to characterise in j wholesale language as unworthy the name of Americans political agitators op posed to the true interests of the country negro stealers Union destroyers. , a-. What Morton's Friends used to Think or III in. Last week we published a few extracts showing what Strickland, who is now supporting-Morton used to think of him. Morton, in his speech here last Monday stated as an apology for "smouging" the printing, that he wanted to divide it among his friends, those who had stood by him, declaring that such a course was honor able. He says he gave a portion to his friend Robertson of the Nebraskian. If Robertson was one of his "old friends," will somebody tell us who were his "old" enemies! Here is a sample of the man nor in which "Mort's" "Rob," used to speak of him.- The A'ebraskian of September 9, 1857 edited by the same T. H. Robertson who now occupies that position, speaking of an article in the Nebraska City .Vars, in oppsition to the then oiner of Robertson, said : Good Representatives or the Whisky 1k tekfsis " We supple it was written by one J. Ster ling Morton, former editor of the 'New,' and now the manager of the pnper through a tool of his. recently imported from Michigan, by the name of Hilton W. Ueynolds. This Morton, the writer, was elected upon tbe Ferguson ticket to the Legislature of the Territory, atii wiii make a good representative of the WUIStEV INTERESTS OF THE TEHRI TORT." The Nebraskian of October 21st 1S57, said of Morton : The News of Nebraska Ci'y (edited by J. Sterlinc Murtoo,) and the Time .f it town, edited and Con trol K?d by two ns US MITT I G .4 TED VAGADOXDS at ever trcnt throuyh life to their atje unhunj - are quite desperate in the iiermi'in and renerarin .i false hood and Slime concerning B. B. Ctnpman. If what they ggy can have any irrjeence in any direction upon the miiids of any honorable men, they certainly are do l:ig good service for Mr. Chapman. TheNewa aided Mr. Chapman finite utliritentiotal ly two years ago by a sim ilar course. We have bvtt one reqnest to make of tiete two papers, and that is, that they will not sreak in Mr. Chapman's praise, since that ia the only way ty can p.x-fiblj injure him." And again, the same paper of the same date complimented "Mort" as follows: J. Stealing Morton, f the Nebraska City News, niftkr in his paper of last week, a Charartrristicly Ll'IXG attack uion Mr. Chapman, and intimates ja wib that- Mr. Cbapmau or hi friends should notice him. STEAL1XG. we dn..t think von wil l be grat ified. THERE ARE SOME VERMIS TOO DISGUS TIXGLY FOUL TO EVEX PUT OXE'S ROOT UPOX. YOU ARE VXU ERSALLi' COXCEEDED TO BELOXG TO THAT CLASS. Hour doet that ttriie you I And still again the Nebraskian cf Sept. 31, 1S57 raake3 the following prediction in regard to his present owner: "J. Sterlins Morton rmle into town to-day on a loal of coal." Xe b raska City Xetrt. It there is any truth in tbe doctrine cf future rewards a'Kl punishment, he will ride into I1ELL on a load of brimstone. AV bratki a n. At another time we recollect when Morton visited Omaha, that the Nebras kian noticed his arrival, and warned peo pie to keep their smokehouses and stables locked, as "Stealing Morton" was in town Robertson is the man who gave Morton ' the name of "Stealing .lbron." These are the questions ; were Strickland and Robertson correctly representing Morton in 1So7 and 1S53? If so, Morton sure ly Is not fit to represent this Territory in Congress are they credible witnesses now ? At this mommt he looked like the old mn. For his brow, high and retiring, his son I shone from it ere she fled forever. a circle cf his men denting aronnd him, he dashed into the Mexicans until his swurd was wet, bis arm weary with blood-. At last with his thigh splintered by a hall, hi) gathered bis proud form to its full height and fell. His face ashy with intense aenny, he bade his comrades to leave him there to die. That ravine should be the bed cf his glory Along the ravine and up this narrow path ! the hero bleeds as they bare him on, and trackt the way with his blood. Faster and thicker the Mexicans swarm they see the circle around the fallen man, even bis pale face uplifted as a smile crosses its fading lineaments, and like a pack of wolves, scenting the forlorn traveler at dead of night, they come howling up the rocks and char gins ct the devoted hand with one den mass of bayo nets, e'p and on ! the light shines yonder on the top most rocks of tbe ravine. It is tbe light of the setting sun. t t t Then if was that gathering np his dying form armed with supernatural vigor young Clay started from jhe arms of his supporters and stood with outstretched hinds in the llghtof the setti'ipann. It was a glorious sight which he saw there ami'l the rolling battle clouds; But a more glorious thing to see that dying man stand ing for the last time in the light of tUt inn, which shall never rise for him again. Leave me!" te shrieked, as he fell back on the sod I must die, and I will die here I Peril your lives no longer for me. Go ! There is Work for yoti yonder " Only one man lingered, a brave man who had known the chivalrous soldier and lovedhim long, he stood there and covered as he was with blood, heard these last words : ' TeU my father how I died, and give blm these pis tols!" -- Lifiins his ashy face Into light, ho turned his eyes upon Jiis comrad's face placed the pitc-la In his band aud fell back to his death. Some of the unsophisticated thought this the best part of Morton's speech; gave more evidence oc talent than any thing else he said. T"e extract can be found in Lippard's yaller backed" works in fact, was published in the Nemaha City Herald of Augusl 9, 1660. r. cons Irresponsible" and "unkounden" to the people of this Territory. He will owe allegiance only to Old Buck and his co- hort of tyrants. Seci etaby's OrricE, Neb. Ter. ) o r a H x c t ty,v No "izr. J Ho. J. W. Dts. eh: : i j My Dear Sir. I t ke ihe liberty, in i leration cf our bri-f friendship, of troubling you'whh. son. j ncv.ters c mine in Washington. Enclosed you will find a copy of a let ter from myself to Hon. Wro. Medill, 1st Comp't Treas. Dep't. Now after read- ing the said letter, I trust that you m endeavor to bring about a legal decision of this Printing Question. At any rate, ff the Department "refuses to sustain me in the position which: I have taken, and thereby rule. that, jhough .1 am responsi ble for money disbused, I shall always be governed In the ""matler'by ;an IRRES PONSIBLE OR' UNB0UNDEN LEG ISLATURE, then my resignation of the Secretaryship will beiemiu.- I presume that your rown : experience in . .Kansas, shows you that Puplic Printing should te solely 'under'the'directionof the Secretary of the Territory. ' Pardon me for having troubled you, and believe me to remain withgrnat re gard. " .. . Your friend and admirer, J. STERLING MORTON, Sec. of Nebraska. For tie Adrcrtiscr. Political Papers No. 3. Fcllou-Democrats of the Douglas ving : M;v ;n hit: I- . show.i that the Ne- i, .illlig) .Ty brc Artful Dodger. Morton undertook last Monday to ex plain the "Legislative expenditures," published in the Jidveriiser a few weeks ago. He forgot to say a word about any other items than the "photograph" and "repairing pistols." He says the "pho tograph" was a picture of the- Capitol building taken for the purpose of letting the Department at Washington see how badly it n:-eded repairing, and that the pistols were repaired to fit them for the "Pawnee War." Admit that all to be true, were they legitimate "Legislative Expenditures?" W?hat had the Legisla ture to do with "photograph" and "pis tols," and whit had the members to do with building "fences," "lumber," 'la bor" and "teaming?" "Perhaps" as Mr. Goss says, all those other items were con nected with the "famous war." We know, howevr, that claims were presented at the last session of the Legislature against the Territory for expenses incurred in that expedition" amounting to some thou sand dollars. Some of. which was paid, and justly, too, we have no hesitation in saying. Come "Mort," tell the people some thing about those other items, over which "R-o-b-e-r-t-'-s types laughed." Don't be backwad. Irresponsible Legislature. While the Printing matter was in con troversy, Morton wrote the following let ter to Gen. Denver, in which it will be seen he is pleased to pronounce your rep resentatives, citizens of Nebraska, as ir responsible and unbovnden ! Unbounden to whom ? To Morton and Buchanan? Of If they were libellers then, j course they were. If Mortonshould.be ' elected he will consider himself, no doubt I- show r-w P!oif.-m''t "flmrvioru. a ijemocraii a -0 - r I beli eit v thus "fixed 1 t.-si r ceed on the ted last week, Last fall when the vote of ,the . village of Oreapolis, Cass Co,, was returned and it was announced that T the people had given a nearly unanimous vote for Sam uel G. Daily. J. Sterling Morton, who was silting in the Banking office of Sah ler& Co. in this city, remarked: "Thank God, the Legislature is Democratic, and I'd like' to see that D d Methodist Abolition hole get any Legislation this winter." . Morion and . his flunkies are now bragging that they are going to make large1 gains in Cass' county! Let the ballots answer on the night of the 9th of October. Republican. The Bill to charter a "Biblical Insti tute" at Oreapolis under the supervision of the Methodist denomination, and under whose auspices thirty or forty thousand dollars were to be brought into this Ter ritory and expended was defeated in the Legislatue, to our personal knowledge, because it was to favor ihe Methodists who it was said were generally opposed to modern Buchanan Democracy. This we know was given as a reason by Democrats of opposing the passage of that Bill. A Very Intelligent and Truth-Telling Correspondent. The 'News' " Brownville correspon dent, "T," writes some very interesting letters, and exhibits a knowledge of the political affairs of this county truly as tonishing. He says, in speaking of the Breckinridge County Convention, held in this place : . "About 2 o'clock P. M. tie convention met in Johnson's Hall and organised by tho election of Dr. Holmen Cbuimian and Jas. Bodford Sec'y, in s few moments after tho organi zation the work was done and a glorious work it was." That's a fact ! The business was done up in "double quick time." Probably for fear a few Douglas Democrats might get in and say a word. They didn't even al low any other names than those gentle men nominated, to go before the Conven tion !That was cute. Again. "T" speaks of the Republican Convention: "And indeed after their nominations were made, there was great di satisfaction manifested in their ranks because one John P. Halter, li ring in Peru the underground Railroad depot was believed to hare said to gome one in Missouri, at soma past time, that there were then at the depot, fugitive slaves but snoh will not do among a sensible people like those of our county, tbey will plainly tell on the day of election by giving th entire Democratic tick et not less than one hundrwl majority, indeed it is generally understood by the knowing ones of this county that the majority will be one bvfndr.ed and fifty or two bundrrd." At the Republican Convention the names of all aspirants were presented to the convention and each candidate "called out." Mr. Baker took the stand and stated that he was opposed to a negro in every shape and form; that he didn't want them in Nebraska, slave or free He was loudly cheered and was nominat ed by a larger vote than any other can date. "One hundred and fifty or two hun dred majority in Nemaha !" Thai's cool. The prophet who predicts such a result must be a "knowing one" "with a loose nes." Here is "Catamount" "highfalutin" for you. Speaking of ihe procession in ihe evening he gets off the following rich paragraph : bThe procession was headed by the Brownville Band, next came the transparency born aloft ly two noble Democratic youogmen followed by the bear ers of the torches with tho heart of the Democratic yeotn'iinry f the county keeping time to the music in the rear." "Procession headed by the Brownville Band," and "Music in the rear V G'lang there ; 2 40 on a shell road. Noticing Strickland's speech, the cor respondent speaks thus caiamountish of the audience. Here is a "rich idea," made "clear as mud." "They were entertained two hours spell bound by these champions of Democracy Stricklani and Goes, in their telling efforts where S. G. Dailly and his defeat of appropriations; together with bis nonsen sical bill of which be so much boasts were portiayed i n living color?, thaw ing to the large crowd the treachery used by him as their represetatire or to ose the langiDeof Mr. Strickland m'sreprcaented them. In I Miking over the rast assemblage you might notice a few Repuliicau twUting and writhing in their seats; until the fricticn caused their aching limbs to get so much tlx vef iter heaf.t bat the great est stranger would have have known them to be Ke pulicans or to be Dem)crato overdone by glory." There -is anatomical knowledge for you ! "Writhing in their seals, unlil the friction caused aching limbs !" W'here's "Jeemes Wolcott." Vermont Elections. At the recent State election in Ver mont, all the Republican candidates for congress are elected by increased ma jorities; the State Senate, fleet, is entire ly Republican, and the House stands 96 to one. That is what might be called very near a "clean sweep. 3" w" i t vp7' to dec ?iye i v-u k basis of th.- last se uon quo .'.nrr- rifn?7f? -:j division as existing in the Democratic party of Ne braska," an4 see if tWfr-is'not a "di vision" in the Democracy, who are the seceders from the principles of '4S, 52 and 'oG, and which wing of that division this U ebizskxjtdioiud. Democratic pany endorse by the sense if there is any of their platform. . First, then, in '56 Buchanan waselpcteu upon" the principle of "non-intervention' and: in his letter accepting the nomina tion, he said ; - - - - - ; "This legislation is founded tipon principles as ancient as tree government itself, in accordance with them, has simoly declared that the people of a TEHT1T0KY,U)L .TUOSE Or A STA.lt, .hall AiAm fn, tkmMtleet whether slavery tka'A or tkall WW.wv J - of exitt within their limits.' ( Mr Cobb, in aVpeecVadVocating ;Bj- ihanan's election, said: ; The majority ot tbe people, Ij the action of the TFRiilHntlAL LEGISLATURE, will decide the questioned all must abide the decision when made." On the 9th of June, at Lexington, Mr. Breckinridge, said: SThe Khole power ot th Democratic orjanixttlon is pledged to the following propositions: 'that Con gress shall not interpose upon this subject (Slavery j in the States, in the TERUITOKlliS.or in tho Dis trict of Columbia; tAat fA people of ew:h TEliltl WHY ehall determine the quettion for thenutleee." January 12th, Mr. Douglas said : !"0n the very night the Kansas-Nebraska hill was passed. I stated that the tole object of the repeal ef the .Missouri restriction was that the peo,deof the territory might introduce or exclude slavery, through tke Ter ritorial Leguluture, while Territory, as well as after they become a State." It will be seen, by the above, that the great representative men of the Demo cratic party were agreed upon the right of the people in the Territories settieiug this question in their own way,' through the Territorial Legislature. Now, lets see when the split occured, and who separated from the old Demo cratic stock : Buchanan said in his Lecompton Mes sage : It has been solemnly adjudged, by the highest tribunal known to our laws, tnat Slavery exists in Kansas by virtue i.f the Constitution of the United States. Kansas is, therefore, at thin moment as much a SLAVE STATE as Georgia or South Corolina.'' And BreckenridgeY position in 1S60, is : "That Terr;torial Governments are temporary and provisional, and not sovereign hence, they cannot im pair the rights of person or property. While thay con tinue to be Territorie they are under the COXTROL of Congret , The above quotations prove thatthere is a "division," and that, too, in the'JVa iional Democracy. Then, should Morion be elected on what is claimed by his friends .to be a platform on which both wings of the Democracy can unite : what party will he work with in Congress? is a question difficult of solution, should the proposition of his friends be true. But, how the Douglas wing can coalesce with the Buchanan wing in this Territory, on that platform, is a question that I doubt the ability of any Douglas Democrat con scientiously to solve. Douglas, in a re cent speech, speaking of the fusion in Pennsylvania, says that such fusion is as impossible as it would be to make oil and water unite. The Cleveland Flaindealer, as true a Douglas paper a3 there is in the country, said, of this Pennsylvania fusion, that, it would rather see the State go for Lincoln than for Douglas, UNDER SUCH A COMPROMISE I -And. such was the voice of many good Douglas pa pers at the time. But, let us see whether they ha.vo."Jixtd vp" their platform so nice lhat Douglas Democrats could conscientiously .aid in the elevation of a Buchanan official to the position of Delegate to Congress : It will be seen, from the above quota tions, that the main and only difference between the two wings, is, as to the right of the Territorial Legislature acting upon the question. Here is the second resolution of the Nebraska Democratic Platform : .... Iieeolteif, That we are in favor of making Nebras ka a FREE STATE, and that tee hereby pledge the Democratic party of thit Territory to oppose the es tablishment of the institution of Slavery n the future STATE of Xelraela BY A CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION. Compare that with the first resolution in the Breckinridge Platform, as follows: Reeolied, That tbe Government of a Territory, organized by an act of Congress, i provisional jd temporary, uad daring its ezisteuo all citizens of the Umtd States bav8 an equal right to settle with i.hir property in the Territory, without their rihtp, either of person or property, being destroyed or injured by Congressional or Territorial LryiUutio. Does not their "pledge" force them to allow Breckinridge, if elected, to carry out this portion of his Platform la the TERRITORIES? The third resolution, in the same, reads: RcixAeed, That teA tke tttlere in tt Territory lig ndtruaU population TO FOKjI A STATE CONsTITUT10N.AMoerV7i.fyeommeaee, and being consummate! by theii admission into the Union, they stand on an equality with the people of other States, and a States thus organized ought to be admitted into tbe Federal Union, whether iueonsti tution prohibits or recognizes tho institution of Slavery. Have not the Democracy of this Ter ritory pledged themselves to carry out the intent and meaning cf the above resolu tion ? Buchanan, in Lis speech at Washing ten, in favor of Breckinridgj, said : "That Platform declares that a maiority of actual residents in X Territory, whenever their number is sufficient to entitle them to admission as a State, possess the power to form a State Constitution with or without domestio Slavery, to be admitted into the Union upon terms of perfect equality with the other States. If there be Scatter S'tcereijnty in thit so lution, Ihaeenever Uenallsto ptrteice it. If ihrre be anyreference in it to a Territorial Letji-lature it hat entirtly etcaped my notice While the Democratic Candidate for Delegate to Congress, Morton, holds this man Buchanan's Commission as Secretary, worth. 83,000; and, at the same time, reaches out for the Delegaieship, ho dare not endorse Douglas' position in the fol lowing, tfhich is the vpry quiit user.u cf difference between Breckinridge tzi Doughs':! "The SOLE OBJECT -cf the o , . . .. . - - ' - - ...... repeal of the Missouri restriction WAS that the people of a Territory rr.ight iatro duce jor exclude slave: , throujh their Territorial LEGISLATURE, v:hue a Territory !" And, therefore, can nest heartily subscribe to the last resclutica in their platform as 'follows : ' ' f ' Retolved, That we demJ of the candidate nominal." ed by this Convention to PLKZHiK HI1C3E17 kjre end before the people at large to CARET 0T the TJtfX intent nd tneaninjut tbe forejoin resolutions. , "The true intent and meaniny" of .the whole Platform was undoubtedly to place an Administration Democratic in Cucgresj as-Delegate from Nebraska, andthefeby lead ihe pleople of thesUnion to suppose that we, in the Territory, sustained a'nd endorsed the policy James Bjciana to ward us. Is iheir a Doughs Democrat who will give his voice to sustain that A-i-. ministration that used its executive pa tronage in the Senatorial contest ia. Illi nois to defeat Doughs, the charcpiocf Popular Sovereignty ? DOUGLAS DEMOCRAT. ESr-Bead RANKIN'S Speech-jrJ Letter to J. Sterling 'Jlortsa.'' ' ; From way Out Here, . . il forget the day cf the month, 1G. ) Deab .Mort: Make'aspoca cf spile the truck. .Youve done it smack sAoothi Down to camp meten I found the litle circulars' ' iz the people -scattered all through ihe congregation, as tho onbe nonst to you or tny body else ; it wusjist like you Mort, nary party nun, sorter runen fur Congress permiscuouily. It hai powrful affect on that camp ground. They noed you wus a Methodist bhure. . They would enamost a sung it as a kind of Doxology, only sum body Bloed about your agreein to give Five Thousand' dol lars to-ards buildin a Methodist Coledge if they would raise that much more, and now you'd sneaked out of it in your "Sterling" way. It discomforted the wimen powrful, and some of em didn't want to believe it, but it wus so like you Mort, they could'nt htlp it. You must go,to work to catteract this meten bujViess or it'll snarl up at you ou lection day. Get on your Sunday clothes, brush yaur hair back, and look as solemnly "a a passin; carry your hymn book ia your brta pocket with the corners -atickiug out, (may be you had better pui a deck of cards in your coat tail, no tellen what kind of a crowd you mite meet on the way.) - . Tell em its no ich a thing, far em to fosh along the scriptur and you'll plank right down; you can do it, Mort, if you have to send round in the shape 'cf an agent, like you did on them-Notes you had out for laud, in your omens name, and buy em up at a shave: say twenty five or fifty cents on the dollar,. or if that won't do cote scripture to em; give em that passage in Ephriam "with sicraligious incupidita I can enter the sanctuary and rub the communion table of your God." You can do it Mort, its just like you.; Sura of these little tricks has to be carried out to make it win, for you Lave'nt got. the margin to work on that some of the officials brag about; ita goin to be. a tight squeeze. ' Put a little more of the actual setZeri in the next circular, and youf.great im provements on your farm; big house; fine out buildings and don't owe nary mechan ic a cent for work done on the place. Get off more cf the stile that the 2 Mortons did ia the paper ihen you was one of ihern ; don't be so stiff cca your runen for office; come a little more of the Native Born fool thats in you, get off the Eccloculy asanguanly sharply and smart ly, and all them sort of things that you'r accustomed to, and quit scarrin the folks generally, or Daly'i row you up salt river high as a kite. 1 . I Remain yours till the Lecticn. DUTERONOMY DVJIFVL. 2rREAD Rankin's Speech.33 KepnMIcan Comity Ticket. For Councilman. . THOMAS W. TIPTON: For Representatives , " JONAS HACKER, JOHN P. BAKER, V THOMAS R. FISHER, GEORGE BEANE. . For County Commissioner 2J"Dis!ricl. CHARLES BORCHERS. -For Coroner, WILLIAM S. HORN, . . Democratic County Tidier.. For Councilman : DAVIDSON PLASTERS; . , For Representative?- C. GEORGE CROW; ' -EPIIRAIM REED, . ADAM I VERS, . ' . , ar JESSE COLE. For County Commissioner 2J District. CHARLES ULIG ; For Coroner, HIRAM A. ALDERMAN; Political. T. VT. Tipto", will addres the "Wide awake Clob" at Peru on next Tuesday evening, ao-i t.o Wedaeadir evening he willaddress the club at 'eiaba City. Religious. Rev. J. 31. Touns; in conrecti n wi:n Rev. J. CT. Chiv imton and J. il KptM n will hold a protracted meeting at Peru; cuintoer.ciuj r ext Saturday. Dissolution oMartners2iip. Vv'e is hereby given that the mrcharti;e business ifre'.Ltore c.irried oa by the nnderunea, under tJ9 era r.jrie o? dpuai nd Greenbsum vu tbis dJ Bittal! riis- ii.eJ. j-'jvid Seiel is au:horijed te settle cp ihe businc-.ts of tl,e concern. All terrors knowing themselves indebted eer by ndd cr a(x-( um are bertly notiSoi thai, nr.iefs they come f.-rwar 1 iiamediately aud psyup, iLe nctea aodac cur.: wU; he placed in i&e band of an eiVer for col lect i.-n. DAVID SS1GEU So; t CO, 1S83 tf II E X R7 G PJS Ei 3 A C3. ' Cash Paid for WSeotT J. D. Marti &. Co., are paying seveatj-Cve cents, ct for wheat Br. wnvllle Sepfetnrr20,