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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1867)
lately commenced to turn; -in this last case the first indication of a change in complexion was piven by the appearance cf a white epot behind one cf her ears. There is another subject in this city, whose face, hands and arms are white, nnd whose body is black ; the change in this case has been very &low, he having commenced to turn when a boy. It is a remarkable fact that in most ceses of this kind the subjects bear on their physiog. nomies all the features cf the full-blooded African. Nebraska SlDualiscr JOHN L'COLHAPP, EDITOR. EROWNTILLE,TnURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1867. The Election, The Official vote of Nemaha county will be found in to-day's issue. It shows the eIection2.of set of officials who will doubtless give satisfaction in the management of their respective duties: at least time only can demonstrate other wise, as to-day they are all men o! known intecritv and business capacity. Irre epective of political antecedents they have our best wishes, and will receive our aid as far a3 needed in the dis charge of their duties. The offices are created for the benefit' of the people short stay with you, and especially for and whosoever detracts from an officers the kind attentions of many during sick ability to discharge those duties endang ness. crs the welfare of the people. We trust we have found acquaintances That matters were considerably mixed here that will ripen into lasting friend- no one can doubt upon a perusal of the table of returns. Four tickets were in field. The Republican Convention tick- et received five of the officers : the Dem- ocratic ticket two, by majorities of two and twelve : the Independent Republican ticket one. Takinir the vote cn Clerk, noliticallv. and it stands thus . Hacker politically; and it stands thus . Hacker tnd Hoover, Republicans, 515 ; Lett, Democrat 272- Republican majority '""' Democrat, 243 ! This is but an average and a fair test. 227 was Butler's majority for Governor June, CO ; showing an in- crease to this time of 16, with laflly one half of Hit registered voters out I The ratio of increase would have been much greater with a full vote, as the Demo cracy, knowing that their only hope lay in getting out their -whole vote, polled within 40 votes their full strength of a year ago. As has been said, perhaps, a thousand times since the recent State elections, the great strength of the Republican party has been a weakness, by engendering an overweening conluence in lis leaders that they could carry most anything. In the States, as here, side issues-and local matters have been loaded on until "the hair that broke the Camel's back" has almost been reached. We must learn one of two things : to let side issues alone and local strife ; or hold no Conventions when the National principles of the party are not involved. Had either Of these I been pursued no division occured either here or in the Slates, and the party would have been just'as firm for the election of '6S! As it is we have no f e;ir but that the Republicans of Nemaha will present a more solid front in '63, than ever before. State Elections. - -vvm wum; wv.uua itjt&ur ixciv.euzm una uui itjvv equals. in this State have gone Republican by His power and tact of leading the minds increased majorities. of his pupils to clear perception of prin- Ohio. -Gen. R. B. Hays, Republican, ciplesby the processes of induction and Las been elected Governor. The negro deduction, end then by a close analysis euffrage amendment is defeated by 40,- 0f facts thus arrived at was well illus 000. The Democrats have the Legisla- trated in his examinations, especially in ture which has the election of a U. S. his Geography class. The Professor is Senator in place cf Ben Wade the un- about to take charge. cf the State Nor kindest cut cf the fall elections. She mal School, shortly to open at Peru,; in elects one Democratic Congressman. this county, and we think it not saying Pennsylvania. Sharswood, Dem., is too much, when we affirm that a better elected Chief Justice, the only State offi- selection for that position could not have cial elected. Buckalow's (Dem.) Dis- been made. rict returns a Republican to Congress. If hi, pupils wiU oaly mafQ hm hQ . Z V RePubIicau raairiy model after which they will fashion In ri i rrn rt Tho rpion CAiin elofinre I 7 ' ' ' v,v last year. JV cbrasha. Takinrr the vote cast in the different county elections and it eives f.,'u.cnn .vr. an increase o: at least 800 on the Re publican vote of last year ! The Democracy hereabouts are jubi- lant over the defeat of negro suffrage in Ohio. They should also contemplate the election in Otoe and Douglas, wherein Morton and Miller have been fighting this question for two years past. Origi- cat, square-toea democratic counties, Repubiicanized ! A.UC A Km PI, VJt ii i . Doniphan County, Kas.. has just voted C250,000 in bonds to the above road which will, with what has been subscrib ed, built it to the State line. The Press, of Nebraska City, suggests a Railroad Convention, composed of del cgttea from the counties interested ia the road, to meet and perfect measures for its advancement in Nebraska. The sug- bs ictcd npoa ty car citueas vtbea tie - - " " - OHlcIal Vote of 2 CO p o o FT CD -l (3 -i CD O . D o p - a NAMES Or persons . CO w - o VOTED FOR. Probate Judge, A. W. Morgan, R. V. Hughes, Frederick Swarlz, John Morrison, Cuxinty Clerk, James Hacker, William H. Hoover, H. C. Lett, County Treaevrer, William A. Pollock, John II. Morrison, G. W. Bratton, For Sheriff, George W. Fuirbrother, J. W. Brirsh, Davidson Plasters, P. C. Richards, For Coroner, Bernard Oitens, Moses Conner, Thomas R. Jones, lor Surveyor, W. F. Wright, . J. M. Paulin, George R Shock, Co. Sup't Pub. In., O. 13. Ilewett, E. W. Thomas, Commissioner 2d Dis. Wryman Kent, James L. McGee, John H. Miller, For Fund, Against Fund, A CARD. 'Ac friends and patrons of the public School of this City: We take this metho'd of thanking you for the kindness shown us during our ship, and be assured friends we leave you with many regrets mat we coma not nave served you oetter as teacners. I 1 To our scholars, we would say, we leave you with many kind wishes for your welfare. We shall always remem- per with pleasure the earnestness with which you pushed your tasks, and hope which you pushed your tasks, ana hope at you may all become good and wise men and women. We ask to be remera- ...... i. i i.ii... bered kindly by all, and cordially invite all to visit us at our home. r JL J- M. McKENZIE. C. B. McKENZIE. Closing Exercises cf the Brown Tille High School. The closing examination of the fall term of our School came off Monday last, and justice to both,, teaiher and pupil require that an especial public no- nee should be made of the manner in which they acquired themselves. It is to be rpgretted that a more general at- tendance of the parents could not have' been secured, but enouo-h however were present to show that business and poli tics have not entirely absorbed the pub lic atiention. To those understanding the difficul ties with which this term of the School were encumbered at the beginning, we are sure that the result of the examina tion must have been gratifying. Pro- fRtnr TlTrTTpnTift Tin sVinnrn tf htx rme. RP?5P iKft psvpnfinl nmlilipg rf ? enrr-oec. ful teacher, in a high degree, . especially in his ability to organize, arrange and systematize a large scnuoi. m tms re- . v. : r l ? i .... t I mi ia" lor oliaS cruei- ou. oi chaos has been well tested, by the man- ner m wnica the school machinery was r . r . term just closed. As an instructor, Pro- UL 111 UIUKT H.IIL1 KIIL 1 II liriirr UllrlTlVr inR e T-Tr 1 t . e 1 themselves lor teachers, thev cannot fail to become well qualified instructors, n RrWi ?n n ?t. riowct. :.. j r v.. v.. v.. v v usuci accoK,riliU ed, has been most efficiently managed ; and equal credit is due to each and all the Teachers. Mrs. McKenzie, Miss Morey and Mis3 Johnston in each of I their departments have been eminently successful as teachers. Among the pupils it is difficult to dis criminate where all have done so well. The Prize for the best Scholar effer ed by Ccl, Furnas consisting of a Silver Goblet was awarded to Zora Mathews of Miss Morev's department, havinnr I mtxA a iVa Kscl rannvA Tf r, . I tendance and deportmenf.it was very closely contested however by several cf - Uhe pupils in each of the other depart- ments. Prizes were also awarded by ments. Prizes were also awarded by the teachers to pupils in each cf the de- - partments. Robert Blackburn received the honors of the High School depart ment, but several others seemed to have stood equally well durin the part cf he Master Johney Sioaj, a young Sioui i Ma4 uuvyLi t. w uuii a. uiiici. nun L la n Kcmalia County. a o S3 co W W H r co c o o isT -i o S p- - r 3 o c C6 P O "09 5" p 65 41 S3 3 13 77 26 46 42 3 5 339 6 13 119 12 2 4 9 153 59 27 8 . 16 110 29 1 6 11 267 5 5 57 23 37 11 48 29 42 43 2 1 295 2 20 1 17 6 144 14 3 1 13 220 63 26 3 11 122 23 1 6 12 272 54 42 28 6 49 23 33 34 5 5 2S2 3 1 16 5 141 13 2 12 7 200 61 27 8 13 124 31 1 6 10 254 50 33 20 7 81 19 41 45 3 5 204 9 1 16 3 76 11. 9 125 48 26 14 17 157 35 1 6 12 216 17 17 72 45 34 16 13 174 37 42 45 3 14 495 48 25 8 16 131- 31 1 6 12 268 1 7 - 8 47 33 39 3 13 65 21 40 45 3 S 320 6 13 112 14 1 7 153 67 27 3 16 112 16 6 247 54 43 33 22 70 24 40 45 3 5 330 50 15 8 16 119 29 1 6 12 266 53 43 33 8 18 9 . 7 36 3 5 218 1 2 16 6 218 38 34 8 10 333 67 29 2 13 80 21 1 6 11 231 4 10 15 3 2 210 66 42 44 7 13 416 105 43 17 13 24 4 211 especial mark of his Teachers favor for LJc deparlment cdia FurDas was especially commended. Miss Roxy Blackburn won the Teach ers Token in Miss Moreys department, and received a very neat Portfolio. Master Theodore Polock also receiv ed an especial mark of his teachers ap probation. Dr. Blackburn offered a prize of a Gold pcn for lhe test improvement in penman 6hp durjc? the lermj wnich was awar ded t Mi$s M McLaughlin. w The Dr. with j,some well timed re marks presented the prize. The exercises were concluded by a short and appropriate speech from Judge Hew8tt X, x . -"r Election Of Ball KO&U OfflCCTS. T) . . - . : : i l c Pursuant to notice as required by Sec. 80, of Chapter 25 of Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the Stockholders of the Brownville, Ft: Kearney and Pacific Railroad Company met at the Banking House of John L. Carson, in the City of Brownville, on the 5th day of October, 1867, for the purpose of choosing seven Directors On motion, Col. R. W. Furnas, w?as appointed Chairman, and William H. Hoover, Secretary. On Motion of John L. Carson, the meeting proceeded to the election of seven Directors, by ballot, which resul ted in the election of John McPherson, Luther Hoadley, J. W. Blackburn, Theo. Hill. R. W. Furnas, John L, Carson and John C. Deuser. On motion the meeting adjourned. W. H. Hoover, R. W. FURNAS, Secretary. Chairman. Monday evening, Oct., 15, 1867. Pursuant to adjournment, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Brownville Fu Kearney and pacific Railroadf mel ftt the Banliog House of j L CaTso in Brownvme Qq motion Luther Hoadly wa3 called tQ the chair aQd-Jt L Carg0Q dected cecretarv In . . . un motion the Uoard proceeded to Lvrttt r t, I 1 ' President, mother Vice President, and to apoint a Secretary and Treasurer. Tha following was the result : Dr. Jno. McPherson, President. Rob't W. Furnas, Vice President. Dr. J. W. Blackburn, Secretary. Jno. L. Carson, Treasurer. On motion, the Secretary was directed to procure the necessary Books and Sta tionery for ihe Company. LUTHER HOADLEY, Pres. J. L. Carson, Seu'y. The Next National Republican Conientlon. It is announced from Washington that the National Executive Committee of the Republican party have definitely de cided in favor of holding the next Na- tional Republican Convention in the city of Chica-a No decision has been reached in regard to the time of holding 1 the Convention, and the settlement of this question will probably be postponed for some months. In selecting as the place of holding the National Conven tion of 1868 the city where the first Re publican President was nominated.and the last unsuccessful Democratic candi date, the Committee have paid a just compliment to the State which gave Abraham Lincoln to the nation, and to the Northwest which rallied with such enthusiasm to the defense of the Gov ernment when it was assailed by traitors. The selection is at once a recofrnition of the hospitable spirit which erMrit roniS his qvhp characterized the citizens of Chicago in reception cf immense masses of people gathered together in their midst, and of lhe Powerof lhe Northwest ia the Union and an omen ot tuture victory. The last two 'Republican National Conventions those of I860 and of IS63 consisted of delegates from th States represented, ia the proportion of two to eac Representative anoVthe Senator in ntioa of ISGS-m will inLAtpfll. k i inn i n s n in i irn mm vn ti nm ra w a from the different States will be as fol- lows: ORGANIZED STATES. Maine 14 Indiana 10. Illinois 10 Wisonsin 24 Minnesota 8 Iowa 12 Missouri 6 Kentucky 14 Tennessee 52 Kansas 6 Nebraska 14 Nevada 10 California "42 Oregoa 25 32 16 8 16 22 20 6 6 6 10 6 494 New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland West Virginia - Ohio Michigan 14 Total, 27 Slates U1KEC0JCSTBCCTD STATES. Virginia 20 Alabama 18 Mississippi 12 Louisiana 18 Texas 7 Arkansas 16 North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida 14 14 12 10 Total, 10 States Add Cetorade (probably) 140 6 Grand Total- -C10 This is upon the assump'.ion that the work of reconstruction in the States re cently in rebellion will be completed by the lime the Convention is called, and that they will participate in the proceed ings which will doubtless be the ca3e. The coming convention will hay addi tional interest from the fat that it will be the first National Republican Conven tion attended by delega.es from all the States in the Union. Speech or Senator Tiiayer In Ohio. From Cincinnati Gazette. Saturday was a lively day for the Re publicans of Hamilton county and the city of Cincinnati. By a fortunate arrange ment of the appointments, of our United State Senators, it happened that the Hons, Wade and - Sherman could spend the day and night with us, and their services were used to some purpose. In addition to them, the Campugn Com mittee secured the presence of G? u. John M. Thayer, United States Senator of Ne braska, a man of fine appearance and a good speaker. Hon. Ben. Eggleston being presented by. the President, thus introduced Gen. Thayer as the first speaker; We have here to-day Ohio's two dis tinsruished Senators men who have not quite grown gray in the service, but are now in therr fulness of manhood, battle ing in the cause of freedom and liberty. In addition to the Ohio Senators, we have a distinguised gentleman ho fought bravely in tho cause of liberty and free government during he rebellion, and as a reward for his services he was sent from the yeung btate of IMebraska to represent her in the Senate of the United States. That gentleman will ad dress you first this morning; and I have the pleasure of introducing to you Gen Thayer, the live Senator from the State of Nebraska. gen. thayer's speech. I suppose, my friends that your deep interest in public affairs has drawn you together to-day, to try those issues which are now pending tefore the American people. When the conflict of arms ceas ed, in 1865, you and the people of every other city in the State of Ohio, and every other loyal state, had reason for believ ing that you had achieved a victory which would be lasting lhat your arms had triumphed lLat the rebels of the South hid submitted to the Government of the country, but it seems that it was other wise disposed. The conflict was only transfered from the held to the ballot box and the issue had to be tried there again in the autumn o: lcoo. ihe question then really was whether we were the conquerors, or whether we must receive terms from the conquered. Such was the issue then presented, which resulted directly from the defection of one who had oeen honored by the suffrages of the 1 i i tr loyal people ot tne loyal states, l mean Andrew Johnson. By his defection, the rebels in 1865 were led to claim that they were the victors; that they would come into uongress tomate laws ana dictate the terms to the people who had shed so much blood and expended so much treasure to preserve the Govern ment. WHO SII ALL IICLE BEBEI. OR LOYAL MEN One might have supposed, after the verdict was pronounced in 1866, that An drew Johnson would have submitted to it ; that he would have submitted to a ver diet so pronounced, so decided, and that never again should the American people have been insulted with 41my policy. When the thunder notes of victory rolled from afar off, all along the line of the Pacific coast in the autumn of 1566, de daring that "my policy" was condemned by the American people cne would have supposed that a man who had professed so much regard for the people would have yielded up his policy, and would have submitted to the fiat of the Ameri- 1 l w . can people, ijut no. it seems we are again to try the same issue we are again to try the issue whether the will o the American people, as expressed through the Icyal Congress, shall prevail or whether this one man's will shall sub vert and overthrow the expressed voice of the American people. The question 10-aay is wnether loyalty shall contrn the destinies of this nation, or whether rebels who fought through four years o war to overthrow the Government, aided by a man who, in an evil hour, was pla ced on the Republican ticket, and then through the act of an assassin became Chief Magistrate of this nation. That is really the question to-day ; whether you who gave your sons and husbands, aye whether you who fought the battles to preserve the nations life shall still contro the destinies of this nation, or whether you shall yield up all the results cf the war and try the issue over again. I say these are the issues of the present hour, now, my friends what has been the re cord of the two parties of this country the itepublican party and the Democrat ic party ? I say that a party is to be judged by its record. If it is found true if it has been true to its professed prin ciple, if it has stood by the Government in ail these years of its trial, u it has de veloped and shown its loyalty, that party is the one to be entrusted with the cirec tion of public effairs. Now, has not that been the record of the Republican party? Did not the Republican party, as an or ganization, stand-by the government ; did they not rally to its flag, and have they not, from the moment the first gun was fired at Sumter, stood by the flag through good and through evil report, in the days of il3 adversity and in its dark est hours, never, failing, never flinching, voting men and money to save the Gov ernment V That has been its records and history since the commencement of the war. Applause. Now, my friends can it be possible that we should now, after we have accom plished ail thi3, after we have suppressed this rifantic rebellion and saved the gov ernment, shall we turn it into the hands of the enemy ? Are we so base, so tegard ltss of principle, as now, after having ac complished these great and glorious re- suit, to surrender them all to ihe enemy f . ... DEMOCRACY NOT TO BE TRUSTED. Now, what has been the record of the Democratic party, even during the war f assert that, as an organization, it has been disloyal from April, 1861, to this hour, it aid not stana Ly me govern ment, but it tried, by every means in its nnwer. lomwart ine uovernmem m us 1 S 1 a - . & f efforts to suppress the rebellion. If there is a Democrat present, let me ask hun to point to one single resolution ever adop ted by the Democratic. party, givic a ccrdial support to the war and denoun cing the rebel.ion. 1 never read one. There were members of the Democratic party who were loyal, some of themlbut I am speaking of that party as an organ- zation. Did you ever near ot them pas sing resolutious giving cordial support to the Gavernment in its eflorts to suppress the rebellion ? Not one. Did ybu ever find or read in any one of the leading Democratic papers an editorial cordially endorsing the Administration, endorsing the Government, frivinr courane and countenance to our armies in the Held Did you ever hear such papers as the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Chicago limes the New York World, giving a cordia support to the Administration cr the Government, cr saying a word of en couragement to the soldier ia the field Not one. Now, let me ask" you another question Didn't theoe same ergans teem with abuse and denunciation of Mr. Lincoln and of the armyi Did they not denounce us as Lincoln hirelings ;" did they ever trive us a word of sympathy; did their orators, their Voorheeses ; their Val landighams, their Seymours and thei Prices, ever encourage by word or deed the soldiers in defending our naticna rights? Not one ; and yet their col umns. could teem with abuse of all who were striving through all 'these years to sustain" the Government. Now what do I draw from that ? Wrhy. that their sympathies were with the rebels and they are on record, and it cannot be denied. I dare any Democrat to dis prove what I assert. Judging them by their acts, by their organs, by the speech es of their leaders, by their resolutions thev were against the Government al through this fearful struggle. . Hence am justihed in asserting that their sym .1.1 1-v patnies were witn tne enemy, uid you ever hear of one of them, or read any one of their organs denouncing Jeff Da vis as a traitor? I never did. And ye how they could teem with abuse of Abra ham .Lincoln. JJid you ever hear any denunciation or condemnation of the aw ful barbarities that were inflicted on the noble boys in blue who fell into ih haLds of the rebels and suffered untold tortures in those Southern prisons? Not one. And yet, not long ago, a Demo cratic member of Congress arose in his place ond offered a resolution for the ap pointment of a committee of investiga lion to enquire whether rebel prisoners were not maltreated over here on John son's Island, and yet not a word of con deranation of the awful, the indescriba ble barbarities that were practiced upon our soldiers while in their hands. Al these things show where their sympa thies are. Now. my friends, let me take up th record of the Democratic party in anoth er respect on the slavery question ; and from lhat record I draw the infer ence that that party is not safe to be trusted with the administration of public affairs to day. You recollect when the question of the admission of Kansas and Nebraska was before the American peo ple in 1854 and 1S55, in order to let in a slave State the Missouri Compromise was repealed, a measure which had been adhered to as a sacred compact for thirty years and over, never a petition coming up even from a county meeting asking for the repeal of that measure. The South demanded it in order that slavery might go into free territory. The Dem ocratic party of the North had yielded everything which the South demanded on the question of slavery ; aye, not an act could be passed unless the question wa3 agitated what effect it would have upon Southern slavery ; and the North ern Democrats would always yield to the Democrats of the South, and they yielded in this instance. Tha Northern Democracy yielded up the Missouri Com promise in order that slavery might go into territory which bad been consecra ted to human freedom. Then it sold itself at the shrine of Southern slavery, at the bidding of their Southern masters. Then the Republican party came into be ing, on the great principal lhat there should be no more slave soil, but, on the contrary, that every foot of territory that was then free should remain forever free, and nobly has the party sustained that principle and made it effective, and they have been the means of accomplishing more of wiping out the curse of human slavery. I assert that in every 'instance where this issue has been made the Dem ocratic party is on the record as against the cause of human freedom, and in fa vor of human slavery. When the amend ment was before the House of Represen tatives, abolishing slavery in the South, the Democratic party, wilh a few excep tions, voted against the adoption of that amendment, and then, when the amend ment was submitted to the Legislature of every single Northern State, as a party, voted against ratifying the great rrdin ance of human freedom. In every in stance where the issue has been made the Democratic party, as a party, have taken ground oa the side cf slavery and against the cause of freedom. For the last thirty years their doctrine has been that -slavery was a national institution and freedom was a sectional institution, reviving tne iruuujuuu6 ..wv.v. was naiional and slavery sectional, iuua, say that the Democratic party has hown itself by its recora uniu iu ue harged with the administration or puo- ic aiiairs. mc in-unvuu j ts record on the slavery question, by its record on the side cf the war is the par- to be intrusted with the administra tion of public affairs. If the people of . m -til 1 1 Oh o are true to itself it win te cnargeu yet with the administration of public af- airs. If the people or unio are true 10 themselves, to their past record,, to the rincipal of human liberty and the cause of good government the Republican par ty will remain in the ascendency. Eeplj cf Sir. Greely to General Cut ler on Finance- We print herewith a letter from Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, explaining and just ifying his late utterances which recom mended the payment of our national debt in national paper. Webeg the reader to note that General Butler is a volunteer in this controversy. His views were elicited by no requirements from us, nor (we beheve) from any one. lie must have known before he gave them utter ance that they were such as we and many (we think most) loyal Americans deem dishonest and repudiating. Let us brief ly show why. I. The United States, when their na tional existence was in peril from a for midable rebellion, imperatively needed money immense sums of it sums which could be raised by borrowing alone. So they commenced borrowing, and were- compelled to borrow more and more for years, until their national debt reached the enormu3 anrecrate of over two thousand seven hundred and fifty mill ions, whereof two hundred and fifty millions have since been paid off, leaving about twenty five hundred millions still due II. In the dark days of oir gigantit struggle.it was deemed necessary to sus pend specie paymeut and wake the na lion' promises to pay a legal lender for their face fh other words, to decree a universal forced loan, which was swelled at length to nearly one thousand millions of dollars. Except for certain payments to the government, this paper was ihus made our general currency. w v v . i m 1 111. At first, this lorced loan was m3rely a postponement of actual pay ment. That is to say, instead of real cash, the government gave its soalders, contractors and other creditors its prom ise to pay as soon as it should be able It was a case of qualified national bank' ruptcy. exactly as when a debtor asks and receives an extension of lime of pay ment from his creditors. The govern ment issued these paper dollars, convert ible at the will of the holder into bonds drawing six per cent interest in coin. The salutary and righteous system should never have been changed ; but, unhappily, it was. Had it been faith fully adheared to. the debt would have funded itself, so fast and so far as it should be funded, and we should ere this have returned, of course, to specie payment?. The change from green backs redeemable at the holder's pleas ure, in a treasury six per cent bond, the interest specifically payable semi-annually in coin, to a greenback which simply nakedly lied being redeemable no where and in nothing was a deplora ble illustration of the growing steepness of the down-hill road IV. The. first greenbacks were fund able at the holder's option in a 'specie- paying bond ; those issued later were fundable whenever the government.vic torious over its foes, should be ready to fund. It was at first intended to issue a moderate amount only ; but successive defeats.pressing emergencies and imper ative necessities led to further and. fur ther issues, until our greenbacks in cir culation amounted to four hundred mill ions V. All thi3 lime the government was borrowing all it could get ofien to the extent of one hundred millions per month And we (among others) were exhorting patriotic and thrifty citizens to sell their crops, their stocks, their farms, and in vest the proceeds in the National debt, explaining to inem that they would thus invest their greenbacks, which were at first a fraction, but at times very largely, below specie in value, in securities wher eof both principal and interest were pay able in coin. Had they cot done so the Union must have perished. VI. The government emitted three kinds of paper: 1st. greenbacks, for a time noj redeemed in anything; 2d. Bonds payable in legal tender; 3d. Bonds pajable in specie. The interest on those payale in legal lender (7-30's) was. gen erally higher than that on bonds paya ble in specie (5-20's) and (10.40's ) And ihose who took the 7-30's were urged to do so by the fact that they would have the option at maturity of convening them into 5-20's, payable in coin. Hundreds cf millions cf bonds drawing 7-lOib per cent, interest have thus, both before and at maturity, been converted into 5-20'a drawing but 6 per cent. These are among the bonds which General Butler says the government may now justly pay eff in greenbacks. VII. It seems clear to our mind that ihe government, in borrowing money, incurred an obligation to pay ; and that the amount it thus contracted to pay could not be increased or diminished at its own pleasure, since that would be saying that it might pay whatever amount it should see fit to pay. He who- covenants to pay ten thousand dol lars, does not covenant to pay merely whatever he may choose to consider (or make) ten thousand dollars, but a defi nite amount ; and when General Butler proposes that the government shall pay its coin debt in greenbacks, and Mr. George H. Pendleton improves on the suggestion by urging that two thousand millions more greenbacks be issued, and all our funded debt, whether held ai home or abroad, paid off therein, so that ihe holders thereof should thenceforth receive from the treasury no interest whatever nothing at all but bare-faced lies, not worth a dime on the dollar it seems to us that the rascality of the lat ter is more logical and respectable than General Butler's. If we are to perpe trate a gigantic national villainy,- let it be for something. - VIII. We believe there is on record specific and unequivocal pledges of the government that the principal as well as as the interest cf it3 5-20's paia in com at maturity. J 0 ibhgaiion is morally bound (sap 43 o discharge lhat olli&atirm .'eJl to posed the creditor to unders'tan'j"v-!2? promising to fulfill it. In-ciber i?hels of cats. rrl ,1 .v charge your obligation, although Va tualiy said cats, not wheat.ia rWr?,C offer. Is not the case in paint i IX. The government took the nrcPt of hundreds of thousand ' , UCT I.I pay you six per cent interest ilrr cn lhe sum so borrowed until I re. ihe principal borrowed." IT cies lhat this debt can be wiped out v tendering the face cf it ia depreciaS fc.-w-v., U3 uencientia cc al sensibility. It i3 the governmp., , l! debases our currencv. and tv,, 1 ment cannot rightfully take advanV. pi its own wrong. 1 X. If little was said cr tbcudi cf the medium wherein payment of ih3 Jl c.pal should be made oa those whereof the interest ia expressly m? ble m com.it was because no one drVa ed that resumption would be potpo-n after peace should be restored. WJl regard suspension as a transient thou grave evil. io be escaped at the eaiC moment. No one expected it t0 lasiS() long as it has already endured t9 necessity and the excuse for it Lave L since passed away ; yet it is persisted in because too many choose to pay tat S;r? to seventy cent3 where they owe ah dred. XI. General Butler asks why, if 5 5-20's are payable in gold, they are now selling for 112, when gold is worth 1431 We answer 1st. Because superabcesi 2d. Because our country imports too many goods, and is heavily ia i, abroad. 3d. Because capitalists are lira, id, aad fear that there may ba Bu'jer, enough ia the land to defraud them cf their honest dues. The fact that a prco ise of the United States to pay 6 per cent oa a given sum per annum ia weld 13 wonh 20 per ceni less than prooa of Great Britain to pay 3 per cent cm like sum, is in coin. Repudiation is tha shown to be a loosing game. If every American would say, "We will pay our public debt to the uttermost farthing!' we might soon fund our debt at four per cent. As it is, we shall long pay fifty millions per annum in extra interest.be cause of the threat and dread of virtual repudiation.'' And lhat fifty millions would pay off our entire debt in less thai forty years. We are for reducing both principal and interest, so far as can hon estly be done; and we object to all dodges that savor of repudiation, that they preclude this most desired censuxa lion. XII. General Butler thicks that ws are at variance on a legal question. Vr'j hiuk it predominantly a moral question. The reader will judge between us. HORACE GREELY. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS JOHN L CAHSON m A If Exchange bought and sold oa aJl the prine:rl Cities. Also, dealer in Oo.d aai S:.vsr Gold Dust aad GOVESHUEIIT BOOTS. Deposits received, payable at sight. Interest paid on time Deposili ly tsptcirf agreement Taxes paid for non-ruiJtnti. All kind) of U S.BONDS WANTED LEG.1L jYOTICE To all whom it ray concern : Know y,thittl second Monday of November, A. L. loW, is day appointed by the Probate Court of Pn Ciuniy, Nebraska, for hearing the application,1 letters of Adaiiniftralioa to issue to W J U r the Espte of A F C.omweil, late of Tairiw County, Nebraska Pawnee City, Nebraska, Oct. 11th 1SG7 J C EDWARDS, Judp of Probato Sri irU6 V 1 . FINE ST OCR I Call and SeeTfceH. JACOB MAROIIN' MEE CHANT' MAIN STREET, BROwTfyiLLE, SEBSAS" Eas cow oa band a fall Stock of PIECE GOODS, Which he is prepared to sell by the yard. aJ- ' out or make up ia the latest anJ most f-"0, atyle. ALo, a lame lot or T.eaJy MaJe selected by himself, which he can warrant, Cheaper than wa3 ever offered ber in this City. A 23 60 f r 5 u w - J sincT been recovered, portion of thu I':n. 9i envelope, ice r- preh Tcmatoe, ia two and "tJy'S- Soda Crackers, Gicr Snaps, and A'V-i. era, at SVA J Cr' ESTRAY NOTICE. Taken opoate It day of Anxn?t, 135?. j, my encsosnre, two milts South tf Brown YfiB. emaha County, Nebraska, one whits " l'r Ma ded with the letters S. It. oa the 11. year, old brtSptlc;. DA3fXEI( rES. . -. hcsence cadgj.., j ins you to promise him a hundred T you are aware that he thus under'-, you. and he performs it on the faK! that understanding, you cannot VjlV' a hundred bi On Tae,day nl5M, October 1st, my 03? - 4 City wai entered and my Safe rfbbcd or ' j. in National r.ank and Treasury Notes, of a canon? rrom to J, i, o lu" enclofed ia express . .1 1 ! 1. l . v a lined I will pay the above reward eiiiier fjr rN of money or the apprehension of th9 thieves with information that will lev! their conviction. T. W.EEDlOKD 1 tf . t