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NEBRASKA PALLADIUM.
BELLEVIEW, NEBRASKA.
WKDNF.SDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 153.
AOENTS.
T. B. Tulmpr, Tribune VioMinrs, S. Af.P r.
Urnr-ll, 119 Nassau street , W. II. Mr bona!
12 Nassau slreet, Npw York C'itv.
Pierre, E. W. Carr, 1'riuie i Co., rhila
Vlrbia. W. . $w vmmcr, General Newspaper Aftit.
St. Lou.
bra. McMalion k. Williams, Council BlufTs.
Iowa.
A. P. Jntes. P. M.. OhijIii City, Nebraska
Tr. M. II. Clark. Nebraska Center.
H. I). .Tnlmson. F.se,., Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska.
J. C. Mitcbell a. Co., Winter Quarters, N
hrasVa. T. M..rajrnee, I-O'ir Fork. Netirska.
Maj. H. P. Downs, Nebraska City. Nebraska.
Lt. tiarnet, U. 8. A., Commander at Fort
I.araniie, Nebraska.
Lt. Hca'h, V. S. A., Commander at Fort
Kearney, Nebraska.
C. M'. Mount Tab r. Fremont Co., Iowa.
Col. Tho. Farmer. MrKissicks Grore, Iowa.
f Mrden A. Conn, 'dirlinirlon, Iowa.
William Greenf , Kmj., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tost M aster, For U Moine, Iowa.
Aueustus Hall. K."o . Keosaqua, Iowa,
lion. A. C. bodce, Iturlini;toii. Iowa.
l!cn. 'Il.cmns U.own. M.srysvi'le, Ohio.
I. II. Kennel Lsq., lkllruiw, Nebraska.
Jere West, Tabor, Iowa.
H. P. Hennel, f;letiwoo), Iowa.
B. Tzrchuck, Sr. Mary, loa.
. M. F.. ll. Ulster, OtUwa, III. ,
fc.las Titua. S raeii.-., N. V.
W. Uarnuui, i t Michigan, ii our Traveling
eent.
John C Reed. Con.ininton, Man.
diet Barnard Kri)., Aortbampton, Mass.
TEK LAW-XIXEKS IS HXB&A8IA.
No country should be deprived of the
right of regulating its own affairs of se
lecting its own Legislators, and that too,
from among the residents upon its iwn
soil. But to Nebraska more especially and
specificly lias this power been granted than
to any other section of country which the
Government of the United Stales has or
ganized during the present half century.
Nebraska, the rights of its citizens and
the self-government which they ought to
have, and which by the efforts of good
an J just men we have vainly suppos
ed she bow held, has been alike the theme
of politicians, the song of newpapcrs and
the deceptive bubble of scoundrels.
It is true that Congress has granted us
noble and exalted privileges, and that the
present Administration has given and suf
fered much for the welfare and prosperity
of the inhabitants of Nebraska. Hut by
unforseen and untoward events, the in
tents and purposes of the general gov
ernment have been frustrated. A corrupt
and dishonest man has by a strange dis
pensation of Providence, attained tempor
ally to the Governorship of this Territory
to tho superintendence and guardian
ship of those rights and privileges
which the efforts of such noble men as
Cass and Doi glis had secured to us.
And now let us gLnce hastily at the con
sequences.
In the beginning he Thomas B. Ccm
mo sought for a place at which he might
locate the Capitol. But did lie seek to
mult that location for the benefit of the
Territory at large ? Did he endeavor to
carry out the provisions of the Organic
Law, by merely convening the first legis
lature, and allowing it to decide upen the
Capitol question, and then acquiesing, as
every just Executive would, with the will
and judgment of the majority ? No, on
the contrary, he sought to make the Capi
tol at such place as woul J most liberally
pander to his own avarice, and meat tenderly
nourish his corruption. lie sought to
make that place the Capitol which would
give the most abject servitude to Lira and
his one where his puffing toadies, yidt
(iiiT LETtra.J in the East, might be eas
iest provided with lots, and his ever-re
membered friends most comfortably set
down to the feast of the loaves and fishes.
At length having; effered himself for
sale both at this place and Nebraska City
having become a member of this Company,
and we know not how many others; and
having -learned that he and his official in
fluence would bring such and such other
merchantable articles in exchange and no
more, he sought a market elsewhere.
His place was at last selected; hard by
Council Bluff City, and upon Sand Bar
T. B. Ccmso found Au interests, and
now everything must combine to forward
Ihem. Scouts are sent front one partion
of the Ternary to the thr. Men
pledged for Omaha City; deceive their
constituents, and are sent to legislate foi
the people tf Nebraska.
All the political renegades from every
State, are ty a brotherly affection, collect
ed around the G'everctr. O. D. Rich
ardson vt Michigan, Goodwill of New
York, Fvlsom do., it al, are by his aid
foisted upon lite people as Nebraska men.
and are constituted Law-Makers in Ne
braska. While small brained knaves
of large pretentions, are put into the
House of Representatives, for the same
reasons and in the same way. And we
the actual residents of Nebraska we who
Lave been so rivileged to govern our
selves, are to-day, the least st lf-governed
cf tiy people under a Republican Gov
ernment. We are not represented at all,
riaiiy of while many who supposed
jl,.j ).d eh tied residents, and true men
loo, find oo !. dt ,n7 !ted try
truuSiqJ toiden's, at.d learn now lliat their
soUs'.wfT cast for po'ilical jobbers, trick
aiJ knaves. And that they, the ac-j
tual residents, are having no voice, no in
fluence in making the laws under which
they are to live.
The doctrine of popular sovereignty is
a good doctrine, our faith is in it, and we
h id expected that here in its new home, it
would be developed properly, and by its
benign influence, put down the cant and
hypocrisy which Ins ever opposed it. Bu
our hopes thus far have proved futile-An-1
though the world abroad tray envy
us our privileges, it cannot know, and il
it could, is too incredulous to believe, tlu
by a conspiracy, headed by one rascal
those privileges and rights have been
snatched from us, yet such is the truth
such we know such facts have already
reached the light, and there are yet hid
den whh I. B. CimiQ, his associates
and their secret actj, volumes of unrecor
ded rascality, which could they be expos
ed, would put to blush il is saying much
but we believe it even Cimibo him!f
Let it be undersA that had the Cap
itol been located fatVJ't and honestly, by
and with the concurrence of faithful He.
presewatives, we never should, have ut
tered one word against it. It might have
been here, or at Omaha city, Nebrnska
ciiy, or anywhere else, so that i came
there honestly we should have been con
ent. But we do complain and we do
protest r gainst the manner of, and the cor
ruption which Kd to its location. Wi
complain because Douglas county as boun
ded and described by proclamation, is de
pnved of ah representation. We chose
three honest men and capable ones too,
W. HoLLlSTBK, STSfHCIf DtCATLB
and J. Stiblino Mobtos. We sent
them to the Lcgibluture to represent us, the
people of Belleview and Douglas county.
But they were loo honest for the purposes
of our corrupt Executive and his base and
unworthy hirelings, and are therefore not
admitttd.
Thus for having scorned the fraud and
the ignoble terms ef CuaMo, the oldest
settlement in Nebraska is denied the right
of Representation. But we are not cast
down, right will finally triumph, though
the bribes tendered by Ccming and his con
federate traitors may now transcend both
justice and law. The four-thousai.d-dol-!ar-per-vote
system may succeed for the
present, but honest men will rule at Lt!.
XBIfi&EY HOT E HI BEET.
We perceive in the last number of the
Ilenntown organ, card purporting to
have been written by Jon A. Sikcle
to. This card states that the Private
Secretary of Tom Custise.did not oflfer him
anything as a bribe to purchase his vote
on the capitol question. We are aware
that w hen the four thousand dollars worth
ef Omaha City scrip was given Mr. Sin.
gleton, he was sagely informed that it was
not for a bribe, and we are also aware that
so simple a remark did not change the
character nor the intent of so liberal a do
nation. Hod some beligerent individual
kicked Mr. Singleton about forty-five rods
pulverize. 1 his nose, and then remarked to
him that il was not intended as an assult,
we do not imagine that he would have taken
the remark of the beligerent customer as
a buna fide fact. And as we think that
in the latter case it would have been ac
tually an assault intended, so we think in
the former, bribery was meditated.
We repeat: Mr. Singlelon va$ offirtd
i donation of Omaha City Scrip, imagin
atively and nominaiiy valued at $4000,
tad we repeat that the intention o.' the do
nors was to corrupt Mr. Singleton, and
ccure his vote, sgunt the wishes of Lis
constituents and the dictates of his own
conscience. We add, after Mr. Singleton
had shown thi. scrip and refused to vote
for Omaha City, he was called from his
seat' in the House of Representatives to
the room of the Acting Governor, by Mr.
Smith, the Private Secretary, and that
he then and th"re by request, gave up to
the donors the intended bribe. It is strange
that ail honest man should have been sj
frightened by knaves as to have done M at ,
or to have subscribed his name to so fee
ble and imbeci'c a paper as the attempted
denial in question. All that we Lave
wtiiten, we staui ready to prove, nov,
to-morrew, or at any lime.
DTDIA SZr&ZBATIOK III IXX.UYIXW.
An Omaha was killed and eight horses
stolen at Belleview on last Thursday niht
by the Sioux Indians, and not by the
Caws, as has been supposed.
OMAHA CITY IS NOT THE CAP
ITOL OF NEBRASKA, Notwithstand
ing the assertion of the Governor's Land
oran, the Nebraskian, and the amusing
gyrations of the monkey that accompanies
it to pocket Lis dimes for him the Capitol
is not located at Omaha City. It is loca
ted several miles North of there, near
Winter Quarters.
Taanta's- PeiaT. The Post-Office at
this place has been discontinued, and con
sequently, mail matter intended for that
place, and for Bcllcvisw, mutt L sent
to St. Mary for the present ; this being
the nearest Poet-O(7ice,
P. S, We uuilcrsuuid the Department
hat olili-nd Travel ' Point until coming
from the Eat to be left at Council Bluffs,
iid freui tJte Suu'-h at St, M ry.
ths cars ccu.rrr deleoatio.
A gentleman from Css county has just
called at our ofii-c, and after having sub
scribed for the Palladium, and rein uked
that " It was ths Ploplc's FairNn, and
should h ive their Supporl"--ri.tered into
conversation upon the subject cf the Cass
co'inty delegation in the Legislature.
We listened with a great dej of interest
to the remarks of our fr ;"inl upon the char
acter and Tee.i'isis of tho people of thai
place, and upon the conduct of their dele
gates in the Lrg'ali.iure. Il cciirrcd to
us, that we bhouM ii'H lilio to stand in
iheir places when their outraged constitu
ents call on tin in to answer for the n-.c made
of he power -Icleiratcd lo L !t. They are
looked upon as havi- sold the interests
of their constituents, anil having put iho
price into their own pockets. Since the
days of Benedict Arnold, nothing has ap
peared indicating traitorsliip more cluarly
than the vote of this delegation ou the
question involving the location of the
Capitol. The vote of these unprincipled
tools turnedthe scale against llic interest
cf Plntlsmouih against the interest of
the whole region of country, on both
sides of the Platte river and effect
ua'.ly crushed the hopes clit rished that
lhal place might be favored with the loca
tion of the Capitol, und postss theadvan
lages which its location won'.! afford.
We should not bo surprised if the ir,'
dignution of that traduced people become
sufficiently awtkened sgainst these misera
bl demagogues, to break out h open evi
dences of contempt, if not in violence.
Those men had promised to he faithful
sentinels over the interests with which
they were entrusted. But instead of
proving fahhful to their constituents, it
appears they chose to sell then, and put
t he avails in iheir own pockets.
The interests of Cuss county were sold
io the friends of Om;ha Ci'j whether
for something or for nothing, it matters not
to the people of Cass county they were
sold, and their power and influence has
gone with it.
QUEST t
What will the 'down eastern" readers of
our frontier papera think of the ftste cf aoeiety
in our country, judging from the tJiie of cer
tain articles, dealing largely in the mast scur
rilous personalities that art daily emanating
from our neightior prestea. Sucli thingu cer
tainly cannot interest the greateit number of
readers, for one at least, I am reallf disgiiited
with our local strife.
I beg your pardon for the above.
Very rejcctfully, W. N. BYF.RS.
Remaris: We presume we are among
the mimterto whom our friend alludes as
being guilty of the use of langu.ige befit
ting the subject descriUtd.
When we have occasion to speak of
men guiliy of having prostituted their of-
fieu'i power, and influenced to selfish pur
poses men guilty of bartering away a
nations interests, honor, and rights men
gu'dty of lyranny and injustice mn who
have recourse to fraud and bribery we
have to apply terms fitted to describe
suofi characters we cannot describe them
with the same terms which
same terms wincii we use in
speaking of upright and honorable men,
any more th:i we can describe the im
cence tnu gentleness of the ljm'j in the
same terms in w hich we describe a lion.
Wruin the people of all sections of the
Territory have eqtial jus'.ico done them,
'local strife" will come to an end. We
have no desire to have the "Djvvn Eas-tir-;,"
think we are peaceable enough to
suffer our public men to pocket the whole
Territcry and defraud the people without
having .something said. Since our friend's
parly have succeeded in getting all ihey
want, we don'i wonder they don't want to
have any fuult found wi:h the victors.
Whether the '-greatest number" of our
rcadcrt ar.e interested, or not, wu intend
to write for the benefit of such as are,
without reference to the opinion of the
"Down listers."
KLLi;VI27.
The long delayed work of building up
this place is bej.Mii at last. B lildlng ma
terials sre arriving from every quarter,
and the foundation of a hotel sufllcienlly
spacious to accommodate 150 persons is
now in progress of building, and will be
completed within it') days. The contract
has been let to Silas A. Strickland, a man
potlessing the necesury energy to carry
forward what he undertakes to do. Ma
terials for numerous other buildings are
being provided, and all apjcarances indi
cate lively times in th) spring.
A steam saw-mill ill be on the ground
early in the spring. Brick-making, and
other business, will then begin in earnest.
Foa Sale Norms, I.'ariujs and Car
ridge. Any one wishing to buy a com
plete and elegant establishment of this
kind, had better call ou S. T. dry, Esq.,
of Council Bluffs, soon. .Mr. Cary has
the Lest establishment ever brought to this
country. Mr. C. it the proprietor of an
excellent (own site, about a mile West of
"ludiantown," called Irauislan. New
settlements are being made with ,reat ra
pidity at this place, and we ex peel to Lear
of its becoming the inost important place
to be fouul Let w ven the Miouii river
and Purl J-K'moint, Iowa
is now.
and in lact, il
D0TJQ1A8 COTJJITT.
It appears by a proclamation issued
from the Executive Department, thai
Douglas county has swallowed up a por
tion of Washington, the Northern line
having been extended So as to include
Florence.
Il strikes us that this is a most e.-'raoidin-ary
s' retch of Executive power. We see
no reason why it should be done, if it is
not to kill off Florence. It was not
enough to cut off Belleview from a repre
sentation, Florence must be decapitated too.
W by was this act resorted ton in the very
face of the Legislature ? Why was not
this left to the people to m innge ? As
Urre were committees n pointed to at
tend to m;.ttrrs of this kind, why was i'.
taken out of their hands Y
A petition has gone forth from the low
er part of this county to the Honorables.
in the Council and House of Representa
tives, praying lo have the county diminish
ed by cutting off five or six miles from its
Northern side. If this is done, (he coun
ty will still be twelvo miles wide and
twenty miles long,' which will be larjre
enough.
We hope the prayer of this petition
will be heard atd gr. nt -d. We hope the
people, wlil do us justice by granting the
humble boon that has been craved. Let
it not'be (lone grudgingly but liberally,
and cheerfully.
Correspondence of the Palladium.
New Yob, Jan. 25. 1855.
If you have been bored unendurably
alreadly with diopters of lamentations iroin
your correspondent in this city, pray pos
sess your souls in patience, for awhile
longer. Out of the abundance of the
heart speaks our mouth and we testify of
that which we continually sec and feci.
The great cry rises up from the people
more furiously calamitous than ever:
"Give us work that we may earn bread."
There has been provision made in the sou)
kitchens, etc., sufficient to keep the hun
gry from starving. But this, though il
might do very well in an English town,
does not satisfy our free and independent
laborers. The want to earn braad for
themselves and their children, by the la
bor of their own hands, and it is of the
lack of employment that they complain.
The Park meetings continue daily, but the
workingmen have begun projerly lo ap
preciate the demagogues v ho have en
deavored to lead them into illegal and ri
otous measures.
Some scoundrel has filled his pockets
pretty autiuiiuilwly, in ll.iis linm of -
al pressure, by extracting $25,000 in gold
fiom one of our city banks. The vaults
were accessible from tho street, and it
is supposed lhat the robbery must have
been effected while the porter was paying
out gold in bags, by some one who had
slipped in behind him.
The row between the celebrated puga
lisf, Hy er, ai'.tKseveral of the same stamp,
in a drinking house, is now in process of
investigation. He was assaulted by three
infamous characters, namely, a ptigalist,
a police:. ian and a gambler. We don't
mean to give such a character to all of
our Hi!icemen as o class, but there are
many who hold office of the city govern
ment for the protection of honesty and
virtue, and strike hands at the tame time
with thieves, rowdies and gamblers.
Well, we are a model city ! Mayor Wood
has issued an annual message, which
promises very well indeed. One tiling
which will give great satisfaction, if car
ried out, is the restriction of the frauds
which are daily practised upon the emi
grants, landing at this point. There is a
chain of organized sharks, extending from
New York to the most distant points of
emigration in the West, who regard every
imjortaiil foreigner as a lamb for the
slaughter, or rather as a sheep to be
sheared.
C2la&ESSI0XAL.
House Mr. Giddings, of Nebraska,
introduced a bill for (he establishment of
a post route for the protection of property
and towns, and for the survey and settle
ment of the half breed tribes in lht ter
ritory. The House then took up the bill to re
model the diplomatc and consular system
ef the United States.
Mr. Perkins, Lo., explained its pro
visions. Senate, Friday, Jan. 12. Mr. Toney
announced the death of Senator Norria,
and delivered an appropriate eulogy.
House. A message was receive i from
ihe Senate, uiinnuhciig the death of Sen
ator Norris. SIrjjrs. Morrison and Boi
ly eulogized the ujceased.
Messrs. Morrison, Chandler and Bally
were appointed a committee to act with
that of the Senate to accompany the re
mains to New Hampshire.
SiT The Chicago and Burlin-ton Rail
road w as opened on the 1st inst.; the dis
tance is 214 miles. Passengers lesve
Burliii"on in the morning and arriv e at
Chicago in the evening, and vice versa.
F Thc low a
on the 231 ult.
Legislature ailj lUine,
KEBRASKA LEGISLATURE.
oi a ircisi ATivK mimirosnrsr.
HOSSIMO srssiost.
January 31, 1853
Mr. Kernpfon withdrew petition
of
Corfieh! for establishing a ferry at .
Mr. Pnpplcton presented a memorial of
W. Mcliellun for a ferry at Nebraska
Ci y.
Mr. Johnstan presented counteracting
memorial for J. Botilware referred t
cum. oh corporations.
.'r. Popplelon introduced bill relative
to claim lars. Passed to 2 I reading and
referred lo com. on judiciary.
.ur. Richardson offered bill incorpora
ting Nebraska University at Fontenelle,
Dodge county, Passed to a 2 I reading.
.Vr. Wood gave notice of a bill regu
la ing county elections.
Vr. Latham offered a resolution that
the clerk, assistant clerk and door-keeper,
be allowed 10 newspapers, to be paid out
of the contingent fund.
Afr. Latham effered resolution thai ruar-.1.-;.
- -rrim t uke the census of
the Territory, for future representation.
.Vr. Decker read bill to change ihe
name, define bouudarics and locate seats
of justice of Pierce county. It required
the name of Pierce lo be changed lo that
of Ottoe county. Passed to 21 reading
and referred to appropriate, coin.
-Vr. Decker offered a resolution relating
lo the qualification ef its own members.
Laid over.
.Vr. Thompson gave notice of a bill
declaring a portion of the British Statutes
in foice, &.C., also to define jurisdiction of
probate courts.
Committee on malilis, in regard to the
raising 2 companies of volunteers, recom
mended Ihe same. Adopted.
Message of the Governor. Act signed
ocating the Capitol.
The act defining boundaries and local
nig seals of justice of Washington Co.,
passed referred lo appropriate corn
A resolution relative to having the esses
of contestees and contestors upon the
floor of the Hsuse. 12 ayes, 13 noes
.Ujlion to indifinitely postpone. 10 syes
SP m '
10 noes, .iotion (o refer to committee on
privileges and elections. 11 ayes, 13 noes.
Postponed until to-morrow at 2 o'clock.
Resolution referring to the right of the
House to examine into the action of our
public officers. Adopted.
.Vr. Latham moved lhat Stephen De
catur be heard on the floor, in regard to
his scat. Out of order. He then moved
a suspension of Ihe rules in order thai the
com. en judiciary might report. Spoke
briefly on the. suhjiet, and on mo'iou of
Popplelon, lb House adjourned until to
morrow. arTeaaoiji smsiosj.
Ft ruary 1st, p. m.
House called to r,rd ' ul 2 o'clock.
A bill was introlu " d to organize Cuss
county and locati t 0f government at
Kenosha. Mr. atlu m spoie upon the
biil in favor of Pu.ttsm. uth for seat of gov
ernmen', an I in regard lo the instructions
of his const ituentr. The bill was order
ed engrossed.
Joint resolution sj pointing James C,
Mitchel, Cou.misioiK r to locale Capilol
Buildings, read 2J lime and ordered er.
grossed. '
Bill incorporate t:;e Nebraska Uni
vcrsity was read 1 t time.
Nothing tore t importance done.
Adjourned t il tn-i ! 'ow 10 o'clock.
Ji'ini o session.
Cocscil. Mil fes read.
Mr. Clark offer r solution ihot clerk
furnish 0 coi4 oi Council Bluffs news
papers and one ir.gressiomd Globe to
each member ado e i.
Mr. Cow ts prt n td the minority re
port of the comtiii' on privileges and
elections.
Council I ile Ni 1, relative to NcLras
ka Bill, was taken ip and passed.
Meje ,rorn t!. House was read, sta
ling lhat that body bd adopted C. F. No.
ID, a bill for the I j iijinent of two com
panies of v iluntee I, and requested con
currence of Counc tie rein.
Rennet's bill lo inc irporate Nebraska
City, ordertd 2J tudhg and referred to
com. ou inci rpora' ins.
File No. 5, to r ijioii t James C. Mitch
el to locate Capi' i. Buildings, taken up,
read 3d time ant' ;tvsi 1.
Nothing nxf f importance done.
Council adj aii m l,
I0SMU 4E1SIO.
House n et p. ii.m to adjournment.
Mr. Poi plcton's act in regard lo cluims,
came up to il ll.i.d re tding and passed.
An act definii j !he boundaries and lo
cating the seat jus-ice of C-ss county,
came up ai d pa,!, locating the county
teat at Jlo-k Iio.r in s.id cottnly.
The joint rt ,u'iui, appointing J. C.
Mitchel cotcuui U,r, to locale the Capitol
Buildings, p-i J.
Joint reaoiuti from the Council, rela
tive to tl )! f tli i laws, passed.
An ad to di L ihe boundary snd lo
cate eouuty sv EikJiornsrut at Elk
horn, "ieferrt Ho Sppropiiate coin.
An svt io n.;jorppute the Nebraska
Pl'roprials
Joint resolution, regard lo printing the
laws of the Territory, authorizing th.
Secretary of ihe Territory to attend the
same. Engrossed.
An;nct authorizing Josiah Burdick to
establish a ferry nerews the Missouri t
Wyoming in Nebraska. Bill read a 21
time and referred lo com. on cnTporMiotiii.
An act defining the duties of county
surveyor. Rend 2d lime and referred to
committee on coiin'y boundaries,
On motion, Mr. D.-ca'.ur was admitted
to the bar in defense of his position ,i cn
tesiec for Mr. IVppIeton'i sent in the
House. He based his claims for lhat seat
iiH)n the organic law of the Territory.
He sai l Ihe right of every American citi
izen were sacred. Contrary to this
'his body has declared they cannM
go hcluuU the Governor s certificate.
in cases of this kind. Sec. 24 of ihe Ne
braska bill was read, and he asked if there
was one word that Contravenes the Con
stitution. It appear, i0 lnil r0UM
hat gotje fn direct opptitoti to the frsin-
l .Ik .,, I1V ,J,l ,w IVliuj
principle oi aquauer s rignis ana popu
lar sovereignty. In the original organi
zation of Om.tha count y, now recognized
as Douglas county, there were two sep
arate and distinct districts. Regarding it
in this light, docs it not fcppear ir.justic
has been done lo Belleview and Dougla
county. The proclamations issued by his
Excellency, does not designate Douglas
and Omaha counties, ahhougli said procla
mations were not signed as separate ceun
tics. I stale facts and leave il to members
uion this floor and the public generally to
draw the inference. The Nebraska bi
makes it obligatory upon the Acting Gov
ernor to so district the country, that
each neighborhood should be represented.
I'ul Belleview is unrepresented; the ae
licn of the Governor does not detract in
the least the sheer injustice dealt out.
For years I have been a rambler over these
broad prairies, and I 'idhope, Mr. Speak
er, that when the day arrived to see this
country organized, that it would be done
honestly, and with a view to represent
truthfully the sentiment of popular sov
ereignty and squatter's rights. At this
late hour, I can say nothing to effect the
courso of events. The bill grants me
rights and Ihe people of Belleview, and
these rights, though trampled upon, should
and ought lo have been heard before tho
committee on priviliges and flections.
Truth never shuns investigation, and it is
hi wo enrneatJy desire. I raivM satir
thanks to the House for their indulgence
Ou mo'.ion the House adjourned unlit
Monday at 10 o'clock,
mobm.io srssiois.
February 2 1.
Couch.. Proceedings of yesterday
read.
Committees reported favorable and ree
ominendcd passage, of Council File No.
1U, was ordered printed.
Committee on highways, &c. recom
mended passage of bill to incorporate Ne
braska City. Ordered printed.
Mr. Bennet. Resolution that clerks
have the same number of newspapers as
members.
Mr. Bennet introduced a bill to rsttrtia.
sheep and swine from running al large.
Ordered 2d reading.
C. F. No. 5. Road from Nebraska
City along line of Missouri river, wts re
ferred lo selecl com.
Mr. Goodwill moved that all bills post-
.oned yesterday, be further postponed un
til the 8th instant carried.
Seme discussion followed relative lo
postage bill, and Council adjourned till
Monday.
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