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PLATTSV.OUTH, NEBRASKA.
WEDNESDAY, , AUG. 29, 1866
VXIOX STATE COXTESTIO.-V,
The Cniom Voters of Nebraska, thoss who are in
favor of the ratification of the Constitutional Amend
ment recent! j propose! by Congress tuil the resto
ration or its ao eal'ed gecwded tiutn to their origi
nal atataa aai relai ion ta tho Federal Government
upon the buls of aald Amendment ; who are In
favor of the political affair cf the nation bring ad -ministered
by the loyal people, who by a cordial
support of tbe war policy of the administration, and
by the free sacriflcii of life and property, demonstrat
ed that they were tbe f heads of the country In the
hour of bar peril ; who are in far of maintaining
tbe Unity of. ibe State, at any coat, and of doing
equal and exact Justice t.i all men, .under the law,
are recommend'-d to assemble at the County eata
of tbeir respective counties (and at such Conuty Seat
way be agreed upon in ewe of a larger dhtrict.)
a
THURSDA Y, AuytU 30th, 1S66. " '
at 1 o'clock p.m., and select the number of delegates
to which tb-y are a'jverally entitled (wlUi an alter
nate lor each Delegate) to meet iu- Qeaeral Conven
Uon'.at Browjitillb. oa
TnCRSVA Y, Srptt mber tth, IBM, .
for tbe purpose of nominating: a candidate for Mam-'
berol Congress to ue suppoiun at toe general elec
tion to be held on tbe tecon Taetday In October
aYt
Tbthulf o reurrse Station fn the Convention, la
the Un'on vute.et for Governor mx the election m
June last ; the whole number of delegatea being
seventy. Tbe following is the representation to
which the several counties and districts -b anted, are
respectively entitled :
... -. DEiEOlTB.
alieSardaan Coantv "
Nemaha
9
Oto . J v '
Cass
Sarpy
Douglas
Washington
Bart
Dakota
Dixon. Cedar and L' an qui Court
Cuming .
Dodge a
Sannders arid Butler ' '
Lancaster .
toward and Sa'lne
Johnson
Pawner
Oage
Jones " i- i -
Platte
Hall aod.Marrtck
Buffalo, Kearney and Lincoln
8
6
2
7
4
S
a
1
9
1
S
1
J?1
1
8
I
1
Total .. I f JO
It Is hoped tbitthe primary meeting la the varl
oua counties wilj be generally attended, to tbe end
that the choice of the Colon voter of Nebraska may
be ftlrly reflected in the Convention
By order ot the Union State Central Commute.
. . JOHN I. BfcDlCK. :
'.' Chairman.
. UXIOX TERRITORIAL CON
TENTION. .
The Colon voters of the Territory of Nebraska, by
tbslr properly appointed delegates, will niret In
General Convention, on
TnURSDA r, SUmber 6f A, ISM.
at BaO wsvilxi, for the purpose of nominating can
didates to be supported at the next general election,
for the folIowU g fflc-s, to-wit : A Delegate to Con
grens, a Territorial Auditor, and Territorial Treas
urer. The primary meetings for the selection of Dele
gates, will be t eld at tbe county . seats of the differ
ent counties on
THVBSDAY, iht SOU, irut., . ;
at 3 o'clock p. m. The basis of the eall is the same
as set fort h by the State" Committee, nodar tbe
head of '.Union State Convention ;" and the repre
entatioQ will be the same aa iadieated in the table
annexed to sail Call. "
By order ot Ibe Union Territorial1 Central Com
mittee. . .
a ' . O. P- MASON. ,,
Chairman.
Acgast 8, 15-8.
UNION MASS MEETING.
Tbe Usion Voters of Cass county will meet at
Piattf mouth, 14 t , on .
THURSDAY, August SOth, 1S6S, .'
for iha vavpoao . lantias alx Delegates to attend
tbe Stale a'.d Territorial Convention to be held at
Browaville, X. T", on Thursday, .September 6th,
I860.
It Is hoped that tbe meeting will be well at
tended, so that the choice of tbe people may be fair
ly expressed. -By
order of the Cominltee.
J. W. MARSHALL
Chairman.
IS IT SO ? , '
We hear a rumor that the President
has virtually vetoed the bill equalizing
soldier's bounty, by issuing instructions
not to pay any appropriations made by
the last Congress. It is said there : is
'but one step from the sublime to .the
ridiculous;'1 and we think A. Johnson
has just about got to the ridiculous.. It
appears h is trying to "run the ma
chine" by main strength and awkward
ness; but tbe fall elections will con
vice him that soldiers can vote as well
as fight.
WILL Til BIT ENDORSE IT.
The Philadelphia, "assemblage of
brains" which had co outlet claims that
the ."Constitution: is precisely as it was
before the war " If this be true sla
very exists in the South just aY much
as it did "before the war." This is
evidently the meaning of the declara
tion of "principles" put forth by that
body, and we may expect to see it de
clared in so many words if the John
eon party ever get sufficient power to
substantiate it.'. It ia 1 in accordance
with their every action and expressed
sentiment during the war. ' Slavery is
what the South fought for, and office
is what the northern copperheads help
ed them for.' The southern people
claim that in ' the surrender of their
arms they in no way surrendered their
principles'; aod the Philadelphia Con
vention claims that they in no way
forfoited their -"rights." They , un
doubtedly had a legal right, to hold
slaves before th war, and if the doc-
trines of this - convention are correct,
that lhsw hava nnl frtrfeitorf lt.nl nnr
any other right, and that the Constitu
tion is just the same to-day, thai it was
before the war, then certainly the one
hundred thousand black men' who
fought for the Union under the plighted
faith of the government that they should
have civil and religious liberties &nd
be protected in them, are yet slaves to
their rebel masters. Will the people
endorse such doctrine?-- - Will Been
who acted with the Union party during
the tvar endorse them ?. -We think not
msTrj of thm.
THE NOTIINEE.
We notice some little-stir among the
papers of tbe Territory in regard to
who shall be the nominee of the Brown
ville Convention forN Delegate and
Member of Congrees, We sea com
munications in the Republican setting
forth the claims, respectively, of G-.
Saunders and Hon. P. W. Hitchcock!
and we her several other gentlemen
named as candidates, any of whom are
well qualified and would receive the
unanimous support of the party ; but
wesee do especial reason why (he
Hon. T. M. Marquett, who was elect
ed in June, should not receive the
nomination. . He was the unanimous
choice of the party at that time, and
was triumphantly elected. We have
not yet been admitted as a State, and
consequently to elect another than
Marquett now is to put him off with the
mere honor ' of having been elected
without jiving hinvnn opportunity to
serve as memlerf While we have no
objections , to any of the candidates
named, and could support . either of
them with a heary geod will, yet ve
must sffy that, in our opinion, justtce to
Mr. Marquett and to Cass ,couniy
would give . him the nomination at
Browhvi'.Ie. Cass has never, since the
organization of the Territory, had so
much aa a Territorial officer, although
she has always been, a thorough Union
county; and it is hardly just thai she
should now be put aside with the empty
honor of having had one 'of her men
elected as a Member of Congress with
out eivicc him a.chance to serve. AVe
are free to admit tbe claims of Gov,
Saunders upon the people of Nebraska,
also those ofHon. P, W. Hitchcock
in fact, we think Mr. Hitchcock is en
titled to the kindliest feelings from the
people of this county in particular
yet their claims do not in aDy manner
lessen those of Mr. Marquett. ; '.We
tegetber with the people of Cass, only
ask that justice be done, and we are
certain it will be." ..
STAND FIIIRI. :
it
We hear occasionally of a stray Re
publican expressing himself well pleas
ed with the "Philadelphia 'Address."
We askall such' to be prudent and re
flect ajitile"! ". Do they consider loyalty
at a discount .in these "Policy" days ?
Da they ''consider that cutting' loose
from the true hearted and courageous
party which saved the nationality of
these United Slates, and fraternising
with its old enemies, is preferable to
sticking by its old friends? Do such
men in Nebraska have any ambition to
follow the leadership of buch men as
Morion ? Let them look at the com
ponent elements of that same great,
grand and inimitable humbug, the Na
tional Union Convention, or as Geo,
Francis Train, not inapropriately, styles
it in his despatch : to the President
"Your Convention." Let them re
member that as the people did not meet,
and not authorize delegates from Ne
braska ; and that . inasmuch as many
politically ambitions whirligigs went
from here as delegates from mass meet
ings consisting of two or three gather
ed together in attics just jn the. same
manner may many more of the extra
ordinarily great political humbugs who
have" adopted "My Policy" been elect
ed monuments of political dishonesty
from various, parts of these United
States to 'Your Convention." .' Every
where we hear from comes : the most
cheering news. The loyal people sus
tain Congress in all the late, nomina
tions. ' The Union Republicans will
carry the country like a whirlwind and
such shams as the Philadelphia Con
vention wilt recoil with tenfold bitter
ness upon the crafty heads of its origi
nators. We might, perhaps, say.whh
more of truth than politenets, "its ori
ginator." ,W say this in kitdness, for
it would be but a sorry position' for
good but mislead men to find thpn
selves nowhere after the approaching
elections. .
JCfcgfT'An unusually frank Southerner
says, in the Macon (Ga.,) Telegraph:
"The bugle now sounds the rallying
cry, and we must give back the swell
ing echo 'Onto Philadelphia.' ? If we
failed to take it before, let us take it
now. While we assail it on the South
side, a mighty host of our friends is
marching upon the city from tho North.
Philadelphia will be ours ; the', battle
to be fought there is the first and most
important of the war. When we win
the victory, we have but to strike the
blow and other victories will surely fol-
low until Washington, too, shall fall
I mtO OUT DanQS-
The Plalladelpliia Convention.
We are unuble to express our views
in regard to the action taken by the
above convention, as we have not yet
received . the proceedings in detail.
From what we can learn from rumor
we are afraid that the old time honored
party has again weakened itself by
letting the considerations of policy
overcome those" of principle. .. In the
mean time let us ask ali old true, Dem
ocrats what but defeat to our cherished
Principles, can result from . misegena
iion with any other pirty. Bdlevwt
T'tmtS.
"WAIT AND SEE."
To sach persons as are really blind
ed by the plausible surface of the Phil;
ade'phia Address and Resolutions;
and to such as think they are destined
to be the foundation of a party that
wiil rule, and who desire to be on the
"winning side," regardless of the great
principles of liberty and justice with
out which a Republican form of gov
ernment cannot endure -to such we
say "wait and fee ;" examine this Ad
dress and ' accompanying Resolutions
carefully, and take into account by
whom and for. what purpose they were
promulgated. We know full well that
the great, mass of the rebel leaders
hold that their ideas are not changed.
tht the north was wrong -und they
were right dufing the late war. We
know, too, thai they were not allowed,
uuder penalty of the tjreal displeasure
of the President and ihe probability of
breaking op the Convention, to express
their semiments at -,he Philadelphia
Convention. The Convention was a
sham so far as regards an. expression
of the sentiments of those in attendance.
The Address and Resolutions were
prepared by three or four individuals,
and was never submitted to the balance
except as a whole, and were gagged
through without debate, remonstrance
or amendment. They acted on the
principle that it would not do to "talk
in meeting,'" for fear some who wtre
not sufficiently posted in regard' 19 the
necessity of covering up tte real aim
of "the Convention" might lft the "cat
out." The great fault with their plat
form of "principles" is not. so much
what they do say as what they do not
say. The great question at usue
whether rebels shall be paid a premi
um for their treason by allowing them
increased representation, or whether
their representation shall be based upon
the voting population, is not touched upon
by this vast "assemblage of brains
They feared to express themselves upon
this, lest it might be as unpopular as
was the former plank declaring the
war was a failure. , But enough
escaped from - this " assemblage of
brains" which has no visible outlet
to' convince any thinking loyal man
whauheir real ideai are. . They soy
"The Constitution of the United
Slates is to-day precisely as it was be
fore the war.".
And again :
"It is the unquestionable right of the
people.of the United States to make
such changes in the Constitution nsihey
upon due deliberation, may deem expe
dient. But we insist that they shall be
made in the mode which the Consutu
tion itself points out n conformity
with the letter and the spirit of that
instrument, and with the principles of.
self-government and of equal rights
which lie at the basis of our Republi
can institutions. We deny the right of
Congress to make these changes in the
fundumeutal law without the concur
rence of three founbs of all the Stales
including especially those to be most
seriously affected by them."
Now, w'e ask, is there a man in Ne
braska so blind or willfully stupid .as
not to 6ee the drift of such exprees
sions? They do not question the "right
of ihe people of the United States to
make such changes in the Constitution
as they, upon- due deliberation, may
deem expedient." But they must be
made in the mode prescribed by the
Constitution; which is to say t'Gat the
amendment abolishing slavery, having
been forced upon them by the execu
tive as a consideration for their restor
ation to their "right" (funny, ain't it,
that they shonld be compelled by. Mr.
Johnson to purchasu their rights), and
not having been done btheirown free
will and accord, is of no effect; or in
other words, that: "The Constitution
of the United States is to day precisely
as it was before the war."
But, says our Johnson friend, don't
they say "the south has no desire or
purpose to re-establish slavery ?w As
we said before, the south or the south
ern delegates were not allowed to "tak
in meeting," and that assertion wan
gagged thtough with the balance. The
whole course of the southern rebels
gives the lie to that assertion. But ad
mitting it to be true, it does not prevent
them changing their pnrposei or desires
the moment' they have the power to
carry them out ; neither does it pre-,
elude the necessity, they would be un
der of "accepting the situation" when
they get sufficient power to declare the
amendment abolishing slavery as not
constitutionally adopted because the
rebel States adopted it by express com
mand, and not from choice. . -
WHY IS IT f
There is so man or newspaper in
the land that dare deny, publicly,-thai
the first duty of the government is to
give protection to loyal citizens ; yet
we" find a party organizing on tbe prin
ciple of giving ihe power of the gov
ernment into the hands of rebels.
They derj- that they are doing this, but
their action proves to the contrary. . It
ia like a man throwing clubs at you and
saying all the time be is not trying to
hurt you. There is uo n.an flare as-
sume; boldly, that tbose people in the
South who were loyal to the govern
ment dulfing the war are not deserving
of protection. and consideration above
those wko fough; for the overthrows' of
the government. ; - If the policies of
-' . "
Andrew Johnson and- his Convention
are for the best interests of the loyal
people of the South, who stood by the
government when it took both physical
and meal courage to do so--when iheir
lives were jn danger every time they
intimated a preference for the "old flag
why is it, we ask, that not one of
that class of men in the ' whole South
endorses those policies? JIVhy is it
that not one of those true and noble
patriots attended ihe Philadelphia Con
vention ? Why is it that every one of
them endorse the action of Congress?
Does any body dispute their loyally?
Does anybody think they do no; know
what the fate of loyal men would be
with rebelsnn power ? : '
LINCOLN'S POLICY.
- s As a great deal has been said in re
gard to' Lincoln's policy of reconsiruc
ling the rebel Slates, and it is claimed
by the party of brains" that they are
carrying out the policies of Mr. Lin
coln in giving the control of this gov
ernment into the hands of traitors,
we think it is not inappropriate lore
produce a part of Mr. Lincoln's Am
nesty Proclamation, which may have
been forgotten by many who to-day
say they think if he were living he
would do so and so. We make the
following extracts: ;
"And I do further proclaim, declare
and make known, that whenever, in
any of ' ihe States of Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Al
abama, Georgia, Florida, South Caro
lina, and North Carolina, a number of
persons, nut less than one-temh in
number of the votes cast in such Slate
at the presidential election ot the year
of our Lord I860, each having taken
the oath aforesaid, and not having since
violated it. and being a qualified voter
by the election law of the State exist
ing immediately before the ' so-called
act of secession and excluding all oth
ers, shall re establish a Siate govern
ment which shall be republican, and in
nowise contravening said oath, such
shall be recognized as the true govero
iiivnt of ihe State, and the State shall
receive thereunder the benefits of the
constitutional provisions which declares
that the "United Stales shall guaranty
to every State in this Union a republi
can form of government, and shall pro
tect each of them against invasian ; and
on application of the Legislature, or
the Executive (when the Legislature
cannot be convened), against domestic
violence." " '
"And it is suggested as not improper,
that, in consirutimg a loyal State gov
ernment 1 tit any S'.ate, the name of the
State, the bounrfjry, the subdivisions,
the -constitution, and the general code
of laws, as before the rebellion, be
maintained, subject only to the mod iff
cations made necessary by the condi
tions hereiniofore stated, and such oth
ers, if any, not contravening said con
ditions, and which may bejdeemed ex
pedient by those framing the new State
government. '
"To aroid misunderstanding, it may
be proper to say that this proclamation,
so far as it relates to Slate govern
ments, has" 'no reference to" States
wherein loyal State governments have
all the while been maintained. And
for the same reason, it may be proper to
further say that whether members sent to
Congress from any State shall be ad
mitteo to , seals, constitutionally, rests
exclusively with the respective Houses-,
and not to any extent with the fcxecu
tire.' ...
'What think you the martyred Lin
coln would say, in answer, were he
pdrmited to again appear on earth,
when men claim that the policies now
being pursued by those who were. ene
mies of the government since the com
mencement of the rebellion are his
policies? Ills almost enough to make
his bones turn in the grave and to open
a fresh the wound made by the assassin's
bullet. It is a burning disgrace to the
Americaa people that they should so
far forget the noble patriotism of 'that
martyred hero as . to-even insinuate
that giving-the government into the
hands of rebels and excluding the loy
al pertiou of tbe Sjuth from any . part
or parcel in it is in accsrdance with bis
policy, ii . . j
A NOBLE APPEAL. .
..-.
The following appeal from Southern
Unionist will send a thrill through the
heart of every loyal man in the nation,
and especially those brave "boys in
blue" who fought for and with these
Southern. Unionists in the .days that
were dark for the Republic. The re
quest that they appear at Philadelphia
in the "uniform of blue" is, especially
appropriate, and shows thai these noble
the hearts of south have "surrendered
none of their ideas" of Unionism:"
. "To the Loyal Hearts of the Union :
Ninety years ago our fathers ' pro
claimed a new theory of government,
founded on protection to rights of ihe
citizens. On the 5ih day of Septem
ber next, it is proposed to bold a grand
mass meeting in the shades of Inde
pendence Hall, in the city of Philadel
phia, to reassert the doctrines of our
ancestors. All who believe ' with our
fathers, that the constitutional rights of
the ciu'zeus are the first and paramount
objects of a Republican Government.
are cordially i&:ed' to &U9&cr. 'Tho-
three hundred thousand Union defend
ers from the South, who stood in tbe
ranks of the Union army, send greet
ings to the brave veteran? of the North
through oiirv representative delegates
lathe Convention of Southern Union
ists. We- send Jieany invitations .for
our comrades in common cause to meet
of on this rpotf'.4iiade sacred to liberty !
Come one, corne all ! ' Come in the
uniform of blue ! Come as you came
to the South on the great mission to re
lieve it f(uin the despotism of usurping
traitors ! " Corne as you came when you
caused the beans of depressed Union
ists to leap with joy at the appearance
of the old flag upheld by strong hand?
and brave deeds !. Lei the Unionists
of the North and South come together
and renew the pledge to sustain liberty
order and law ' '
THE FIK8T "EXDORSEM EN T '
.Mr. Doolitile claimed the election in
Colorado as the ' first endorsement" of
the President, and "his. Convention."
The endorsement is"lurning out just as
all the balance of them will, as will be
seen by ihe following despatch .
"Denver, Col., Aug. 21. Mr.
Chilrolt, radical Republican candidate,
is elected Delegate to Congress over
Hunt. Administration' The dispatches
referred to by Senator Doolittlo, in the
Philadelphia Convention, axe erroneous
The southern counties hitherto Demo
cratic return large Republican majori
ties." ' "
GRANT AND JOHNSON.
. The Chiengo Tribune of the 22d
inst., gives a full explnnatiou of Gen.
Grant's presence at the time" Johnson
received the Bread and-Bntter Com
mittee ' from Philadelphia. It says:
"He (Grant) attended the show by
direction of the President ; and to sig
nify that he was there under the order
of his superior officer, he took his staff
with hun, thus putting himself in read
iness for action.' We presume that in
going and returning, he had his skirm
ish line well thrown out Thii is the
explanation we have expected. It ful
fills all the requirements of the prob
lem. ' It reveals the baseness of An
drew Johnson, as well as the discretion
of Gen. Grant. The low cunning which
suggested the. employment of official
authority to bring Gen. , Grant to the
meeting, and thus add to -the ' respect
ability to ihe affitir, and 'at the sime
time lower nim In the public opinion,
was worthy of Andrew Johnson. But
the attempt to grasp the General's coat
tails will avail nothing. It will neither
elevate Johnson nor pun Grant dewn.
.While, the Gen. could neither refuse
to obey the summons,' not' make any
official -explanation of his presence in
such disreputable company,' yet by sur
rounding himself .with his staff, he
sufficiently indicated that he was there
in pursuance of orders. This was a
masterly flank movement, which must
have disconcerted the enemy very con
siderably. i
HELP FROM MISSOURI.
The following Washington special
npppars in .a late ' number of the Chi
cago Times :
"The Missouri Delegation have
strongly and earnestly recommended
Maj. Gen. II. II. H iath, for the Gov
ernirship of Nebraska"
Nebraska will feel grateful to Mis
souri for her kind interposition; The
same class of men tendered the same
kind of assistance to Kansas, ten years
ago. Atchison, Siringfellow, Buford
and H. Clay Pate werfe then quite as
liberal to our sister Territory, nnd in
the same interest, as this Missouri del
egation now ia to Nebraska.
We are obliged to them; but , when
their assistance is desired,, they will
have due notice. Morton and Miller,
we understand favor the chance
Heath is a pet with them. Republican
InterestiuglloSoIdleraand Iheir
, , Heirs-
, We copy from the : A. Y. Tribune
the following very important and inter
esting intelligence for those soldiers
having claims against the Government
under the bounty act : , .
"The Secretary of War is to appoint
aboard of officers to compile instruc
lions by which the extra bounty pro
vided'for in the'15ih section of the
new law will be paid to soldiers. The
Treasury Department will be prepared
after the 1st of September, to com
mence meeting this new demand. Let
ters are pouring in daily to the War
Departrnent.'askingfor instructions and
forms in relation to applications for the
additional bounty under the recent act.
None can be furnished until the Secre
tary of War and Secretary of thj
Treasury have prescribed rules and
regulations,' as the act directs, It will
probably require seveml weeks, on ac
count of the pressure of other business
before a system can, be adopted, and
regulations prepared and printed ' for
distribution. Letters of inquiry mui
remain unanswered, and had better n?
be written until: notice has been given
through the public press jhat rules bave
been prepared. '. The Second Auditor's
office will settle only the claims cf heirs
of deceased soldiers. - But as there
will be at least 200.000 of such claims,
time must be required to prepare .-a
proper register and make other neces
sary arrangement; to.receive them,
No advantage can possibly -be gained
by hurrying claims, either, into that
office, or the Paymaster General's of
fice" . V .
- -
R5yMr. Seward, in correspondence
with' a lawyer of Nashville, says that
this Government can do really nothing
to protect its naturalized citizens from
military conscription in the countries
nf" ihoir Kirllt " IV. ,K t r m a mnn in fflo
chair cf Secretary of State less' anx
ious to toady to foreign mooarchs and
aristocrats, its barely possible that some-
tuing might be done.
CM L LIN (a A T1IINCS II ITS
KK.IIT NAME.
"One of the delegates fipirv Wiscon
sin to the Philadelphia Convention hav
ing ulegraphed to Mr. Geo. M. Gray,
of the .Michigan Southern Railroad,
concerning commutation ticket over that
road, received the following answer :
5 "There Will be no deduction on,iicl
els io the'rebel Convention .
w' " Geo. M. Gray.
- "General Passenger Agent, Michi
gan Southern."
""We presume'ibe'Michfgah South
ern Railroad Company will not be slow
in dismissing Mr. Geo. M. Gray from
their service. If they shall not dismiss
him we think we run no hazard in
promising them the active antagonism
of "about one-half -of the people of the
country." ChieagoTimes.'1
.Mr. Gray is right, and ihe Michigan
Southern Railroad Company will lose
nothing, but rather b a gainer, by con
firming his action. We never yet have
known an individual or corporation to
lose'anytbitig worth having by doing
right. , ,
The Philadelphia Convention being
iii great part composed of rebel, will
be a "rebel Convention, "Jand Mr. Gray
only called the thing by its right name
when he thus termed it. We, in com
mon with loyal and true men generally,
would be very sorry to leafn that ihe
Michigan Southern Railroad Company,
a thoroughly loyal institution, should
"dismiss' Mr. Gray to gratify the reb
el Times, or evervrepudiate his acjjon.
Chicago Journal.
9IR. COWAN'S PLATFORM,
. The platform reported by Mr. Cow
an to the Johnson Convention at Phila
delphia, contains, among many gener
alities and commonplaces, three impor
tant affirmations :
.1. The right to be represented in
Congress and in the Electoral Colleges
is "a right abiding in every State," and
indefeasible.
2. ' Nobody should be chosen to Con
gress who will not assent to and art in
accordance with tbe fotegoing proposi
lion. ; ,
3. The fight to prescribe qualifica
tions for ihe Elective1 Franchise is re
served to the States, "which right Con
gress cannot iuterfure with.",
Iu plainer terms, the Johnon Con
vention affirms that the Whites of ihe
South who fought for years to destroy
the Unim have to-day alt the. Tights
therein that they ever had ; while the
loyal Blacks .of those States have no
rights whatever but such as the late
Rebels choose to concede to them.
' On the side of ihe Rebels, all is mal
ter cf right; on the aide of ihe Union
ist, there is but grace and favor, and
precious little of these. If to morrow
the '"restored" Rebels of Mississippi
and Louisiana should see hi to arrest
try: Convict and hang as traitors every
Black who served in the Union armies
they have a perfect right to do so under
the Cowan platform, and there is no
power in me union to preveui or resisi
them in so doing. ' '" -
.The Cowan platform nssefcs that
there is no desirt nor purpose in the
South to re-establish Slavery. a That is
false; but suppose it were true, what
of it? Is there any right to establish
it ? Men's desires and purposes change
from day to day; it is the right of the
Southern Whites to enslave the Macks
thai we ,wish precluded.. If iheir de
sire and purpose are to control, We shall
have Slavery re-established in fact tvlih-
in th ueit ten years. . .
True, the platform tells that "the en
franchit'd slaves should receive equal
protection with Whiles iu every right
of person und property.' We knew
that a great while go. - But whai sig
nifies this,' so long as ihey don't receive
anything of ih sort? For. instance :
in New Orleans, one fifth of the School
Tax is paid by the colored people ; I in
not one of them is allowed to send n
child to the public schools, nor to' ru
ceive auytbenefii whatever from the
school fund. :?Thir property, is wrest
ed from them by laws in making' and
executing which they are allowed no
a- .
voice, ana employed to educate the
children of White, many of whom
par no direct lax whatever. Yet the
men whet planned and perpetrated, and
still uphold and mean to . perpetuate,
this villainous robbery, readi'y vote that
the Blacks "ought to bave equal pro
tection in every right of person and
property" with the Whiles! So ihey
had; but you will never , concede it in
practice until compelled to. '
If this platform is sound, then An
brew John 3011 (whom it immeasurably
lauds) isthtmost gigantic usurper ihat
the world lias known ; for he compel
led the Whites of the South to ratify
the anti-Slavery amendment, and re
ptidiate their Rebel debts, and do other
things distasteful to them all which,
on the Cowan platform, he had no more
right to do than to compel them to join
tne liotnan Catholic Church, lie dealt
with them for months as though tbey
had forfeited every right by treason,
and could only 'regain them through
National grace ; .when, according to
Cowan, they might have challenged
his right to the Presidency, and insist
ed on a new election forthwith, where
in they should all vote.
The ex-Rebels in the Convention
asserted to many most distasteful pro
positions in order to procure a conces
sion of the .Main Question that of
their assumed right to do as ihey shall
see' fit within their respective States.
It is the aecient Democratic right - of
every White to "larrup'his own nijrsrer"
that they are intent on, with such mod
ifications as the change of circumstances
have rendered inevitable. And this
Cowan &. Co.. readily concede. The
States are supreme , over af internal
matters; the White ex-Rebels are tbe
States; the loyal' Blacks are under
their feet; and the Doolmle Conven
tion says they shall stay there, and be
dealt with as lately at Memphis, and
more recently at New Orleans. , Such
is the sum and substance, the gist and
marrow, of the Cowan platform !The
Unionist who assents to it betrays thojc
who helped u in our necessity, ai.il
the blood of the innocent, wantonly
shed and 10 be shed by malignant, verge
ful Rebels'., will re&i heavrly on his ou'.
wV. y. Tribune.
EST" The Kansas hfTersonian tavs
the Philadelphia Convention adjourriril
because-' ;he JNonhern sneaks were
ashamed to look their Southern trt tl
ren in the face after having run ell' to
Canada and left them to fight alci.ufir
four years. Who says now thai a do:r
cannot be looked out .of countenance ?
Chicago, Au 25 Ft II te'ezrnr,! .
ic correspondence between the author
ities at Washington and the auibontus
of New Ojleans, in refeience to iLe
late riot i:i thai city, were published
this morning, but they aru cut down
very uinch aaJ rather disconnected, bo
they will noi be transmitted until th y
are received in full Ly the in.iil.
' The President is making many re
mo"als, nnd appointing in their places,
endorsers of his policy, among ulu'ch
are Wade Hampton, ho has been ap
pointed Postmaster" of Pittsburgh.
Many soldiers who refuse 10 suppoit
the President, nre receiving their dis
missals every day.
There is no ronlirmation of ih j re
port that Sheridan will "be relieved and
no faith is put in it.
The Indiana Republican State Cen
tral Committee have appointed dele
gation to the Southern Unionists' Con
vention, including Gov. Morion, Sen
ator Lane. TJiomas 11. Nelson. Rich
ard W. Thompson, William McKeo
Dunn, Lt. Gov., Conrad Maker, &,c.
tiMray Sale.
On Batarday Iks 8!KU Uaj of Stplawbar. laC6, al
one o'c'ock, r, m , on th premiers of Jntm ! Hnet,
io Mt Pirasrnt I'roclo. t. I will rail il.a. hue tie . t
bi'Mrr for cl onx two yr ar 0 6 trinlie air. Tas-
cn up and posUd by JuUn . Iiu k
. . 1 . . . tv. TAiivia.
agST Ssr .Justice or ilie rVac.
lTi.itt d Mate Internal Ucv
ciicu Notice-
KoUoc ia bmebv rWi'O ti all persons i-oiKer.n l.
that th annual madn ami taken anU-r th' t
cis-1. f tl U. r. within llir sev-u.1 CiaHrt
of Nfbraska Territory, lr He year !&, have
fllltj in mvollk'e. at li'ownvlllf, Nrl.ra-a. Iiv (ha
a.fUtaut A(nri rf the Dl-tricl nf ro'l'-n.,-. ; .it: J
will be open tor exaiuiiiuilun la my nil! as .i'o
said for Iti lU-ys fioni tlie datr if llijs ni lior; ai d
dnrins said period ot t.me all appeals relative 10 er
roneous or tx-ettive Valuations will lie ircr virt
from any party In peron, or by nitnrney, or In writ
Ins;. scrCklyiDK Hie jatlinijar cau, mailer, r U1I1.H
resprcfiac; which deih-tou is riqupaird, n.d i.H,
merrover. slats Ore j. round or )riuc;j,l of ei Tat
ctMiiplalned of. . .
TUOVA8 W TIPTON',
Aefc'nor IMi-trirl of Nr'.raka.
Dated st Brovrnvllle. Neuranka,
August '.Will, 1809.. auK VT .l'Jw,
Legal Notice.
Alexander It. AniutronK 1
rK 1 In Ire P.Mrl. l Court of It.a
ifj Ju lirial Itr.-t ef
) brurlt'a.in and f.n i'.t'u '.
' Sotnn 5f. Jolinlon.
t To Sulim M. Jolin on uke t oti' lust on tue .1.1
d.y of AUKiiit, A. 1). IHCS, A If Liii'triH II . A-mM" '17
tiiel his pi tilion avaio.t you Iu H o ab.v . i.u . J
Court. The object and pr.yerof said pet nt-.u 1. 1
recover of and from ou the pu mmt i.f il.e sunt ,f
Two llumtied and fifteen and Use buinliid li d...
lait. with lut-rei.t fiO n Srpt tM. I-O'i, k.i i J n
being a tialaiicu duevm a proun.ry uof, fxe-ni..-.)
iy you to rdwaid Wii.cate for $ I4'i on H e l.lh Ihv
of July, 1ST 3; said mite having hii ' onra bv oini
page, and the moi tg .vd prcim-M baviu be. 11 c I )
and a pa t of (he lunu.-. due eu raid Dole ha i ru
thus paid To recvr a!d bilaiKe fills srri'-i is
brought a. this plaint If i now the owmr :ind
irnf the miid note, aud 1.U1 th owner it I he ib tn .
relldeled for the foreelo-Ure 'f tl aaid lli.rtpa.-t ,
your reil t;ite In Hhl county lias li'i n nlia. Iml j:i
thixsult. Your re'iulicd W appear and ple.id b.
Ihe ta id petition on or before Moo. lay Iholtith l.iy
of September, A. 1 , 1-jUO. vT said piiu.'ii mill be
taken as l. u and Jud.-e icut rnd'.id arrr'bn'y
MAO.N Asri:VKNiOi, A'fy fr l'ia.
TLe a'ove not Ice la ordered publil.ei' In tl.e Ns
branka Hkhii.u fur four oiiMCniive w-..-ki.
. aura:4- J. II. HHOtV . Ul.i k L t
PKOBTE KOTIi'Is.
Notice i hereby fivn that John Brown Ls
made application t' be HppidniKl Adruini-tial'ir it
I.. ........ ..I h.;.1 11. ....... t..i .1 . ...... ....H ..f l'm-m
county. The Court will hear fcaid anilUailon f r ap -
IHiini'neui, as nujuuixirau'r vji Ai('m
10 o'uiock a. m.. in HI ituniouili, '. T. st wbnh
time all per-out inio ented will appear. Wituc-s
my hand ao d eal ilns 7t!i I'ay . f AutfUft, JMC'J.
augS.-8w J. W. MAKSil ALL, Probata lui'-f
Probate INoticc.
Notice Is hereby given that, J. N. Win, Adm'u
iatratorof thaestateof 1. A. fsipy. dee'd, lias th s
day made applieatiou to the 1'roba.e Court f r an rt
tei.tion of tune for paying Ihe 1 bls and for niakiL4
flnnl hrtilelii' li t of hl.t adniiuiatra lion of said sUia
for iix months. Tbe Court will hear said applica
tion on Thursday, Cepteniber jnth, al one o'ebx k .
in., at whiih time ull personi interested can app ai
and show cause why sueb rxlensioa of tlio ahou d
not be granted if any they have.
- JOHN W. MA IIS BAT. I.,
Aog 21,l. C'j 3w.) 1'robalc Jude
Ieal IVoticc.
In the District Conrt of the 24 Judicial 1'is'rlrt of
Nebraxka in and and for Cass county.
John Brantier and Harvey E, ni.'lO
vs. j
Sanford PoUincr."' Anihros'? May- V In Chancery,
field. A 'm'r of th estate of f)e.r(re
Myflc:d, dee'd. Thr hel-s nf (Jeerge J ,
Mayneld and VfUUain Ou:iien.
To Srtrif.rJ fottioir'-r liike notice that J n Br,tn
rier and Harvey E. Hills hsve filed th- lr bid tn Ctwo
eery against you snd the other defeudanta in Ih 1
aliove eotlrtod Coort, the object and prajerof anl
bill Is to foreclose a eertain mnrifrae (ortrut; d-ed
eyi nted by you to said Harvey K. I1ii1ks Tru-'ri
for John Ilranner to recure Uie payment of yonr e-r-tain
promissory ante by you ti-cuieu on lit" S3 i t iiy
of AuKuft, A. 1 l3'.f, ooljl,un Ihe payn ent nf "!
ricle that tbe ux !?.! premise., t i w.t : TI.m
north half of tbe eoulu wet quarter find l.'ie s.ju'b
half of the oorlhrt quarter of BretioD tweut).
four, Townthip twel- e, north of Hsdc eleven, rai
of te Sixth pn(Cipnl lueri. un, In t'.n jmuoiv, .Ne
braska, tiiy be sold sntl the p'oa-l of $ ah sale l
applied to ward the phym-ni of Hald b"tv ; and thm
you and the other ilef-tidants, and a I pxrsurs
may be enjoined from eon-mltltnar wate on tlie saldi
premises and to exclude the d'-ff nrl.ntH In so ael
claim, rlsbt or equity of redeinptlor, Ac , to ihe sai l
premi. I'.u are required to appear atid p ead 10
the aaid bill on or tM-f-re Monday tbe Villi dr of
8eplember, A. D ?6G, or sabl bl I al l i k'n
pro eovfrtna. . . . HArO.S A STKVKS.'OX.
. . . .. .fiolicators for C.UipiaiiiU!;lr..
Or'i .
TTie above Is orW-rH to be publlnbed f ov.r c- njre
utivetrteks In ibe S-ht iska llisnii.u.
J. 11-Bttuwa.lt.g iu CbsDCt'f.
Aug3,4w. .
' IsCgal Aotkc.
Frederick todierhans will take notice IhatHin.;.
son C, Bethel and John U Cruxtori c mp aiuai.'s
did oa the td day of AiiKust. A. o., IbCI. tl'e their
bill in banc, ry iu the District Court of I le 21 J; li
clal District of the Territory of Nebraska, in an 1 for
Cas county, against tu anui Pr deriik Kocbe ban
seuiog bvrtti that thi raid fred r.c Ko. h 'haii
did ou the l&ihday of Heptember, A. 0. lv.. execu
ted hia certain pfoniisaory nolo and d i-vr-d tl.a
same to one John liw in, then by i n mi iug o pay
to the satd John Irwin the sum of4-uuo and lut-i-et
the ewine at the rate of 4Upr eeiit p. r annum
from maturity, and due one year alt- r iat". which
note has since been bis Koe I to conipialnast timp-n
C. liethrl. snd that en the aaid 15ih day ol e (.ten ber
A. D , 1S59, the said FreJerkk Kocherbans gave
mortgage or deed of trust to the aaid Jot n H r x
ton oa ibe north M of northeast i of sieli n 2" at4
the tooth X at the son 1 beast X ui lection t". n
town. 12. ran ire w. east of IS P. ti . in said rom.ty of
Caaa, to Secure the paym-nt of tbe raid f".0'.
InUBreat according to ihe tenor of fhe pp misoy
note aforesaid, and praying that said Frederick Ko h.
erhaos may pay aaii sum. now claimed to be lue
with io'ereht oounting to lisO 00 and . inJereM 00
the same from the 15:h dav of September,. IV. at
1 per rent per annum, or that said premises y b
sold to pay the same, and the saldrrrdiTii k Koch
erhana la notified that he is required to tippeac and
answer said bill on or Iwfore the Sd Monday a'eir
ibe 12th dav of teptemoer. A. v , isot, waiCb day j
00 the 1st day of t br. Jf6o.
. MMno u. B&1 Ht. -JOHN
IL.CKOX COM
' " tiy VTillln P-it'-Pjer ih.e
Dated Auge.t u.', !6..