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    Thc Nebraska JOcralcl
FLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
WEDNESDAY,
JAN. 10, 18G7
We Lave noticed before now. that
Gen'l Gram has been misrepresented
by telegrams. During the President's
late tour, whan that august personage
was swinging tound the circle, numer
ous reports were circulated, all having
a tenJency to commit the hero of the
Jate war to "My Policy.' These rep
resentations, for a time, vf ere uncon
tradicted, and Gen'l Grant, who was
and is the idol of a great and brave
people, fi:ially ft-It called upon to pub
licly deny the calumnious charges so
ingeniously uttered against him, and
the hearts of millions felt rejoiced
to know that he whom they loved was
true to the people.
Lately, the tame course has been
pursued. He has been represented as
giving his unqualified approval to the
decisions of ihe Supreme Court on mil
itary trials, and the attempt last autumn
to commit him to the so-called Conserv
ative party, has been again renewed.
We are pleased to see that the des
patches completely contradict this falsi
fying end misrepresentation of the gal
lant soldier. He stands to-day. as true
to the great principles which his genius
vindicated in the field as he did then,
and we are of the opinion lha t political
chicanery is at the bottom of these evil
reports. That he is likely to be nom
inated for President, is the hope of a
vast majority of the loyal people of the
United States, and it seems to us, that
these persistent efforts to misrepresent
him, are simply an attempt to wean the
people from the man they love.
We caution our readers against per
mitting their minds to be poisoned by
untru hful telegrams, born in filthy po
litical quagmires to ever bear in ten
3?r r3rij.wuceihe hero who sueee
fully put his foot upon the throat of a
villianous rebellion and strangled trea
son.
THE SPEAKER.
We are gratified, to leara that our
worthy friend, Hon. W F. Chapin, has
been chosen Speaker of thIIuuse of
" Representatives. Mr. Chapin is a man
of sound principles and considerable
Legislative experience. And what
makes the conferring of this honor
more pleasing to us, h the fact that
Mr. Chapin, is one of the members up
on whose heads were burled the anaih-
arnas of the whole Democracy of Ne
braska last summer in connection with
the Rock Bluffs affair. He was one of
the most active in bringing to light th
Democratic mode of carrying on elec
tiona in that precinct, and fought the
battle through to a successful termina
tion. He is a resident of that precinct;
and his election last fall, together with
that cf Capt. Wiles one of the toard
' nrfipho vt ra7I "cc'c'uaa tionTEy ilie""Cop"
perhead party, and shows conclusively
the estimation in which the "Rock
Bluffs Infamy" is held by the people of
this county. We are pleased to see
him honored on this account, yet we
beleve it wa the best selection that
could have been made atide from this.
His ready tact, sound judgement, and
thorough acquaintance with Parlia
mentary usages make Lim eminently
qualified for the position, which we be
li:ve he will fill wi;h honor to himself
and credit to the body over which he
presides.
PLATTE IIIEIDGE.
There is no other thing that has been
demanded with the same unanimity that
the bringing of the Platte has. The
people everywhere throughout Nebras
ka have expressed themselves in favor
of it, yet we find the Nekraska City
in opposition to it. Morton goes
upon the same principle in this matter
that he does in politics. He says
whenever the Democratic party does
not serve his individual purposes he
will work it an inj uy; and he means
to do the same by the people of Ne
braska if he can. The people have
persisteuly refused to elevate him to
any position of power, and now he pro
poses to work them an injury if he can !
by opposing a measure in which they
are all deeply interested, lie endeav
ors to frighten the Legislature from
authorizing the erection of a bridge
with the old bugbear of immense cost.
He says S-50,000 will not drive the
necessary piling. We have it from a
far more reliable source than Morton.
that $.50,000 will, in all probability, be '
11 sufficient amount to complete the
brldga. This estimate was made by j
r.s efficient a bridge builder us can be
found in the wei,and on-: used to jo
sucn stream" as the l'la te, and one in
whose judgement of Mich matters great
er men than Morton place implicit con
s I . m r .
naence Me reler to, the gentleman
who has the contract of building- the
T ' Y I I I .1
rac.n-j ivauroau uriuge across me
Platte.
FROM THE CAPITAL..
Organization oj the Legislature.
Omaha, Jan, 10th. 1S67,
Friend II.vtiiawat : Both Hou-es
of the Legislature met at 2 o'clock p.
hi. to day. and completed their organi
zations as follows :
COCXCIL.
President H. II. Rogers, of Dodge.
Chief Clerk O. P. Hewett, of Ne
maha. -Isn't Clerk L L. Holbrook. of
Cass.
Enrolling Clerk J. J. McLean, of
Douglas.
Engrossing Clerk J. C. Ambrose,
of Douglas. ,
Chaplain Rev. W. B. Slaughter,
of Douglas.
ikrgt at -IrmsE,. A. Kirkpatrick.
of Ca.-s.
Door Keeper John Cadman, of Lan
caster.
Fireman K. Nelson, of Douglas.
Pages Makers Will. Haines and
Herbert Thayer, of Douglas.
The Council rules of the 10th ses
sion were adopted for the government
of this body during the present session.
HOUSE.
Speaker W. F. Chapin, of Cass.
CrtitfClerkJ. S. Boweu, of Wash
ington. 1ss't Clerk T. C. Brewster,
Douglas.
Enrolling Clerk A. Dyer,
of
of
Douglas.
Engrossing Clerk II. W. Merrill.
of Lancaster.
Chaplain W. W Rose, of Douglas,
Serg't-at Aims Chas. Howard, of
Douglas.
Fireman Jacob Bolivar of Douglas.
Doorkeeper Medey, of Ne
maha. Pases Masters Etuett' Knox and
The organization being perfected,
both houses adjourned to meet at 10
o'ciock a. m. to morrow.
Yours,
. : 11.
Omaha, Jan. llth, 1867.
Mr. Editor. The Legislature or
ganized on yesterday. You will per
ceive that Cass county' aii'd the -District'
composed of Cass," Lancaster &c,, has
been very liberally prorided for. Cha
pin is Speaker of the House, Ilulbrook
Ass't Clerk of the Council, E A.
Kirkpatrick, SergVat-Arms of the
Council, Cadman, of Lancaster, Door
keeper of ihe Council, Merrills, of Lan
caster, is Enrolling Clerk of the House,
and a distinguished citizen of our coun
,ty was offered the position of Ass'
Clerk, but declined the honor. The
election of Mr Chapin to the Speaker
ship of the House, is an event which
under the circumstances, reflects great
honor upon him It was unsolicited on
bis r. art, but was giygnaf gn evidence
of the appreciation in w"hich"he'ii "he!d
by the Republican party of jjje Terri
tor3". The committees have been an
nounced in the Council. I am uuable
to give you a full list, but can state that
Mr. Sheldon has been placed upon the
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
alsj on committee of Education, besides
some of minor importance. We think
here that the Piesident has selected
the right man for the place, for the
condition of our affairs require a man
of good business habits, who will re
gard the interests of the people, for
which Mr. Sheldon is pre-en.iaently
distinguished. Mr. Doom has been
assigned the Jud.ciary and Federa
Relations committees, besides being on
everal committees of minor import
ance.
The Speaker of the House has not yet
announced the committees cf that body.
but I do not doubt that our Represen
lion will be as highly honored in that
body, as those in the Council. But
Mr. Chapin may be restrained by feel
ings of delicacy from putting these as
promiuenlly forward a; they deseiye.but
I do not hesitate to say that no mem
bers of the House will exert a greater
influence than Cant Wiles. Mr. Cole
and Col. Fuller.
I am serry to say that the old ques
tion of public prilling has been raised
by Mr. Paddock. This is the o'd ques
tion, whether the Secretary, or the
Legislature shall, control the Public
Printing. We take the same ground
now that was taken by the Republican
party in I860, when J. Sterling Mor
ton attempted to dictate t j the Legisla
ture upon the same sul ject. While wc
respect Mr. Paddock as a man, we will
not permit l.im to dictate to us, or cause
us to abandon a principle.
Voyis truly,
UOVE'KXOit'S MESSAliE.
After the usual introduction the Act
ing Governor says:
I submit,.-hrH i'.h, the- very inter
esting rtpoUs t ihe Auditor and Treas
urer. It will be seen, by reference to
the report f th; Auditor, that the out
standing' indebtedness f ihe Territory,
on the 30th day of November. 1SCJ6.
wa SS5.471.44. The Militia Bond
debt 836.000 is included in this
statement; end, as an appropiatioii has
already been made by Congress, to pay
this debt, principal and intere-t, togeth
er wi h other miscelaneous claims
tor the sam- service, already paid by
the Territory, the aggregate amount of
which somewhat exceeds the appropri
ation by Congress; nd os the accounts
have been fully rendered, and are now
being audited by the U. S. Treasury,
with the personal attention of Gover
nor Saund-rs, that amount is very prop
erly placed among the available assets
of the Territory, as an off-ettoso much
of the Territorial indebtedness. The
assets will therefore appear as follows:
Cash in the Treasury, $23,324 56
Taxes for lSCG, due and
collectable, 69 073 86
Congressional appropriation, 45 000 00
Dolii.uuenl iaxes, 26 9S3.24
Total assots, 3l65.2Sl.66
Allowing? for possible
losses in delinquent
taxes. 10.000
For improbable di-alow-
ance of Militia arc'ts
by the Auditor of the
Treasury, S.000
-SI 8.000
And there remains, of un
doubted assets, S147.23l.66
From which deduct the
whole indebtedness, 85,471.44
And there is left an avail
able surplus cf SGI. 810.22
With which to commence the present
year. But, as a large, proportion of
this indebtedness is in bunds which
have several years to run, and as it
will be impossible to induce bond hold
ers to surrender them in any consider
able amount, there will remain, at the
lowest estimate, S90.000 of available
assets, with which to defray the regu
lar and incidental of the territorial gov
ernment, estimated for the fiscal year,
by the Auditor, at 812.000. This cal
culation would yet leave a larger
amount applicable to the payment of
bonds and warrants than was used for
that pursose Inst year. Thus it will be
seen-ihat a balance, of S7S 000 will
re.maiu.fur inters! improvement-
rifrmtuirigT it"deenied advisabler'of 'ap
propnations for iho construction of a
bridge over ihe ' Platte River, for a
geol-gical survey cf the Territory, and
for immigration Etrencies, under the
auspices of the 'Board of Immigration'
already established. Although liberal
appropriations may be made for these
worthy objects, it will yet be possible to
make a very considerable reduction in
the rate of taxation for -the ensuing
yea--. Taking ihe increase in the val
uVnon of property from 1865, when
the assessmf nts amounted in ' the ng
greg ate. to 13.563 025. i" 1 866 when
the aggregate reached 1 S3.J ool.o7.
as a basis f(ir an estimate for the fiscal
year 1S67, und it will be readily seen
hat although the rate of taxation should
be reduced one fnnrih, it would yet pro
duce abr-ut S70 000. One of the items
of territorial indebtedness is for war
rants, many of which were issued dur
ing the first three years of the territorial
governmenti and on which, although
the, principal amounts only to S16 221,
44 the interest i estimated at $10 000.
I submit, lot yo.ir wise consideration,
whether it wouid not be advisable and
just toward ah parties interested, to
compel ihe surrender of these warrants
on or before the first day of July, 1568
pnrrtdiTrg-liviatnr JToturf enUBf
ed at that time, interest shall stop
thereafter on a 1 then outstanding.
and I also recommend that the Terri
at Treasurer may be authorised and
required to advertise, as soon and as
often as practicable, for the surrender
of the Militia bonds which bear ten
per cent inteiest, instead of the seven
per cent bonds, as at present required,
to the end that all obltgatioes bearing
ibis heavy rate of interest may be paid
as speedily ps possible. The seven
per rent bonds may well be permitted
10 stand until maturity, or.atall events,
until oihers are paid. I further sug
gest that the rate ot interest on war
rants hereafter to De issued may be
reduced to seven per cent. I fail to
see the necessity of paying ten percent
interest or, ctligatioiis of the Territory,
which is not on'y not in debt, but has
a constantly increasing surplus in its
treasury, beyond the demands for gov
ernmentnl expenses. I venture the
assertion that very few, if any. States
or Territories can present so lavorable
a financial exhibit, yet very few pay so
nighji rate it interest even as s-?ven
percent. This prosperous S'aie cf our
finances is indeed a source of pride and
satifa3tion 1 1 the officers of the terri
tonal goven ment, as I am sure it will
be to you and all other citizens of ihe
Terri:ory. The bending of the terri
torial warrants a duty devolved upon
the Secretary's oifice by the act of 1560,
the rapid imrease in the valuation of
the taxable property of the Territory.
the general system of economy thai has
characterized the adiuini-tration of each
department tf the territorial govern
ment, and the wise and careful man
agement of r-ur financial officers the
Auditor and Treasurer, have mainly
contributed t-j this fortunate coiiuitiou
of things.
The late revision of the laws is brief
y referrtd to, and an appropriation
recommended for the printing of the
journals of the eleventh session.
HOMESTEAD.
Under the libel al operations of the
Jomestead Law, large sections of our
Territory hare been tcttled, during the
past year, by a cliiss of earnest, thrifty
pioneers, who.tt industry has contribut
ed materially 10 swell the aggregate of
our agriculture! productions. The wie
economy of '.his benincenl measure has
been nowhere enure clearly illustrated
than in this Teritory. herever the
iauds are suljeci to location, under this
law. the new v nade cabin of the home
stead settler ! .'ound; and it is no au
extravagant estimate that another year
will find one tvelfth of the population
of the Terrtory on homestead lands,
and fully thai p-oportion of our aggre
gate product loin in the granaries of
(his class of ourfedow citizens. Every
acre of ground hits brought under cul
tivation. every bushel of wheat or torn
thus added 10 .he production of the
country, is so much gained to the tax
able property, which is the basis of the
nation's financial strength and indept n
dence. How uuch wiser, then, the
economy which gves to productive in
dustry the possession of the national
domain free of cost, than that which
disposes of 11 in large tracts to specula
tors, in whose hnnJs it remains unoccu
pied and unimproved, a veritable
obstacle in the way of the rapid settle
ment and development of the country.
In view of these consideration, I
should most gladly concur with you in
memorials to Congress, requesting the
passage of laws: First, prohibiting any
further issuing of warrants or land
scrip, for any purpose whatever. except
for the usual endowments to new State,
or for internal improvements in the
States and Territories where the lands
are located. Second, forbidding th
location o land w arrants or agricultu
ral college tcrip on a greater amount
than two sections in each township.
And, third, withdrawing the Govern
ment lands from public sale, and re
serving all, except those donated as
before mentioned, exclusively for loca
tion under the homestead and pre
emption laws.
In this connection, permit me to call
your attention to the fact that large
tracts of the public lands, in d. Herein
sections of our Territory, have been
withdrawn from the market for the
benefit of the Burlington and Missouri
railroad, which has. as yet, no exi-tence
in this Territory, except in its general
surveys. It seems, indeed, to be a very
great hardship to the enterprising set
tlers in the heainiful valleys of the
Nemaha, the Elkhorn and the Loupe
Fork, -that the lands surrounding- their
homesteads should thus be tied up from
actual settlement for the benefit of a
corppration which contemplates the
construction of a railroad through a
section of country far removed from
their homes. I btlieve I express the
s atltnr.t "0 f." g-V.yry -civji e ia, ih &Ee4
ntory when I say tfiat all feel a - deep
interest in the Parly construction of the
Burlington and Missouri railroad west
ward through the rich counties south of
Platte. Every good citizen, however
remote his place of residence from the
line of thii proposed road, would re
joice in its construction; butI am sure
ihiit 110 one not even those whose in
terests are directly involved will un
dertake to defend the policyf retiring
f flU w 1 1I A V lll.ui o. i;n, wiuiiiju Mr
Uota counties to aid in its construction
It would be infinitelw better for the
Government, and all parties interested
if Congres would make an appropria
lion, ana pay in money the value of the
aiid's h cai)n0, gjve lhem on ,he ,jneof
their road, bq account of previous lo
cation by settlers, ihan to permit lands
in other sections of the Territory to be
taken fur this purpose out of the hands
of the homestead settlers, who are
coming by thousand to HiIe upon lhem
In making their selections, under these
munificent grants, all companies should
be confined 10 the lands contiguous to
their respectivt lines of road; and no
lands should be retired from the market
for long periods of time, to await the
c instruction of roads upon which the
a.3r-bee.Et-IW w rwtnwrd,
I do not doubt that if the evil effects
of this baleful system of land grants
were properly presented by you in
memorials lo Congress, some remedies
for present evils might be applied ; or
at all events, some barriers placed
against this rapid absorption of the
public domain in the future by railroad
monopolists and land specdaiors. We
need every available are in this Ter
ritory, not already given away by the
Government for the construction of
railroads and agii -ulturnl colleges in
other S'ates, for our own State endow
ments, and for '.he ir.dustrious poor
who, from all sections of the Union,
and from foreign countries, are coming
lo secure homesteads among us
I am firm in the belief that if ihe
Union Pacific Railroad, the rapid con
struction of which has excited the won
der and adiniaation cf the world, could
now be induced to exchange the lands
obtained under its grants for the bonds
of the Government, at a fair price, that
the whole country would le benefitted
by the transaction; provided that every
acre thus regained by the Government
should be held exclusively for location
under homestead law, which should
require every settler to cultivate at
least twenty acres of timber on his
homestead, the preservation of which
for five years should be one of the es
sential conditions of obtaining the fee-
simple of this land.
IMMIGRATION'.
A Board of Immigration was duly
organized, in accordancn with thd pro
visions of the act passed at your last
session, for the encouragement of im
migration to our Territory. On account
of Use absence of ihe Chief Executive,
who is ex officio, a member and the
presiding tiicer of the Board, it will
be impossible lo give you a full history
of its transactions. I am ble, however,
to inform you that commendable pro
gress in this important Hurk has al
ready been made; pamphlets have been
publ.shed in bo'h the Enish and Ger
man languages, through which much
information concerning the healthful-
ness of our climate, the character of our
soil and its productions, the mineral
resoutces of the Territory, as well as
lis superior tacili it s of comiiiuinca lull
by riter navigation, and by railroads
alreaily constructed or in process of
construction, have been widely dissem
inated. This Board, under the law
regulating its duties, is required to
make an annual report of its proceed
ings to the Legislative Assembly,
before the tenth day of ii session; that
report will furnish you all the iuforma
tion required for an intelligent eon: id
eration of this most important subject
In my opinion, ho ivever, this law should
be so amended as to authorize the
appointment of at lrast four agents
one of whom, at least, should be nbl
to speak fluently the German language
and one the Scandinavian. A libera
appropriat ion should then be made for
the constant employment of these agents
during the present year, one of whom
should be required to travel through
the Western Stales, another lo be per
manently located in New York, and the
remaining iwo to visit those foreign
countries from wh.ch we already have
the largest representations in our pop
ulation. nh such a svstem as this
and wiih an appropriation such as we
could well afford to make, on account of
the importance of the service, and tin
prosperous condition of the territoria
finances, a very large immigration
would certainly be induced. All that
is neeessary is to make known 'o tho.e
seeking; homes in ihe West, the rare
inducements presented by Nebraska
and. while other Stales are employing
similar agencies, and gaining, thereby
vast accessions to their populations, it is
a palpable dereliction of duty for us to
neglect the presentation of competing
influences in behalf of our own Tetri
lory. True, our population has in
crea-ed unprecedt ntedly during the
past year; but although this has been
the case, the want of laborers in the
var ous branche of mechanical industry
aod in agricultural employment, ha
so grentiy exceeded the supply, that
labor has 'commanded more liberal re
wards here thi.n have been realized
in any other section of the country. To
devise means 10 meet this constantly
increasing demand for m.isc.'e to de
velop ihe great resources sf our Terri
tory, through a Tiberal system of imi-
gration agencies, is, perhaps, the most
important duty of legislation devolving
upon you. and I assure you that what
ever measures may stem best calcula
ted to promote this much desired object
will receive ihe mo: t hearty concurrence
of the r xecuttve.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Another pressing and most urgent
want u a Geological Survey. No ar
gument is now in cestary lo convince
y5il ofttie hecesartytf irnmediatelictioh
on this subject. 1 ou will all unite with
me in declaring that another vear must
not be permitted to pass without giving
to us the results of a careful and thor
ough geological examination cf this
entire Territory. And I now propose
to you that Nebraska shall take ho'd
of this measure, without another word
of prayer to the National Congress
for aid from the already depleted
Trf it.urv of li o tI ti.-.,iT ,fcr-4 wlr
Geological Survey at once, on her own
nccount. This rcur-e will best comport
wi h true dignity and independence,
and with our duty to our fellow citizens
and the country. I have before dem.
onstrated our ability to do this, and not
a moment of unnecesary delay in pre
paring the work should be allowed.
FLATTE BITER BRIDGE.
The construction of bridge over
the Plane river is a much needed im
provement. The crossing of this stream,
always difficult, is at certain seasons of
the year, an utter impossibility, and
communication between two great sec-"
n'ons of the Territory is for this reason
extremely limited. A journey to the
Territorial Capital, from some of the
m os t. popiiloiis countie s south .. pj t i e
PhVTieTT coneitJeiTeu" quue. ns dlliicull
to perform, on account or the dangers
and delays in crossing the Platte, as
one to St. Louis five hundred miles
distant and from the north Platte the
journey lo Chicago, is quite as cheer
fully undertaken, as one across the
Piatte into the rich grain growing dis
tricts below it Such an obstacle to
commercial intercourse between the
two sections should be immediately
removed, if it is in the power of ihe
people 10 do it. It is not at ail strange
that wi'h such a barrier in the way of
commerce ihe people of both sections
should not only Kise their active sympa
thy for and interest in each o her, but
that they should be easily led into mis
iindc rst endings, into jealousies, rival
ries, and strite. Ihe whole territory
would be inconceivably benefitted by
this improvement. The people have it
in iheir power to accomplish it without
an additional dollar of taxation; and, I
think, we may during this session, very
easily arid very properly, fix the day
for lh celebration of the union of the
two sections by n good and kub.-tantial
tree bridge over the 1 latte. I urge
upon you. therefore, ihe early consid
eration of this important subject, with
the assurance that you will have th
hearty concurrence of the Executive in
any well considered measure which
will result in securing this great im
prominent to the Territory. In my
opinion this bridge should be free to
oil who may deire to me it. If we
were obltged m borrow ntv for its
construction therely (lit. i.ng a debt
upon the Territory with annual pay
ment of interest, the case would be
d.fferent; but having the money in
hand, and knowing, as we do, that the
interests of all sections are involved. 1
hink there cau be no good reason of
fered against a free bridge. The
revenues from Government loll bridges
are not infreqoemly less than the ex
pen.-e of collection; and a bridge over
the Platte, at best, i-oulJ not be expect
ed t;i yield any considerable revenue;
bu; even if li was sure to do so, :i
would be more in consonance with the
liberal and progressive spirit of our
people to make it free to all.
Lengthy reference is made to the
Pacific U.ulroad, giving an account if
the progress of iho work, its bent fit to
the country, eto.
EDUCATION.
Large and influential conventions,
composed of repr s' n atii es of the
friends of edocition frou.Jdilfi rent sec
tions of the Territory, have recen ly
been held, to consider the best means
of con-r v iug this moat important inn-rest.
The result of iheir deliberations
will be presetted to you, and I do not
doubt it will aid you in nn intelltgen'
perform nice of your duty in this regnrd.
I shall gladly c incur with you in any
measure which the friends of education
throughout the Territory may consider
best calculated to rentier th present
school system more effective. In this
connection I ak your niteniion to the
suggestion of the Territorial Trea-uter,
that some change should be made in
the school law which would insure a
better system of accounting for school
funds from the County Treasurers to
the Territorial Trea-urer, and a better
rule for the distribution thereof than
now erists.
STATE GOVERNMENT.
The question of State Government,
which was voted upon by the people of
the Territory during the past year, is
now in the hands of the National Con
gress. It is impossible to form nn in
telligent opinion as to what may be the
result of Congressional action upon
this stil jer.t. hatever may be the fate
of the present measure. I do not doubt
that the change would be greatly to the
advantage of the people, and that a
majority of the people entertain 'he
same sentiment. I shall not undertake
to review the arguments which have
bpen s fully presented to the people
heretofore.
If 'i shall appear to you at any timo
during your session, mat tfie present
application for admission is to fail, I
shall gladly concur with you 111 a me
morial asking for an Enabling Act.
under wh eh a Constitution may be
framed and submitted to the people of
the Territory during the coming soa
son.
IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE.
I should hail with joy a radical
change in the rule of suffrage, which
would give the franchi-e to intelligence
and patriotism wherever found, regard
less of the color of its possessor. He
who can read understandingly llu Con
stitution of his country, and he who has
fought in its defense, of whatever race
or color, should have a voice in the
choice of the Nation's rulers. I should
therefore cheerfully concur with you
in a rnfimrial to Cngres, praying
for an aH.etvIraer.Vof cur --Drgatiir U-w-r
in accordance wbh this view. N
change, however should be made which
would take the franchise from any
person who now enjoys it under exist
ing laws.
PEACE A 5 D CSIOtf.
Unhappily the nation has not yet ex
perienced the full fiuition of per feci
peace. True, the armies ofthii"
son were lonsr s'nc? disbari jfy '
jU"' fl.tff" nuaw :t.rjili -'-t-
glorious ensign or one government a
one Union ; but fraternal love does u
return to the people of the two sectioir.-s,
o recently arrayed against each o her
in civil strife. The kind offitei of tV
peacemaker avail not, and the olive
branch is enst aside, a withered and
useless thing. How can our beloved
country be re-united in fact as well as
in form? How can the Union b? se
curely re-established in the hearts and
affections of the people of ail sections ?
for the patriotic love for the people is
the toul of ihe Union, its preservation
is essential to the very hfe of the Na
tion i self. I do not think (his can be
done by indulging the spirit of crimina
tion and recrimination for the errors,
the weakness, or the crimes of the past.
Ldo..ouJbli f..iiite44.iu...Ui.4itfr
priving eleven Slat's of loyal represen
union in the National Congress, when
representation is the very germ and
essence of union. It certainly cannot
be done by extreme and irritating de
mands on the one side which are sure to
be followed by increased contumacy on
the other. I fear it never will be done
by Con-ti'uiional Amendments contain
ing- what are considered in. possible re-
quireinenis by those most deeply in'er-
esied . Hut, in whatever way it is to
be done, it must b done speedily.
Luis, disas ers, and ruin wait not for
the termination of prolonged conten
tions in a house divided against itself
The energies, the productive indu-try of
the South are paralyzed by the incer
titude of us political " eituatiju. Thi
unsettled condition of nffurs not only
intensifies the feeling or hatred for the
Government and fur tlie Union there,
but it seriously affects the cuiuim rcial
prosperity of the whole country. Every
motive of patriotism and every consid
eration of political economy demands
an immediate termination or un i -1
unhippv condition of things. If the j
Constitutional Amendment will not only
not accomplish this, but if, on ihe con
trary, it threatens to perpetuate hatreds,
strife, and dicord, it should be aban
doned at once, whatever sacrifice of
cherished political dogmas or partisan
nrejudicts are involved. However
wise, just, and necessary the guaran
lees sought to be obtained by this
Amendment may now appear to be, if
they can cn'y be secured by the entail
meni upon ihe Union of the eternal
ho-tihty of eleven States, ihey wid
certainly prove a source vi sorrow arid
of trouble to the Nation. Only ih-tt ;
which will win back the hearts of the 1
southern peotle will give stability aid j
enduring peace to the Republic If j
the Cousiiiutional Amendment will do j
this, and do it speedily, I wid cheerfully ;
unite with you in giving to it a cordial '
endorsement.
In conclusion, permit me to assure
you that I shali most earnestly co-ope- j
rate wi'h you in every endeavor to :
promo'e the varied interests of our
Teriitory. Yhatev r ineasun s may j
commtmd themselves to your wisdom I
and iudgemerjt, as bett ca!cu;ated to j
promote lh - general w. I :re, w,;i C.
ccive n, y inosi eoid.iti appr.jial.
Permit me to wi h y -i n j ! .i-.u,.
sojoi.rn nt the territorial (',1; 1 a!, n d
after the labors r( tin s' -m .i i, e ti r-
iniuaied, a happy return in -a!, y :.. ,
III health to your fam;l 1 s :r, 1 t ;, ,
t . ,
.1 LI, i: HM ."5 ri. I , J,
1 K
OMAHA
tOiirtE:sro.s):.M i;
Omaha, Jan. 11
'I here i n gre.it dc.il .f exec, m- i.t
over the question of 'Pub ic Pr;ii: r."
The Secretary iiuits t.pon bis ii;:!t
to control this branch of a;n ,
while both II !t:.-es dt in ;:. I li'ie 1 ',U :
have their ni.ting done by tlo ir ov.i,
order. So far 1, o iling bet n !.
to show how iho u. iiu r u:!l Li- .-. ; I :.
The following arc the inly uiiiMif
importance :
Doom prc; nted a Biil to incrj v.:
'The Platte River B.-.dge C.i
first reading by the CI ik.
Doom pn-.-t.nted a bill fur the
I
ration of Voters.
't7-
Heard on fir;' i
'Out ofTIu-li- Own ."Months."
In s pi-akifig of the pioK.il m ,. ,
the President being iinj c.it!..,, ,j
Omaha Hiral l says :
"'The SiMia'c is not a S r - t w it?. - -
the express r qu ireim nt.. of ;!i- C .....
stitiition. L-t the President dti:r ..!
twenty more ju Iges.
Did he d-miand that "t'Vi.ty no t
judges'' slioiil l be in the Ki-co! a. ('.,;.
lege before he would :!: p: tlo- v. 1
dict that he w;:s elec'ed Vice Pii i ! .(
If "ihe Sen.itu is not a Sc., it idon
the expr ess r 'j!i;ri Aleuts of ti.e C ;.
Mitutioii." then Andrew J. ..'..-. n 1 1
neither 1 resi lent or ic I 11:
'ivithin the express r-ipiln'!- ion
1 I.t
the Coustit'itiou," v
dilemma do y .o tal.
horn of 1:
Iii ji .iit shell.
During tin; great canvii.-s l.i t
Gen. John A. Logan, u!.o,.i il.e
hint people of Idinots sent to 1 .
backed by a nnjoiity 0; m v tin
made the whole urgtiii.t i.t ;il ' 1
1 1 1 1
in tiie lolluwing siiiiip
ili.'t COt. I I
words :
"Then, I under-land
11 y
. I ill
:l I...
..h-.u-.
Dickey's position to bo tin-,
rebels, while they a re w hi j i.ig
got no ri'ht, Lut a s.on a 1
hem they get right. A0.1
vo ir argument, at tlo t.it :e
;?:i the first day when tl.-y tin
jtie river, lh y hod im ri j,).:.-..
riry were whipjnu u 1.;
r.'Xt day, w hen we u l ij p. I -iii
liiey had riohx. Th it i tlo- :.i
tliat is, ihat during t'o- war 1!
no right-, but the min nt-.' w
ilem th-V had 1 i 'l.i-.
( ,
r.V-isiiioiuv, Jan 10 IfeS.
V "mtui t ill 10 fix h - tune !
-I i.,....,
ni...r 10 ii.; m st
til t,
be jillow i-
'I ee
.1
; j The Sen It - 3 Ti in " lit! ! 1 .
J use bill to 1 ronni. . Sm
Territories of Nebraska, (.'
k rtiih, , was n ore 1 d t :
ti m r.f the pi , ., ,ju(. - , .
I. The title of til l bit', ,
rad. An Act to rego'.-ite 1
fpnehtso in th.; Terriioti -til
States.
,! The Ser.ate bill t
W'is taken up, discii'-"-! ai
1 I
djonrn-d.
1 - Com pl 1 mem " v. .M r. . -I P
tviA'ur I'A.i v an ha been Ti - .-
U the Otoo C ointy Y '. t S .t i-' ,
-4jved -,u Sunday evoni:.r n 1.
I. n 1 iliimiH . V! inert d f iili'il.-lil It' 1
1 a
life membership in ' "ri ..o 1
ble Soc.ety. ns a r.sent In-m .
who havo acted wrh h'ui in to-: d 0
sioit of rehgio-i- h .1 nur- 1:. O
He wa. nlo, retinae) l'ic-i' i.
1
he Obi? County JVule SwCn-ty a
appropriate ttioice, hi lie is
Oil
most .-u 0 1 v. me::; tic rs, rt.i i.t
. 1 1
piformnl the dt:ti-s or lh" 1
1 manner that ha rtceivid tlo- ;ij pi
lion of his to-labort rs. J'rts.
lSy The New York Cic i is a
li'tle more expl vt-t i.boui lint or. tit
game if faro in N- w 'ufk !.;-t v;ee..
1 Ii say
The most viooroo- 11 1! per-
tmaceous fioi.t .ianji! tho '!ig r . -r
made .n t'i:s oon'i '. ao.e :I i n U d
nesday ruglit la- t. I he H.-saiimg party
was an x uieii..n-r of C'oiigr'-s ol
tl.l:
city, wn.le titf-' t ank war fj.mcioj by a
member elect. 'I h allocking J olty
left t'o' HTiif of c .nflict at 1) a. 1:1. u
Thursday, the winm r of t PJ 1 0D.
We think this affair ha no pamlo l m
n.riing aiina'-. e are g .. 'J (n ir,
IJ -n. it will help set yon
on V'.tir feet
again, and John can mioi J l Ij;' it.
At cue time in the ttenir.g Mr. Wo ,.1
was ihe loser to the extent of ii0.(Ji '0,
but cool persistence induced the chut.;-':
of fortune refolded above "
fr-Zs" An editor in Albany, htivin;;
read nn article in Ilali's Journal t
Health, advi-ing that hi. -band and
sfiould sleep in separate rooms, t' yj,
Dr. Hall tan sleep how. win n t;ni
where he pferj-es, but for h niself, lo
intends to sleep where he can defend
his wife against the rats ai d al! oil '!'
nocturni.l foe-i as Jong a
h3 has 'C.
one to defend.
f7 It i anticipated il.it the L' "-
li h Mini-try will di olvo Pai l'amei.:
rather than permit the passstge. cf th-.:
reform bid The elei tion of a t::. ri:
liberal Parliament wiil be liktl V tj I -
ihe result.
fXT Hon. Franklin C.rv.i:i. d '
Salle rouniy (a nephew i f il.o I '
lion Thomas Cor win, of (Ji.ij, ( h;t 3
been electt d Speaker of the l.iiuo;
Huuce cf Rep tsen'.itivts