Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-13

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The organization Of our Territorial
Government is a subject Of all-absorbing
interest TO the people Of Ncbraska-onc
in which every citizen is deeply concern
ed. The humblest squattcr, as well as
he capitalist, and the politician, have an
equal right TO insist upon an organization
in which the principles Of equity aud
justice are fully recognized and obeyed.
1, is plainly to be seen that justice requires
hat the distant portions Of the Territory
as well as the near, have a right to be in
cluded in the privileges attending the es-
adjustment Of civil government in Thu,
country. A righteous government re-
auires that The interests of all should BE-
consulted, vha ever may be their cond-
ton, or wherever their place may be-
such are The obvious interests to be con-
suited at the very commencement of the
government. But future as well as pres
ent intel ests demand Coz, sideration in the
asfahlishinent of our Territorial govern
ment. True policy, and eycay principle
Of right dictates that the Capitol should
bo located where, according to the best
calculations, the most central aud accessi-
bic point, would be for the whole Terrific
ry, and not that portion Of It only, which
is now settled.
If the principle now asserted be true,
it follows that there are other interests
besides the present and the visible, that
should be taken into account, and would
be by those who had the best interests Of
The Territory at heart, whenever an i'm
portant step is 10 be taken affecting those
interests. In relation 10 the principle upon
which tie Operations OF the Executive
of this Territory are founded, we are a
an utter loss to see anything like equity
and justice. We think his principle has
been, and now is, 10 make lie interests of
the Territory entirely subveryicnt 10 the
interests of himself and his friends, and
that the interests of tie people are 10 be
made subordinate if not utterly sacrificed.
Ii We look 10 the manner in which the
Territory has been dis,riciel it will ap-
pear that gross injustice has been done 10
many portions, Il not the whole Territory.
In the first place, the Territory has
been dislrlcled in such u manue as to ex-
clude several hundred legal voters from
The privilege Of exercising The elective
lranshise. Those portions Of the Territory,
Notwithstanding they were as really en-
ti;led 10 be included ia the enumeration
and in districts rs oher portions Of the
Territory, have not been recognized at all
in lie tstahlishrnani 81 ,La e4--.r,pa,i
Again, dislricts have been organized where
here were few or 10 inhabitants, and DO
Aabilalions, and had an apporiiouInenl bas-
ed on We kgpnw not what.
Is The next place, large and sIneii dis
iricis have been made side by side Oh
purpose 10 neuiraliz. or destroy the po-
litical power Of certain places. For in
stance, Washington and Douglas counties
lay side by side /; he former has less than
40 voters, while Douglas county has near
~ 400. No natural division whatever
separates those counties, and no reason
why such "a monslrous division should
be made, except, that The Lin must hare
his shaye.' BY this division, Belleyiew
the oldest and most respectable, if not the
most Lumeroasly populated place, is en-
irely cut of from representation by a sin
gle strike of srJiirary power, called into
exercise, because she would not consent
to the terms offered by the Executive 10
go into the Legislature without fetter-
beciuse she would moi go without tie lib
erty 10 vote, aud the liberty 10 say what
she pleased.