Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-20
TELEeRAPH

Fiddlers from time i%mmemorial have
been considered among the most eminent
~loafers extsnt, and had it not been for the
deeauerreo,ype ART, the number oil hddler'
would have been still more numerous, and
sven now they woald have been plenty
esough, and the bowels OF the defdnot
cat would ssiil be uniiriHgly agitaied BY The
hair Of the equine quadrnPed, were it no.
for the profession, telegraPhic, which has
called to its embrace every variety Of foP,
foo, fancy boy. fast men out Of dimes, and
rcniuses out Of calling, which the world
has ever produced. Bat among the latter
class. there came one who lras 10, and
now he's nade his mark upon the times,
for he was irn'y a genius.
In stature he was not a Sampson, but
in mind he was equal TO Solomon Descen-
ded from revolutionary sire', aud Bearing
upon has face andhis person, in has thoughts
and in his acts, the impress Of bis fathers
military greatness, he felt that he must 90
something worthy The name and fame Of
the great THuxB family, and its head Gen
eral TuanAs TzUns, his p~eternal ancss-
Ior.
I'VE shall not endeavor TO depict the
rise and swell of his youthful bosom,
while young ambition bobbed about with
in. ike a hea il . nutshell, ana thoughts
Of future greatness filed his little head;
oh! so fua-no, these pleasanier remis-
Scences-and how - a moment OF flush
hope he threw down the wires OF his bat
terry and LETT "the line" leaving no line
behind 10 tell the tale, and went and "writ
for a newspaper"-we leave for the pen
Of his own dear Boswell or SNIrH. Ours
only is the task, in briei, to state his rapid
rise, from telegraph operator 10 "%cOrres-
p~ondenl," from correspondent to Editor,
and from Editor 10 "Acting Governor OF
Nebr0ska" and the realization G. hsppl-
ness by the entire Thumb family. II j,
then, no cor1ured example Of the success
which awaits ambitious youths, no fancy
fraught image, illustrating the effects ol
perseverance, and sweet oil, but a true
picture, a reflection of facts, which We
have now To present TO the reader.
Dur Governor, fhe Honorable T. b
CEMso, is The embodiment Of our picture
the eminent member of the Thumb family
His rise was rapid, but his fall like tina
of ell other great men has been disIin
suished by the velocity of q Comet On'
day standing in the majesty Of his owI
mystery, lOclling Capitol's, packing leg.
islature, denying TO large communities
The right OF reprentaiiOn, and giving f
sstOnished wolves, elk anddeer. the right o
voting at the Black Bird nest, or at an!
other point in Burt county, where the wan.
dering polls may sep selling clerk
ships, and welding the power Of a demi
monarch, lie is Ihs arbitration Of loadiei
Gnd syeophan;s. But the next, no"
changed; Lis mystery has svaporated, sn'
TO him no longer is applicable the couPlst
He we.ks il a mysterious way
His wonders to perform.
Tor bis bargains ere exposed 10 the peo
pie, bis own letters, ia his own hand
4sriting, are passed from hand 10 hand
and the whilon telegraph operator, be
Gins to think the Gas he has called them
Ignorant border men Of Nebraska arr
quite wise enough for him. A petition
Tor his removal from any Office in The Ter
Sitory has been abroad and it IS signed b.
a large msjoFity of the people, and mus
be Of weight Nth lhe President OF u'
United States. AT any rale,unless u sue
cessor is ~sppCinled, We shall have no par
iiculsr amount OF harmony Throughout
abe Territory. We want here for on
Governor q MN Of experience, OF integ
sisy and honesty. and as we believe from
lis very Lolicm Of oar heart, ihft the tel
.ssraph bay now thn@Lingg political wire.
here as Governor, lacks not only thes'
n eessary virtues, bat every other one
which exnlls and enObles great and goo
men afove the thief and the traitor; NJ
ed nay 49, lks tssi # ne pso3'e ar'