Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-27
FLOR the Palladium.
eovEREoR-ms ACTs-THElR CON
SEQUENCE.

The present "Acllng NoNeIiloI VI W.
according TO his own o~ft~repeoted
public statement, became such by an act
Providence. The dccease Of our es-
.eemed Executive, Gov. BURr, was la
by all-his was a loss not only 10
family and friends, bat TO our entire Com
and yet we recognized it as
.he wisdom and goodness Of u overruI-
ing and inscrutablc Providence. But 10
The continuance in office Of him who has
succeeded, We recognize the seyerest az
fiction in this case.
There appears to be a striking analogy
between him and the frogs and lice with
which Egypt was visited. But our Gov
eminent has made provision Tor the re-
moyal Of this odious pestiIcnce in the per
son Of the President Of the United States,
and as we believe him a man Of honor, in
legriiy and virtue, we look anziously,
day after day, for the hour which bringeth
US our deliyerance.
Prom the examples Of the worst Of hu-
man kind, instruction may be derived, as
there never was yet a knave punished or
a murderer hung, without enhancing the
value Of honesty in honest eyes, and al
the same time giving warning to other
wretches Of their own kind, so the review
Of the bad acts Of bad men will ever pro-
duce a beneficial effect, therefore, cur
duty 10 orr fellow-ci,izens, admonishes us
to the unpleasant task Of noticing the
ways and acts Of one, whose very position
should place him above reproach, that
CuNISG, who styles himself Governor,
against my will, by an act Of Providence"
Let us arraign him before the people.
Let the culprit arise. Stand up Mr..
Cunning. Listen TO the charges by which
you stand condemned. Before the body
Of Gov. Burt was cold in his coffin, You
were scheming 10 seat yourself in the va
cant chair. With the dead body, under
p~rctence Of on escort, you sent IL Col,
Green, shedding crocodile Tears and wear
ing hypocritical black 10 stop at Washing
ton, and there advocate your claims,-
Once the Acting Executive, you began by
lies and latery 10 conceal your operations.
BY promise, implied and expressed, you
attempted to irgratiate yourself INTO favor
with prominent men at various points, e
prevent them from watching you too close
ly. You accepted brides or "sRATuI
TIES" You requested donations for you
friends, holding out The gIittering Igni
Faf,nos, ihe location of the Capi q, us Al
inducement. You promised Offices in ant
out Of your gift-seats in the Legislature
~elerkships of divers kinds, ever appoint
ments at The dispose! Of the General Gov
eminent, such rs Receivership and Reg
isterShip 0f the Land Office, 10 be eslaL
lished, and above all, the Secretary ship 4,
= the Territory, should You succeed
disgracing the Gubernatiorial Chair, b
attaining 10 it. You offered 10 dispose
situations under Mr.. Calhoun, the Su
veyor General, and he five hundred mill
away. You attempted 10 secure the il
f%iuence of leading Democratic Journa
by offering them shares IN the town
Omaha. While thus lying by word, prOr
Use and lattery, giving every town in 4
Territory reason 10 believe you wou
call the Legislature there, you had resol
ed 10 fix the Capitol at Omaha. We s.
fir, for you declared in that damnaL
Gray" letter, (don't you feel a little BIZ
over lis discovery, Governor ? } "it wou
stay where it was put
To secure this, in defiance Of al hon
and decency, disregarding your ofio.
oath, you determined 10 gerrymander Il
Territory, and then pack the districts vi
your creatures, with men willing ike you
=. self to sell themselves for a price. Y,
instructed your deputy marshals not to j
form any one Of the number Of voters G
rolled in the census returns and then pr
I ceeded TO district the Territory as best SUI
cd your disgraceful plot.
. You established Burt County with n
I halls dozen actual residents in it, givil
it a representation of one 10 the upper al
5 two tothe lower house. The vote We a
knowledge was swellel to perhaps so; ho
deserted Bluff City on the day Of e%leclio
5 can't tell. Then comes Dodge with 1
same representation and only If votes.
T You feared the independent citizens
y Florence, and to ~oyerpower them, ',
brought the southern line Of Washingl,
/ to within = mile Of Omaha, lh-l impor.
ton might be easy. In Cass that y.
, could not hope 10 control, you gave OIL
one Councilman ami ihree Representsliy
/, yet The vote in lhat district was 1873,