Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-09-13

B. TzschncE, 81. Mary, Iowa.
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The following extract from the Arrow
will show how our highly sensitive friend,
Of Omaha, have been affected by the argu.
ment made use of by us, showing the abb
solute natural advantages Of Belleyiew 10
be superior TO those Of Omaha.
"Indian missionaries. Indian teachers. In
dian traders. sagacious and cute, have declared
as and our favored and universally admired site
'telected.i There rs no appeal. The 63t has
gone forth. Rejected from what peculiar rights
and privileges, or where or when rejected The
defendant sayeth not. Simply that we stand
the rejected place, and the chosen one happens
TO be BelleYiew, the promised land Of Indian
traders. Indian missionaries and all that islnag-
mhcent, Of all magnificent locations. that pc
cularly blessed Of an peculiarly blessed city
sites. We can't help it. but 1Ye really want 10
see the documents which rejected Omaha CITY
10y the aforementioned honorable"
1t is probable, if not quite certain, that
the classes snearingly alluded TO by our
Nebraska cotemporary, have as much
cuieness and sagacity as themselves, be-
side a great deal moro experience in new
countries. It is a fair presumption that
their judgment shouldbe equally as good IL
not better, than that Of those who thus
snearingly alIude 10 them. Instead Of
answering the argument based on the fact
that Belleyiew was chosen when it, and
Omaha, were equally open to choice they
sheer about " ute Indian missionaries,
Indian teachers, and Indian traders hay
ing rejected heir " highly favored site. "
The fact is on record, that the pioneers
who came 10 this country and had The
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vor Of Belleyiew when they might just
as well have had Omaha, if they had
tho.sht II the best place {? There was no
Council Bluff City, St. Mary, or any other
place in existence at that time TO influence
the choice Of the early settlers. They
made choice Of Belleview on occount Of
what il ofiiself was and not from necessity.
not from IFS absolute posiiion-Jul from
its resources and advantages for a settle
menf.
The settlement Of Omaha took place
under very different circumstances.
Belleview had been taken possession OF
~fhIrty-hye years before, and was still oc-
cupied. Other sites lad been taken pos
session Of and other towns had sprung up
TO exert their influence in fixing The To-
eahiy OF that place. Bluff City, located
that place, and not its merits.
We are told by the Arrow that we
did mt say Whist peculiar rights and priv
ileges" their "highly favored place was
cut of from or when it was rejected
For their benefit, we will endeayor 10
make up that deficiency now. In the first
place, II is cut off from the privilege Of
having been the first TO be chosen. Il is
cut of from having a right TO claim natural
superiority Of location, and resources.
As 70 the question Of time when this
rejection took place, we have shown that
It took place more than thirty years ago,
when, as the Arrow say S, The "before
mentioned honrables made choice of Belle
view instead Of Omaha. The Documents
are foand in the age Of the settlement, and
IN The settlers that have lived there from
that day 10 this.
II appears from the following extract,
that our friends think themselves rising in
estimation, from the fact, that some
who formerly favored other and less IA
yored points above and below now de-
Omaha TO be the spot. We are as
sured on good authority, that even in Bluff
there is IS many in favor of Belle
view; and could be as much money raised
build it up, if necessary, Us there could
be for their own place.
"That it Will be and deserves 10 be- The future
Of Nebraska, as a TERRITORY aud State.
IS an opinion which not only has been gaining
ground ever since the proposition to make d
size OF II was entertained, but even those
have favored other and less favored places
above and below here have now declared this
to be the proper spot"
We doubt whether eight lines can be
~ record, containing less truth 4
than ihe sboys, Tbst OMAHA is "a be the
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