The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-08
'CBLEEDING NEBRASKA" TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR
1TBLEEDING KANSASn


The history Of the notorious Colonel Jim Lane is not
complete for his whole mission has yet been fulfilled
Lacking the countenanoe and sympathy of the honest pOr
ton Of the feeState OF Kansas and afraid place
himself within reach of the strong and vigorous Of
Governor Gear he and his hieying numbering followers
made precipate 10 NebraskaSo precpiate in
deed to call forth expression of feeling very much
like modification and disappointment from the bsgerent
philosopher of the New York Tribune But Lane had
probably other dictates and suggestions follow besides
those OF prudence safety Thanks the mild yet reso
lutte of Gov Geary the spirit OF reasonable nsur
recton had been eectuay subdued in Kansas The real
settlers, prosavery and freeState men, those who
had real and tangible interest in the growth and pros
periy Of the Territory heartily sick of the suicidal
strife which had been In motion principally by the
fanatics Of New York and New England. There was no
longer field left 10 him for the exercise of his gifts as
traitor his talents leader of hired bank of skuk
ing rufhans He and his cut-throats have accordingly
taken up their quarters in Nebraska, and from the
counts which have lately received from that Territory
it is not unlikely that the black republicans contemplate
total change of programme and that instead Of sheng
for beeding Kansas the shreks will shortly be given for
bleeding Nebraska"
We copy the following from the Nebraskan Of the oath
utmo:
"LANEs RUFFIANs IL NEBRAsKA.-We learn from
couple Of gentlemen just returned from Nebraska City that
Of Lanes freedom law-abidng, and 'peacea
BILE settlers Of Kansas have been bullying around that city
with him at their head and that Friday last twelve
thirteen of them entered the sancum Of j. Sterling Nor
ton the editor of the News and demanded that he should
certain article which had appeared the week pre-
ous in which he had referred to them and held them in
just the light they ought to be by the public but
very hattering to their vanity"
Mr.. Norton the editor of the News thus notices the out
rage alluded to in the above:
" In the afternoon engaged in Office when an
individual carrying revolver, &C., entered Office, and
inquired for the editor We answered for that gentleman
The revolver aforesaid then asked If
tain article, which he pointed out. We said did. He
said we must retract-that promise him that
would retract. We refused to do We told him that
wished conversation with him whatever He then said,
We will take you where you will have to retract
thing to that effect whereupon went to the Office door
and there a dozen mounted and armed then,
having of any kind about and seeing twelve
all armed and ready to take and and compel to
tract, exercised our legs and escaped"
Commenting the above statement the editor Of the
Nebraskian says:
we surprised that the citizens OF Nebraska City
should tolerate such miserable bullying scoundrels and
certainly mortified at proceedings in
the Territory than to large number Of the citizens there
upholding these rufhans
We wish to make boast court any disturbance,
but il they want to play that game in Nebraska invite
them to Omaha, where they will all get their deserts"
1t is not at all probable that Lane his followers viii
accept this invitation to visit Omaha city They Will
fight except when the advantage is entirely their
side They wish to become martyrs but without risk
life or limb They wish to provoke state of things which
will eadto their forcibe expulsion from the Territory
and with that expulsion they may be able get up such
wild and prolonged shrek for bleeding Nebraska will
fully for all their Disappointment in the OF
/" bleeding Kansas"