Nebraska advertiser., 1857-08-13
OUR DELEGATE.

We promised last week, and really de-
signed writing a leader this week, Re-
Elections upon the Elective Franchise "
but truly our engagements are so very
pressing, that we cannot find time to do.
the subject justice. We are confident
our. readers are not aware of the amount
of physical and mental labor together,
devolying upon us. We write on an av-
erage, fifty letters per week in answer to
enquiries as to the present condition
and future prospects of Brownville and
Nemaha county-personally superintend
the mechanical department of our estab-
lishment; which is of itself sufficient to
employ the time of one man-edit the
Advertiser, &C., and when we call atten-
ton to the amount of original matter in
comparison with most western papers, We
are sure all will acknowledge, to per-
form that duty alone, requires no small
amount of labor. As to its quality, that
we leave to our readers. At all events,
it costs us much time, study and labor.
Few, without the experience, can form
any idea of the amount of labor requisite
to conduct a public journal. We know
no resting point. Since our residence in
Nsbraska, we have not known when
night, or Sabbath came ; they with " week
day are alike to us-we labor through
all and for what? To advance the in
terests and build up our city, county and
Territory. But we have depressed.
We have not the official returns, but all
coneede that Judge FENSER FERGUSON,
who for two years past, has faithfully and
h~onOrably discharged the duties of Chief
Justice of Nebraska, is our Delegate elect
to the next Congress. OF him we need
not speak, as we have before done so; and
he is well known throughout the Territory
as a man coming up squarely to the JefFer-
sonian standard" honest and capable"
although not the man we supported, we
recognize In him all that we could desire
as a citizen, and well wisher of our terito.
ny. We have every confidence that he
viii faithfully and impartially represent
us in the National Legislature. He will
take with him into its halls position and
.
acquaintance, and consequently influence.
As a journalist we hereby pledge him
our fullest assistance to render him useful
to the ~squaiters Of Nebraska. We OBJ
posed not the man, in the campaign Just
closed, but the manner, time and motives
which brought him before the public. It
was a complimentary remark, however,
we heard made more than once inregard 10
the Judge-One that he should and no
doubt does feel proud of-that she is too
honest.
AS we frankly acknowledge two weeks
ago In our leader, our principal object was
to defeat Mr.. Chapman; not however, as
we then also stated, prompted by any
spirit Of revenge or i'll feeling toward that
gentleman; but simply from pure and
honest convictions that in so doing we
were working for the general interests of
Nebraska. Feeling as we then expressed,
ourself that he was not a resident-was
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not of us, and in his acts and accomplish
ments had, plainly to be seen. been sec
tiOnal. Il is somewhat gratifying tOus to
know that our position has been that OF
the peOple-they have endorsed it. As to
Mr.. Chapman's qualifications or Abilities
necessary to fill the position Of Delegate,
we never for a moment entertained
dcsbls.
We supported the a Of our choice,
fr none oheF8han honest motives, and