Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-02-19

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gcuce they stand 70, IN a. olc OF 'hc Star D.I-
crations in the body OF which they were meme
hers. Better for Nebraska had SHE a thou
sand more such "a these, aud would have
been better for The Territory, had she have
BEEN blessed with their assistance In the Lc-
gisllturc, before wrougs upoa wrongs had been
hcapci upon The heads Of this people so nn-
blushingly aud wanlonly by the friends of Bri-
or Corruption aud Fraud. Az 10 the mem
hers Of the lower House from O'oc nothing
need be- said through the columns Of a news
paper. Speaker Gibbs, who was elected by
an almost unanimous vote of the House held
his position until the last. lie was with the
pc ,plcs majority "a far ~ he could lie con-
sis'cnt with the position he occupied.
Ills colleagues Han and CpwLEs, ere
mon of that sterling integrity and moral
worth that no language at our commlnd coulr,
whether by cxlgeration or Otherwise, d. them
even Justice. Always at their post of duty,
and never fearing the responsibility Of action,
a position or a vote, Otoc may justly be proud
Of these two men for they are natures noble
men. Downs, ELLts aud WnIrE all from
the same county were always right on the
main dncstions aud voted intelligently. Ne
maha, aud what is now johnson County sholIl
not be passed over in silence In this review.
She too was the victim of gross, lagraut and
shameful Misrepresentation by a part of her
Delegation. There was much TO redeem her
from the obloqny and disgrace into which she
had fallen by the legislative career of a
Chalmers and a Lawrence. They were true
az steel Ia the great contest, and cvinced a
manlincss and moral courage in opposition to
their ]rccrcant and base colleagues, that is
worthy Of admiration and respect from all who
have At heart the bcs, interest of the Territory,
while w. A. FtNNEY u Co. the miscrcants of
the session, have by their treacherous, black
hearted and v]ilainous conduct ensured to them
selves eternal obliquy dishonor and disgrace.
Does w. 4. FINNEy deny he was Judas lsca-
riot like paid his price, and does he deny h"
did not Benedict Arnold like, change front
and position Immediately after the supposed
purchase. No matter how s%.outly, or trcmb-
lingly and guiltyly he may deny, the presump-
ton that the charge is true is so violent, that
no proof that the nature of the case would adj
init of. wolId convince the insultcd, outraged,
and deeply wronged people of the contrary.
We hope that the rnmor is true that he has
disposed Of his property in Nebraska, and is
bound at the opening Of the EARLY navigation
for Texas. May the virgin soil of Nebraska
be saved from the dissertation of his corrupt
and treachcrous remains.
Plwnce and Richardson county, though
last are not least in the review. McDoNALp
represented these counties in the coundil, and
was faithful to the interest of his constitu-
cnce, while ~SINGLEroN and CROMWELL and
SHARP were the Representatives in the lower
House from the same district. SINGLETON
has been in the three Legislatures, and il is
enough to say of him, he il the man they at
tempted to bride with three thousand dollars
on the Capitol question the first Session.
And his conduct upoa that occasion was such
a rebukc to these Capitol worthless, that he is
the LAST man they would attempt to buy from
principle and duty. CRoMweLL, his colleague
was all that Richardson and pawnee coalC
desire in a Representative. Besides being al
honest, faithful, tried and true Representative
he is a gentleman in the highest sense of tn
word. SuARr, last in this review, the col
eague Of SINGLeToN and Cromwell, is
young man of but little experience, and whethe
he was acting under any undue influence i
regard to Banks, we shall not at thiS time en-
quire.