Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-07-02
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Desoto Pilot, together with the Bellevue
GascHe-lhe majority Of the Papers pub
lishei in ibis Territory who have expressed
any views in regard to the election Of Del
egate to Congress. have oil been anxious
for a Convention Of delegates from the
different Counties for the purpose Of de-
Gliding upon a man who shall faithfully
represent the views of the majority of the
electors Of The whole Territory in the
halls Of Congress. The time intervening
between this and the election being short,
and no call having been made, we have
tytLe advice and consent of several prom
inen, gentlemen in the Territory, ven;urcd
10 name the time and place, together with
q basis Of representation, which all viii
agree is fair under the circumstances
The Desoto Plot, in quoting our in
dorsement Of the views Of the Florence
Courier, says:
''But the Gazette, after what we have
quoted, has the following paragraph;
The only difficulty in our view ~, the
want Of a basis TO fix the representation
from the different districts of the Terri
tory"
We do no, fully understand this, and are
a, loss to know whether the GGsttic, after
so fully indorsing the Courier, makes this
kind of excuse to back oifin another direc-
ton or notl Has it for the moment for
rotten the usage Of the whole country; that
is, TO adopt the last vote or the last appor-
,!onnent where a census has not been re-
Gently taken. We care not whether 80,
assume a census 50 as 10 give every part
of the Territory the full benefit OF lis / =,
creased population, or not, This IS eaSil!
done, and we would be satisfied. But her,
is an apportionment just at hand, and on
which the people will elect next Angus
Take that a"pportionment and give 10 eac
county and district at least one delegate to
each member Of the Council and eac
member Of the House of Delegates, an
one delegate to each county in the Terri
tory that has neither Councilman nc
member of the House. Ii you say on
for each Of them or two for each, we al
satisfied. And let the time and place
named.
The Pilot, doe. US injustice when
doubts whether we "make this kind OF
excuse TO back off in another direction
rec,ion or not" Ii is a well known IA
tia, the idea Of a call for a C%onventio
first originated with the Courier, ard
responding to the suggestion OF broth
MtrcuELL, we remarked that we I
fra ned "from suggesting any definite mo
of procedure in regard 10 a Convention,
whether under existing circumstances,
is best to have one at all-that matter
leave to our brethren of the press "
have been longer in the field, and who,
is presumed. are better acquainted "
the wishes of the majority Of the clIize
of the Territory. In the mean time
shall hold ourselves ready for action, a
prepare for the fight"
This does not in our opinion, look MI
like backing off in another direction
but le. that passive understand ca
other now.
]. is a well known fact also, that
preference for Delegate, is our fell
townsman, Gen. L. L. BOWEN, whom
believe to he honest and capable-ana y
will represen, the interests Of the Terrlt
at Washington, regardless Of self or
d~ic,aticn Of an interested clique-s,iil
90 into the convention untramelled'
will give our hearty support to the Hom'
whoever he may be.
We have had cheering intelligence
regard TO the popularity Of Gen Bow
from all parts Of the Terrilory-fo'
stance, look at our correspondence l
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