Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-12-31
:, Richard Is Himself AGAIN.,

the Legislature, who voted Tor the fergu-
son Resolutions. l.. l.. Bowen is spoken
Of os a man whose political and social
record is SO black that 1t will by no means
bear the sc%rutinizing glance Of honesty
and honor" Hon. Mr.. Reeves, as "a
man whose few brains are entirely con-
trolled by his blind prejudices, and whose
mulish propensities decidedly predominant
over his reasoning faculties" Judge
Bradford, member Of the Council, is spok.
en- of las one who pledged his honor for
a certain purpose, then violated it, and
boosted of the same" Furnas of the
Council, is spoken Of as "a clever nobody"
Rogers Of the same house, is pitched into
on general terms, and the grave charge
made against him, that he follows blindIy
his prejudices, that if an election were
to come off Tomorrow, in Omaha, he
would not get a dozen votes" Puett of
the same body, he says, has been disap-
pointed in a matter of Land Office. He
then pitches into the speaker of the House,
Mr.. Decker, who is spoken of as one
who falsifed pledges be made before
he was Speaker" Strickland, is spoken
Of as the high cockolorum among the
Mugginses." Hon. james S. Allen, of
Sarpy, is spoken of as one who "blindly
follows Ferguson, Strickland, and Bowen"
Now for facts. In regard TO the first
charge, is there a man in the Territory,
that has more and better social qualities,
than Gen. l.. l.. Bowen? We ask the
people. the masses, his enemies, his poli.-
ical foes, If ever a man presided over a
delibera,ive body, through "a storm, such
an one as existed last winter, and %receir-
ed, as did Bowen, the unanimous endorse.
ment of that body, friends and foes, for
fairness and impartiality2
The foolish, s%oulless, pointless, attack
upon Hon. M. S. Reeves, with all that
know him, falls to the ground, harmless
He is a sound, sedate, clear headed, hon
orable man; honored by all, respected
even by his enemies, g.. a..... b.,
Of Judge Bradford, we venture the re-
mark, it is the first time any journal ever
published his name in connection with o
d~ishonorable intent.
Furnas was lauded to the skies, las,
winter, by this scurrilous sheet. He is Q
man Of sufficient ability to keep a position
so high in the estimation of honorable
men, never TO be reached by the ~scurrili
ty of such a pen. .
As to Rogers, a Councilman from
Omaha, we have only TO say, that he ha!
enjoyed the confidence of his own people
since the organization of the Territory
He has been a member of every Legisla
ture, since that time. He is a man o
, mind and acknowledged ability, and wha
the editor of the Nebraskian can never as
i, pire TO, an honest man.
Puett is a young man, with that goo
practical sense, coupled with that high or
der of intelligence that peculiarly fit
man to think and act for himself, regard
less of such terrible attempts from so con
temptible a source, to deter him.
The Nebraskian can make the whole
sale charges against Decker, and charg
him with faithlessness, in regard 10 hi
-, pledges, but the history of the man, h
well known answering integrity, will re
flute the base SANDER, without a write
word.
As to Strickland, and Holloway bein
his bottle holder,-we do object to the fir
of Chapman. Robertson and Lockwood
; After having defrasded an old India
trader, Gen. Peter A. Sarpy, out of on
thousand dollars, then steal the old Genel
ais language, so APPLY applied to D
their own gang.
As regards the attack upon Hon. j. s
Allen, we think he shows less sense an
" more weakness than any little thing Wi
= ten by him. There is 10 more self thinl
. ing and independent minded man, in N,
- braska Legislature, than Mr.. Allen. A
10 who know him, know he is an astute, clio.
10 ~reasoner, with the natural genius and al
quired ability to cope with, and dete
T" your boosted champions in corruption
9 Why are all these charges made
Simply because they are men, no, thing