Nebraska advertiser., 1857-12-03

ern markets where Nebraska merchants pur,
chase. win find no better advertising medium
In che Western countryH
3
2 The Mountain GrOaned, and, LOT
geY Arouse Came Forth.
chapman's paper Of the 18th contains a
letter which he says hereceived from us
It isprefaced by long string Of pOt-house
baguardism, a styled writing nature has
pre-emnendyq qualified him for and educa@
u ton ana practice kepthim perfecl In. The
closing sentence, @Wil the next Legs
lature7 Remember, a public printer has
to be chosen, and he is fitting himself for
the marker" explains the whole matter.
He knows there is no earthlychance of his
being elected Public Printer; suspects we
may be a candidate for reelection, and if
he ean throw obstacles in our way, he will
have accomplished something grand. If
we were to be a candidate for that, or any
other position In this Territory, the first
important matter we would attend to,
would be to secure the opposition of the
@Nebrashan, [" feeling assured that such
q course on. Its part would accomplish
6moresfT gsthan4 the combined influence
of half dozen other papers In our favor.
But we are depressing. We copy the let
fer verbqtir as we find it in the Nebras-
ikian; with all its italics, attempted forced
constructions, isolated extracts, additions,
&C., that chapman may have the full BEN
: eft Of its effect, be that whichway it may.
If every word was true as it appears, we
hsee nothing particularly criminal In il.
~ AHAc CRY. Feb, /. 1851.
u EOurs unaerenveIope to Mr.. Lake has been torw.rssa
me lou are doubtless aware, ere this. Of the result Of
the vote for public printer, ALLOW me to sav NJ cbap-
man nat was not aware, until after had my plans all
arranged that you were interested in the Nebraskian' or
had any particular desires in regard 10 the matter. 1
tteei under obligations to you for what you have done for
bmetnPrOcuriugfthe Congressional printing; and allow
enc 70 assure you trust the day is not fardistant when
IL willb in NY power 70 peeipr0cate. ....
Ivery much desire an appointment in some one of the
new land ehces 70 be established in this TERRITORY. either
. Is Register or Receiver, and hereby submit NV claims 70
.yyour hands. Ifeel qhi5e confident my position is sucb
thatIeahbe Of. teFUcetO you in this Territory, and apv
further taEors you can best6E upon me, 1 will feel Sny-
seh under oOhgGtiOps 70 ~reciprOcate to the fullest extent
an my power.. ',-l
me Capitol bill syet before the Council for recOnsi-
'derauOn Twill probably never come toa vote. The bill
sdiyidins Douglas county is suH in the House.
. h .s1s.T EAR All 1871 1 ri e. Yours,
se -.aff~. 80 = F-r-.G. - -.- . r.. W. FURNAs
Thatwe shouldhave made the discovery
through a letter written by chapman to
ass that he1Nas really the gunner of the Ne
8rdskidn, was nothing strange. That in
the event he had rendered us a favor
which he claimed-we should desire to
'"~TsciPrOeats, there is nothing unusdaL-
That we should be an aspirant for an
honorable position among our feHow-men.
and ask the assistance Of others in secur-
ing such position is nothing contrary to
the. common course. of events. That for
'JHTther faUOrs2 we should feel under
additional obligations to "reciprocate.n
"wO6lds bear comparison with certain
corner lot" speculations of which we
have some knowledge, we entertain no
fears or doubts.
= We were not educated In "a school
where the expOsitionof private letters was
.FesOrted to, in order to sustain points or
positions; but on the present occasion we
may be Pardoned for making an extract
; from the letter spokenof "under enyelone
10 Mr. lake. which we received from
chaPmanunder date Washington Civ.
Dec. 4th, 1856" After informing us for
the first time that he had been instrument.
tai in securing for US the publishing of the
Laws Of the United States, ssfor which,
he "expeeted'th the Nebraska oity Meus
would give him "h-H," he closes by
sayings &c a5 no
81 hope you and the friends will elect George II.
Hepburn and MA brother Edwin S. Chapman. Public
Prnterff Srf6eferritory. feel this is due to the Ne
br,stian sn6f the treatment Il received at the last ses-
sson, m.vhatv vas usid tOmeby the different mem
rberI met aftert be. election, ] have suPpOsett there would
N.no diAsculty about the question. ] KNOW NO MAN
- ,ucvr Res ELBETED FROM DoUeLAs
eouTTy WHO WAssUPPOsER 10 BE~ UNFRIENDLY
10 q N~EBRAsKIAE. ri1s5
BE CHAPMAN"
We are perfeclywinlliHngg titus and that
should be put together"
Lofo-o re~markedgWe are unac