The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-05
For the Union.
NEBRASKA.


MEssRs Eprons Having recently arrived in your city,
find many misconceptions in the minds of your citizens in
relation to Nebraska Territory its inhabitants &C. and by
your leave shall be glad to correct any such
views.
lst The Council Bluffs Ferry Company are not endowed
with large tracts of land as is reported in tbs Baltimore
Sun; do they own any considerable part Of Omaha
City. The lots have long since been divided and owned
by the citizens and by persons in different parts Of our
country.
3D. The difficulty in relation 10 the capital question has
been greatly exaggerated The present position Of that
question is the result Of disposition manifested at differ
ent times the part of in Omaha withhold
from others what they supposed to be their just and equ
table rights aud in wagng this too far have produced
reaction in the minds Of many of the Settlers and hence
thu anti Omaha feeling in the legislature This feeling
however, has manifested warmth and generality in
the legislature than is felt among the Both par
tee however, confidently expect Gov lizard to veto the
bill providing for the removal Of the capital and thus quiet
the difficulty and like every other excitement and
ton Of its kind it may be sautary lesson to both par
ties teaching Omaha to fully respect the apparent
rights and interests of other points, and at the time
the sober thought Of the will perceive that the pres
ent of government 10 the most central and eligible
any which could be selected at present.
3D. A Misrepresentation alec prevails in the minds of
many in relation to the inhabitants Of the Territory From
the exciting in the legislature many have
hended that they band Of rufans Should for
egn nation Judge the character of the American people by
Of the exciting night scenes Of Congress- the udg
ment would be most humilatng to people But these
moments of passion not correct daguereoypes of the
members themselves and much less of their constituents
So it is in Nebraska
The great of the citizens from the very best class
eastern aud southern society They generally young
men, and men with young families and they active,
industrious enerprising intelligent and many of them
highly educated In the comparative number of educated
men they in advance of the of eastern CON-
munites. ..r
4th The wants of the Territory with every Terri
tory, are, of course, numerous. r..#
As yet there is penitentary for the punishment of
criminals As evidence of the inconvenience to which
this places the citizens may refer to the punishment of
criminals who convicted last fall of horse
ing They shaver, half of the head horse-whipped
and then the Missouri river Is not such prac-
tce shame, scandal, barbarity2 But what are the
citizens to do to protect themselves from such thieves and
robbers2 Another is under sentence to the penenary
for two years, but there Is place 10 put him. o
Again the capitol building remains incomplete and will
require at least forty fifty thousand dollars to complete
Another difficulty is found in making roads. A vast
number of and rvues meander almost every Dor
ton of the Territory and but few of them be crossed
lowing to the fact that the teams mre in them except
by bridges This extremely expensive and although the
citizens have done much, many of them having expended
many hundreds of dollars for this purpose yet others still
remain and of them the Indian reservations upon
which the citizens not allowed to do any work
FRENCH sTEAMER--The Charleston Courier of the I'd
inst. says: ... ....... .......-..
aThe somewhat unusual circumstance of the arrival of
foreign from Europe at this port took place on
Saturday evening last The French steam propeller Jo-
sepb Perier Capt Henxc reached this city from Havre
and Plymouth, (Englandl She is con-
Her conspnees are Messrs j. H. Green Son. who we un-
derstand, will load her for Havre" "@
aCoALs TO NEwcAsrLEn--Among the arrivals at this
port yesterday (aystbe New York Courier of Tuesday,
the barque Martha Anna from Touon having her
cargo large quantity of pork sent here for sale
count of the French government 1t was purchased for
The French Crimean army but the termination OF the
reduced the present and prospective consumption of the
cle and il is sent here for market IL seems little
singular that this should be DONE and it is apparent that
he people along the Mediterranean shores have taste
or this description of food
BRIpose RoUrE-The Canadian papers con-
ain notices Of applications to the Provincial Parliament
charter to construct bridge the Detroit river,
md also of another bridge over Niagara river.
NEW YoRx-The New York correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun writes;
General Shields has declined public dinner rendered
i'm by number of leading citizens including General
,cott
aThe Broadway Tabernacle property is to be converted
stores aud thus will pass away another old landmark
he Broadway Tabernacle for twenty years has been
place for concerts political meetings, woman'srights
onventions abolition meetings. &C. well for prayer
nd preaching"
SALs or LAxD-The farm Of the late Michael Whitmore
South river, in the lower end Of Augusta county vir
inis containing 4l53 acres sold the 18th Janu-
ry, TO Dr. r. Walker, Of Rockingham, for the pretty
title sum Of $a7,75s set or $9os per acre,