Nebraska advertiser., 1858-01-28

VI q SupAeoA D A6N PSN
was accordingly given by Mr.. ABBE of
Otoe. For the benefit of those not fa
miliar with the rules or customs of tran
sacting business in Legislative body, and
10 prove our assertion that this notice was
given for effect, we here state that it has
been customary in the Nebraska Legisla-
ture to give notice of a bill to-day and
introduce it Tomorrow; and that three
dags intervened between the notice and
bill in this case. The notice failing to
secure the object designed, a bill was
drawn and introduced. Now we come
TO the point. On the introduction Of the
Bill, members of the House from Douglas
county; e~x-members; fanatical f~ire-eating
leaders, who heretofore, and do yet gov
ern and control all thingso of a public ma
ture in and about Omaha, swore on the
streets, in the bar-rooms, in the lobby,
and in the bar of the House, that sunless
that Bill Be Ciithdra'Cn, not another act Of
any kind should pass during the ses-
sion They would .'show The balance Of
the Territory that the wheels Of legislation
could and sCOuld be blocked up, If they da-
red farther to interfere uiM Mis Capitol
question l"-That "the Capital belonged
to Omaha, and she would retain it, even
though it cost the hearts blood of Dou-
glas county !"--That the Legislative
Halls could be drenched 1cih blood Pr
together with many other such expressions
and threats, Such conduct towards the
representatives of the people while en-
gagged in their legitimate duties, could not
fail to excite in the bosom of any one pos
sessed Of the least spark of patriotism,
feelings of the most indignant scorn, and
drove conservative men, who hitherto had
cared but little about the simple Capitol
Vquestion to take decided and un1inching
positions. The Bill for relocating the
Capital was read the first time, a point
upon which there usually is no debate and
never a vote. The. minority to keep good
ktheir threat that "no bill of aray kind
mould now pass" obtained the floor in
considering the next subject matter-the
election of a territorial Printer--and
boldly announced their determination to
occapyit for the next nine days. unless
the majority would "rithdraw the Capitol
Bil!" The affair was now fast approach
jig the eliminating point, and the two
parties occupying the positions of "rou
MUST and "wE Will. NOT" it is not
strange nor unexpected that a general
'pitch ill.," sknock down and drag OUT
should occur among the members. But
when outsiders, prominent and wealthy
citizens of Omaha, who had been goading
continually the Douglas county delegation
to acts of violence, rush within the bar,
seize the Speaker Of the House. hurl him
from the stand, and crush him to the
floor T; then we say law, order and common
decency are d~isregarded, the rights Of
the people trampled under foot, and in
suit added to injury.
The minority offer as one of the feeble
props to their position that the Speaker
. and othersof the majority acted rudely on
) this occasion! Grant it. 1t would be
novel indeed could such a disturbance oc-
cur at any place, and for any cause, and
the parties come out of it without having
said words or done acts which in them.
E selves, abstractly, were perhaps improper
: or. indecorous. The American people
: hold sacred the right of speech and Of &C.
ton, and when an attempt is made Il
8 deny them that right, they are very likely
t to get ercited'. There are many instance.
on record where their acts might be de.
: nominated revolutionary" Such argu,
d ment is toe weak to require answering
yet it is the style and nature of all We
$ have vet seen coming from that side O.
the question. There is a studious avoid
ing Of the real and true issue.
h We have this week given the real anc
true cause which led to the difficulty OF
the 9TH and 8th, and will next week pro
e coed to show that there was no excus,
whatever for the obstinate position of tn,
minerity-that the Capital Bill could no
d have passed, and they knew it-and tina
% the blocking Of the wheels of Legislation
d was done by them ~prenoedaately. and 70
no other purpose than that of gratifyin.
a spirit of revenge.
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