Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-11
Secretary OF Nebraska.

Administration can infict so great a
wrong upon our people. We do not re-
cognize Mr.. WEIGH as a resident of Ne
braska, nor do we consider him a proper
person to hold so important an office. Du-
ring his four months stay in the Territory,
he became universally unpopular with
our citizens, and so strongly is the feeling
against him, we are confident that ninety
nine out Of every hundred persons who
made his acquaintance, would protest
against the appointment.
The success of an Administration de-
ponds much upon the efficiency and popu.
larity of its appointees. This is p%articu-
larry true of the Territories. Then why
should we be burihened with officials
whom our people cannot respects We
re-iterate what we have more than once
before asserted, tina, T. b. Cunning, the
present worthy incumbent of the office of
Secretary, has the confidence of our peo-
pie who would greatly deprecate the
change proposed.
We find the above in the Nebraskian
Of the Sd inst, which is in keeping with
everything Of a personal nature, appear
ing weekly in that sheet. If the people
of Nebraska should speak they would
pronounce the article false in three par
ticulars; first, a thousand residents Of
Nebraska know, Of their own personal
knowledge, that Mr.. WEIGH has been a
permanent resident Of Nebraska, living
in Omaha City, not forty rods from the
office Of the Nebraskian, the last eight
months past; second, "lhat there is a
strong feeling against him." is as UNI
blushingly untrue as the first charge.
Mr.. WEIGH is a young nan with a polish
ed education and gentlemanIy bearing,
with urbane and social qualities that made
him a great f~avorite with the people.
And with one exception, the editor of the
Nebraskian is the only one we ever heard
speak a single word against the purity of
his character, integrity of his purpose,
or his unpopulatity as young politician;
thirdly, that IT. b. Cunning has the con-
fidence of our people," Now we do not
desire to repeat wha, has so many times
been said by almost everybody in the
Territory, and rehashed again through
every paper in the Territory, except the
Nebraskian, about Cunning and his course
in this Territory for we believe that God
and Providence have much 10 do with
dealing justice to the eminentIy wicked
and corrupt, and by such an affection
Cunning is receiving all the punishment,
he can bear.
Truth will out. Welch was not a sup
porter of Chapman for Congress-Cum.
ing was. The people Of the Territory
fully understood all this, but the article
was written against Mr., WEIGH for the
purpose Of infusing a little poison in ole
Bucks ear, to make another strike fol
Chapman, Cunning & Corruption, at the
expense of peronal reputation, consisten
cy, justice and truth, but, thank God, W,
have a President in old Buck with enough
of the Jacksonion mettle, as we hav,
seen in his appointment of Governor
and Chief Justice to respect the wishes o
the people. We presume the Presiden
will be fully advised as to the characte
of Mr.. WEIGH by Gen. Cass, for whom
he vas private Secretary, for sewers
years. Although we say this much i
justice to Mr.. WEIGH as a gentleman an
an honorable man we say further tina
he is not our first choice for Secretary
The Hon. p. C. Ward, of New York
who we believe has claims to this position
is our choice. We know him to be
!, gentleman, Of that business and politicr
experience, tina, would peculiarly fit hir
for the position of Secretary Of the Tel
!, ritory, having sustained for the las, I'll
I teen years, since his entrance into polit
cal life, first in Pennsylvania, his naliv
I State, then in New York, an unspolie
and untarnished political reputation as
reliable, consistent, sound and uncomprC
I missing Democrat. Having filed man
/ positions of honor, both elective and b
appointment, and refusing many sougl
! TO be thrust upon him. he would if a.
/ pointed Secretary of the Territory brin
that ripe experience and sound prac,ic
ability t the discharge Of its responsib
|, duties, that we so much need in a your
!. Territory like Nebraska.