Nebraska advertiser., 1858-03-11
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NEBRASKA CRY,
Feb. %, 80.
HoN. r. w. FURSAs:

Dear Sir-Yours of the 18th was re-
ceived yesterday AID ] take pleasure in
complying with yourrequest, as l am will
ling to see all the fafts 60 before people.
| have Just published a statement in the
News, of the Goth, OYER my signature con-
tanning all the information desired. BY
you. Lest you should fail to see that pa
per, / will however state that the 'exact
words endorsed upon the bills presented
to him on the 18th dayof January by Mr..
Allen and and myself enrolling commit
mittee Of the Council and Mr.. Taggart,
Mr.. Hail, and Mr.. Able enrolling COM
mite of the House, were as follows:
This paper was left in my room on
yesterday, Jan. 18th, 1858, after l had
refused to receive it. | neither veto nor
approve it; but very respectfully return
it. w. A. RICHARDSON.
sian. 18th, 1852
Upon our introduction to the Govern
or, Mr. Allen notified him that we were
the enrolling committees Of both branch
es of the Legislature, and that we had a
number of bills to present to him for his
approval. The Governor then advanced
and took the bills out of the hands of AIr.
Allen and Mr.. Taggart, remarking that
he should take no action ON them, that he
had not been engaged in the controversy;
that if our proceedings were legal, and
our acts valid, he would not so much as
as throw a straw In the way of their be-
ing declared so by the Courts, sc. When
reminded by me that the Legislature
would consider them laws if not returned
with his objection within three days, and
being asked whether in that case he would
would file them in the Office of the Secre-
tary of the Territory, he hesitated but
finally answered that that wasra matter
which. required consideration.
He also said during our conversation,
that if the Legislature ever passed the
Capital bill fairly, he would not veto it /;
that he thoughtit his duty to aid in carry
ing out the Will of the people, as express
sed by a majority of her Representatives.
The above is the substance of the o
v~ersation with the Governor. As to the
manner In which the bills were returned
HO0 HlOOdD11 AuOW d l1uI4l DIS Il uOs
1ITheyewere never returned to the Leg
~islature at all, but were thrown down upon
a table at the Willett House, surrounded
by a promiscuous company of members
and others, about 9 o'clock at night. /
believe with you that those Acts are lars,
and no one more sincerely regrets than /
do that the Governor could not find,it in
his heart to act with the large majority of
the Legislature. The simple fact Of his
being a democrat, does not satisfy me Gas
it seems to satisfy the Editor of the Neaos,)
nor dol believe it will satisfy the people,
unless his acts correspond with his pro-
LESSONS. 1t will be remembered that
Governor lizard was a Democrat; but his
mere professions did not satisfy the peo-
ople, nor yet the aforesaid editor.
l, however, am not yet disposed TO
distrust the Governor. l hope and
believe he will yet act nth and for
the people. l think he has been deceiv-
ed. He was led to believe that if he
took a stand against the Legality of the
proceedings of the majority and request
ed them to return to Omaha, that they
would do so. But he had heard bat one
side Of the story, and mistook the [temper
of the people, and / shall continue to be-
lieve that he will be found on the peoples
side, as Soon as a favorable opportunity
presents itself. MINI
The .NeWS, in commenting upon my ar
ticle seems determined to impress it upon
his readers, that the majority are opposed
to submitting the Capital question to the
people, and that the minority would vote
for SUCH a bill. Nothing could possibly be
farther from the truth. If the people
ask for it, let it be submitted bat | will
venture the prediction that a majority Of
the Minority will vote against any fair
proposition to remove the Seat of Gov
eminent. 1t is plain to be seen that all
this 'fus' about submitting the Capital
question to the people is for the purpose
of throwing sand in the eyes of the peo-
pie and diverting them from the real is
sue. The question IS have the peoples
Representatives the right to legislate up
on this subject? | have no objection to
submitting the matter to a vote of the peo-
lple but, before this can be done, the bill
must be passed by the Legislature and
according to the News, the majority must
'promise' not to agitate this matter, be-
fore the Governor will call an extra ses-
sion. Verify, if the minority can have
everything their own way, it will be a
dong time before it will be submitted to a
vote of the people, and / think 1t will be
a long time before the majority will buy
the privilege of returning to Omaha, by
sacrificing the rights of the people.
Respectfully yours,
~ MILLS S. REEVES.
The above letter from Hon. NJ. S.
REEVES is in answer to one we addressed
him inquiring "what was the precise
language endorsed upon each bill returned
by the Governor 2" 1t had been said that
we had misrepresented. Having no desire
whatever to do so int ntonally we addressed
Nh. Reeves the abeve interrogatory, and
now cheerfully make public his reply.
There is, however, as will be seen on
comparison, no difference in spirit or
substance, between our statement and the
above.
t.. Foreign Correspondence.