Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-08

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ira pages Of Blackstone. Our heroic and
aspiring youth continued to progress in his
studies, aud 1t is no, impossible that the
goal of his ambition would have been
reached, had he not mistaken the bar ofd
phisky shop for the one that he first set
out 10 be admitted to.
Ills next appearance was as editor of a
small country journal, in Elyria. Here,
too, he might have won an honorable rep
u%ta,ion, and proved himself u worthy citi-
zen but the temptation at the "corner
grocery" proved too much for HIM
and the little moral principle that he had
inherited, was soon nearly obliterated.
If, conscience stricken, he attempted to
tell the truth, he was thrown into violent
spasms; and his medical adviser positive
ly declared that he was hazarding his life
in attempt it. We believe he fully coin
cided with the doctor, and has not been
known, even to this day, to disobey that
prescription.
Robertson, the older, was finally APP
pointed Indian Agent in this Territory,
and seeing that sonny was not likely to
distinguish himself, except in %debauchery
and rascality, procured for him the *
allied position of Indian Plow-Jogger, for
the Omahas. He arrived in Omaha in
the autumn of 1856. A wagon and a
span of fast horses were purchased IN the
name Of Uncle Sam. He remained at
Omaha instead of going to the Reserve,
and used the horses for private purposes
more han six months, drew his salary for
one year, then resigns, without doing "a
weeks labor for the Indians.
Meantime he became editor of the Me-
braskian. Having given up the idea of
reaching the pinnacle of fame in an honor
able way, he sought TO bring himself into
notice by filling the columns of the Me-
braskian with the vilest language that de-
pravity could master, in defaming the
| characters of those that refused TO bow ia
submission to his will. He often declared
inpriva,e, TO use his W language,) BY
God, lie, them bring in their revolvers, if
they want to / will give them hell" atthe
same time A~ourishlng Colts ~ive-shooter,
that his father had furnished him. Sew
eral months later, he made a personal at
tack on DR.. Henry, of Omaha, through
the Nebraskian, aud exclaimed as usual,
Let him bring in his pistols" &c. The
DR.. did give him u call, and wished to
know if he wrote that article? (pointing
to the one that alluded TO the Dr. Yes,
yes, Dr.; but LII didn't mean you. l
didn't have you in mind at the time it was
written. Ihope you wiN not take ofense -
With this explanation the DIR. withdrew,
Then when danger had uanished the afore-
said five. shooter was again iouriShed, and
the old adage proved, that
"He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day.
But the ive-shooter was not used, exCep
in wreaking his brutal spite on his neigh
t boris hogs! r
T, From time to time, this Robertson ha:
= declared in positip: terms, that no on,
5 but himself, writes the editorials hat ap
pear in the Nebraskian. We have put il
S type, in that office, article after article
I that was published as editorial, that wa
$ written by nearly half a dozen diferen
o residents Of Omaha.
s Has any one visited the editor of tn
Nebraskian, in his office, and gone ava
with an exalted opinion of hima w
think not. a string Of blackguardisu
from devil TO foreman, is constantly heap
ed upon his head, which too plainly show
g thai he is nothing but a meniai,-a mel
5. tool, whose manhood and self respect ha
sunk beyond resurrection.
y, Such is Theodore Henry Robertson
ID who is known TO be a braggart and a COW
ID ard, and yet he accuses us of writing ''
s. Enthusiastically loo and snsaking attack
r. sc. His defense OF Mr.. Chiyington,
P, not unlike the blind leading the blind
to and ii is quite certain that one of the
will be found in the ditch The ids
that such an individual is capable of VI
ry derstanding and approaching a pure go
pei is simply ridiculous. If there is
devil, aud the devil dosn't get TheodoI