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Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
VOx POpuIi, VOX Del.

The scenes which were enacted, last week,
at Omaha, by certain members of the Terrific
rial Legislature and others, whose pugilis ic
abilities, stand prcemincnt over their mental
endowments, sholld call forth the loudest and
most emphatic condemnation, from all classes
of this commL1i.y who share with us an inter-
est in the proceeding, of those who were elect
Ell from Dir midst. We have seen the S eak-
er of that body, inslltcd and dragged from n s
seat, by an org iuized band of riff ,as who
seem (by their flaming hand-bil } to exult
over their temporary success, and being back
ell by a lawles3 aad ilflri ttel mob, OF
hired bullies and assassins who were inten
upon the overthrow of ,s.ice aad right, and
usurping in its place, a scene Of anarchy and
confusion. The objecs, which they so eager
ly sought to obtain, by fraud and chicanery.
were frustrated, by the firm aud decided stand
taken by many of the most prominent men,
bers of the ~lioLse, who would not tamely sab
nit, to the degrading spectacle of havii 6
their dearest rights and liberties, assaulted an .
~tramPled under foo., by these contemplate
specimens, of a TO ten and paerlie minority
The majority, who came out from amo Y
these disorganizing elements, deserve we'll Of a
rec and enlightened constituency, for their
action taken, in regard to adjour ling 20 Flor
ence and it will meet with the unqualified ap-
probation of all good Citizens in the Terrific
ry.
Last winter, when the question for the re-
mOval of the Capt. oil, was agitated a. d passed
thro' beth houses with an overwhelming ma
iori'y, and came within an ace, of passing
over the Governors veto ; bribery and corrup
ton, was resorted to, by tlie Omaha clique, to
change the convictions, of hoiorable men of
that assembly, but to no effect and the same
lawless proceedings were carried on under the
sanction aud authority of those vested with
high executive powers; threats of personal
violence were used, to intimidate honest men,
in the exercise of their legislative functions,
and it was absolutely necessary in walking
the streets, to carry a loaded revolver for pro
lection.
Snch was the state Of aft ,irs at their sitting
on last Thursday; m my of the lowest Iris rab-
bic of omabl, with o her. laying claim to T :
speciality, were dr. i'm ned up to stiff, and
drown, the free expression of those gentlem y
who dared to oppose, the present location OF
the Capitol.
Thus it was, finding that all efforts, TO dis.
e's the matter, in a fair and legitimate man.
ner' without being interrupted, and knock d
down, a largo majority of the members OF
both ~torses, received to adjourn to Florence,
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14

where Bowie knives and Revolvers, won,d -,
be called into reqrisitioa, and the wheel, =,
legislation could pass along quietly AID unoh-
structed by any outside interference.
They were not thus induced, to act uDa.,
the inf renee of momentay excitement. bn,
after as m'ture deliberation, as the eireum.
stances would admit, and acting under tn. a.
vice aud experience, Of the best legal author.
ties, in this Territory, they have thus exhihi,
ed to the people, that Omaha, Is not all NJ.
braska that she has been, long enough, N.
refuge Of such inscriptions dsmarcpu.,
who have fattened upon the patronage, afford,
ed by the General Government, for the public
ben"f., and who now wish to suck the lif.,,
blood, OF all who come within their avarieiOo,
grasp.
Let the people, in their majesty, declare 10
Omaha, = Thus far shalt thou come, and M
farther" and here shalt thy proud braggadO.
CID be staid. SPECTATOR.
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prevent the free action Of members upon
the removal of the Capitol, and as long
rs the lobbies are filed with armed and
desperate men to sustain them, so long
they must bear to a great extent the odium
of this outrage, a d SO long be respon.
siblc for the resul, arising from want of
discretion in their own members, and the
violence committed by an excited and en-
c~ouraged mob.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14

eeS~ We nre lapry to learn that a
Democratic meeting was held in Omaha
on the glorious Sth of January, which
was well attended by members Of the
Legislature, and visitors from all The or.
ganiled counties of the Territory. We
learn from those present that the bes, Of
feeling prevailed, and that the meeting
was large aud enihu %sias,ic, and that a
number Of able speeches were made.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted, and
81, p3 taken to call a conve nticn al Pla,ts-
uIouth, in June next, to be composed Of
del gates from all the counties. to take
into considt ration the propritty of effect.
ing u permanent orga, iZation of the Dem.
ocra,ic rariy. Welail ii as an auspi.
cious era in the political history of our
Territory, and hope the party may be able
to organize upon the principles of the
Kansas Nebraska act; so that at our next
elerlion we may be able to place our can
didate for Congress upon a Democratic
platform, and thereby secure for our Ter
ritorya political influence in the Halls of
National Legislation. We shall publish
the proceedings Of The meeting as soon rs
We obtain ii copy.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14

GEN. RICHARDSON. - We had the
pleasure of q personal interview with our
new Governor, the other evening. We
are pleased 10 find Tin, as a gentleman,
pleasant, soci ! and agreeable, with none
of tina, ro'gh exterior, we were prepared
to see. From what we know Of his ma
tional reputation, as a statesman, a tried
and true democrat, and That little we have
seen of him personally, we should say he
is n man IF that high Commanding ability,
and frmness and decision of character.
coupled with that ste | ng, sound, practi-
ca! sen e, to enable him to comprehend
and grasp without didi:u'ty, the affairs of
the Territory. aud control the same for
the highest and b st interest of the whole
Territory. IL
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
To the People Of Nebraska.

FsHOU Citizens The General As.
Srmhly of Nebraska Territory, is no
longer able to discharge its legitimate
functions AT The Omaha seat Of Govern.
m"nt. Owing TO an organized rombina.
tim Of a minority Of its own members.
aided " an Omaha mob, aud encouraged
10y an Omaha Exc, utive, they have been
compe He'd /, adjourn their present ses.
sion to The nearest place of safety. They
accordingly assemble to day at Florence,
pursuant to adjournment.
The sovereign power of Legislation for
Iii, Territory Is now ,xercis.d alone at
this place. The House of r. presenta-
tives. J. II ID, cker. SPEAKER, retain
twemiy.four of its thirty. fiv. members.
The Council. /. l.. Bowen. President, re-.
tain nine of its thirteen members. being
lwo-thirds of their resr ective bodies.
1t has long been evident, that whenev.
er the interests of Omaha are supposed TO
be concerned, it became hazardous to at.
tempt Legislation at Omaha. The course
of the minor y, during the whole session
..as BEEN characterized by ri ks and CHI
cane. y, UNIV or by a manly system Of leg.
lslaiinn. 1t eliminated in violence on the
seventh ins,uni. On that day the fac
ZIONIST, allied with Omaha ruffians, drag
ged the Speaker Of the House. by force,
{ ON his stand, while attempting 10 dis.
large his duties ard the Omaha mob,
armed and ready for any emergency, APP
P an IL the foul att-affixiug TO Nebras-
ka Legislation an indelIibIe stain, and COW
rrlng The very name Of Omaha with in
efiaLle INFAMY.
Omaha can roast of having degraded
the sov reiJlty of the people by thus
-,posing the sacred person of its e'ec,ed
representatives to the unresisted violence
of an irresponsible rabbie
Omaha can boast Of b wing arrested
the wheels Of legislation at the Capitol!
Omaha can boast of having driven the
Legislature from the seat Of Government !
Yet Omaha still Z, ,ains the Capitol
bought with such an Infamous past If cor
ruptIon, violence and crime; but the scep-
ter of Legislation has departed from the
II -faied sral, aud The law givers from is
RIoTous halls ~IoREvER!
The issue now made tY Omaha, with
the squat,er S, vereignS of the whole Ter.
ritory. Tan have bu, ONE solution!
The Interests, the rights, and the Will OF
the popular masses. will no longer be
made suhservient To the intrigues or mach
nations Of on" loca -. Il is no longer
a ques ion as the location 0 their 'eat
Of gov~er.Lnrnl. It has now lecome .
q IS ion as to the right of the people to
ale! Ii can have bnt ONE answer-ths
majority must RrevaIi
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removal is effected of the Capitol. And
we will say in candor, that however much
we may stand upon the expedien y Of the
question of removal, (never doubling for
a 10 the business Of the position tina,
n removal was demanded by n majority Of
the people Of the Territory we unhesi-
,atingIy say that when the right Of the
people, through their representatives, is
denied them by the DULLES of Omaha, to
legislatc upon this subject without threats
and overt acts Of violence being offered
them in the Halls Of Legislation, it is
then time that the people have a place to
meet, aud with the guarantee that they
will be pro ected in their constitutional
rights.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
The Old and the New year.

Ehe Osu anu the NeW hcNr'
Ii is true that wien flowers fade in
friendships vase, they must be replaced
by others Of fresher odor AID brighter
colors. But the task is always sad one.
We love the old, ever when wiltrd and
dead. The memory Of their Early fra
GRANGE comes over the soul like u sweet
incense.
With US. the close Of the year is always
a time for memory aud for tears. So
much that was lovely and br ght has pas.
sed from earth-so many fond hopes
which we nursed at the mmencen
of the year have folded their wings aud
died. Their cold ashes alone r,miLd us
how fondly we cherished them once, and
impress US with the certain DOOM IF all
that is brightest and best. Slowly but
surely the mantle of death is setting uron
all.
1t is good TO weep at the close of the
year. The tribute Of tears i, due to the
memory of the decay and passing away
Of our iond hopes-lo the sunderIng If
our loved associations, and to the breaking
If our noblesl resolves and purcst vows.
Oh! what a graveyard is the pat! 1t
is right, we cay, that we should llnger for
awhile. and mourn over the wreck aud
ruin-over the d, ad flow ers, the high AZ
pirations, which gIadtened aud animated
the year which is gone.
But we should not linger too long with
the memories Of the asst. The living,
lreathin-!, active present Is here, around
and about us. with its sacred duties and
high ~rrsponsil %illirs. The Itst has for
Us not only regrets, but wise lessons and
strong encouragement. Let us be profit
ed ty the one, aud inspIr,d 10y the other.
The future smiles IN the distance, and the
guerdon Of honor is within the reach of
all.
"Let us then be up and doing,
Hearts prepared for any fate,
Sill advancing, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
"L.ives of great men all remind US
We can make our own sublime,
And, departing leave behind us
Footprints in the sands Of time.
200 "Foo.-prints which perhaps another,
Sailing DER life's solemn main,
S'me forlorn and ship-wrecked brother,
Seeing, may take heart again."
Dear reader, the new year shall lie
one of effort, and we hope of fair fruits.
We shall try aud do something for cur
country, our neishLors, aud ourselves.
The shadows of the past may often gloom
along our pathway, Lu, we struggle Oh
and hope for brighter days. We have II
young Territory which we love-kind
and generous-heartcd neighbors, and we
would be recreant to our own sense Of
duty, if we did not try to brighten III,
destiny of the one, and deserve the es-
TEEN Of the other. Onward - is tn,
wa;chword of the times. 1t shall also b..
ours.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
Great Excitement at the
Capitol.
BOTH HOUSES OF THE NEBRASKA
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED
FROM OMAHA TO tgr0u
FLORINCEl
FLORENCE !

We regret, as a journalist, 70 record
the history Of the most disgrucsful
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RUMORED ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
LOUIS NAPOLEON

A Paris correspondent tells the following story:
The Emperor was riding slowly on horseback lit
te advance of the rest of the party by whom he
accompanied. Suddenly his horse reared and SHE'D
at some unseen DANGER and the Emperor who is a
first rate horseman, instantly aware as if by pre-
sentiment, of coming evil, threw himself to one
side just as perfect volley fired over him-
The assassins ten in number, all Italians four
have been taken, while the remainder, up to the
present moment, have escaped. 1t is this latter
fact which has caused that sudden RATE
amongst the Italians domiciliated in Paris, and
which the order of the police have rendered so
stringent and severe, together with the dismissal
and disgrace of certain Corsican chef de brigade
of police, who hitherto has been great favorite;
both of which events have created talk and suspicion
of the truth in Paris during the past few DAYS. :
of the reality of the attempt no doubt whatever
exists; and the REALTORS add that the Emperor's
horse shot severely in the neck that he died
the same evening. This is the tale current among
the moneyed men at the Bourse, and believed BY
them in private, while in public their cry is all
against the wicked inventors of such mschievous
lies and the gulping credulity of the Paris public,
which seeks rather than avoids the opportunity of
exercising this excessively announcement and dob
moache quality.
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From the Ne,c Orleans Crescent of June IS.

u
This individual, some time ago so distinguished
in this city, the strength of his previous French
Zouave-Crimean distinguishments, is now fairly no.
torious. We published, few days ago, the par
ticulars OF his arrest on charge of bgamy, he be-
ing taken on board the mail boat on arriving here
from Mobile, all on the strength of dispatch from
gentleman whose wife and daughter were the
companions OF his very suspicious looking and anti
military fight and of his being liberated by Justice
Barnett upon furnishing bail of 81 900 to appear
before that fuEctionary when his accuser should
reach the city and be prepared to confront him.
This was on Friday last. Since then we have
forborne making any remark or publishing any of
the current rumors in regard to the affair, in res
foully treated, and in the belief that he might pro-
badly come up with De Riviere and arrange matters
with him, amicaby or otherwise, without resorting
to the publicity of the courts. But now De Rviere
has firmly established his turpitude by ignominious
flight, and the gentleman in pursuit of him. in his
natural anxiety to recover his wife and daughter,
who have disappeared with the Captain is no lon
ger ditfident of publicity. This gentleman is Mr..
Blount, member of the bar, and one of the most
respected citizens of Mobile
DE Rivieres story to Justice Barnett, made with
such an affectation of injured innocence was that
he never had been married-that the woman re-
ported to be his wife only a lorette, whom he
had brought from France and passed as his wife,
We have, however, been shown the documents,
proving that last winter, in New York. he was mar
ried to respectable young lady in ofthe Cath
Ole churches of that city, and that lady, his in
ured and deserted wife, is now residing in Philadel-
phia as anxious as any to know what has be-
come of him.
As to what strange fascination this epauetted Lo-
tharo exercised, in order to win a respectable lady
and her respectable daughter to desert home,
friends, everything, in order to be the companions
of his guilty and disgraceu flight from Mobile, and
subsequently from this city, offer no surmise.
1t has placed estimable gentleman in most dis
tressing and humiliating position before the public
"a position which entities him to the sympathy of
all who despise vany, and their aid in bringing to
justice the viper who bit him
De Riviere was arrested on Friday morning
That evening he was released on bail. That night
he took the ladies from the Verandah, where they
had stopped since his arrest, up to Carrollton.
After that nothing. was seen of them, nor has any
thing been heard of them since, although the sharp
est police in town has been on the hunt for them.
Mr.. Blount did not arrive till Monday. He is yet
here, in the hope of obtaining some clue to the
whereaboutssof his wife and daughter and in the
hope bringing to justice the villain who has treat
ed him so shamefully. We should add that the
gentleman who signed De Rivieres appearance bond,
for 900, is also very anxious to gain tidings
of him
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NEWS FROM RJJENOS AyREs

BY the arrival of the bark Dawn, Capt Chase,
we have Buenos Ayres papers to May Is. ten DAYS
later than previous advices.
The quarrel between Urquza and Buenos Avres
remained in statu quo No further correspondence
had taken place between the governments, but the
controversy occupied great space in the newspa-
pers. The people, it is confidently stated would
agree to reunion with the thirteen other pro-
vinces, if Urquiza should give up the Presidency;
but they are firm in their determination not to sub
init to terms so long he remained at the head of
the Republic.
The cordial reception of Sr. Belcarce the Envoy
of Buenos Ayres at the Court of France, had much
encouraged the provincials against Urquizas' de-
mands, and the government of Buenos Ayres was
about to send minister to advocate its cause at the
court of Brazil.
Urquiza had been detected in trying to influence
tne municipal elections of the province by corup-
ton, which created much excitement. .aHf'-
Inc most terrible shipwreck that has occurred for
many years in the Rio de la Plata took place on
May y, when the schooner Florde Salto ran upon
sunken wreck on the Banco Chico, while on her
passage from MOntevideo to Buenos Ayres, and out
OF thirty-six passengers, most of them people of
GOOD family, twelve were lost. The vessel sunk i'm
bark.
Madame Anna Bishop was singing in Buenos
Ayres with much success
Business continued Frustrated. Doubloons, May
H. quoted at 36s@36S19, at which there were trans
acted to the amount of 6,677.-N Y. Herald.
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FROM FORT KEARNEY.

The St. Joseph journal of the 14th, has the fol-
lowing intelligence from Fort Kearney, brought by
three teamsters:
"a party of three young men, who left Fort
Leavenworth some time last month transfers for
the Utah expedition, have just arrived in this city
from Fort Kearney. They give the particulars of
a teamster belonging to Penny's train being drown
ed in the Big Platte River on the 9th ult He was
an Englshman by BIRTH from Newark, n. j. His
name was Thomas Smith, and he is said to have had
an.interest in a tin establishment in New Orleans
On arriving at Fort kearney, this trio, with thirty
three others, struck for higher wages, were imme-
diately discharged by the Quartermaster, and SOL
diers put on in their places. They were get
ting S25 per month, but struck for $40.
As soon as they were discharged fourteen started
on for Nebraska City, among whom were five Ger
mans. They left Fort Kearney on the 9th ult In
coming in, on the 4th instant, they met Col Ew-
ing's train. On the night of the 4th inst, ter
rifle storm arose. and while out on the prairie herd
ing cattle, German teamster, named Niles Knutla,
was struck by lightning and Immediately killed.
A messmate standing not more than ten feet
from him at the time. The cattle belonging to Col
Ewngs train took stampede the same night. In
coming down the Platte river the five Germans
took different route and became separated from
the rest. The consequence was the five Germans,
while near the Pawnee village, the Platte, were
surrounded by large party of this tribe who were
mounted on mules, and robbed of all the money and
valuables they possessed
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FOREIGN.
IMPORTANT FROM NEW GRANADA.
OF THE CASS- HERRAN
TREATY BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN-
TATIVES
PRoBABLE coNcuRRENcE oF TnE sen

PROBABLE CONCURRENCE OF THE SENATE.
The schooner Scota, from Carthagena, New Ora
NADIA, on the 9th ult., which arrived at New York
on Thursday last, has brought intelligence of con-
siderable Importance from Bogota.
Our readers may remember that, by the last Cali
fornia steamer, late intelligence was received
from the interior of New Grenada. The mails had
faied-kept back, it stated, by the Government,
in the hope that the announcement OF the ratlhca-
ton of the -Herran Treaty might be taken out
This however, was not the The Bogota
Mail did not reach Carthagena in time for the Bri
fish steamer, which left that port per Aspnwall on
the Goth; but the news received in season for
the schooner Sciota which sailed for New York on
the next day.
By this chance opportunity we have received the
following important private letter from Bogota an
nouncing the acceptation by the New Granadian
House of Representatives of the Cass-Herran Con-
vention in its original form. 1t was, moreover,
expected that the Senate would ed to the feeling
of the House, and to the influence of President
Ospina, who has been warm advocate OF the Treaty
throughout. The letter, to which we refer, is as
follows
BoGoTA, Thursday, May Is, 1855
The House of Representatives have accepted, in
all its parts, the Cass-Herran Convention; but the
Senate have not yet receded from their amend
houses will meet in Joint ballot, and will finally de-
termine the question. You will probably know the
result by the next steamer. Opinions vary as to
which party will triumph but it is considered more
than probable that the House of Representatives
will carry their point, as the Government will aid
them and will bring all its influence to bear upon
the ratification of the treaty.
President Ospina, who has written an able PAM
phle the subject, feels that the stipulations of
the CassHerran treaty just; and he will do all
in his power to preserve friendly relations between
New Grenada and the United States.
Rusinpss is very dull
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RAILROAD CoNvENTIoN.-The following is the call
to the Western Railroad Companies for a general
convention at Buffalo on the 3Oth inst:
The recent very great and uncalled- for reduction
OF fare by the New York and Erie Railroad Compa-
ny, renders it advisable in the opinion of the I'm
dersigned, that meeting of the officers of railroads
interested should be held without DELAY to consider
this and such other subjects in regard to railroad
traihc and management it may be found desirable
TO act upon. The several companies to whom this
communication may be addressed, are therefore re-
quested to send one more delegates to represent
them at a meeting to be held for the objects above
referred to, at the Clarendon Hotel in the CITY of
Buffalo, on the 30th day of June. instant at 10 o.
clock in the forenoon of that day.
CHAUNCY Books,
President Baltimore and Ohio II. r. Co.
}. EDGAR THOMPSON,
President Penn. Central Railroad Co.
G. TwIcHELL,
President Boston and Worc'r. r. r. Co.
SAMUEL SLOANE,
President Hudson River Railroad Co.
ERAsTUs CORNING,
President New York Central r. r. Co.
l.. M. HUBBY,
President c., C. and Cn R. R. Co.
WIN. CASE,
President Cleaveland and Erie R. R. Co.