Nebraska advertiser., 1858-12-23

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traps, clothing, provisions, &C., aboard
and in about thirty days, running only by
daylight, landed, all safe, in Plattsmouth. 4
The only serious accident that occurredto7
their craft, happening as they rounded :
into the turbid waters of the Missouri, +
where they struck snag, which did no
serious dgmage, only giving them, and
their effects a slight duclxing.
AS to the "Bitter sectional or lOcal
feeling, which you say exists between
these TWO portions Of the country. ! can
only say, It's true, It's pity that tits true
But viii this be allayed by separating /? /
viii it not rather be increased thereby
For should we separate as to political in
terests. we must live as near each other
as ever; and having then no community
| of interests to curb our rancorous feelings,
shall we not then be apt, very apt, to give
vent to those feelings to a much greater
extent than at present? Now they are
bad enough certainly. But, in reality,
are not those sectional feelings, Just as.
rife south of the Platte river, between.
rival poinls, as they are between the
people north and south Of il! Is not
Brownyille, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth,
Wyoming, Rock Bluffs, oloe City, Ne
maha City, and others, just as Jealous Of
each other, or of its own Immediate rival,
and do they not exhibit Just as much feel
ing, as is to be found between the deni-
.zens Of this, or that side the Platte To
a certain extent, these local feelings are
proper. They serve to keep US wide
awake to our own interests; to exert our
best energies to build up our own point.
Properly curbed, they injure no new
country. 1t is true that extraneous caus-
cs contribute largely to make the city as
I important lines of railroads, Land Offices
Surveyor Generals Office, Sc, but ever
these causes may be influenced to some
bextent, by proper united effort. But there
is admit even to, their influence; and Z
J. point, having secured all these advanta
# ges, may in few months be outstrippeC
# in the race for greatness, by causes IN
# forseen or uncomfortable. Time alone cal
e tell the point that shall spring ahead o
e all others. And'when time has thus de
a cided, all local jealousies will die away
/ and every sucker viii be proud Of hi
: Chicago; every Pdke of his St. Louis
h and every shalIow-pate Of his-Well, W.
; shall see, what we shall see.
: Now, Friend Furnas, as to being ad
y mitted into the great sisterhood o
At States;'' '.being free, breathing free,
le &c., is there not really good deal 0
r highfalutin about it don't you think
Of would be just as well for Uncle Samue
to pay expenses a few years longer, as t
L. aspire to the honor Of paying them our
lie selves? | do, and it is my opinion tha
y the great majority of our fellow-ciIizen
ii will come to the same conclusion. An
ie what do we gain by coming into the Uni
Of on now, but the right of doing for our
n selves what the General Governmer
or ought TO do for us; the right Of bein
5 f; taxed largely; and finally, the right c
k; electing one Representative to Congress
or and our constables. justices of the peace
sh Sc, upon the most approved principles
or I am afraid that we would find that "
e were paying too dear for the whistle
", Again, you say, f.The line, as it no
ne exists between Kansas and Nebraska,
pi, really only imaginary-on paper
IS passing from one to the otherit cannot
found" The same reason would hol
N, good for annexing Kansas to Missouri,
MS to the Indian Territory-in fact almo
Ike every State in the Union has Just sue
lie, an imaginary line. Such an imaginal
)ut line divides the United States from Il
rly Western British Possessions, and is .ju
S. as good, nay, far better reason vi
ast those Possessions should he annexed
ap, the United States. This reason ms
= prevail in this case sometime or othel
IN the only objection / can see at present
) they are so awful cold, you couldn't raj
nj niggers there. But when the slave trai
Tor IS re-opened, the philanthropists who e
'sn gagged iherein may discover race
more robust darkies. who could stand Il
ne climate, and then there is no telling he
Sc. soon annexation might take place
81 As for the "natural interests being one
os' &C., 1t is no more true, In this case, til
IN it was in the formation Of the old
ins States and territories. In fact, in goi
ent over the country it is difficult 10 tell whe
eat the line is that marks the boundary
ry' natural interests In this nation; and
'at- hope if such a line is ever found, it m
BY be immediately rubbed out. While v
and ent1fh oe fl,, -T0I,tt, !. : -