Nebraska advertiser., 1858-01-28

Capltal-Omaha, Bellevue, ana NepraS-
ka City. The two latter charge that
unfair means were used to defeat them.
The former ~coatending that she only sue
ceeded By playing stronger the same game
all three were engaged ia. AS for this
the people outside Of those localities are
but little. The Capital was heated at
Omaha, and the then town company dona-
ted to the territory Of Nebraska.-as evil
denced by a quit claim deed to be found
on the first page of this issue Of our pa
per-what is known as "CsmtolSquare, =
afor the purpose Of the erection thereon
Of the Capitol, and the use and benefit Of
the territory Of Nebraska forever, 50 long
as it shall remain such and afterwards
for the use and benefit Of the State Of
Nebraska when it shall become SUCH
Congress had already appropriated the
very liberal sum of $4,000 with which
to erect the necessary buildings for terri
torial purposes. GOV. lizard as the agent
of the general government proceeded to
expend this sum by the erection Of a Ca
pitol building on the ground above refer
red to. After spending the entire
$4,000 and creating a debt Of $4,000
additional, he left the building in an unf-
nished c~ondition-only one story high
Here, we might very appropriately en-
large, and speak of the wrong thus in
ficted upon the people of the territory, by
commencing the erection of that building
on a scale certain to far outreach the
muniicent donation for that purpose
The fact is $4,000 ought to have erec-
ted a building on an economical plan,
amply sufficient for the infant territory,
and which would have been an ornament
not only to the city of Omaha, but the
territory, and answered all its purposes
as a Capitol for 1t least fifteen or twenty
years to come. :
Congress failed to make further appro-
priations for the completion of this bull
ding; feeling that she had already dealt
literally with US. The. city of Omaha,
through her corporate authorities, with
out authority from the general govern
ment or the Legislature of the territory,
assumed the labor and expense of COM
pleting the building To perform which,
and in addition, assist in erecting a jail.
court house and hotel in their city, they
issued 100000 corporation scrip, in small
sums, to become a circulating medium,
and advertised upon the face of this scrip
that twas secured by a pledge or mort.
G hge OF CRY PROPERTY This large
amount of currency, being as it was,
atloat, it is not strange that great anxiety
v Jas soon manifested, and enquiries made
BY bill holders, to know wAdt city property
a nd rhat amount was pledgedfor its re.
demption, The city authorities Of Oma,
b a, to satisfy the numerous enquire:
made by individuals, and through the
press in various portions of the territory
made and published in the papers 8
their city an exhibit of pledged property
, naming blocks, lots, &C.; and in this list
to the utter astonishment Of nearly ever,
one out Of Omaha, appeared "CAptTo.
SaUAREAND THE BUILDING THEREON !!
as pledged for the redemption Of Scrip IS
sued By the city of Omaha. 1Hy.
I Under these circumstances, well know
/ throughout the territory, members of tn
0 last Legislative Assembly would hav
proven recreant to the interests of a con
stituency at large had they not, upon as
sembling, instituted strict investigate
n into the true state of affairs ~concernin
e territorial property. One among the fir;
acts of the Assembly therefore was t
appoints "Select Committee of the Cour
ell in relation to the Capitol building an
h grounds in Omaha city," Upon thi
1t committee was placed Hon. S. Z. RoGEH
member from Douglas county and a ri
sident of the city of Omaha, who aftt
making a report TO the Council-whic
l. will be found in full on the FIRST page
to-day's paper-is found actingas a men
+ Der of the pseudo committee of I'll
$ minority, in taking evidence,--the gre;
r majority of which is from citizens
in Omaha, or those interested therein,raI
h sending to the people in pamphlet form.
prove that the majority deliberately an
premeditately broke up the sitting of IL
Legislature"
r, The committee ascertained that Il
re Mayor, Hon. JESSE LOw4,snear nil
months since entered in trust in acoor
ance with the provisions Of cur t~erritori
law, the grounds upon which the city
be located, and had made to all parties bel