Nebraska advertiser., 1859-09-15
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A Chapter from the Chronicles Gf
Jonathan.

l. And it came to pass that James
the Fourth, whose nan was old Buck,
ruled over the nation of Jonathan.
2. And James spoke to the people,
saying, you shall regulate your affairs in
your own way, and the people did rejoice
and glorify James.
8. Now there was in the land of JON
athan, in the uttermost parts thereof, a
country called Nebraska. And it was a
goodly land; the heather had eendriven
forth, and it was uninhabited.
A. And James lifted up his voice and
said: 1t is not good hat this land should
be sold. Let it be divided into parcels
and given as homes to the poor of the
land, and for their children and their chill
dren's children after them, for a posses
sion and an inheritance.
5. Now the people were exceeding
glad and rejoiced greatly. saying his yoke
will be easy and his burthen light. Let
James live forever.
8. Now after a time James forgot his
promises, and squandered the peoples
money, and wasted their substance to be-
stow raiment of purple and fine linen on
those who licked the dust from his feet.
So that in the second year of his rule,
the principal keeper of the treasury came
to him saying, behold! there are no more
shekels of gold nor of silver; what shall
we do?
4. And James asked of certain of his
household, violent men, whose food was
fire and birthstone, saying, what counsel
give We that l should now do? And they
answering him said,
s. Thou shalt sell the land thou hast
given to the poor, even that land which is
their inheritance. And they said there
by We will get much gold and much silver.
g.. And James hardened to the words
of those evil councillors, the fire-eaterS,
and hardened his heart to the ~counsels of
the old men of the nation, the just men and
the true.
10. And he would not let the people
regulate their affairs their own way, but
made them to doas he and his counsellors
desired. And he beheaded all who could
not pronounce Lecompton, even as the
Ephriamites were slain who could not
pronounce Shibboleth.
IL. And he appointed for his servants
throughout the whole land, men who
could say LecomPton, and who would do
his bidding.
II. Moreover he oppressed the peo-
pie previously, yea, more than any of the
rulers who had gone before him.
Is. And he sold the land, yea, even
the goodly land in Nebraska, to which the
poor Of the people had gone; even before
they had gold or silver 10 buy with.
IA. And it came to pass that the time
drew near when the people of BrownviIle,
one Of the cities of Nebraska, were to
choose one Of their wise men to go up to
the Sanhedrim, even TO Omaha.
Is. Now about this time there arose
no small stir that way;
Is. For there were in Brownville
three of James officers and certain of
their friends, who made no small gain
from the sale of these lands.
II. And they counselled one with an
other, saying: Sirs, We know by these
sales we have our wealth; moreover, We
see here, not only in the city of Brown
Vile, but throughout all the land hath the
people been persuaded and turned away,
SAYING, old Buck is a humbug.
Is So not only is our occupation in
danger to be set at nought, but also the
great James be despised.
10. And they were full of wrath, and
| cried out with one accord, for the space of
three days, long lye old Buck, and his
servant Estabrook.
20. And they took counsel among
themselves that they should send a man to
| the Sanhedrim who could pronounce the
shibbOleths of old Buck.
81. And they said unto themselves, if
we call a congregation of the people, and
let none have part with US but they that
90 for the man EstabrOok, even Expe-
rience, who is North Platte, verify our
numbers will be few and our congregation
| slim.
%. And it came TO pass, as they coun-
/ seIled thus among themselves, that one
John, who is a publican, lifted up his voice
and said, Behold, | will call a council of
all the tribes, even all of those who lis
ten not to the voice Of old Buck, and
thereby pail much wool over the peoples
eyes, which being interpreted meaneth
| ~sCullduggery.
%. And as he said SO was it done.
"a. Now there were found among all
the people but two men who desired to go
TO the Sanhedrin, and no one knew to
what tribe these two belonged.
%. And when the people were as
sembled together the Buckites chose an
old man of their tribe to sit in the highest
place. And they did make motions and
he did put them, and when the Buckites
had said yea, then did he sit down, that
the other tribes might have no voice in
the council.
%. And there was a certain man
who is called Dan, small of stature and
of tender years, and who possessed many
talents of brass, which dazzled the eyes
of the foolish and they thought it all gold.
81. And he called on one Of the can
didates whose name was Jesse, and asked
him 10 what tribe he belonged, and wheth-
er he would vote for the man Estabrook.
%. But Jesse was an independent
man, and said he did not like to cast his
lot for the candidate who lived beyond the
rirfor platte (for he uas cpS of old PuoG-;S