Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
THE ADVERTISER.
II. w. FURNAS, EDTTOR
The WrOngeSDIrIt,
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. lsas5s.

any other principle than that of a desire
70 arrive al honest and unbiased conclu
sions. and a fair unlFammelled expression
Of The wishes Of the whole people inter-
es,ed. As we have before stated, our
object in agiiating this subject was TO Sc
cure an expression of residents of South
Platte, and with q determination as a Jour-
nalisl, 10 urge a compliance on the part
of. Congress with that expression, be it
which way.t might. We entertain
ed. and do yet, the most liyely feelings
in favor of the project; and the more in
TestigatiOn we give, the more we are
confirmed 10 the opinion that incalculable
benefits will be conferred upon US by an
neKation. We have, therefore, labored
to disseminate cur views, throwing aside
political and personal preferences or pre-
JUDGES, keeping an eye only upon the
welfare and prosperity of the country
we have chosen as our future home.
when a preliminary meeting was held
in this city-the first, we believe, South
Of the. Plaae-it was composed of citi-
gems entertaining views on both sides of
the question, desiring investigation and
light; At that meeting a preamble and
resolutions were adopted, Of which the fol-
lowing are:extracts:
Whereas; The question of annexing
that portion Of Nebraska situated South
Of the Platte River to the Territory of
Kansas, is beginning seriously to agitate
The public mind; and
- Whereas; The measure is one which
sc materially concerns the interest of the
people Of that section Of Nebraska as to
merit their prompt and serious cOnsidera-
ton; and
4" Whereas, We, the citizens of Brown
vile aud Of Nemaha County, deem it
desirable that a conference Of the people
of South Platte should be held, and an
interchange Of views and feelings upon
that subject should be had, and, further,
thar a time and place for holding such
conference should be appointed; there
fore be il
Resolved, That the people of every
d. county Of South Platte Nebraska be and
hereby are invited to attend in Conven-
ton, 10 be held at the city of Brownville,
OF the first Wednesday of January, A.
d., 1859 for the purpose of interchang-
ing views, and obtaining the sense of the
people Of that section of Nebraska upon
the proposed annexation Of South Platte
90 Kansas.
RESOLVED, That we do earnestly urge
upon our fellow-citizehs the importance
Of such a convention being held, and that
~ selecting Brownville as the point for
holding Il, we are influenced only by con-
s~Iderations Of eentrality and local conve-
nience 70 the whole Of South Platte.
ResOiDed, That we recommend to our
fellOw-eiizens Of other counties, that
they do Immediately take steps to secure
representation in the proposed conven-
lOn.,"
The object Of the Convention was to
secure an interchange of views" and of
obtaining the sense of the people"
As the Corresponding Secretary, ap-
pointed at that preliminary meeting, we
sent Out'Orer 800 circulars promiscuously,
not knowing who were for or against an
ReKahon, but urging attendance by those
entertaining views on either side.
The people met in this and other coun-
ties, irrespective of their views on annera-
fiOn. When an expression was had in
OlOe County, &d found to be in favor of
annexation, the opponents refused fur.
ther-to act in conjunction, but choose to
act separately and independently, with no
other purpose we imagine han to create
soRfusiOn in the minds of those at Wash
ington who are to act upon this question.
The meeting In Otoe, referred to, ap-
pointed Delegates 10 the Brownyille Con-
Tention, rejecting the We've of the ma
jOrty Of the citizens. The opponents of
annexation withdrew and appointed an.
other set Of delegates = who had not,
however, the bOldness to appear on the
9Th. Another Convention was, by the
seceeders called ''Cf the people South o.
Platte, opposed 70 a~nneratiOn," to meet
at Nebraska City, on the 1st. A few
persons from four counties met at a PR.
vate residence in Nebraska City, and the
proceedings then had is heralded forth a:
the "VoIcE OF SoUTH PLATTE"
We have prefaced at length the point
we wished to make, that the facts might
all be seen at a glance: and now we sub,
mt TO any intelligent mind are not the
opposition endeavOring to thwart, rather
than secure the honest, fair, untrammellec
expression Of the people Is the motto
'guie0r ruin" the one that should promp
men 10 action, in a matter fraught will
such vital importance, both for the pres
ent and tie future, as the one now I'm
der DE consideration Of people SoutE
of the Platte.