Nebraska advertiser., 1859-09-08
What are we to Expect or a Dele.
gate i'm Congress- GCI

g. $1,000 - 49, ~ 0C~NE0fN a
Congress should ask themselves before
voting "What are we TO expect at the
hands of a Delegate ?r-"YYhat can he
accomplish 2" and "Who can best succeed
in securing favors 60 In the first place,
there is a great and vital matter TO the
Territory at large to be accomplished viz:
the admission of Nebraska as a State.
This the mass of the people in Nebraska,
regardless of political afinities, consider of
importance. With admission will cone
all other favors of a general nature de-
sired, or needed blythe Territory at large;
the grants of lands for educational, in
ternal and all other improvements and
advancements. Their distribution thro'-
out the Territory viii be a matter of
Legislative action hereafter. This is what
we all want. The two candidates for
Delegate, we will concede are equal as
to instructions and personal desires in re-
gard TO this question: The only point
then for rs 70 consider is which can most
successfully accomplish this matter. Two
years ago during the canvass for Delegate
we, with many others, advocated the policy
Of sending = Deliberate who was in cam.
munion with the worL;;,o rovvar N c,r.
gress Sbrerd men Of all nartips adm,t,ad
tbo corroctnoss of ,bo, nol;cu ond oc,od a.
cord;nclv No,v NO advocate tho .omo
noI;cv CO.. tho 1.r,o ro..ons Tbo -,
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will stand abont as f@ollov,s
p-on,hI;oan. ia
Democrats az
Americans "a
Opposition Democrats 6
With this state Of affairs, which none
will deny, what should be our policy 3
Politically, the Delegate has no office to
perform in Washington, n way or the
other; can accomplish, nor lose nothing.
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The City of Omaha has thus far
been fortunate enough to get the benefit
of nearly or quite all, either directly or
indir ectly, Of the appropriations hereto
fore made to the Territory! $4,000
was appropriated by the general govern
ment for the purpose Of erecting a capt.
tOl building. This sum was spent and
could "scarcely be seen" owing to the fact
of the building being commenced on too
magnificent scale. Failing to get further
appropriations from the general govern
ment, the City of Omaha, with her usual
liberality, but rithout orders from any
authority, went to work and spent 100000
more upon the building, towards complet-
ing it and yet it is not finished by about
$4,000. The City has been endeavor-
ing, and still wants to be reimbursed and
also have the building completed. To this,
we here publicly say, We have no Objec-
tiOns, alta proper time. But we claim that
bridging of the Platte river and the
completion of the government road from
point to the Kansas line, is of more i'm
.POrtance to the Territory at large, even;