The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-12
Hebr,.ka Officials.

The Omaha Republican, in some remarks
on the vacant Judgesh,p, that is to be- on
the appointment of BLACK as Governor, IN
dulges in the following remarks relative 70
Nebraska oficials, as class: "a
Mr.. Buchanan has been singularly unfor-
tunate in the selection of officials whom he
has sent out here; or else he regards whisky
drinking as one of the best qualifications
for Nebraska official. Il may be, the lat
ter is the correct conclusion, for according
to Billy Montgomery, Of Pennsylvania, the
identical English "Bill;" the President IS
not slow to imbibe good whisky, for the
aforementioned Billy Montgomery, did order
for the aforementioned President, of Pitts
burg distiller, barrel of the pure article,
yes, sirs, barrel of the pure, the sparkling,
the exhileratinc "Monongahela," and We
suppose it cnlivens the company that gathers
around 'Jeems' festive board from when
Republicans nre excluded. But whether
'Jeems' is. fond of it or not, We protest IN
behalf of the people of this Territory against
our Offices being turned into walking disai-
lerics. We protest in behalf ct the people
of this Territory against men being sent out
here to rule over us whose social and moral
influence is baneful to every interest OF soci-
ETY.. We protest in behalf Of the people Of
this Territory against men being sent out
here to fill posts Of honor, whose examples
are such that fathers are compelled to shield
their children from a knowledge of them
Nebraska has been outrageouly insulted by
the Administration in the kind of officials
sent out here. The people have borne it
patiently, but the time has come when they
will speak out in tones, that will be heard
by the appointing power. DO We use strong
languagc? Then We will use little stron-
ger. Weonce knew Judge SO drunk while
on the bench engaged in the trial Of a man
for his life, that it was necessary to have the
Court adjourned. This not only occurred
once, twice, but thrice. We once knew u
Land Officer that lay around Saratoga drunk
for week. lie is not located in this city.
We once knew Governor while on the
steamer going to his destination, who lost
all the money be had ut the gambling table,
and then put up his watch, when the Captain
of the boat intcrfered, and took it away
from him. Wchave known officials to lay
around in different places in our city, Tor
days in IL beastly state of intoxicatlon. 1t
is bad enough to get drunk, but beas;ly in
toxication, We do abominate. We once
knew Judge who would take recess in
the forenoon session of Court, and go to n
saloon and mbibc, 90 to two or three So
! looms and imbibe at noon, and then at the
afternoon session imbibe again; and for the
rest of the time We can only infer.
Now, it is known that there is q great
deal of bad whisky, in this country, rot gut
whisky, strychnine whisky, and we don't
want the fountains of justice poisoned with
strychnine.
| Docs any one vince at the plainness of
our talk: Does any sycophantic parasite Of
Of power deny the truth Of our statements?
We can only give facts, names and d0tes.-
We are engaged in the task of unmasking
modern democracy rs illustrated by its Sc
lected opponents in Nebraska. There are a
few, few indeed, to whom our remarks don t
Apply. They can't feel argrieved. But let
the CALLED jades VINCE We are aware
| that certain ones have undertaken to devise
means to hush up the Republican. We are
aware that some 'galied jndes,' have gone
to Republicans and asked them ON the score
Of persona! friendship to try to have the
Republican, cease its plain talk. But the
! Republican will talk and plainly too, until
the abuses Of which we complain are remov-
md their worshipplng dependents. Blu,
What of that? They may deny our state
IaentS, but that amounts to nothing. The
people of this region KNOW THEN TO BE TRUE.
! We are not TO be intimidated. We fear
/ no man. If any one chooses to pitch in, we
have only to say. in the language Of Mac
beth, come on Macduf', and the
reader will fiji up the rest.
We have filed our space for this number;
but gentlemen you may as well quiet your
ncrv es for We have more coming.
Thirty Millions or No Game.
! The President is about to plant himself
on his dignity. If Congress will not place
thirty millions Of dollars in his hands 10 use
entirely as he pieases he threatens to throw
up the matter and not purchase Cuba at nil.
Senator SliIull in his report from the Com
mittec on Foreign AHairs, on tho bill to
make appropriations TO facilitate the acqui-
sition of Cuba, stated that "this in point Of
( facts is an appeal to Congress for an cx-
precision Of its opinion on the propricv Of
receiving the negotiation. Should we fail
to give him the means. he will consider it as
IN animation that we do not desire the
acquisition of the isand.'
/ 1t is hoped that Congress will take the
I President at his word. Nothing good will
ever come of the negotiations of such bun
cler. who first insults Spain Ivy a ilIibuster
pronounciamento claiming right TO steal
Cuba if he cannot buy 1t, and persists in
offering her Nancy for property which is
, not for sale. What has the President ever
meddlcd with that he has not married? 1t
is not with such instruments that great fcuts
in diplomacy are accomplished. The sooner
all neg otiatOn for Cuba is taken out of the
hands of Mr.. Buchanan the better for the
object.
1t used to be claimed that republican
govesnmsnts should be fair and open in all
their negotiations with foreign nations:
that there should be no secresv in their
diplomacy; but now We have President
pretending to the nation that there is some
dodge that will not do to reveal, by which
he can drive snap bargain for Cuba, which
it is necessary that be should have the
money in his hand to bind, fer fear that
somebody will back out. There is no ne
cessity that the United States should de.
scend to any trick to secure Cuba. Let it
he done fairly and openly, and above all
save us from the enormity of putting thirty
millions uncontrolled into the hands of a
| President who has forfeited the confidence
of every one that ever trusted him.
War and Glory.
Many of our public men and private men
look upon Cuba and lis 500, 900 chattels
with the same longing eye that the crew Of
q buchaneer used to look upon Spanish
galleon laden with ingots and gems. Cuba
stealing begins to rage in the capitol at Wash
ineton. As the philosopher stone turned
everything it touched to gold, so Congress
turns every subject it touches to gas. Col.
Lawrence Marcellus keitt--these loquacious
tillibasters are all Colonies, at least-propo-
ses to declare war upon Spain and take the
Gem of the Antilles ut once. His high soul
ed chivalry will not stop to buy it. That
would be Il hueksteripg style Of acquisition,
fit only for Yankee merchants and manufac