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Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Rev. Henry Clay Dean.

This Reverend gentleman, imported
from Iowa to tell the people in Nebraska
how to vote, held forth in this city Cd
Wednesday last.
1t is not our purpose to review the gen.
tleman's speech ; it had some good points
in it, and had il not been for the mix
ture of religion with politics, 1t would
have been less s~acrilegiOus, and a fair
national stump speech. But, as it was
Judging from the expressions on both
sides, it failed TO have the desired effect.
There is a strong prejudice-and very
properly too-in the minds of people in
all parties, against Ministers of the
Gospel, taking the stump in political af-
fairs. If God calls men to preach Christ
and him cruciied, they cannot be faith
full to that call. unless they devote their
whole body, mind and strength, which
are His" to that n holy and sacred
cause; and TO claim for any political
party Divine origin, as does Mr.. Dean,
is AcriIegiOus, objectionable, and cannot
fail to produce feelings of pity, scorn,
and PROFOUND contempt in the minds of
the masses of the people. If Mr.. Dean
or any other man who claims to be "call-
ed of God to proclaim to this sin ridden
world The unsearchable riches of Christ
Jesus" TO the conclusion that the
world has stronger claims, and presents a
louder call to preach politics, they ought
by all means to abandon the former and
devote all their energies to the latter
"Ye cannot SerUe tWo masters !" But
we will not enlarge.
If the friends of Mr.. Estabrook and
the Administration, in this Territory, af-
ter calling into requisition every speaker,
big and little, from the Chief Executive
down, cannot succeed without bringing to
their aid others from neighboring States,
and drawing, too, upon the Ministry,
their case must be hopeless indeed!
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Territorial Auditor.

We take occasion again TO urge the
people in this section of country, irres-
pective of party attachments, to vote for
r. c. JORDAN for Territorial Auditor
We are free to say we believe no man in
the Territory can just now "step into his
shoes" As we have before said, and we
here repeat, all the financial affairs of
the Territory depend upon a proper ma
nagement of that office. Mr.. Jordan took
the Office when everything was at "loose
ends and has devoted a great deal of
labor and time TO getting our revenue
matters in a proper shape. He has held
the Office but a fraction of a term-was
selected because of his superior qualifica-
tiOns for that position; he is not d pOliti-
clan and in our humble opinion, the
people of Nebraska will do themselves a
very great injury by making a change al
present.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Martin. W. StOWeIl-PublIc Meeting
1T Perm.

AT a public meeting or the citizens OF
Peru, held Sept. 18th, 1859, Samuel
Callan was appointed Chairman, and John
P. Baker, Secretary. The following
preamble and resolutions were unanim-
ously adopted, and resolved that those
present attach their names to the pream-
bic and resolutions, which was done ac-
c%ordingIy:
Whereas, We are favorable to all hon
orable means being used by our friends
or opponents, in the present contest for
the election of Delegate to Congress, and
are willing and even anxious that the
whole people Of this Territory should
have the truth in full, as regards the mo-
raj, social and private character of the
candidates presented to them for their
suffrages, and particularly of our fellow
townsman S. G. Daily we at the same
time deprecate and detest all attempts to
secure the success of either candidate by
foul and malicious aspersions Of charac-
ter, and general misrepresentation. And
learning with feelings of regret and NOR
tifcation that Martin Stowell, a citizen
of our lown, who came here some three
years ago., a refugee from Kansas who
was sent there by the free state men of
Woster, Mass, with a company of men
and material aid for thefree state suffer-
ers in that unhappy Territory, where,
according 20 his own assertions. he was
whilst in KaEsas) engaged In plundering
and stealing; and it has been his boast,
since here, that he and his party had
beaten the Missourians or border rufians
at their W game, stealing horses, &C.;
and, according to current reports, was i'm
partial in his operation, taking alike from
pro-slavery and free state men and wo-
men; brought with him a lot of goods
which one of the company SAID were
taken from a free state widow; and
since a citizen of this place his conduct
has been such as not to merit our con6d-
dence; we regard him, not only as a
suspicious, but a dangerous man in the
community, and that no mans person,
properly, or character, is safe against
whom he may entertain any enmity. He
has threatened to have revenge of Mr..
Daily, if he had to take his life. This
important parsonage has been furnished
with money and means, by the friends of
Mr.. EstabrOOk, TO canvass a portion of
this Territory TO villify, SANDER, and ira
duce the private character of Mr.. Daily,
without any other cause than that arising
from personal difficulty in which we
regard Mr.. Daily blameless. We regard
Mr.. Daily as a man of une~xceptionable
moral character, an honest, sober and in
dustrious citizen, upright in his dealings,
and in every respect a gentleman. There
fore,
ResoIUed, That we congratulate the
administration party in their selection of
- T. o,l..-. A. l. - H., -
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
lnn't Agree.

The EStabrook Journal in this place
charges Daily with voting in the Legis.
lature to erclude negro testimony, and
boasts thatifbe, Daily, denies it, the said
Journal will prone it on him That por-
ton of the EstabrOOk speakers who have
no regard whatever for the truth, assert
that Daily votedto admit negro testimony.
You ought to be better drilled, gentle
men, before you appear in public.
The Journal for once tells the truth
But as TO those spouters--said to be I'M
der government pay for Estabrook-when
they say that Daily voted to admit negro
testimony, either ignorantly misrepresent
him, or else wilfully and knowingly utter
a mean, contemplate fasehood, We care
hot from whom it comesEfrom the Chief
Executive down to Dan. ,McGary.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
"A KnnHing GentIeman.v

ga wise fellow, is the editor of the Ad-
vertiser. He denies that Daily was In
favor of negro witnesses in law in the last
Legislature. and future We presume the
writer intended this word to be further
instead of future /; it is difficult however
to ascertain what he does mean. Doubt
whether he knows himself, half the time,
what he says or writes. says, that the
question was not before the house Now
we will not, upon this point, give Mr..
Furnas the lie direct but we will say
that he lies under mistake. The ques-
ton was before the House, as any one can
see who will examine that provision In
the Code which prescribes the compe-
tency of Witnesses, and 1t is further true
that Mr.. Daily opposed that provision in
the code, because ii excluded negroes from
testifying. Our good friend Of the Ad-
v~ertiser WU fall into these little mistakes
and, unfortunately, we are compelled to
straighten im."-Truthfd Journal.
Where the author of the above SANDER
Gus paragraph is known, a denial on the
part of Mr.. Daily's friends is unnecessa-
ry. We repeat our assertion of last week
that the question of admitting negro tes-
timOny Wds not before the House or Coun-
Gil at the last or any other session of the
Nebraska Legislature and further say
that Mr.. Daily voted for the Code as ii
now stands, and containing the following
clause, without once raising an objection
every human being of sufficient capa-
city to understand the obligation Of an
oath, is a competent witness, in all cases,
both civil and criminal, except as other
wise, herein declared. But an Ind an, a
negro or mulatto, or other black person,
shall not be allowed to give testimony in
any case"
In regard to the entire progress and
passage of the "Code" through the House,
we propose to refer to the Journals of thai
body. Perhaps, however, they she under
Ia mistake;" but we will quote from
them.
On page 16S, House Journal, we find
the Code entered the House by Message
from the Chief Clerk of the Council, a;
follows:
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VIII if do itP

The Nebraska City Neus boasts of be-
ing an advocate of"PoPular Sovereignty
VIII it dare publish Mr.. Douglas late
paper-the same the "Brownville .FdUer-
tiser styles as decidedly the strongest pa
per ever produced by any statesman in
any age" Come, Milton, that's a great
state paper; we, in Nebraska, are inter.
ested init, and your readers would be
pleased with an opportunity to peruse it
Let 'em have il.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE For S. G. DAILY

If you hold the present Administration
accountable for the hard times under
which you are grooming and writhing, be-
cause of a debt on the part of the settlers
in the Nemaha Land District of over
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS, the result of Land Sales, and from
which the country will not recover for
the next five or ten wears.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Settlers and LabOring Men--In Fact
EYGFYhOdY In Nebraska.

Are you willing to forget the wrongs
under which you to-day struggle and
groan-the excessive hard times, brought
about by the Buchanan Administration, in
forcing the public lands of this Territory
into market before you could possibly
make your payments? We say, are you
willing to forget this, and vote for Esta-
brook, thereby endorsing this very act of
which you have so justly complained ?
We believe you will not; we believe you
cannot.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
ThnE Give if m

Intelligent EstabrOOk men give up all
hopes of his being elected, and are now
devOting themselves to Throwing dirt"
in hopes of being able thereby to cut
down Daily's majority as small as posi-
bic. No use gentlemen the "hand writ
ing is on the WALL" so plain that "they
who run may read"
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06


1.-The 'Nemaha Journal for 1859, j;
out, and contains an able review of the
character and services of Hon. E. Estab.
rock. Also one or two papers devoted tc
Furnas and the Advertiser. The articles
last mentioned are supposed to have eau.
sed thu storm on Saturday night LAST
Falls City Broad .Are.
1t is supposed that the sheet above re-
ferred to-called by some a newspaper
will appear semi-annually hereafter. Sc
look out for more storms. Its employers
have had a "good time" in endeavoring
to convince the man who passes for Editor,
that the Editor of the advertiser was re-
ally not the opposition candidate for Del
egate! After repeated Cousins" they
have got "his head turned the other
way" and now hear him "go in" on
Daily. After heading his article "NegrO
Equality" and charging Daily's friends
with being in favor of NEGRO equality"
"giving testimony" &c, he says:
ave charge the fact to be that Mr..
Daily, the standard bearer of the Repub-
hcan party, while in the last Legislature,
urged with all his powers the passage of
an act, which EXCLUDED negroes from
giving testimony IN courts of law, and
that he declared all such determinations
between the white and black races to be
unjust and cruel"
No "sod corn" in that-it's the pure
Juice of old ground corn, with a slight
mixture of ipecacuanha or emetic! How do
these Y and X contributors like this kind
of ''EstabrOOk paperl" The country as
safe
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06

ave have only to say, hat we were
never a candidate for the Legislature of
Ohio, though the Democracy frequently
offered US a nomination for hat position ;
but that, we spent a pretty fair fortune in
twelve years, in the central part of Ohio,
in endeavoring to reduce several counties
from Wing rule to that of Democracy
and we, with the aid of others, succeeded.
This we have the evidence of in our
pocket. "-Eaergetic Journal.
GOOD ticks" What was the aaoduS
operandi of reducing those several
counties" Swallowing all the corn
juice belonging the Wings?
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Don't Winter YOUR Vote.

Let every voter exercise the invaluable
privilege of voting for who he pleases
let there be no staying away from the
polls vote for somebody we all have a
choice, even of "two evils" as is fire.
quently said. Go and vote-vote accord
ing the prOmptings of your better judg-
ment and the dictates of your conscience.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Don't Trade Votes.

All kind of tricks are being resorted to
in order to defeat Daily. Estabrook men
offer to trade votes, viz: You vote for
EstabroOk and I'll vote for you, or your
friend for Representative, or something
else. Don't let any Daily man be fooled
by such a trick. Stick to the track all
the way through.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
NJ. ". StOWelI.

Last week we spoke in complimentary
terms of Mr.. Stowell. We have only to
say that our acquaintance with him is
quite limited; in our intercourse we con-
fess we had formed favorable opinion of
the man. Since the issue of our last pa
per, we have been satisfied by infOrma-
ton derived from both Estabrook and
Daily supporters, that he is not the man
we supposed he was, to say the very
least.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Not Sectional!

We have it from an ear witness that
Gen. EstabroOk in his speech al Bellevue
claimed the votes Of people North of
Platte, on the ground that he resided in
that section Of country. Nothing sectional
about that! Oh, no!
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR s. G. DATLY

If you disagree with Gen. Cass, the pre-
sent Secretary of State under Nj. Buch-
anan, who claims that a foreigner, even
after he has become naturalized in this
country, should he return to his native
country on a visit, is entitled to DO pro-
lection from the United States in case
Of need.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
List of Letters

- VI -
Remaining at the BroHnville Pos. Once Oe'OO"
1859.
Amsden Nathan c HarwoOd Mrs. AaJ7
Amsden James H0dkin Hannah
Alien Ed Haskiil jacob
AmSden Mrs Harrning TabItha
Alexander Miss HemkIcy
Bragg Joel Lfnhorn Eli
BeTnes Herman IafOn Marx
Bacon Susan McAdauB IT
Bauserman samuel MunfOTd James
Baker John p Merrill RIly
Burton MinteT james
Brown Jacob Mead Albert
BeOTd Joseph Maxwell James
Bale Mary &c OkeI August
Brown John Old Morice
BuTnes VIM Fletcher Al
Clark John y Park OhIsA
COrell Ward PreWetT Nicholas
Cooper B 6 Robinson Julien
Cochran J " Revus Levi 3
Caples 81 W Robston Rachael
Dunn Francis Richardson ThomasC
Davis John va Ross Nathanie!
DTuTy Mrs RyanT .
DOurny Francis2 Robinson MsrEaretA
Desbund r A Summers Rob
Dundy r S Scott John L
Daily Samuel g Souville = II
Duncan Franklin Smith Mss J G
Davis Thomas SheIEabarEer JOs2ph
Davis Huntington Sanford LW
Francis Perry Smith George n
Gray James Turner Michael
Hunt Francis q TaIIman wallace
HOagburdT Vanfohen y
Hess WP WefsenbGrgsr JACOB
Hynes CO warnerMB
Higgin Thomas wOrrell John
JOHN RI. MAUR, r. NJ
By IT,. WHYTE, Dep. r
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S. G. DAILY

If you desire delegate in Congress who
will secure an appropriation for the con-
struction of a Government road from the
Platte River-where Chapman, a North
Platte Delegate left ito the Kansas
line, and thus distribute thousands of dol
lars in this portion of the Territory.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06

"Afectionate Grandmother to Master
Johnny, who appears to be in a thought
full mood:
why, Johnny, dear, what's the matter;
you've been so quiet all mornings?
Why, the fact is, Gram'ma, I've
been thinking which to vote for
Daily or EstabrOok Witty Journal
the editor Of which claims the authorship
of as Patience always a Virtue"--hero,
James Wolcott--once chad in one Of the
oldest and most densely populated coun-
ties of Ohio, a practical discharge Of all
the duties of Probate Judge" has sheen
urged to become a candidate for that Of
fee by several of our most Intelligent
citizens - has "reLuctanhy consented TO
become a candidate, " has left his "name,
fame and reputation before the people,
even for this HankLesS yet responsible Of
fee" Great condescension!! Hope
1.-The people" will take better care of
"name, fame and reputation than has
the owner thereof!
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Probate Notice.

whereas application has been MADE to ths vu-
Court Of Nemaha County, Nebraska Territory : E,y
liam HObI;zeII, Administrator OF the estate ue
simpson, late Of Nemaba county, deceased, for ne :
Of certain real property in order % obtain meAn..fieeiS
fray the expenses Of administering said Bstais tsh
hereby given to all concerned, that Saturday 'L.,Iag
day OF November, 1883. Is the day appointed Io' E,-,hs
said auplication before the Probate COurt, NJ
County. Nebraska Territory, at 10 O'cioek A. a Tbers
Cfnce in Brownville in said county, When 50 - uhy
all persons interested may attend and SHOW
authority for the said sale may not be grsn.eu- lsa.
n J. WHITNET, Frooate S-gT
c%Sesr sh, 1850. .
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S. G.. DAILY
If you want a "lire'' Delegate in Con-
greSs.
Work for s. G. Daily

All day on Tuesday next. Commence
early in the morning. and continue until
the polls close and by so doing you will
serve your country we'll.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR g q Daily

If You want a Delegate in Congress in
communion with the wOrking pOrer at
Washington, and can thereby accomplish
something for Nebraska.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE For S: 6. DAILY

If you desire the election of a Delegate
who will use every effort to secure appro-
priations for the erection of Colleges in
all portions of the Territory.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
How 1t looks to Democrats outside
the Territory.


The Sioux City (Iowa) Eagle of the
oath ull., a Democratic paper, sees the
contest in this Territory as all sensible
men in the territory have seen it from the
start. 1t says:
Taking the tone of the Nebraska pa-
pers as an index, the popular feeling has
set strongly in favor of Samuel G. Daily
tor delegate III Congress from Nebraska.
As proof of this we may mention that the
Brownville .AdUertiser, the Oldest and the
ablest democratic paper in the Territory.
takes open ground IN favor of Mr. Daily ;
and the Nebraska Enquirer, heretofore
an independent paper with strong democ-
ratio Proclivities, has openly avowed the
cause of MI. Daily. Il seems that Es-
tahrook IS announced and put forward as
the Administration candidate, whilst Mr..
Daily IS the representative of popular
sovereignty and the rights of the people
to rule. If such be the issue. we certain
ly hope to see victory perch upon the
banner of Mr.. Daily, and this will be the
case, unless we are much mistaken in
public sentiment in our neighborinp Ter
rItOry. From present indications Daco-
tab county, which is considered strongly
democratic, will give Mr.. Daily hand.
some majority.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR s. G. Daily

If you in this section of country wish
something you have never had, nor ever
had an opportunity of getting before-a
Delegate in Congress.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
Council Chamber,
Oct. 81, 1858.
Mr.. Sneaker:

Oct. %, 1858.
Mr.. Speaker:
l am instructed to inform your honora-
BILE body that the Council has passed
c. B. No. 1872, AN act to establish a
Code of Civil Procedure
And the concurrence of the House is
respectfully requested.
S. M. CURRAN, Ceief Clerk.
On page 1863, we see that the bill was
disposed of as follows:
"Mr. Mason moved that
C. B. No. 1872, An act to establish a
Code of Civil Procedure,
Be read a first and second time by
title, and referred to Committee on Judi
CARY
Carried.
Bill so read and referred"
On page 1914, the Committee on Judi
ciary reported the bill back, as follows:
"Mr. Mason, from Committee on Judi
Ciary, to which was referred
G. B. No. 1872, An act to establish a
Code of Civil Procedure,
Submitted the following report:
Your committee to whom was referred
An act to establish a Code of Civil Pro-
cedure, having had the same under con-
sideration, report the same back to the
House with the following amendments,
and recommend that it do pass:
In section three hundred and thirty-two
in line seven of said section, after the
word served" insert "by any person not
a party to the action"
After the word constable" in line s
of the same section, insert But when
served by any other person than a public
officer"
Also insert in section six hundred and
t~wenty-one, after the figures 1857" The
following: "And that chapter twenty
seven of the Second Session Laws, appro-
we'd Januory %, 1856, of mechanics
liens, and the law entitled An act for Sec
uring liens to mechanics and others, pass
ed at the first session of the Legislature,
approved March IA, 1856"
Your Committee fatter themselves that
the Code herewith reported is a great
improvement upon the law now in force.
But in the short time allowed them to ex-
anime the Code herewith reported, it
could not be expected but imperfections
exist which can be remedied as expert
ence points out the same. We feel a de-
gree of assurance and satisfaction in re-
commencing this Code, from the fact it
comes to US recommended and approved
after a practical operation in the State of
Ohio for several years.
o. P. MASON,
Chairman Judiciary Com.
G. B. No. 1872, An act to establish a
Code of Civil Procedure,
Was now taken up.
On motion,
The amendments reported by Judicial
Committee were adopted.
The bill was then read third time, and
put on its passage.
On which the ayes and nays were
called:
Ayes--Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Clayes,
Collier, Davis of Cass, DAILY, Dean,
Doom, DE Puy, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall,
Kline, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Ramsey,
Rankin, Roeder, Seymour, Shields, Steele,
S~teinberger, Stewart, Taffe, Wattles,
Young.-27.
Nays-0.
Carried.
Bill passed and tile agreed TO-"
As we have before said, the matter in
point is not of sufficient Importance to de-
mand as much attention perhaps as has
been given it. But when men resort to
down RICH: falsehoods-knOaUing them to
be such-to sustain their lettering posi-.
tons, we like to spin 'em to the wall"
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S G. DAILY

If you would secure a Delegate in Con-
gress who will look after your Interests
with zeal and energy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S. G. DAILY

If you would like a Delegate who is
your neighbor and friend, and under
stands your wants and will labor accor-
dinghy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S. G. DAILY

Early in the morning of Tuesday next,
and then get every other man you can to
do the Don't get any illegal votes
cast, nor import any voters; do things
son the square,"
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
REPUBLICAN TICKr7

For Delegate to Congrs,.
SAMUEL G. DAILY
Of Nsmaha COUNTY.
For Territorial Audj,S,
H. w. DE PUY'
Of Dodge COUNT
For Territorial .TreasSro.
JAMES SWEET,
Of OtOe County.
For school Commissions,
JOHN H. KELLUW'
of Douglas COnutu.
For Territorial Librsris,
o. f. DAVIS,
Of Douglas County.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S. G. l

If you are in favor of regulating in this
Territory all your domestic affairs in your
own way.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06

Sometime during the autumn of 1856,
in a conversation with Martin Stowell of
Peru, said Stowell stated to me that the
border ruffians in Kansas, during the first
year of the settlement of that Territory,
had pursued a regular system of plumber
ing the free state men, stealing their
horses, cattle, provisions, clothing, goods,
&C., whipping and killing their men, and
insulting and abusing their women. Then
they the free state mem saw there was
no alternative but to meet them on their
own grounds, and hat they (the border
rufhanS) at every thing except insulting
and abusing their women. He also boast
ed that he had taken a leading stand
among his party. At that time / made
up my mind that he was either a thief or
a liar, and l have no a to think 9TH
erwise yet.
Atan other time during the same sea-
son, ne made propositions to me to go in
with him and Stills in an effort to defraud
K. W. Frame out of his claim of the town
site of Peru, stating that if l would 90 in
with him we could do it, which proposition
l declined.
SAMUEL A. CHAMBERS.
Sworn and subscribed 10 before me.
this Goth day of Sept, 1859.
JoHN McNoUS,
Justice Of the Peace.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-06
VOTE FOR S. G. DAILY

VOTE FOX ). u. DAILY
If you want a Delegate who will secure
your school lands, so that they may be of
benefit to you nOw when you most need
them,