Nebraska advertiser., 1859-11-17
The Delegate.

10 express our feelIngs-feel over it as
though the clicking" was akin to that
received by Lazarus on a certain occasion;
and further that il would not be safe for
the Angel Gabriel to alight near Fl.
Kearney or Fl. Randall 10 announce the
final closing up of affairs, for he would
be cheated out of the object Of his mis-
sion by a coup d'etat, vulgarIy called
''scuuduggery,n and robbed of his horn
before he could make a single toot.-
While personally, we cannot drive from
us feelings somewhat Of the above style;
and will ever feel that's. G. DAILY is the
legally elected Delegate from Nebraska;
and that the perpetrators and sanctionists
of the great Hrong inflicted upon the pvo-
pie, have dug and fitted out, even with
coffin and shroud, their own political
graves we purpose now to be governed
by higher motives than those prompted by
personal feelings, incident to defeat. We
wish it understood too, that we have no
censure TO urge against the Canyassing
Beard. They have simply performed
what the law required Of them-foot up
the vote and give to the person having the
highest number of votes the certificate
We hope, however, as the Legislature is
again practically reminded of the utter
p~owerlessness of the Territorial Canvas
sing Board TO do Justice, that something
will be done t ogive them power to decide
upon illegal votes. We know we are
here met with the argument that the
House branch of Congress; in fact all
Legislative bodies, have the power to
settle that matter. True but the diff
Guilty is to get the facts before. and inn
pressed upon the House as they could and
would be before the Canvassing Board
here at home, We can but think that
there IS a greater surety Of getting Jus
ice done The parties and the people, by
having the charges of illegal voting adj
Indicated by our Canvassing Board. The
hmented Gov. Cunning, in his life time,
called the attention of the Legislative
Assembly TO this matter directly after
the election before this for Delegate. But
TO the point, viz: shoald the seat be con-
tested. - le1
What we might do were we smarting
as The defeated candidate, we know not.
But we nor feel, were we in Mr.. Daily's
place, that for the sake of The interests
Of Nebraska, we would let the matter
drop just where it is, One great reason
why so.litle has heretofore been secured
for Nebraska is, She has never yet had a
Delegate so situated that he could work
for the Territory; be has always devoted
the most Of his time to watching and de-
tending his seat. We, for one, would
like ayDelegate who could go TO WASH
iigton, take his seat without molestation,
and devote all bis energies to securing
for Nebraska government favors calculat-
ed 10 advance and develope the general
interests and welfare of The country
While we opposed Gen, Estabrook for
reasons we thought good, and freely adj
Yanoed, and which it is not proper TO here
r~eiterate; we have that faith in him to
believe, under the circumstances, espe-
cially, he, viii go to Congress and labor
Increasingly for the common good. We
used 10 think, when;a juvenile sovereign,
that If che opposition candidate or candi-
dates succeeded, the "%affairs Of govern
ment were at an end! But we have
long since learned that, under our form of
government, let who may succeed, the
country is safe =! We have known Gen.
Eslabrook intimately for several years,
and although be may not be a Clay
Webster. Douglas, or Johnson; he is
abundantly quahfedto make US an excel
lent Delegate, hnd we hope he may have
a fair opportunity to serve the people of
Nebraska-o2 bas aafo3 gsa m et
Again, we have no hope, should Mr..
Daily contest the seat, that he will sue
coed ia getting it, although there is a
large proportion Of the House Of Repre-
seniatives of the political complexion Of
himself. A simple Delegate from a Ter
ritOry, with no tOte, voice, power, or in
~iuence, is not Of sufficient Importance TO
enlist the %ateDtiOn Of members. They
have larger "fsh to fry" and cannot be
induced to take hold of the matter. Or,
al least, such has been the case hereto
fore in all contests from Territories. The
contestor may, and generally does at the
close Of the session, get allowed per diem