Nebraska advertiser., 1860-09-06
Letters to Hon. ]. Sterling Nor
ton.
From wy out Here,
Just Alter the Nomination, 80

Hurra for the Star Bangled Spaaner.
Didn't YOU dewitt Wasn't i, jist like
YOU drawd yourself off the rack TO let
Mai. DennisOn have the thing whs en- he
wanted it and to think you slipped in
ahead of Klnny and all the rest Of 'em.
How'd You do it. Mort! was you the
biggest Tarksy in the pile Of Old Bucks
Crib Feeders, or was il your sterling IN
tegrity, or did you buy 'em out Sit
down, Mort, and write US how you did do
it. AS / amt in there to see to things,
Mort, l want to tell you how to manage
a little. Don't you stump it with Daily.
He'll beat you talking; but slip round the
edges; tell him you'll be there, and while
he's waiting, slip round the corners, and
make rice little speeches to the boys.
Get up bills and have 'em printed down
TO the Office and send them out to "the
people," with all sorts of soft delusions.'
Tell 'em you're the candidate Of all parts
"H#H IL =
of the Territory; that you Tinneate and
Filleate with all Of 'em; that you havn't
got any Platform, butthe Territory, land
the three thousand 4 year and mileage)
Tell 'em that you are a Republican and
an Opposition, and a Democrat, ard a
Peoples man, and hayn't got any Party
predictions or principals, whatever, and
don't forget 10 mention 8quGttsr, purity Of
ten, and your great works on agriculture.
Bring out your fine boss, and show 'em.
your Short Horns and your Long Horns,
and that fine lot of Crossex hogs, and
Sussex pigs, and all of those things that
you've bought out Of the Public Printn.'
Spend money; get up a muss burn
powder, and raise-heHlon gineral princi-
pals. You can do it. Tell 'em you've
sent in your r6~signatioh} (but dontidO it
till after the election, and don't want to
go to Congress, no bow. Make iem be-
lieve up at Dakotah, that you are in ia
vor Of moving the Capital higher up the
river; and at Florence that you have.
turned mormon. Don't say much at
Omaha or Braska City, coss they know
you at both them places; but at Richard
son county tell 'em you are a Half Breed,
and in Nemaha swear you are a Muriat-
ia, and gull all the restof 'em, Mort.
You can do it, and you'll go right through
like you did in Coledge.l But be quiet
about the appropriation and Cregg's let.
ter, for you know they're turner that
tother way. Get hold of Old Chambers
and his friends, and tell3em that Dsgis-
lathe matter was ist a little joke. Mix
around with your Dimicrat friends, a lit
tie, Mort. Some of 'em's got the sor
head awfully. Pitch out some Hush NO
neg. Cos you know.
Ills mighty nice to see
Brethren and friends agree
Keep things nice and quiet in gineral
and on the Buchanan side in particular.
But don't let Old Buck know it, and as
soon as you are elected, he'll turn out
the "old Michigander'' and put you right
in the Cabinet. But the GineraI Result
amt known, yet, Mort, and till its over,
keep a close watch on the Carpet Bag
Hoosier. They do say he turned things
topsy turvy in the last Congress, an if
he has another contested case he'll stop
the wheels of Government right smack
smooth. But don't you give him a chance,
Mort. Get out among the Buffalos and
what's name of them other injins and
do it up big. Roll in from them with a
cool thousand or two. You can do it.
Calculate on my keeping run Of things
out here. 1a dN814 e r5al
I Remain yoursiill heaLection5 7HE
DEUTERONOMY DUTIFUL.