Nebraska advertiser., 1860-09-27

or NEMAHA COUNTY.
Who IS j. Sterling MOrIOnf and
what claims has he upon Che peO'
pie OfKebraska for prefeFment !
We propose very briefly, to give
skeach Of the life and times Of j. Ster'
ling Morton since in Nebraska" And
that we may give no grounds for a charge
Of unfsirDess. we viii principally cOlla'e
from other sources. The White Cloud
CKansas) chigfabOut "cOvers the ground
n the following short article:
srrhe Demoersev a NebrasEa have made their norma.
eoo fuitb the adFico and consent % the Administrator
Cor Delegafo % Congress and the recipient Of the non
or l. one o. James Buchansn's Federal Omee-holders
b. The name q ]. Sterling MO-Tton-s0metinee callef
Non. J. Sterling Morton, which might lead the publ'
90 believe that the people q eebraska are naid " 20
Houorabfssf but n should be borne ~ mind, that ever
CsngtabIo and land ofice CLERK % NEBRASKA sports th'
prefix, WhiIe mnn Of caiibre aud sense discard 4. some
obssrEant vIitef remarks that when you zee 2 e ~,
tnliafof she fNruames while t1e fecondi az hpeheo u
fuli yon l1sY set kim down o beng either ? very snar
wi cb4erre fhat j. Sterling Morton never bore ths
r~epufafion of being a man 81 extraordinary smartnest
urcruf where ne HNccEeoCN ID hlNiua tA% ~ 81 aM
preston himself. We think the COLLEGES have aont
him injustice. "a notconferrine upon him the degree o.
sP Small Poistcea."l
ne came 70 Eebraska from Michigan, afeU years ago
ard started q paper At Nebraska City. Ihe nrtt eVt-
donoe be gave d great statesmanship, was causing tnt
impression 20 obtain among the 'dungaree o. I'M
new country. that be was the ~veritabie, ORIGINAL "DOe-
stichs.U we ~roc0ilcct we'll, when We nrst came to thl.
counfry Of bearing u from q number Of persons % al
esraostnesa and soiemnity, that the author o. TIE Doe
sticks" letters was publishing a paper mp IN Nebraska
Oltyi Morton gained a vide celebrity upon the suppos-
% merits Of Doesticks, and began TO mink nc Nss gu
OFT Tor a great man. Al that time, every man VINO
wasted once in Nebraska, had an idea that must turn
. nemocraf. Many persons did this VINO really naa more
ecnso. and ought % have acted more consistently. Bot
~e.s-o bsrnV "a eav that a number o. them have be-
come beaIiily ashamed Of their course, ana are IeluIE
Ing 70 the right path. While men Of character were a,
ting % fo0lrhiy, a. q matter Of course, the 'IooIoos
tofiowed euit-Hnd J. Sterling Morton acknowledged
Aimself q frantankerous' Democrat. lie suoceeeelt 4.
obtaining one petty once atef An9lesIg esut y
Bueh discovered his qualifications and illness 70 ENJOY
HE favors. Thereupon Norton became Secretary q TIE
Territory Of Nebraska.
Since Be has been 10 once and made q raise, Morton
has devoted bis time principally 10 importing Shanghai
chickens, Berkshire pigs, 6hoTt-horned bulls, fast nor
ses, and biooded ~staliions. he did this for his swn
newspaper organs have not cited these things IS evi-
deEce that he le the benefactor o. the farmers and stock
knack at looking ot for number one As secreta-
~ 81 the Territory, he Tets out she public printing 60
hlmsclG. Naa Il done In the East at very low 1gures
ard pavr himself an enormous price out OF the Treasu-
" Sor AZ In this way, be has doubtless laid up enough
Fparo money % buy a large number Of votes,
and to-psy for the Manufacture OF any required amount
Of forced election returns. But IL We understand the
Of the people 81 Nebraska, they are not am
h1ious 10 be Represented By . 'DOestieks' OF . Dough-
face"
Morton was q member Of the House
Branch Of the Nebraska Legislature 2nd
Session. He did nothing in the way of
originating or supporting any measures
of Importance. calculated 10 evince ability
or usefulness. He was considered an
imitator of "Doe-Sticks" and fguered as
spokesman in presenting a pettlcOat to
Gen. Larimer, and for which piece of
impotence he hastily left the Generals
room, slightly in advance of a stick of
stove wood. lie was a candidate for re-
election and badly beaten.
He afterwards, while editing the Ners
abused and black-guarded emigrants
passing through Nebraska City to such
an extent as to cause the publication of
the following card by the citizens Of Ne
braska City:
eTho Eudersiened citizens Of Otoe County, Nebraska
Territory, DO hereby pronounce INC ioresSing stueie'
ENTIRE MISREPRESENTATION Of the sentiment and
feeling of the community.
ton extends, the emigration to Kansas which has pas
eed through this place, - composed OF az aeceRt oHo
respectable looking class Of mea, as the citizens ofthi'
Tbsy MINI farther, the article in question calculated
ana tnfended 20 insult the emigration, aud they hope
a. A does not reject tha feelings Of this community
that the comiDg aud passing emigrants will pay no re-
gard 20 ~ whatever.
Hiram p. Bennett, Allen A. bradford, ;. +. Muck,
olls. Heath Nuckolls, II. III Harding, d II Weir. I
u Swnrs. ] S Somes II B Stiles, Henry Brown, H I
Newcomb, Charles White. J II Dauchy L + Nc
Bracken. J &c Welch, Jacob Ruphels, VIM. Par
dee, d B Perkins, II CCarpenter, W Is Han Jame
Knox. George Swain, E b Candall. } Middeugh, J
p Rowcn. John Cassel, Henry Bradford, J W Stull
w r AtkinssW p Birchdeld, J B Norton John d
Rector, J Garside, 0 Harlow, J Atkers, HI Perry
N KAY. II Karolhcro, ] 9 Barker. J Nalr, ID 4
baldwin, J " Kritser, DB Neehony, A. Archam
bault. l. Kelly, James FitohOy, Isaac Pollard,
Stoger. Lawson shelton, J. MMechan, P@Giedy, I
C~urrisin, J. Harrison, Z A KetrOW, Il Hessiek, 4
A SpuircssJ c Cook, w Buchanan, L / Barlow
With Nearly. W P Walker, H + Downs N
McNains, n " brown, D ] Biggestad, G i Sey
mour. J A Fisher Wlo Rose FW Sroat John 4
Gilman, James Cummings A.. Upton, A, 81. BaFne
T Tait' A b Mayhem, John Eange, w Il Mahan,
Matthews. Jacob Stafford, w II Bassetg' w Hulin, v
C,ai.W SRccrl AN Rose, J Stodder, John Slime
= Fnsier. + Boslhger, 2 REM, Nv Rich, N Gerard
James Knapp. w Woods, "A Mc0send, ID Dlndley
Tie Worali, Al MoBetL J G Boulwure, w 5 Racket
J HAYS, q h Clifford. Peter Walter, ~ Miks' D
geNsun. Il Mavte.J CheatwOod, r w Whyte,
smith. II. cnnham, j Corbin, GCregenlof, D Tucke
J Davis
he was afterward again elected a mem
Der Of the House; up to which time h
had been a Of the bitteresl enemies o
the CITY Of Omaha. On reaching omah'
10 take his seat as a member Of the Leg
isla,ive session of 1878, he suddenly
for some cause or other. topped over o.
the side Of Omaha, in our local cOntro
versies. AT that session. he distinguishes
himself by introducing a Bill 10 prOhibi
carrying deadly weapons; assisting to de
feat the resolutions endorsing Senate
Douglas and his principles, and drvinI
Hon. S. a. Chambers Of this county on
Of the House. after the adjournment I
Florence.
As an evidence Of his superior talen.
we give an extract from the prOspectu
Of the Ners while under his CONTROL
The oreueibsd individual owns and viii (as Z,
e. heard FROM hereafter control the Printing il
~uilution above mentioned. ale is a Democrat an
farnsr-goes for ~Buck 4 Breck, Hog and Hon