Nebraska advertiser., 1860-09-20
The Joint Discussion in Brown
vile.

Monday last, agreeable TO the arrange
ment of the Chairmen of the Republican
and Democratic Central Committees, S.
G, DAILY and J.. S. MORTON, Candidates
for Delegate to Congress, met in joint
discussion at this place. The friends of
each strove h~onorably and manfully for
the ascend ency in the way of ~demonstra-
ton. Early Monday morning, stringers
bearing the names of each of the con-
tending candidates, were stretched across
Main street. Poles were also raised by
each party, from the tops of which Aoated
national flags, prepared by the fair sex,
who, God bless them, are always on hand
to aid and cheer in every enterprise,
Numberless small flags were thrown to
the breeze by each party, all over town.
The candidates both admitted they had
not witnessed such demonstration at any
other place during their tour. Brownville
fully sustained her reputation Of being the
%liUsliest town in Nebraska, or even in this
Western country.
Soon the people began to pour in from
every direction, and by noon u streets
were literally famed full of carriages,
wagons, horses and pedestrians. About
twelve o'clock, ~deputations proceeded by
a band of music, went out, met each of
the candidates and escorted them into the
city. Large and enthusiastic delegations
Of Daily men, shouting and with banners
floating, came in from Nemaha City and
Peru about 10 o'clock. Both parties were
propOrtionally represented from every
section of the county. Before and during
the speaking, however, it was clearly
evidenced by the cheering and other
demonstrations that the friends of Daily
were largely in the ascendant, and felt
encouraged to do their ~duty-their whole
duty Oh the day Of election.
At the hour fixed, three o'clock, Mr..
Morton opened the discussion. We will
do him the credit to say that he man
aged a desperately bad cause as well as
his best friends expected. TO discuss
the issues in this Territory, was not his
business; he nor any of his supporters will
undertake such q job. His only course
was, TO tell a few funny anecdotes, in
order TO create merriment in the crowd,
and ingenionsly dodge every matter in
which the people of this Territory are
Interested. In regard to the anecdotes
Morton did not, on this occasion, ''hold
his own" He is generally very good in
that line; but on Monday many of his
productions we're exceedingly fat. As
TO the lodging part, he succeeded most
admirably. The burthen Of his song was
{" S-a-mau-el" and R-o-b-e-rl.''
They, somehow, troubled and sorely vexed
him. Sorry about that" He was 81
lent as the grave in regard to the course
of the present administration-of which
he is a component part-towards thi:
Territory. in crushing out and overriding
by means of the Land Sales, the early
settlers, who endured the hardships and
privations incident TO the opening up o.
Nebraska he said not a word as to the
right of the people to regulate their do
mestic affairs in their own way, subiecr
? only to the Constitution of the United
2 States" and free from official dictation
5 he did not give Us TO understand what hi
. policy would be, in case the Territor,
, should be so unfortunate as TO be repre-
: sented by him in Congress, as regards ap
I preparations for the general good of thl
$ Territory.
: Mr.. Daily followed in highl,
, creditable to himself, and the people 0
E Nebraska whose Delegate he is, an,
) whose rights he fearlesLy and manfull,