Nebraska advertiser., 1860-09-20
What MOTtOn'S Friends used TO
Think OF Him.

Last week we published a few extracts
showing what Strickland, who is now sup
porting Morton used to think of him
Morton, in his speech here last Monday
stated as an apology for "smouging" the
printing, that he wanted to divide it among
his friends, those who had stood by him,
declaring that such a course was honor
able. He says he gave a portion to his
friend Robertson of the Nebraskian. If
Robertson was n of his "oH friends"
will somebody tell US who were his "old'
enemies! Here is a sample of the man
ner in which "Mort's" ROB-" used
to speak of him. The Webraskian of
September 9, 1857 edited by the same
T. H. Robertson who now occupies that
position, speaking of an article in the
Nebraska City News, in opposition to the
then owner of Robertson, said:
Coon REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE WHISKY In
TERESTs.-'w We SUPPOSE il was written BY one i. Ster-
ling Morton, former editor Of the News and now the
manager of the paper through a tool Of his, recently
imported from Michigan, by the name Of Milton W.
Reynolds. This Morton, the writer, was elected upon
the Ferguson ticket to the Legislature Of the Territory,
aud will make a good representative OF the WHISKEY
INTERESTS OF THE TERRITORY"
The NebraSkian of October 21st 1857,
said of Morton:
The News Of Nebraska cry edited by J. Sterling
trolIed by two rs UNlTTTTGATED YAGAB0RDS
as eUer weHt through life to their age unhung. are
quite desperate in the iteration aud reiterati0n OF false
hood and Slime concerning B. b. Chapman. II what
they say can have any iunUenee in any direction upon
the minds of any honorable men, they certainly are do
ing good service for Mr.. Chapman The News aided Mr.
Chapman quite uhintentiorally two years ago by a sim
liar course. We have bnt one request to make Of these
two papers, and that is, that they will not speak in Mr..
Cbapman's praise, since that is the only way t[y can
possibly iHjure him.
And again, the same paper of the same
date complimented Mort" as follows:
J.. Stealing Morton, Of the Nebraska City News,
makes in his paper OF last week. a Charaeferisficly
LYING attack upon Mr.. Chapman, and intimates IA
wish that Mr.. Chapman OF his friends should notice
him. STEALiNG; we do not think you will be graf
TTNGLY FOUL TO EVEN PUT ONES BOOT
pom o r UNIVERSALLY Conceded
TO BELONG TO THAT CLASS. RO1o does that
STRIKE yOU9
And still again the NebraskiGn of Sept.
81, 1857 makes the following prediction
in regard 10 his present owner:
81. Sterling Morton rode into town to-day on a load
Of coal. "--NebrdSkd City EeWs.
II there is any truth in the doctrine o. future rewards
and puniShmentS. he will ride into HE'LL on a load of
Observation-Disclosures.
AT another time we recolleot when
Morton visited Omaha, that the Nebras-
khan noticed his arrival, and warned PEG
pie to keep their smokehouses and stables
locked. as "Sfsaling Morton" was in town
Robertson IS the man who gave Morton
the name of Stealing Morton" These
are the questions were Strickland and
Robertson correctly representing Morton
in 1857 and 1858? If so, Morton sure
ly IS not fit to represent this Territory
in Congress. fthey were libellers then,
are they credible witnesses now?