Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-08
THE FRArD PERPETRATED!
AS WAS P|ROPHESIED!
The People Again swindled!
MoRToN g CERTIFICATEF

NM
As announced lass week the board Of
-canvassers awarded to NJ, MOrieR the
Certificate as Delegate to Congress elect
on a constructive" majority Of fourteen
votes.
While the surrounding remain as
they are, il appears useless almost for the
people Of Nebraska to attempt through the
ballot box to secure a man Of their choice
as Delegate to Congress. They are de-
MED even this right it seems, "until such
a time as they may assemble and form a
State constitution Thank God there
is a higher tribunal to which the people
can appeal than Buchanan's officials and
the corrupt tools who obey their ''wjnk
and nod. There a "betler day at
hand. or9r r.sfW
There are stubborn and singular "facts"
connected with the Delegate election last
year and this, which cannot fail to stare
all in the face, and to which we willhere
refer. We alude to The fact that both
EslabroOk and Morton received the Ger
tifcate upon ~incredulous majorities-nay,
unanimous votes, said 10 come from por-
lions Of the Territory where il is well
known there was not population sufficient
to effect, or even desire county organizas
tons. Last year there was r%eturnedfor
Estabfook, hro Hundred and S~eUcnty-nGne
majority, ALL THE VOTES SAID TO BE
PoLLED-from Buffalo County, which Sc
cured him the certificate. 1t was known
then as now, that shat county was at the
time Of the election, u~norganized. Since
that time the county has been organized,
and undoubtedly has more population
than it had a year ago; and yet, al the
election held this year Buffalo County
polled but 40 votes-all told. Where
have the inhabitants of Buffalo county
gone to2 That's the question. % slla
This year there is returned for Nor
ton, from a single precinct-at Fl Randall
Said TO be established out side the boun-
daries of any organized county, one ham
dred and trenty-tro majority-ALL THE
VOTES sAID TO BE roLLED AS BEFORE,
and Aeagets the certificate. This, fellow
citizens Of Nebraska, is the manner in
which your boasted rights, to secure and
retain which you have recourse to the
ballot box-are trampled uponb by ruthless
and unholy men. This IS another one of
the ways you are graciously permitted 10
regulate your own domestic affairs in
your own way How long viii the pat
riotic people of Nebraska tamely submit
to such a "galling yoke Of bondage 2"
We opine the time "when patience ceas-
es to be a vlrtue'' has near about been
reached. -a aaH sia
There is yet another vsry singular
"fact" connected with the late election,
which. cannot fail to "have weight" with
every honest man in Nebraska, and else
where in making up an opinion as to the
true and legitimate result between Daily
and Morton. 1t is this. Take every Or
gained county in the TerritOry-where
the bonafde inhabitants and voters are
and Daily's majority over Morton is 226
In every unorganized county or precinct
from which returns were said to be made,
Morton had heavy raajorities-in fact in
mostinstancesa unanimous vote-amount-
ing in alr TO fro hundred and forty-tcO.
"Strange," is it not. that Morton's
jealous su porters should all be on the
"Outskirts." It may, perhaps, be, how
ever, that as his journals and speakers
claim, he is ''pioneer," in Nebraska; the
most Of his friends must necessarily be
so too. Shouldn't wonder.
In the language of David the Psallnist:
Let his days be few, and let another
take his Office" ac7 la0)