Nebraska advertiser., 1860-08-30
Letter from MarShal Moore.
"OMAHA, Aug. 22d, go.


OMAHA, Aug. 22d, go.
Editors Of Nebraskian : l observe in
the Brownvllle .AdUertiser of the 10Th
inst, published by r. W. Furnas, the fol-
lowing article headed, Stocking the
Cards:
STOCKING THE CARDs.-We learn that
the plans are already devised to react
the Buffalo county election frauds again
this fall. The same person who figured
in the returns last year, took the census
in that region lately, and reported a pop
uIaiion of between tWO and three thousand
souls! Things is a working -
From what source the sapient gentleman
Obtained his information | I'm unable to de-
termine. The census of the District re-
ferred TO was taken by Sterrit NJ. Curran,
ESQ, and his returns to this office we're
only made en- yesterday. The District
embracing the country between the Loup
Fork and O'Fallon's Bluff, as returned,
exhibits a population of nine hundred and
forty-two, (942) souls /; a voting popula-
ZION of three hundred and seventy-seven
(377.) If the gentleman, IN Publishing
the article above, sought through gross
fabrication to create capital for the sink
ING cause of Samuel G.. Daily, | can ex-
,use the Misrepresentation. But if as,
the article implies, the author intended to
create the impression that ! selected Mr..
Curran to perform this duty with refer,
ence to the suppression of alleged frauds
IN the last election, be knowingly and
wllfully lies.
Whatever may have been the motive
prompting, | desire to say to Mr.. Furnas
and others in this connection, that the
fact of my holding a Federal appoint
ment is no justification for their slandrous
imputations, and upon a repetition, from
whatever source, the party Will be made
responsible. w. Z. MooRE.
The paragraph which appeared in the
AdUertjser, and to which Capt. MooRE
directs attention, does not warrant him
or any other man in inditing such a letter
as the one above. He knows, or ought
to know if from nothing else. than from
the amicable relations which have existed
uninterrupted for four yeast past between
him and ourself, that we would not inten-
tionally mi~srepresent him, or purposely
reflect upon his character, private, or
official. And that, further, should we
unconsciously be guilty of such an offence,
a becoming notification OF the fact, or
even an intimation on his part that he
alone only, considered what we might have
said or done as such, we would have taken
pleasure in making the amende honorable.
Taking the little paragraph referred
to, and all circumstances into considera-
ton: that there were no names mention
ed /; no charge made against any p%articu-
Tar person or persons, we are compelled
TO consider certain expressions: in fact,
the exhibition of irritabiIi,y which runs
through the whole letter, as entirely un-
called for, to say the very least.
If the intention be to elevate b~ristles
and come at US in a clustering ostenta-
tious manner, with the hope or expecta-
ton of frightenlng US into a ~recantation
for political effect, learn, now and forever,
that ',Ue are not the man yOu are looking
for"
We are not disposed to pursue this
matter further at present. We have al
ways en~jcavored, aud shall continue, to
be gentlemaniy AID courteous to all with
whom we have intercouls Sc, at least while
we receive similar treatment IN return.
If we have wronged our old and esteemed
friend Capt. Moore-or should we at any
time wong any one-a proper notiica.
ton or approach will, at all times, secure
from us the proper acknowledgements.
In regard to the "alleged Buffalo county
frauds" we have never privately or pub
licly made charges against any individual
When we do, if ever, parties may rest
assured we will be able to sustain them
before any Court of justice. Sufficient
evidence. however, is before rs, to satisfy
US individually hat there was something
rotten in Denmark" S~OmewAere. We will
refer fo.fhis mailer o0aip