New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-07
THE DELEGATES FROM NEBRASKA.
SLAVERY IN THAT TERRITORY.

Correspoaaenc Of The N. Y Tribune.
OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 81, 1860.
Our Territorial Legislature is in session, and
there is now pending before it bill to abolish
Slavery in the Territory of Nebraska. similar
bill passed both Houses last Winter and was
vetoed by the Governor. The principal argument
which has been urged against the passage of such
law, is that it is useless legislation, as Slavery
does not exist in the Territory. A recent occur
renee at Nebraska City has brought the fact that
Slavery does exist in the Territory very forcibly
before the people. A judgment was obtained IN
our District Court against a resident Of that place
whe held On old negro as slave, and on that
Judgment an execution was issued and levied
upon the old negro as the chattels and property
of the defendant, ,ehieh property was sold at public
auction and hurried off into the State of Missouri,
where he has become an integral part OF the peculiar
institution of that State
Another resident Of that place was lately in
CbicagO in search of two Of his slaves, who pre-
ferred living in a free State rather than in free
Territory, from which city we learn he took very
unceremonious leave under disguise to avoid the in
dgnation OF the people In the face of such facts it
cannot longer be denied that Slavery does exist ID
our Territory.
The testimony in the CONTEXT for the seat OF
delegate in Congress between Samuel G. Daily, Re
publican and contestant, and j. Sterling Morton,
Democrat, is being taken in this place. Inc
evidence already produced shows frauds that are
disgrace even to the Democratic party of this Ter
ritory. A erosser, more bare faced fraud could not
easily be conceived Morton received the certi-
fica.e of election by only IA majority. To accom-
plish that l22 Democratic yOtes--nOt one Repub-
iican--were returned from the Northern Precinct
in I.'eauqu Court County the northwest county oil
the Territory which assumed precinct Is just below
Fort Randall The following are few only OF the
facts pr0yen
One witness testifes that he was requested to act
as one of the Judges of election, but finding that
there were only four voters in that whole section oil
country beside himself he did not think il OF any
u.e to hold the election. Accordingly he and one Of
the four were over the River Missouri, IN Mime
sofa Territory the doy of the election, aud that
there but three legal voters IN the assumed pre-
einct on election day. Other witnesses, who vera
present a. the pretended election, testify that ar
ranRemepts were made at the FanctOn indiss
Agency, 10 Minnesota Territory, to send men over
the river and vote at the assumed precinct and that
aheut torty men did 90 over and vote for Mr.. Nor
ton then the same meu voted by proxy for their alb
sent friends; aud after that, would go ont ana
change or tarn their clothes, and vote again. one
man, by the name of Pease, is known to have voted
twenty times Oh the language of one Of the leaders
in tie fraud, they kept voting till they thought
''they had yoess enough to elect Norton Inc
whole vote of that precinct must be thrown OUT,
which alone will give the seat to Mr.. Daily oy loc>
majority.
The attorneys fos Mr.. Daily are now investigating
other frauds in other portions of the Territory. The
contest must result in giving the seat to Mr.
Daily. Last year, and every previous year
since the organization of the Territory, tho Demo
cratic part, has had large majorites in both Houses
of our Territorial Legislature; this year the Re
publieans have two to one in the lower Horse, and
eight to FIVE in the Council. H.