Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-31
What | Have Written, l Have
Written"

Written"
Our article two weeks ago, on "Jay-
banking and JayAauherS, failed to please
some folks, we understand. Well, ii
can't be helped. It was not expected It
WouId suit thAse who sympathize with the
rebellion against the Government
In fact, we would want no better evidence
that we were in the wrong, than 70 know
what we might say upon hat subject did
suit that class of men. We are not ca
tering to the wishes and feelings of such,
and when we speak on the subject of our
country, we design 70 do so very plainly.
Notwithstanding we stated very positively
in that article that we are no advocate of
Jayhawking nor apologist for ~Jayhawk-
ers, and denounced Jayhawking as all
wrong, those who were not suited, per-
sist in calling US a Jayhawker in princi-
pie. We here repeat our disapprobation
Of Jayhawking. Hence our continued
condemnation Of every movement the
rebels have made from their Jayhawking
expedition against Fit. Sumpter, and all
their operations from that day to the
present. We, with all other Union men,
were inclined to believe, when Floyd,
Thompson & Co., stole the Government
arms and robbed the United States Treas
ury of millions of dollars, that that was
Jayhawking; we thought the firing upon
the Government Steamer, Star Of the
Vest. was Juyhawking; we were forced
to denomina4e the stealing of the United
States mint at New Orleans, Jayhawk-
ing we had an idea that fitting out
Pirateeyessels to prey upon our merchant
men, was Jayhawking; we are seriously
disposed TO characterize Claib Jackson's
movements-aU of Misunderstanding
expeditions we have no doubt that the
taking Of over twenty-five thousand dollars
worth of property from the citizens of
St. JOSEPH by the notorious Boyd and his
gang, was Jayhawking we can't help
believing that the recent seizure of $780,
900 Of property in cottondom belonging
to Union men, was J~ayhawking the
confiscating act passed by the co-called
rebel Congress, which confscates ''any
land or lands, tenement or tenements,
hereditament or Entertainments, chattle or
chattels, right or rights, credit or cred.
its, within the Confederate States of
America, held, owned, possessed or en-
joined for or by an alien enemy; or in or
to which any alien enemy had, and when,
that time, any right, title, or inter-
est, either directly or indirectly;' and
which applies, in the language used by
Silver Spoon Benjamin, Rebel Attorney
General. in his letter of instructions to
executive officers, to aUper8Ons uho hare
Z dOmicI wjthin the States cith achich this
I0Cerament IS at Uar, no matter whether
heyb be citizens or not" the civilized world
viii not fail to pronounce Javhawking.-
will not attempt to enumerate the
housandlh number of Jayhawking acts on
he part OF the rebels; 1t would fill a
Iozen papers like ours, ever though set
n agate type. Suffice it to say, they
ave not performed a single act that
night net, with the utmost propriety, be
allied Jayh2.Eling, strictly constituting
hat term; and yet, in the face of all
his, jeff. Davis's followers. have the
razen ~Impudence to say to the Admins
ration and the Government armies, "you
ught to conform 10 Tar, and be careful not
, infringe upon Constitutional limits ~
n other words the rebels destroy the
Constitution and law, and then demand
lat the friends of the Union conform to
lem! They who thus talk are consum-
lie asses, or are verdant enough to be- 7
eve others are.
As to Jayhawking going on, or said to
2 going ON, in this region of country, we
BOW nothing except lrom hearsay. And
; we understand it, it is a fight between
and ~Jayhawkers. Let item fight
out, and 50 long as they will keep it
nong themselves, we feel a good deal
sesaying, go told woman, got it bear"
hose who favor the rebellion, are re-
.onsi6le for the present unhappy con-
ZION of the country /; and as they have
osen to +" SOW the wind" they viii ex- "
Sc US from exercising any great degree =
sympathy when they come 10 reap 1