Nebraska advertiser., 1861-01-17
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/ ihdimy "address,2 acouehed in the
most respectful terms, has elected a vitu-
porous tePiyl and its author, il would
SEEM endeayored to make up in style
what be lacked IN natter baa nofaJ 3
He charges me with departing from
the ruth ID my remarks. He moreover
asserts that the Commissioners never set
aside an assessment, but gave orders to
have the county assessed s'anew." In
reference to the first iiems l would have
Mr.. Commissioner to know that Uncle
10. never knowingly asserts what is
false, and so careful was he in this mat
ter that he did not speak without qualifi-
cation. And he boldly reiterates his
former expression. For. he could, if me-
cessary, give the name Of his Informant
a highly respectable citizen of the county
who, if any one is cognizant Of the
circumstance, should be.
Our opponent must certainly be deem
ed sOrbistical argument to assert that the
assessment was not set aside, yet tell us
Mr.. Wells was ordered to assess the
county "anew." According to this state
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ment we must have two assessments in.
operation. And absurd as he may deem
the intimation that land rated at three.
dollars an acre was raised to Eve, itisthe
prevailing belief Of the people, and has
created no small stir among taxpayers.
Whether done directly or indirectly is
not materialto our purpose. 0 &
Now, as in calling the attention of the
Legislature to this subject, il was not
done with any feeling to the Commission
ers-whose characters we meant not to
a~ssail, OF rather disparage-they doubt
less are all honorable men, but in simple
justice to the people, tina, they might be
-
relieved from the oppressive burdens un-
der which they are despondingly labor
ing. And we apprehend they will sus-
tain US in our efforts, as did the liberal
minded Editor Of the Advertiser, who
generously remarked: "Uncle 10. is
right in all his points,"
At all events, though, unlike some
others, we have no particular ambition to
see our thoughts in print, whenever we
can promote the welfare of the people,
or the prosperity of the Territory, by our.
observations, we shall not be deferred
from 50 doing by either fear or favor.
AS regard The IS per cent. 10, which
reference is made, we viii merely OBJ
serve that we did not stop to make a nice
calculation, but from a hasty reflection
inferred il. It should have been 65 1-4o.
per cent.
/ find. Mr.. Editor, we shah have to Be
more careful in future how we let our
distinctive cOnjunctions slip into passages
to which they do not strictly belong. 1
had no idea, sir, that, in this neck of the
woods, we had a critic of so acute and
comprehensive an intellect.
Ishould not have troubled you with this
replication to my opponent, whose stric-
lures were, as l conceive, entirely un-
called for, did I not wish to call the at
tention Of the Commissioners to the con
dition of the bridge across the Little Ne
maha. neal the junction of two important
roads over which there has been an inn
mense travel. Indeed, I know not what
we should do without it, This bridge
was built BY subscription. at a cost Of
upwards of $500, but not entirely finished;
it needs bracing. And if this is not done
before a high freshet, i. is thought it