Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-05
CLtE CORRESPONDENCE.
NEBRASKA Cry, N. T.,
February Sd, 1862.

not dropped you a line since the first ap-
pearance Of ~Jayhawkers in our streets,
some weeks since. OF subsequent events
transporting in relation thereto, you and
your readers have been fully apprised.
Suffice to say that there are now no APP
~prehensions felt that there will be any
depredations committed by these roveing
banditti in this country.
And now, will you allow a suggestion
for the consideration more especially of
the citizens of our respective cities, and
of those who are directly interested in
bringing emigration. trade and travel in
and through this section Of the country.
The caution, the suggestion is this, hat
we should, for the next few months at
least, sag as little, in a public way, about
Jayhaking as possible. This is the part
of prudence, and it will be found essen
tial and necessary to our interests to take
this course. The gasometers, runners
and blowers for rival routes, and especi-
ally our North Platte friends, desire no
better advertisement of the advantages
of their route across the plains, than a
public admission on our part South of the
Platte river, that our section is liable to
be overrun by these Internal land pirates,
styling themselves J~ayhawkers. It is
only by taking advantage Of some such
temporary misfortune, or ill-timed stroke
of policy, on our part hat they hope to
rival or successfully compete with this
section Of the Territory. Let US avoid,
then, so far as prudent and possible all
public Advertisements or proclaiming Of
ourselves as in a defenceless condition,
but quietly show by our acts, as / UNDER
stand the brave and generous company
under Capt. Barrett, in your own county
are showing, that our people are able and
determined to defend themselves, and af-
ford abundant protection to all who may
wish to do business in our midst, or travel
through our section. and that we cheer
fully offer a safe asylum and home to all
Constitution and Union loving citizens,
come from whatever quarter they may.
Our city is more than usually lively at
present in consequence of a term Of !,
U. S. and District GSaftsnow being held
here. Thspe is quite.a number Of 8hr6rs
and witnesses in attendance from various
portions of this Judicial District. The
legal talent of different portions of the
Territory is well represented here. The
'big" case, thus far, has been that of
Hawke vs.. Nnckoll & Bro. and Cornutt,
for violating an injunction. The Messrs.
Nuckolls were acquitted, Cornutt wa
found guilty, sentenced to pay a fine of
500, and ordered to deliver up the KEYS
and effects to the receiver appointed for
the firm. The inside trial and argument
in this case have by no means been as
spicy and interesting as the outside and
more demonstrative arguments and "po-
s%itions" taken by parties most directly in
terested. The parties and their counsel
are at all times prepared for an emer-
gency, l am informed. The delectable
and finely polished rhetorical. epithets
to pugilistic literature have been
frequently inteschaFged, and become
quite commonplace. As yet it would
seem that a heap more might have been
done with a heap less noise" This lat
Ter is a quotation from q story told by my
Mason on our old friend "Birch"
have been pleased to meet in town
IN old friend in the person of the .AdUer-
editor. and from him am gratifed
learn that the prospects of his Farmer
ire so fattering, / have always felt that
he Farmer is a journal everyway deserv-
Of a liberal support from the enter
and intelligent farmers Of the
Territory. If there is any farmer in
obliged to cOnfne his newspa-
patronage to a single paper, that Jour-
lal should be the Nebraska Farmer.
The sleighing here is excellent, never
vas and never viii be better. The win
er, thus far, has been moderate, with
ust snow enough, a fair portion of the
inc, to make capital sleighing and offer
very advantage for business. The sub
tantial bridge across the Missouri, for
be present, and the admirable sleighing !
ave brought the price 0 flumber down to
rom 81 $50 per thousand in our streets.
With lumber at these prices our farmers
an afford TO make improvements and
their farms well. :
More spontaneously, as Mrs. Parting /,
IN would say. X. Y.