Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-22
The. Nebraska Contested Election
Case.

The. Nebraska Contested Election
nsms : sssa Case q + aalsa
The debate in the HOase Of RePresen-
tatiresp on ahisl case occupies five or six
pagesin the Congressional Globe Mr..
Morton displays a good deal Of ingenuity
ia defending his claim to his seat. Pros
ably no other man in Nebraska would
have made the same effort. The argu-
mepis used,by Morton and bis Democrat
&c friends IN Congress, are based upon
t~echnicalities. Morton well knew that
Daily claimed hislse on the ground lhat
a s~tupendoous fraud was committed ia
what was styled the northern p~recinct-Of
Leaa-qotcoor county. That this fraud
was committed. Dailyproved BY four Wit
nessesAthree Of them parties 70 the
crime. They testify that 100 votes were.
cast for Morton By men O~nlytwo'of whom
lived lathe county. Many Of them Eqled
several Aimes-one Of them as often as
tweny=and thenvoted for their friends
living in Dakota, Iowa, ST Louis and
other parts-o of the United STATES. One
Ofahe men, who voted by proxy was a
lame hegrofddler, living I60 miles away
10 Iowa we hope Morton's Demo
etatie friends win say nothing more about
negro's yolipg,J Morton knew very
well lhatihis fraud would be The Prinri-
pal point on which aiiy's claims t0a seat
To- Gougress wehld rest. 1SThoBgh be de.
medvany fraud she knew that The people
lhfoUgbodg the Territory, Democrats as
well as Republicans admitted il, YET, IN
the contests he and his Friends in Con.
gFessafe content With trying to mpeach
Daily's Witnesses, on the ground that al
leas three of them were participants in
tbs fraud If he believed the north;
err PFesinet Of L'eal yq~ui,court 70 be a
peRpl0os peighbeEheod capable Of polling
l22degal FOters, ii would have been very
sasya6 prove il. Morton has a great
deal osay abOutfradds Sy Daay's Friends
ia Tarions parts Of the Territory. Nearly
every precinct and county in the Terri.
tory giving q Republican majority he
claims should be thrown cut, on sorne pre-.
sex Or other. s6t bnA .v5i -s5fo y.
uWhep members Of a Legislative body
are tggipgia contested case il IS their duty
To ascetfain as near as the number of
vetes honestly poled Tor each candidate.
without reference 10 mere informalities
Of an 6~6inPortapt character, OhatKe part
Of the officers Of election, They should
give he seat to the man who received
the mostlegal votes, if they can aseer-
lain the fact. YET, Morton in his speech
ins Congress TaysiE5 edf II noisiggs2
sThes returns from ilhe counties OF
Dodge Cas-, Johnson, Lancaster, Eema.
ha and Washington shopld all be thrown
on, and their votes deducted from The
count, because The county clerks returned
40 abstract of the votes cast ia each pre-
cines, as The law requires they shall. = Z
Dating The debate, ex-Goy. Black j.
spoken Ofsand has motives IN giving q
certificate 10 Daily impugned by Ex-Gov.
Richardson and other Democrats Mr..
MeQEhsad f Pa replied as fOllOws ir
hisdefeReeSv we've ai sgd ;ylottsd bn.
siaMf M-0ORHEADEIRthe course o.
this discussion there has been fEequenl
reference TO a constituent Of mineZa
bnpe,sa gallant, and nnaable man. who
vas abe frStbo enter the intFenehmeut;
Of The enemy al YorklowR7I allude q
Col. Samuel w. Black, late Governor Of
Nebraska Territory. He is a man Of
great ability, . man of bravery and Of
ir3so9E1A al r52ab59s ue1
Il Would fesF Hsf was defelfctt to my
duty HiLAEefe TO Sit here quietly and
listen t6FeW0aJhes thrown bponlhe in.
teefhy Of ah~esgehtleman 60 whomI have
nsfenrpd. Iiwilina 50 strand hear such
1epPoaches upon his integnity4 has honor
and bis honesty. 1 indeed though. il q
singular proceeding that " gentlemen
should appear here with %eeFtiheases Of
election ~ represept the IeSfnory on Ne
brasku. i am VERY intimate with Gol0ne.
Back and While bis segment was quar-.
tered near the cjg, ItoOk occasion 10 Isl
Him wbyit was 50. and he explainedft 4
~ Antifs satisfaction, so9lhat Icah with
gfescne iS6d great condolences cas-
my vote. and feel that1 am giving ar
honest vota-HeaxPlaIaed ihs-matter il
Shia waya that The 6rslceEl6eaie Fqsob'
iaiped Rpcn, fraudulent, or, 10 use bis OWL
exnreslon, bogus returns, at the Gme
he lss6ed die certihcate be believed them.
Bal be Was satisfied and convinced, aftel
a~ts6f6dgh 4nfe gation Of the chafactei
Of he returns, that ghey we're fraadalehI
and that it-waslhis .da,yt0givea certif,
cate oAaed man asho BAD received aolarge
nsierilF-of ihe votes Of The legal voters
&C. bs Js5FaoFys 4Ba hs ihsEefoTe gays
: 2 DIT Ral e4 sd1 -. be.
Col. Black. j would also add isa Dam,
ocrat. quite as rank a o as Iy frient
from ILLINOIS who has lust spoken upoT
Subject FAIf. Richardson, and h'
&58H bot pun inla political opp0nent # ht