Nebraska advertiser., 1862-09-27
POSTPONED UNTIL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.
That Letter.
WAsHINGToN CITY, ID. Gu
Dec. 9th, 1861.

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.r. Dec. 9th, 1861.
FRIEND TAYLOR Your favor dated
the 18th Just enclosing a letter of the
same date to the Secretary of the Int
rior, only reached me last night. l re-
ceived letters from the Territory. dated
five DAYS later, on the same night.
went this morning and delivered the Sec
retary your letter in person, and he made
an order on it to the head Of the censu:
bureau to furnish you the information
II is Just as | expected about the appor'
tionment bill. The facti is you will never
get those fellows to vote for a fair bill
when you do get the proper data upon
which to found it; / know them too we'll
But you have made a good issue on the
adjournment question, and l have some
time ago had a resolution passed order
ing the Committee on Ways and Means
10 so alter the Direct Tax Bill as to omit
us and hold the appropriation for Legis-
latiVe expenses, and | feel very confident
hat the committee will report it, and
hat Congress will pass it, and what is
more the people of the Territory will en-
dorSe it by thousands.
/ wish to say to you in confidence that
there can be a good thing made out of
these Saline Lands, and you shall be in a
full interest. / believe the lands can be
leased from Government on long time
for a small amount, and / tell you there
is money in it. | had a long talk with
the Secretary Of the Interior to-day. /
feel confident hat il all can be fixed
during this session of Congress.
Write me often. Nothing new here.
All think a war with England more than
probable. Mortar and Father are here
ut work like McCawber hoping something
may turn up. You can talk with Bob
Farnas about those Saline Lands. All
is quiet on the Potomac. Congress ad-
j~ouraed oveF for the holidays.
/ remain yours sincerely,
TSignedl S. G. DAILY.
The above is said to be the celebra-
ted letter received by w. H. Taylor
from S. G.. Daily. We know nothing
whether it is the genuine one or not, and
do not care. But admitting it to be gen.
uIne, what Of ii? Is there anything pro-
posed or contemplated therein which is
not a fair, legitimate, honest business
transaction? 1t is proposed to lease from
Government the Saline Lands. What for?
That they may be developed and made to
serve an important purpose in all this
region of country; furnishing an unlim-
tied quantity of salt at greatly reduced
prices, not only 10 the people of Nebras-
la, bat the whole Northwest. Have not
these lands been known since the settle
ment of the Territory? Have they been
of any material benefit to the country 3
Are they likely to be while in their pres
ent condition Will any capitalist or
company of capitalists ever undertake to
develope end make them useful until they
can have some assurance, permit, or au-
thoriey from Government. Has not salt
always been high priced in this Territory?
Is il not to-day higher than ever known ?
Why should this be so, with such rich salt
springs in our midst-at our own doors,
asst we're 1t is so, simply because mo
authority has ever been given ky Gov
eminent 20 use these springs and to 60
on them without authority is tresspass-
ing, and the persons so doing would be
liable 10 Indictment as tresspassers. We
kaow it is claimed that settlers can now
90 there and make their own salt. So
they can, and have done SO. But can
any such be found where salt did not
really cost them more than even the
present high selling prices? Why
Simply because to manufacture the salt
successfully and prOflably, it requires
experienced laborers, and the proper
preparations, which those who go there
to manufacture for their own use cannot
afford
But 10 the point Taylor seeks to make
by the publication of this letter-"I tell
you there is money an IT," Yes money
n Hn Who would either purchase or
case these lands unless he believed there
..,noneu IN III" Who is there so
,hilapthropic as to engage in any BUSH
,ess miles he is first made to believe
here is "mOnsy an it," What induces
be man to bid for a mail contract; the
lerchant to brig on a stock of goods;
he mechanic to engage in his pursuits