New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-03
TIrE WEST AND THR TRIBUN a.
,,a.roe NJ The N. Y. Tribune.
BRowNvILLE, N. T., j.

CouespOndencs Of The N. Y. Tribune.
BRowSvILLE, N. T., j ,,r g 1862.
Your paper finds its way into hou' ebods ,ca,tered
from the rising of the Sun T., tho going down
thereof" and wherever it oes il inspires conf.
dence in the ability and inte Iiy Of the proprietors
, Your means of knowled ~ are 40 extensive, and
they are go judciously improved, that the people
expect to find in THk rRIBus1 Trustworthy infor-
nation on al conceivable subjects. And the merit
fyous paper sds,i6es in the main these expecta'
tions. But it wvuld be wonderful indeed If, among
your corls of correspondents, none ever committed
al error; IL would be strange they cid not some
times receive truth the misrepresentation OF
others. and unnsturil if, occasionally, one were
nc. turned from duty by rIace CT personal consider
atops; for, 10 stej asiCfe is human
And thus through the faults Of correspondents an
error may creep into your paper; and when such is
the case, it is as mu CD more mischievous than 1t
would be in another PAPER as your circulation ana
influence are greater And satisfied as am of the
integrity OF yoar motives and OF a willingness on
your part to make any correction when justice ae-
mands il, would al your attention to a coumunl-
cation from " The Far West" dated at Omaha City
and published in. your :" Semi Weekly on the 23d
Of Jane.
That article n az seen to an Eastern man TO be
candid stateme nt of tacds, but TO Ne0rsshian IL
seems TO be wrr1en the interests of Omaha, ana
not las you des ICn such communications to give use
ful informato n TO the yeadug public. IL is strong
"p0h" for Omaha, 9ud libel on the soutDeIh poI-
lion of the Territory.
"Senex' represents the route through Omaha as
the only safs o0e 20 the gold mines, to o'ah ana
California. Beca1se, he says, the lndisns are 'ron-
besone tulSher NCrth, and the Copperheads lut'her
South. l have no special Interest IN the lnoiansi
but a citizen. fee wronsed 10y Biz statements III
regard TO Soutes IN Nebraska.
We may not 0e so bois,erous IN our professions oi
LOYALTY the Ior thern portion OF the Territory out
we willing we are proud, TO be judged oY our
se.s And TO VII Idcse reputation from the libel
mentioned acOv(, l submit few faeis.
Our Territory Is divided by Platte River INTO two
parts, near e equal in size and these sections are
designated res peotlyeiy as North Platte ana
80 South Plette = There bas always been a strong
emulation bet xeen these sections, each Claiming 10
be better ada tied to agriculture and TO have better
route for ves ern travel than the other. We are
willing the erits Of North Platte should be pub
lished-it Is heir right but the right to lie has
been Cenied by IBE TRIBUNE hence we ooJecl 10
the statomei II of Senex.
Sta,is.cs indicate that wo-thirds Of the wealth and
population Of the Territory are south OF the Platte
more Khan .wo-tbiIds OF the Republican votes poiled
Of the last Territorial election Were III this section
lsee Jribu 10 Almsnac; all the Delegates 10 Con-
gress from North Plate snoe the Territory was or
eanised ERE Pro-Slavery Democrats, and ill from
South Pla tie ere Republicans.
Ttreei ourths Of the wealth invested in churches,
and FIVE. siXths III educational institutions III the
Territory are found IN The southern portion. Does
tbis look like the work of Copperhsads Bat Senex
declares thai The southern portion OF Nebraska was
principally settled by MissOurians and French half
breeds. They are consequently Intensely COPPER
hcadisii."
Nov, If bis premises were correct his conclusion
would he very illogical, unless Missourians and
hali-breeGs are COpptIheaCs from CoDstltuu0Dal
necessity, which presume friend SeDeX' would
rather ray than attempt 10 prove. BuI his premises
are false. TIE census returns show that there are
less than 500 persons OF all ages south OF Platte
River, who called French halfbreeds, and but
few OF these are as dark hsli-breed. Many Of
them la tie Union army, and we have not heard
of case Of disloyAlty among them. And the few
COpperheads We have here are not MissourIsns;
they came nom States further north or further
south
BIT SeneX" utters solemn warning 10 trav-
elers 10 AVOID Southern Nebraska, ana come 70
Omaha. " There has been" he owlishly declares,
rse aU9sF sn e snd tie e Governor II now IN
that portion OF the Territory endeavoring to restore
orcer and quiet" A Copperhead was killed in an
edioinlnp county about the time mentioned, and the
Goyernor PAID u vsit 10 this town, but did not 20
into the county where The murder Was committed
He s rat sied, all INTEL gent men are, That where
he Union feeling is 80 Intense ae t ls here, COP
pernead will III the order OF passion and WHISKY
occasionally get bis head broken. But since the
war commenced there has not been a straightior-
ward Uuon moIesied III persoD or property
in ti,is portion OF Nebraska.
II il true that public opinion has been 30 bitter
here against sympathizers, that several Copperheads
have eft and gone 10 Omaha, where, doubtless, they
IND more cOnE6nlbl aseotIdlet. Iils Is llhlnlt I'M
plisd II SeneX communication. lie says nIne-tenths
OF toe emigrauts who psss through Omaha are Cop
perhesds. And according to bis estimate, 10000
Mofmons will pass through that town the presen,
year. Gu their pilgrimage 10 Utah. Now, unless the
emigration this year lar exceeds that OF any other, II
viii lot Tsach 10000. Aud, Of this number, uine-
tenths are Copperneads and one-tenth are Morwons.
WLOop Tor Senex Society must be very select in
Omabai A congenial resort for COpperneads and
" "Latter-day Saints y
But, we, in Southern Nebraska, well satisfed
tba; tbose casses OF emgrants should pass by and
20 TO Omaha. We have no sympathy with them,
and caneOt bid them " God speed Bot Union
people an, welcome and safe among And,
If they via 10 yiit the gold mines, let them take
the aavice aud follow the directions Of those who
have tIavel ID the North Platte and the South
Platte rouf, ;, and not swallow the statements Of
those who al interested ia travellers only 70 far
10 iilI tneF o Wn pockets. bERlTAs.
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