Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-22

be avs. the Indians are troublesome
further North, aud the Copperhead
further South. | have 10 special inter
est 10 he Indians; but. as a citizen.
feel w~ongpd by his statement in regard
10 Southern Nebraska.
We may not be so boislerous ia our
professions of loyalty as the nar.hern
portion of the Territory, but we are viii
llng-we are proud. to be judged bV@our
acts. And to vindicate our reputation
from the libel mentioned above | submit
a few facts.
Our Territory is divided by Platte
River INTO two parts, nearly equal in size,
aud these sections are designated re.
spectiveIy as ysN0rrh Platte" and South
Plate I" There has always been a strong
emulation between these sections, each
claiming TO he better adapted TO agriCul-
ture aud 10 have a better route for ives
tern travel than the other. We are
willing the merits of North PLATTE should
be- pubIished-it is their right; but .'lhs
right to liep has been denied by The
Tribune hence we object 10 the state
ment of .'Senex." III 81 :
Statistics Indicate thailtwo thirds Of the
wealth and population of the Territory
are south of the Plates more than two
thirds of the r publican voles pollrd at
the last Territorial election were IN this
section Gee TrIbune Almanac); all the
the Delegates in Coagr4ss from North
Platte since The Territory was organized
bwere Slavery Democrats, and all
from South Platte are Republicans, s
Three -fourths of the wealth invested
in churches. aud iye-sIxlhs 10 education
al Instructions, in the Tetrltory. are
found in the southern portion. D'es tins.
look like the work of CoppeFheads But
Sentx declaresahat the Southern por-.
ton Of Nebraska was principally setIled
by Missourlans and French half breeds.
They are consequently Intensely Copper
headish." o. FL 81
Now if his premises were correct, his
conclusion would be veryiIllogieai. unless
I, Missourians and b If breed are Copper
heads from a constitutional Necessity,
which | presume friend FSenix" woutd
rather say than attempt to prove. But
his premises are false. The census
returns show that therelare less than 500
persons of all ages south of Platte River.
who are called French half breeds, aud
but few of these are as dark As a halt
breed. Many of them are in the Union
army. and we have not heard Of a case
of dlsloyally among them. And the few
Copperheads we have here are not Mis-
s0urIans (; they came from States further
north or further south. ~ r
But 'Senexn utler< a solemn warning
to travellers to avoid Southern Nebraska,
and come 10 Omaha. There has been "
be owIi,hly declares, "a large number
Of murders and a large quantity OF hor-
ses stolen. Sc, and the Governor is now
m that portion OF the Territory endeav-
orlng 10 restore order and qhlet." A
Opperhead was killed In an adjoining
county about the TIM mentioned aud the
Governor paid a VISA to tnlS town, but
did not 60 into the county where the
murLer was committed. He is satisfied,
as all intelligent men are, that where
the Union feeling Is so intense as It Is
here, a Coppernead will, IN the order of
passion and whisky, ccasionaliy gel his
head broken. But since The war COM
menced there has not been a straight
forward Union man moleSled in person
properly in this portion Of Nebraska.
Ii is true that public opinion has been
so bitter here against synlpaIhlzerS, that
several Copperheads have left aud gone
10 Omaha, where, doubtless, they tiud
more congenlal associates. TINS IS
plainly implied in Senex's COMMUNICATION.
He says nIne-tentns of the eInIgrants
who pass through Omaha are Copper
heads. And, according TO his estimate,
10000 Mormons will pass through that
town the present year, on their pilgrim
age to Utah. Now, unless the rmIgra-
tIon This year far exceeds that OF any
other, it will not reach 100000. And
of this number, nIne-tenthS are Copper
heads and one-tenth Mormons. Whoop
for Senex!! Society must be very select
in Omaha! & A congelial resort for
Copperheads and 'Latter-day Saints ~
But. we. in Southern NEBRASKA, are
we'll satisfied hat those classes of emit
grants should pass US by, and 60 to On "a
ha. We have no sympathy with them,
aud cannon bid them God speed" But
Union people are welcome and safe
among Us. And, If they wish TO visit The
gold mines, let them take The advice and
follow the directions Of those who nave
travelled the North PIatte route and the
South Platte route, aud aot swallow the
statements of those who are Interested IN
travellers only SO far as 10 fill their own
pockets. e.VERITAs.