Nebraska advertiser., 1863-07-30
Eemaha County.

being made by the Omaha Nebraskian
and Nebraska City Eeus, aided by the
malice Of 4 portion Ct the Copperheads
who have recently left this place, to in
jute Nemaha and Richardson counties.
Fiends dc not rejoice more over the ac-
QUESTION Of q human toul in the internal
regions, than they do over an opPortu-
nity to inhict an injury upon this part OF
the Territory. The spirit that aims TO
build M itself, and to advance its own
interests, by attempting to pull down and
destroy its neighbor, is, TO say the least,
not very amiable.
Nemaha county is uow, aud always
has been, the banner county in the
Territory, in its agricultural develop
ment, unless we except Cas-, which some
think equal to our.
Our County Warrants are within FIVE
cents of par, and oursCity Script brings
seventy-fve cents on the dollar.
The Meas sneers al this county and
town, and gives the editor of the .AdUer.
ftser credit for a vast amount of influence.
Il is certainly neWS to US, as well as our
readers, that we are such an important
parsonage. There are, however, no de-
serted farms in this county, except a few
owned by men in the army. Impelled by
a noble patriotism, a self-sacrificIng love
for free neutrality-suspicious. which
the traitor- loving editor Of the News
can never appreciate-instincts that be.
can never feel-they are calamity fight.
ing their c~ountry's battles.
We have no doubt that Nemaha county
has furnished a many men for the army
10 proportion to the population as any
in the United States. No less than
fourteen companies were either in whole
or in part recruited here-one in the
Neb. LIST Infantry; part of one in the Neb.
lst Cavalry; the best part of three in Neb.
Cd Cavalry; two in Kansas I'd; sixty-three
men from Nebraska, principally from
this county, in the Kansas 8th; fifty men
in another Kansas Regiment; four CON-
panies, from one-third to two-thirds in
each, in Pennick's Regiment +; a large
number, we know not how many, in
Johnson's Battery besides very many
scattering through numerous other Reg
iments. In addition to p~rivates in these
regiments, Nemaha county has furnished
more than thirty Commissioned Officers.
If the editor of the advertiser is person
ally responsible for all this, we are proud
Of it.
Notwithstanding the hundreds that
have left this county for the army, yet
we scarcely miss them either in town or
county. There is not in Brownville any
vacant dwellings; there has been all
summer a great demand for dwelling
houses, and we believe there are as many
voters now in the county as any previous
year.
Not only has Nemaha county furnished
more men to the army Than any other in
the Territory, but the loyal, patriotic
spirit of her people is unsurpassed. There
are Bat few rebels OF rebel sympathizers
within her borders. It is true that it has
not been for the last six months, and is
not yet, a very congenial place for rebels.
There were some months ago a large
number from Prices army residing in
Brownville and vicinity. Most of them
came here from Atchison county, Mis-
souri,. A fight occurred in that county
last winter at what was called a secesh
ball, in which a Union man was beaten
nearly TO death a few weeks afterwards
this Union man, having partially reeov-
cred, got some thirty of his friends and
retaliated by pounding badly two of those
men who had been present when be was
~hipped. The secesh then Began. toll
leave that county, and at first they thought
BrOwnville was all right. They did moi
a better place. 1t was Just as
good as they could desire Equal even
TO Nebraska City. But about the time of
the murder of Nathan Handley, they got
frightened and began to leave here. A
perfect panic among a certain class soon
ensueG. Every one tina. left helped to
increase the panic with the balance
There has a number left this county for
Nebraska City and Omaha besides men
from Prices army but all that were fright
ed away, if not secessionists, at least felt
conscious that their uniOnism was sus-
peOted. The most absurd falsehoods have
been circulated, all Of which find men
foolish enough TO believe them.
There has been as little crime commit
ted in NemsAa county. from It's first set
tlementup 10 the present moment, as any
other county of the Territory. We have
had 3 murder. but one, and hat was