Nebraska advertiser., 1865-09-28


,wheiher by heLelslative Assembly or
by Congress, providing for a Convention
to frame a Constitution, require a vote
10 be taken at the time of The election Of
delegates whether or not a convention
shall SIT for that purpose"
We have never seen anything to
equal the above tissue Of hypocracy
ifaIsehOOd and sneaAing, cowardiy innuen-
DO. do we believe that anything one
half so contemplate could issue from
any other source han the Chief Copper
head and Commander of the K. G. C's.
i'm this Territory, J.. Sterling Morton
Every act of his worse than worthless
life gives the lie to the patriotism he at
tempt to foist into the first resolution. A
|~groveling lick-spittle, he done the dirty
work for the Democracy and was eleva;-
ed to the position Of Secretary Of the
Territory, by that tool Of treason James
Buchanan, not for his honesty and integ-
lrity, but for his nasty, lying, contempt
bic ability to "throw dirt" from his
muddy brain at the opposition. He then
ran against S. G.. Daily, and was badly,
and honestly beaten. In this race he
and his confederates committed the great
est fraud on the people-whose dear
friend he pretends to be-that was ever
|perpetrated in the Territory. We allude
L, the Hall, Buffalo and L'eau-qui-court
county election returns. He knew Of the
contested; was beaten; made a
face, and got 50, 600 mllage, for
an attempt to defraud the people out Of
their chosen Delegate. Yes, this immac-
|ulate fice-hater actually begged from
Government $4,000, and was assisted in
this little trick by Vallandigham, VOr-
hses, Richardson and others of hat III.
The next heard Of him is as a Delegate
to the Chicago Convention. John Rick
ley, another member of this 'committee
on resolutions" was also a Delegate to
Chicago. There Morton went hand
in hand with Vallandigham, who then
q appointed him Commander of the K.
@. C.'s IN Nebraska" Then, and since
then, he and his organ have been blatentI
ia heir de|nunciatIons of Lincoln and
] Crimson, whom he and his party denounc
&C as .the rail ,splitling buffOon and borishI
The low, growing dirty disposition of
finds in him a fit champion:
What a contrast do these resolutions af-!
ford to the Union Platform. In the
Union Platform is seen a plain statement
Of principles, set forth in language be-
gentlemen. and not a word that.
any but the disloyal can take ofense at
and a we!l-deserved compliment to our
soldiers. Now read the Democratic res
they cannot finish up one de-
cent resolution, but wind up each
falsehood and sneaking Innuen-
DO, unbecoming to the lowest pot-house
caucus, let alone men pretending to be-
gentlemen assembled to frame a set of
principles for a party. No one is at
in the Union Platform but the dis
oval; and yet the Democracy flies off
ia a great passion and attempts TO brand.
me Union party and Platform with "falSe.
God, contempt, distrust, dishonesty, cow
deception Ste. Their diSfcyals
must have been terribly pinched
Door fellows /! TO make them cry out ins
such a babyish style with "no dissenting
loice in the Convention"-githout
rind word for the sol1isri
The Copperheads of this Territory
Ieem determined TO crowd the Unions
,arty off and themselves sn the platform
With Andrew Johnson, but their antece-
lents are too fresh for them to gull the
much.
They are opposed to 'fnegros holding
or voting in Nebraska, while the
~uestion is not nor never will come be-
ore the people of Nebraska /; yet, they
ave no word of censure for the -disfran-
hised reneoades of other States who
nay settle here. They cOnstrue the
party's silence to be in favor of
Negro Suffrage" in the Territory-at
he same time they have positive proof
} the contrary /; why may not their sill
nee be construed in favor of disfran-
hised bushwhackers, guerrillas and muir
erers of other States coming to Nebras-
holding Office and voting for office
inference is just. when we consider
he invitation of their organ for thata
ass to come to Nebraska. We know
Re Union party qf this section is oPpOseda
) Negro Suffrage in Nebraska" but
enerally believe that a deceant set of me-
roes would be an improvement upon the
copperheads Of the Territory.