Nebraska advertiser., 1865-01-19
NO18.

plainly tells Us Tia, her,ailrr the suP'
pression Of The rebellion and EmaBeipa-
tion must 90 hand in land unIll the last
foe shall be conquered and every shackls
shall fall. and The oppressed be permit
.e6 to 60 frre. Then shall our country
be blessed with peace which shall bring
with il restored Union. with AL the
blessings Of civil and religious freedom.
Our enemies having "sown TO the wind,
mus, reap the whirlw;nd,"
1t is scarcely necessary for me again
to enter into any lpng'ly argument ia
favor of the building of a Penileniiary
in our Territory. Tha, subject has been
discussed IN my former messages TO your
body, and also bY Ros,, it no. all, Of my
predecessors iu Office. ], however, ad.
wise YOU to continue to press the subject
Of an appropriation for this object, upon
the attention of Congress, in the hope
that j, may receive favorable action at
the hands of that body at an early pc
riod. Aside from the necessity Of. hay.
ing an institution of this kind, for the
welfare and safety Of ihe law-abidlng
people Of. the Territory, there is great
necessity for it in behalf Of the general
Government. AT present, all persons
charged with Ofenses against the gene
lal Government are. Of necessity, guard;
ed. until trial. at heavy expense 20 the
National Treasury. and after con Ction
the prisoners are ordered TO be taken.
for confinement, to one of the State prs
ons, more than 700 miles distant from
the Territory. A this expense might
be saved to the Federal Treasury if the
liberaliry were shown to Nebraska by
Congress. that has usually been extend,
ed to the Territories.
must be permitted TO respectfully
call your attention to our Territorial Mill
llia. This law is in many respects quite
defective, and should, 10 Ry opinion, re.
ceive some attention at your hands. The
Organic Act of the Territory provides
that the Governor shall be CommaEder-
in Chief of the M.luia; bu, it is GER.
rainly proper and right tha. the L-gisla-
rure should provide for properly Organiz.
ing aud drilling the Militia, aud also
make provision for mOuniiug and equip.
ping The men, when called into actual
service. When the late call was made
for troops to assist in protecting our from
tier s4ulers from the savages. l found
myself obliged TO rely entirely upon lhs
patriotism and Iiberalily of the people in
order to raise and equip sufficient force
10 give relief to the suffering people.
The law regulating the ensoIlmen. Of
the NJ llitia Of the Territory also needs
amendment It PeFhaps might be pro-
per to make it confirm, as nearly as prac:
ricable, TO the laws of Congress, 50 lRas
we may be enabled. at any time, lo de-
termine The number of Militia in The
Territory which would Le S{biac' =, -
nary nuty under the laws and regulations
of the general Government.
1t will be gratifying 10 you, and The
people of the Territory, to know that The
work on the Greal UalOp Pacific Rail.
road. which is to pass through The entire
length Of Nebraska, is progressing at a
very commendable rate. The work of
grading, bridging and preparing ties. is
progressing much more rapidly than had
been anticipated by our most sanguine
people. feel fully authorized to say,
that, unless some unforeseen misfortune
attends this great enterprise. more than
fifty miles of rOad westward from Oma-
ha, will be N readiness for the cars be-
fore your next annual meeting. Not
only Is this great work progressing at
this end of route. but the following no.
tice Of the WJrS, taken from President
LincoIn's late message to Congress, will
,how that the people at the Western ter.
miupus of the line are also pushing on
the work. The President says:
"The great enterprise Of connecting
the Atlantic with the Pacific by railroad
aud telegraph lines has been entered up.
on with a vigcr that gives assurance Of
success. notwithstanding The embarrass..
ments arising from the prevailing high
prices of materials and labor. The route
of the main line Of The road has been
definitely located for one hundred miles
westward from The initial poih, a, Onthl
City. Nebraska. and a preliminary lOca--
ton of the Pacific Railroad qf CalifOF.
MA has been made from Sacramento east.
ward to the great beaaa Of hEueker river,
Nevada" so
AnesheF line of railroad, which IS de.
signed TO connect with this route wlthia
the limits of our Territory, has FeeenslY
been surveyed on the south SIDE Of ,hs
P'aue river. This line is designedle be
al extension Of the Burlington aud Mis-