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Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06
Lord Lyons on HOFafiO Sey-
mOuP.

The English Blue Book contains q
letter to the PalmerstOn Cabinet from
Lord Lyons, in which the latter give
some details of interviews Of his with
the DemOcratic leaders at New York,
in November, 1852.
He then speaks as follows Of the
real purposes of these men, whose
chief representative in the nation was
HoratiO Seymour:
Several of the leaders of the Dem
ocratic party sought interviews with
me, both before and after the arrival
of the intelligence Of General McClel-
Ian's dismissal. The subject upper
most in their minds, while they were
speaking 10 me, was naturally that of
foreign meditation between the North
and the South.
I gave no opinion on the subject. I
did not say whether or no l myself
thought foreign Intervention probable
or advisable; bat I listened with at
tentiOn to the accounts given me OF
the plans and hopes Of the COnseTva-
tive party. At the bottom perceIv-
ed a desire to put an end to the war,
even at the risk of losing the South
ern States altogether; but it was PLAIN
that it was not thought prudent to
avOw this desire Indeed some hints
of it, dropped before the elections,
were so ill-received that strong dec-
laratiOn in the contrary sense was
deemed necessary by the DemOcratlc
Leaders,
The above as it indicates the eontin-
ned opposition of Mr.. Seymour TO the
war in 1862, corresponds with the
views expressed by him TO Dr- husSeli
the correspondent OF the LONDON
Times, when he virtually maintained
the right OF secession in 1861, ana Win
the spirit of his acts in the attempt TO
thwaTt the Government IN the en-
forcement Of the draft in 1853.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06
The Canvass in Illinois.
BRILLIANT SPEECH OF GEN. JOHN u
RAT.lTT-R


The campaign in Illinois was opened
on the 22d inst, by Gen. Palmer, Re
publican candidate for Governor, who
addressed an immense mass meeting
at Marion, Williamson County, the
first of a series Of similar meetings, in
Southern Illinois, to follow in quick
succession. We find the speech re-
ported in full in The Chicago EUeni5lQ
Journal. The extracts given below
will show that Gen. Palmer is a live
man. He is sound to the core on the
greenback question. He gave a COM
parisOn of the respective merits of
Grant and Seymour as statesmen, and
threw a strong light on the character
of Frank Blair From the portion of
his speech relating 10 that gentleman
we make a few extracts:
You will remember that after a
number of DAYS labor, the Democratic
party nominated Mr.. Seymour. You
will also remember that PendletOn,
Hancock, Hendricks, Packer, English,
Church, and others, were voted for
in that Convention, and that after a
long and patient struggle, by some sort
Of hOcus-pOcus, HOratiO Seymour was
discovered to be the choice of every
member of the COnventiOnI 1t took
q good many days, however, to arrive
at the conclusion. And you also TecOl-
lect that Frank Blair was chosen on
the first ballot. Now, how do you eX-
plain that difference? Let US see-let
Us see what the difference is. These
men were all put in nomination by
their respective States. Frank Blair
was put in nomination by-~W NJ L.
Preston, acknowledgement yOuremem-
Der that he was a BrigadieT-General IN
the Rebel army. His nomination was
seconded by Reed. The call OF states
was continued for nomination for the
Vice Presidency. IIliuOis-maTk that
IlIinOisans-IllInois presented the
name of john A. McClernand, a COM
peer-that is a man who lived at the
same time.-a cOmpeer Of Clay and
Webster, in that respect. Great ap
Dlause.7 He lived at the same time.
He was the distinguished general OF
the late war, whose brains conceived
the captureOf Vicksburg. The whole
credit of that achievement was given
TO a much inferior man. That infe-
riOr man was Grant. LShOuts Of
laughter.
Mr.. Preston, Of Kentucky, made
a few remarks, in which he said the
nomination was due to the West, and
presented the name Of Gen. Frank p.
Blair of Missouri. Asa Southern SOL
dier, he had differed with Gen. Blair
in tie war, but he desired to say that
the soldiers Of the South extended
their hands to the soldiers Ofthe North
rs token OF amity and good viii. A
delegate from Alabama led of, saving:
u, as a Rebel soldier of Alabama, take
great pleasure in casting her vote for
the gallant Union soldier, Gen, Frank
Blair" Maryland sustained Blair.
And, when Tennessee was called, Mr..
Wilson introduced Napoleon Bona
paFte FOrTest-did you ever see him
L"D-n him" i was there" I
know him. He is a first-rate Dem
Ocrat now. Since the war closed he
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06
Gen. Grants way.

From the NelV York Tribune.
The letter Of Governor Yates OF
IllnOls, contra iieting the assertion
that the eOlOnelcy of a regiment OF
a regiment of volunteers which he
atesl conferred on the Galena tanner
was ever sought by the latter, invites
attention tOaphase of General Grants
which Is quite unlike that of some
other eftlcers of our late war.
From the beinning to the end of
that struggle, Ulysses S. Grant rose
through every grade known to our
service A poor, obscure, friendless
private citizen, he volunteered at the
outset, and was chosen Captain Of a
company. He was soon made Adult
ant; then Colonel then Brigadier-
General then 1IajOr-GeneTal; then
Northumberland; finally General
ln-Chief. Yet nobody ever heard of
his asking for a better post. In every
case he took the position wherein he
was wanted-nO one ever heard of his
wanting a better one than he already
had. Friend. come up higher. was
the mandate addressed to this lOWly
servant of the Republie-nOt that he
wanted promotion, but that The eOUn-
try sOrely needed the right man in the
right place.
Again: we had officers perpetuaIly
quarreling, grumbling. fretting, in
view or their treatment by their sup
eriOrs- They were not promoted so
fast as they deserved to be-Or they
were not put in command of divisions
or corps that tshOuld have been cOnfided
tO them One General assumed tO
lecture the President on the civil pO-
litical policy that should govern the
conduct of the war; on another Occa-
sion, he complained TO Washington
that part of his men ''brOke discred-
itably.n General Bragg, when utter
ly routed by Grant at Mission Ridge,
complained that his men ran and left
their cannon to be captured, when
they should have fought and saved
them. Several prOfessed a willingness
to fight if the war were conducted in
accordance with their notions; +; if not,
they wouldn't. Grant, on the other
hand, never complained of i'll usage
by the government or bad behavior
on the pa of his men-always seems
to be satisfied with both and, if ever
dissatisfied, is silent. He favored no
"pOlicy" but the crushing out of the
rebellion. He had no conception of
duty that led him TO regard the Fed
eral executive with distrust or disfavOT.
In short, Grant quietly received his
orders, and, TO the extent Ofhis ability,
executed them. Il viii be the fault of
the people if this species Of geneFalship
is not more common hereafter.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06
Or VEashington Letter.
WAsHINGT0S. D. C-,l
July I3rd, 1865. (

y. u. Ll-.N
July zTd, 1865.
The present session Of Congress is now
nearly completed, and amid the pressing du-
ties Of ewinding up, deem it nOtimprOper
70 gI~nce at subjects Of interest to Nebraska
which have been under consideration during
the second session Of the F0rtieth Congress.
And, perhaps, the subject Of greatest interest
70 our young state, for which congressional
action was invoked, is the important system
Of the projected railroads Early in the ses-
sion. the President Of the Union Pacific R. r
visited Washington, and, together with the
attorney Of the company, has worked faith
fully for eight months for additional aid to
this branch, which is already completed one
hundred miles west Of AtehinsOn, Kansas.
and is now ready to enter Nebraska, and fol-
low the Blue or Republican rivers to the Z. p.
RR But such has been the unyielding op-
position Of Congress upon railroad bills at
this session, that although the Government
has million and q half Of bonds in this road,
and all being useless TIL 1t is extended, it has
not been possible TO secure the passage Of the
bin in the senate. The BTOwnvIIle and Fort
Kearney bill was favOrably reported by the
Committee on Public Lands, Of which COM
mittee Senator Upton is a member. And
yet the same influence which keeps in obey
ance the Central Paidfic Bill, wiz doubtless
cause the Fort Kearney Bill TO go over till the
next session The House Of Representatives,
by = decided vote, refused TO report a bill till
next session, for the Midland Pacific Road
This road is designed TO connect Nebraska
City with Kearney. Upon the refusal Of the
House, Mr.. Upton obtained leave 10 intro
duce in the senate a similar bill, which in
four days thereafter received favorable re-
port from the Committee on Public Lands.
The Brownville Bill provides for the same
aid for a road from RulO West. Before the
Nebraska City Bill was separated from bill
covering a route from the Mississippi river 70
Fort Kearney, Senator Thayer introduced
bin. including what now constitutes two sep
arate bills, and there is no doubt but such a
link in the chain Of roads viii be completed
at no distant day.
Mr.. Upton originally included section In
his bill, for e road from Sioux City, Iowa, to
the L. P. r. r, at Columbus, Nebraska, but
the President OF that road being here, desired
a separate bill for his enterprise
Our Senators and Representative are
unit on all questions relating to the political
or material interests OF our young and vigOr-
Gus State Of Nebraska, and while Mr.. Taffe
has the whole interest of the State to look
after in the House, he is always ready TO CO
operate with both Senators in consultation
and and action Ed.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

The Providence Journal SAYS GO II
viii be one Of the mysteries Of history
if, after ali that has happened, this na-
ton deliberately disOwn Grant and
adopts Seymour as the representative
Of its opinion, and the leader Of H.
policy. Where would be the rIorv ~
AppOmattOx Court HOuse2 Did I.ea
and rebellion surrender there 10 H.
ratio Seymour and his princfDIes 4
Would there have been any surrenderl
would there not have been a COnfedi
eracy still, OF a bargain which ~cuId
have been worse than its continue
existence, If in 1854 this people -
followed the lead Of HOratiO Eevrno11r
When this nation repents Of the NJ
and Is ashamed Of its ZlOries. an
wishes 70 turn back its legitimate -
suIts-When IL wishes to reopen pOlit
cal feuds and restore breath Of life
rebels, and encourage revolution
VII give its highest Offices to Hort
Seymour and Frank Blair
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

has taken the Senefit Of the BankFuut
law, and paid his debts in that way.
be ought to have been shOt.H1 He
3 now In full fellowship with the
democratic church, so there is no dan
ger Of ms being hung for any Of the
murders committed by him during the
war. And now, unless the old fellow
with the tail and horns gets him. /
don see but ne is safe. ThementiOn
OF ms name was greeted, the reporter
says, with, great cheering At the
name OF Napoleon BOnaparte Forrest.
in that Democratic Convention, there
was great cheering" TGr0ans. I
want to know my fellOw-citizens if
the loyal and true men Of this country.
those who have met him in battle, if
the widows and orphans Of those who
have been slain by the myrmidOns Of
that infamous traitor = that's it y
share in the JOY exhibited in that Con-
yentiOn at his cOndescending TO pre-
sent himself at a political assemblage
in this free eOuntry2 ["NO, d-n
'em w "Great cheeringln from the
fast 1hat Napoleon Bcllaparte Forrest.
opened his mouth in a Democratic
Convention {? After he (ALr. Wilson,
was done, Mr.. Forrest rose, cast the
vote for Blair, and thanked the Con-
ventiOn for the courtesy and kindness
extended by its members TO the sol
diers Ofthe South. Col. Ashbel Smith
OfTexas asalsOseeOndedt the nominations
Other Rebels spoke, all voted, but
that Democratic COnventsOn took no
ballot. Why2 Because Frank Blair
was the choice of the Rebels in that
convention, and Frank Blair had
given them excellent reasons for pre-
ferring hIn.
My fellOw-eitizens, I tell you that
Frank Blair was nominated because
ne Is pledged to civil war, if civil war
Is necessary to overthrow these Gov
ernments established in the South
under the authority of Congress. =
Up to within a short time
the Democratic party had no more
bitter and malignant foe than this
same Frank p. Blair. T"That's so. -
And, by the way, when I was in St.
Louis, insthe Fail Of 1866, a friend of
mine told me a story that very aptly
illustrates Gen. Blair's opinion Of the
Democratic party. He said Frank was
standingin front Of one of the hotels
there, and some old Democratic ward
politician came upand said; General
l hear that you have come back"
why, yes" says Frank, I have.
l left you some years ago, when YOU
were rich and proud and strong, and
came back to you when YOU are poor,
weak, and defeated, Cd d-n me-"
Laughter.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

a prominent Massachusetts, Demo
erat, speaking OF the work OF the New
York Convention, says: Il hoped
they would give US new PLATE, but
lis the samE old hash" Perhaps he
thinks about it as the Irishman did
OF the hash set before him at a saloon !:
'Bedad, the felIer what chawed thin
whites may ate 'em.U
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

n suit has been commenced to 81
tain a divorce ietween Prince wi
llam, OF Hanan, anu the Princes Ela
a6eth, Of SchauenbUrg-Lippe.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

Sanford z Church has received the
degree Of LII. d. from the University
Of Rochester.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

Samuel n Pike is reported 10
worth 100000.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

We wiz fight it out on this line, if
it takes all Seymour.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

GARDENERS.
T. II. BURCHES,
Landscape Gardener & HOrtieulturist.
HlL lsio..t cups ta Gardens, and eutIUafe
=eIats by cOIitrQct.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

GRAIN DEALERS.
GEO. G. START & BRO,
DEALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, sc.
AsDfHJCGI, Nebraska.
The highest market price paid for anything
the Farmer can raise. We will buy and sell
everything known 10 the market.
WORTHING & WILCOX,
Storage, Forwarding and Commission
Merchants
And Dealers IA az kinds Of Grain, for tChich
hey pdV the Highest Market I7-i~s ia 0'rsh-
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06

A W. MORGAN,
Probate Judge and Justice offhe Peace
once in Court House Building.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-08-06
MUSIC.

MRS. ]. NJ. GRAHAM.
y A III + r. OF MUSIC.
Rooms, Main, bet 4th & 5th Sts.
Lessons green on fhs PiGnO. Orecz. AeIodeon
Gnitcr Gld FocGit=Gfi0n HGufag hSd eichf geITs
e1Pefleaee a. Teacher Of 8fusic 5n Neg Y0rk iI
e0H-hdeaf ef giUiag safisjGeiion-
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-08
ALABAMA.

So far the news from Alabama looks well.
On the first and second days of the election
only 1912 votes had been polled in Mobile
city and county, whilst the total registration
is 1894. The Mobile papers say that voting
material was getting scarce, and the carpet
bag pirates were securing the streets and
alleys in a state of distracted anxiety, to find
suffragans who had not voted more than two
or three times already. 1t is stated that very
few of, comparatively, the city negroes had
voted A good deal of the voting was done
by about 1900 negroes imported from the coun-
try. These were to be sent out again to re-
duplicate their work in the contiguous coun-
ties on the last two days of the election. This
game was, probably, carried on extensively
in all the cities and large towns of the State,
because in those places the carpet-bag va
grants and mendicants have their machinery
in good working order. In the agricultural
districts the facilities for influencing The newly
enfranchised population are all on the other
side, and we presume that those facilities will
be used without much regard for the clamor
of the radicals. In Mobile some of the mer-
chants have already discharged those of their
negro employees who voted for the infamous
Montgomery Constitution. This summary
proceeding raised howl of rage among the
carpet-baggers; but there is no reason to sup
pose that the Mobile people were at all
alarmed by the demonstration.
From other parts of the State than Mont
gomery and Mobile we have, as yet, no re-
turns, with the exception of report from
Lovndes county, where, it is said, only 100
votes were cast on the first day out of
registered vote of nearly 5000.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-08
IMPROVEMENT.

The new members of the City Council ap-
pointed by General Hancock are well-known
citizens, distinguished in this community for
their integrity and for the high position which
they occupy, socially and. professionally.
Judge j. N. Lea is lawyer, who has occupied
seat on the bench with credit to himself
and who has always been fayorite in this
community, on account of his acknowledged
abilities, his mild and courteous manners, and
his kind disposition. In politics he was for
merly Democrat, and sympathized with the
Southern movement; but remained in the city
after the capture, and took no part in the
war. Mr.. Watson is a well-known and highly
respected coal dealer; he is wealthy, and is
distinguished for his genial and charitable
nature Mr. Watson was Union man, but
never disgraced his politics by acting the spy
and informer on his fellow-citizens. Mr.. Will
hanson Smith is, also, a coal merchant. He
has had experience in public affairs, having
been a member Of the Legislature and of the
City Council when that body was invaded and
dispersed by General Sheridan. Messrs. Du-
PLANTER, Whitaker, Morgan and beaumont
oil W lAO lS5dA pAOlOoolOh' -hOooiS'
Duplantier and beaumont are now on the
bench, and Messrs. Morgan and Whitaker
have been occupants of that high position.
The two former are supposed to be Republic
cans; the two latter are believed to be con-
servatives in politics. Messrs. Urquhart and
Oglesby have been long and favorably known
in the commercial world of New Orleans.
This accession of responsibility, intelligence
and integrity to the City Council, ought to
have a very beneficial effect on that body. If
anything can be effected by municipal legis-
lation for the extrication of our finances from
the perplexities in which they are now in
volved, we look to these gentlemen, and such
colleagues, like themselves, as may be as
signed to them, to discover and accomplish it.
AS general rule we have not much faith in
the efficacy of any kind Of legislation for
affirmative good; but, at least, we may reason
ably ask to be relieved from the positive evil
inflicted on us by incompetent and reckless
charlatans.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-08
WHAT IS Republican,

Senator Morton made what his radical adj
mirers call great speech. There may be
difference of opinion on this point; but that
does not matter. Great speeches among the
radicals are as plenty as blackberries, and they
are given without any compulsion. But other
people are sometimes apt to consider these
specimens of radical logic and rhetoric to be
nothing better than sublimated nonsense.
However we have no intention of taking this
view of Senator Morton's great speech. We
are willing to consider it great speech; but
we don't know that we banker after another
of the same sort. What we should like to
know is exactly what Senator Morton means
by republican" 1t is on republican that
this great speech is based. If the clause in
regard to republican governments were not in
the Constitution, Senator Morton would not
have had leg to stand-a fgurative leg we
mean-for the great speech was actually
delivered in a sitting posture. If Senator
Morton were not a Republican" the great
speech would never have been delivered at
ALL Now, between the term republican
in the Constitution, and Senator Morton as a
Republican, there is an intimate connection.
Senator Morton justifes the reconstruction
laws, and asserts their constitutionality, by
referring to the clause in the Constitution
which guarantees a republican form of gov
eminent to the States. He says that the war
destroyed the previously existing State govern
ments, and, hence, Congress has right to
step in and make, or prescribe, such govern
ments as it may please. All of which, although
uttered with an attempt at logical sequence
and rhetorical establishment, is simply nom
sense. We suspect, moreover, with the
New York World, that Senator Morton
is afflicted with the hallucination that
the word republican" in the Con-
stitution refers to the Republican
party, now existent, and which the Indiana
senator fascinates with great speeches. On
this supposition his reasoning becomes intel
Ggible, and quite consistent with the measures
which he defends. As thus a" republican,
means "loyal," and "loyal" means "radi-
call" hence, "anti-radical" means "disloyal,"
and "disloyal" means anti-republiean; from
which it follows that everybody is "disloyal"
that does not vote the radical ticket, and every
State government is anti-republican that is
not elected by radical votes. As Congress is
bound to guarantee a republican form of
government to every State, it follows that
Congress is bound to guarantee a radical
government to every State. Hence the ne
cessity to enfranchise the negroes in the South,
and to disfranchise the whites, in order to
carry out this provision of the Constitution.
Nothing can be clearer.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-08

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