Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-02-18

E'dibr. Advertiser II have noticed
that the different newspaper cor
respondents of the State of Nebraska,
have written a number of articles con-
cernirg the members of the Legisla-
ture, but they have, from some cause,
neglected to write any thing about the
officers Of the State. This is wrong,
and [ send this letter to you, hoping
Thereby to remedy the neglect.
First Of all, and highest in rank, is
David Butler, Governor of the State.
I know that / am deficient in that
bump on my Uranium, which Phre-
nolOgists call the Organ of Generation.
l know that / care no more for Gov
ernOr, simply because he is a Govern
or, than / do for labOrer. Still l
know that there is a certain amountOf
respect which we all should have for
a person high in authority, and do
have vast amount Of respect for the
gentleman, whom our Democratic
editors faeetiOusly call ''David the
Butler.n
David is a man of dignity. Any
person can see that with half an eye.
David is the Governor of Nebraska,
and he knows il. What is still better,
he lets other people know it. No un-
due familiarity with me, if you please /;
is written ON every feature of his intel
lgent cOuntenanee.
All! / love to see.a dignified man.
One whom it clothes, as with a gar
ment. When / come into the pres
ence of such an one, / stand afar off,
and gaze in wonder and admiration.
With an humble heart, / ask myself.
Why am / not made, as this man is
made?
I admire dignity. You bet, I do.
and why should not David be Dig
nified.
The frst David that we read of,
started ii life as a speaker. He after
wards became a great poet, great
warrior, and ultimately, a great king.
Our David started in life as a cattle
herd. Is the Governor Of the great
central State Of Nebraska. Is the
founder Of a city. Lincoln, in the
wilderness.
What he ultimately will become, is
known only to that Being who know
eth all things.
Long live David! May he live a
thousand years, and may his shadow
never grow less.
Next comes, Thomas P. Kennard,
Secretary Of State, familiarly called
"Our Tom, f" and he is our Tom. Has
the same pleasant face, and hearty
grasp of the hand for the poor man,
that he has for the millionaire. Is as
affable now as he was before the
election.
Has very little dignity. In fact, I
think the Governor has so much dig
nifty, that there is none of the article
left for his subordinate which / sup
pose, is all right and proper.
James Sweet, State Treasurer, has
been absent from Lincoln nearly half
of the session. Is here now. Seldom
comes to the capitol. Attends closely
to his business. Is a quiet, reserved
gentleman, having very little to say to
any one.
Last, but certainly not least, is John
Gillespie, State Auditor. I certainly
do not want to unduly praise any
person. Mr.. Gillespie never has, and
1 do not expect that he ever will,
either directly or indirectly, put one
dollar in my pocket, and yet, he GER
tainly is the man of the State officers.
A genial, social gentleman a hard
working man.
The same now that he was when
serving in the ranks of the army,
fighting the enemies of the Republic.
Always ready when off duty, with a
joke for his friends, and when on duty,
will with readiness, give any informa-
tion that is asked of him. Was the
working member of Capitol Building
Commissioners.
People here say that he devoted
more time to the work than either OF
the other Commissioners, and that
more than once the work would have
been stopped had it not been for his
personal exertiOns. And this brings
me to another matter.
The accounts of the Lincoln Com
Inissioneas in locating the Capitol, are
as follows:
DAVID BUTLER.
Per lU0 " ~ "a
Expenses. III 0Os2Z1I %
THOMAS. P. KESEARD.
$50 00-SlSS 80
JOHN GILLESPIE.
Per 81 -
Expenses 100 {e-Sl'ioo %
The bill of the Governor is nearly
double that Of the Auditor. This IS
because the Governor had to travel in
more dignified manner, and his ser
vices were worth more than the Au-
ditOr's.
That most irreveTent Of all "cusses, 4"
J. Sterling Morton, has stated that
David, when starting on journey,
always took along a large number OF
bottles, filled with a certain kind OF
fluid, and thatw when he and his friends
would empty a bottle, it was thrown
from the carriage, as being Of no far
ther use, and that the road to Lincoln
could be followed by looking for the
bottles thrown out by the Governor
and his friends.
1t is a well known fact of history
that when Columbus was returning
to Europe, after having discovered the
New World, his ship came very near
being destroyed by a storm, and Co
lumbus, fearing that the knowledge oi
his discovery would be lost, wrote an
account of it, enclosed that account IN
a cake of wax, and enclosed that in q
/ water cask, which cask be threw over
board, hoping that if the vessel and
crew were lost, a kind Providence