Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-15
Omaha Correspondence.
OMAHA, Feb. 18th. '72.

OMAHA, Feb. 18th, '72.
Ed. Republican:
| have nothing of interest to report
this week, from the fact that nothing out
OF the Usual routine has TRANSFERRED When
| told you in previous letter that our
Legislature had busted, I forgot to de-
scribe the pitiable scene that accompanied
the final devastating. Never was fate
more exacting, or man more completely
unstrung, than was shown ON the occa-
sion to which / refer They stood in the
cold, dark and silent corridor 1.-THE Gov.
had cut off the supply of coal and gas. \
discussing the probable causes that had
led them to this dire extremity. "Onlv
for that prorogue," says one, 1--WE might
now be in our glory" THAT iniudicious
salt land BILL" says another. II regret
the penitentiarv affair."" SAYS a third
Thus their feelings were wrought up. un.
til upon the countenance of each, could
be seen depicted the terrible misgivinps
of an uncertain future. How could thew
meet disappointed constituency. and
make reparation for blighted promises It
was with fear and dread that they Quit the
scenes of their late revelry, the cold, dark
and silent halls re-echoing the solmn
When shall we meet again,
Meet ne'r t. severn
1t is not definitely known what has be-
come of some of them; but it is feared
that their yawning political graves has
Palted them forever.
By the way this reminds me of the mass.
i've policy, advocated by the Herald Of this
city, and of which spoke in previous
letter. 1t is well known that the Demo.
Gratis are employing every means by
winch to secure ascendency to power
and this is one of them Now then there
IS great deal of consistency exhibited in
these lodges, and this one of the Herolt5's
is no exception. "Let us see" he saws
let US forget our allegiance to party, and
unite Tor the purpose of purging our
state politics of all that is impure" Now
then this is all very good, and will have
a tendency to throw those off their puard
who don't understand the intent. and the
motives which prompts this self sacrifi-
cling action.
The moment the evil is cured, we should
urge with the same zeal that we now
urge its temporary abandonment, return
to party organization, whose power in
holding administrations from excuses is
the great lever which we neither under.
value nor underrate." You see the old
spirit; the fondness for party utilization
stlll turks and fingers, mid the recollec-
lons OF long and continued adherence
to conscientious belief. He cannot un.
derrate the great power welded by party
(?) therefore the moment
the evil is cured-that is as soon as we
have ftshed 0urselUes into poloer by the aid
OF dissatisfied Republicans, and labor re- |
lormers-we will then be in favor of re- |
turning to strict party organizations |
ms is passlveism and no mistake. The |
He'aSd is very irate over the scathinp |
That he is receiving at the hands of the |
press OF the State, and he.thinks ii is not
TAR or just" for them to thus (mis)repre
sent his real position
Since writing the above portion of my
etter, an event has transpired which has
gwen rise to considerable talk and specu-
alton. will briefly state the circum
tances, and forbear to comment.
Nebraska, it will be understood, has no
'eM Governor. Butler was impeacheC
hen the Secretary of State became acting
Governor. Soon after proroguing the
legislature few weeks ago. he started
lpon pleasure tour, and very iniudicious-
J. permitted himself to leave the State
The eagle eye the ofPresidentIofS Senate i'm
nediately detected the vacancy that then
xisted, and he forthwith proceeded to
lincoln and betook upon himself the
utles of acting Governor. Scarcely had
he obtained possession of the office, when
le issued call for an extra session of the
legislature. That body will convene on
he 10Th inst, when a new Governor win
70 elected, which will make the fourth
governor for Nebraska in one year.
Governor James will no doubt be some.
What surprised when he learns that he is
los governor at all. OCCIDENT.