Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
LINCOLN. March Is, 1878.


AS the public is generally aware, a
strong effort is being made to prevent
the execution of Clough, who has
been convicted and sentenced to be
hung for the murder of his brother at
Seward, in this State, about a year
since. 1t was then believed by many,
and is yet. that one Jack Trent, who
died recently in the Nebraska Peni-
tentiary, was the murderer of Clough.
Papers have been presented Governor
CARRIER, purporting to be a con nfession
of Trent, made to fellow prisoner,
that he murdered Clough. OF course
all such representations made now,
under existing circumstances, should
be received with great allowance.
There is, however. some corroborating
evidence in the matter of Trent's con-
fessiOn. At the same time, or rather
to the same individual to whom Trent
Is said to have confessed the Clough
murder, he con fessed to the murder of
another man in Illinois. 1t is found
that the representation in relation to
the Illinois murder is correct, SUBJ
stantially.
1t is not known what action, If any.
the Governor will yet take. He will
investigate thoroughly before maxim g
up his mind.
The rush of immigration to Ne
braska continues unprecedented, and
on the increase. Much of this rush
il attributable to the efforts made by
Mr.. Lougalin, Land Com m issioner
for the B. & NJ. railroad company.
The class of immigration is very ac-
ceptable. Most of it is from the older
States, and composed of men of
means, who came to develope and
build up.
A new artificial Stone enterprise is
attracting attention. Intelligent men
have Investigated, and those of M cans
and enterprise are taking hold with a
determination to see what there is in
it. The indOmitable Stout is giving
it attention. Stout is seldom fooled
in anything he takes hold of.
/ note the Omaha Republican takes
exceptions to my paragraph referring
to State University chickering's. This
is the Editors right. But L confess
to surprise at the unfair and garbled
extract that paper makes from my ar
ticle. You have done the justice to
publish the Republicans article in
full, and your readers will sustain me
in the claim of unfairness and garbl-
ing.
While am not disposed to engage
In any controversy over this Univer-
sity matter, 1 insist that outside a
very few who entertain religious
opinions similar to those of the editor
of the Republican, there are no COM
plants, or fears of sectarianism in
in our State University. And furth-
er, that my statement in relation to
the distribution of chairs in the Uni
versity, is essentially correct. / have
taken pains to learn of the religious
affiliations and tendencies of all the
Professors, and find the facts as fol-
lows:
There are fifteen members of the |
Faculty. OF these, two are Congre- |
gationslists, three Presbyterian, three
Baptists, two Episcopalians, one Lu-
thern, and four Liberals-or what is |
generally understood as Broad Gaug-
ers." The Regents, six in number,
were last year as to religious tending:
three Liberals, one Universalist, one
Methodist and on Congregationalist.
One of the last elected is a Methodist,
and takes the place of Liberal. This
is the correct status of religious affili-
stions and tendencies in the Universi-
ty. Regents and Faculty. 1 further
repeat, the only lines attempted to be
drawn, as to religious opinions in con-
nection with the University. las been
by those known as Liberals. who
have openly, and on every possible
occasion, declared they intend to con-
troll.
If the people of this State are in
clined to innstitute religious tests in
the matter of members of the Board
and Faculty, and to have all Liberals,
Or all of any one religious sect, very
we'll. 1t is their right. But your cor
is of the opinion that
when they understand "the why's and
wherefores" of stirring up such strife,
hey will put quietus on the move
nent in a manner that will quite as
'onish the editor of the Republican,
and others who act and believe with
him in creating 'jarring and discord."
RICHARD