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Show The N'EBRASKi congressional delegation dele-gation is acting wisely and for the best kite; eat of the country, in urging tho President to appoint as his Becre Ury of war a man residing west of the Missouri. All the legitimate me for tbe army is in the west, there being no occasion for more troops in the east than are necessary to guard the forts and protect the government military property; henco a western man buouM havo the direction or supervision of the forces, as he would know how best to employ them with reference to the needs of the country. ' Toere is little hope that Mr. Hayes will comply with this reasonable re-quast, re-quast, as ho has the unhappy faculty of doing just what he shouldn't do, and of not doing what he should. Besides, all the Ohio politicians have not been provided for. |