Nebraska State Historical Society
Title
The Philosophy of Emigration
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
January 1885
It is fit that in this year of grace, 1880, and in this month of January,
we should, by public exercises now held for the first time, mark
a period in the history of the state.
It was in March, 1854, that the Indians, by treaty, ceded these regions
to the United States, and in May, that a system of government
was framed for them. In October, Francis Burt, the first governor
landed on these shores. In a few weeks he died, and the work of
organization devolved on Thomas B. Cuming, the secretary. On the
21st day of October he ordered a census of the new population; On
the 23rd of November he divided the territory into counties and precincts,
and apportioned the members of the Council and House of
Representatives among them. On the 12th of December an election
of members of the legislature was held. On the 20th of that
month Gov. Cuming constituted the judicial districts, assigned the
judges to them, and appointed the terms of court; and on the 16th of
January, 1855, he convened the legislative assembly at Omaha.
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Published in Transactions and Reports of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Volume I (Lincoln, NE, 1885).