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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17

Procrastinati0n has been appropriately
named the "thief of time" and a bold
thief it is, and what is worse, goes un-
whipped of justice. 1t is often the parent
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of poverty
Some persons seem to have been born half
an hour too late, and chase that half an hour
through life, and are finally distanced In
the race; for by procrastinasing, they are
always behindhand in everything, unless is
shall be in the pursuit of vice, which is apt
to produce little too much punctualisy-
An old Saxon adage reads thus {" Never
put off till Tomorrow what may be done
to-day" The Spaniards have one that
reads as follows: "Never do to-day what
can be put of till Tomorrow"
The present condition of our nation is q
striking commentary on the text; the nat
ural result of each provcrb. Another adage
may be cited, worthy of note: &c Punctual-
ity is the life Of business" Some me
chanics, excellent workmen and kind heart
ed men, lose all their custom for want Of
punctuality. Some farmers make double
work for themselves, and perhaps sustain
essential damage, by not doing work in
time. Some let their accounts run until
they are drawn into the awful vortex Of tho
law. Some lose debts by procrastinatiDg
them into the statue of limitations, which
was made as check on this widespread
evil. Borrowers are great procrastinatcrs.
Most men postpone making their will un-
til on sick bed, and often then, until too
weak to make them clearly, and the lawyers
take more Of the estate than the heirs.
Some persons from penariousness, others
from dread of medicine, postpone sending
for physician quite too long-otners send
ON trivial occasion The latter practice
is the most safe, although sometimes a
theme of ridicule. Some delay vaccina-
ton; the small pox comes-it is then too
late-the victim dies. Some ministers. de-
lay preparing their sermons until SATURDAY.,
others do not prepare them at all. Without
unusually strong natural powers, a thorough
knowledge of the Bible, and most Seryent
zeal and piety, they ure not prepared to
feed their flock. Others are sadly prele ts
keep the congregatien waiting, arriving
half an hour too late. The impatienee af
| the hearers has soured their minds, and
they are measureably unprepared to receive
the Word in the love of it. Punetuality i,
religion is of vast Importance.
The most fatal procrastination is exhibit
ed by those who delay preparation fo<
death. They know not how soon il may
come, and if unprepared when it arrives,
their dismal fate is irreyocably 6xed.-
Reader, lay this to heart-prepdrs to nrssf
thy God.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17
From the Gallatin.
JoSEs' RANCH, September 9, 1864

EDITOR Posi- You have no doubt heard
in our valley. Many of these were un-
founded. A great prejudice existed here
for few days against some men from Vir-
ginia city. The indians have all gone off
to the Yellowstone. They had no bad feel
ings against the settlers, but were angry
with men who shot their warriors and took
their ponies. None of the inhabitants
have either fortified or left their ranches.
Everything is quiet and the Indians say
they never stole any horses from the
Stinkingwater or the Jefferson, but about
seventy head followed them, and that some
men came after them, and the Chief told
them that if they were with the band he
would have them sent back !; which he did.
The horses were not with them at the time
his warriors were shot. Mr.. Lockhart shot
one and took his ponies-selling them at
Virginia City. Two other young men kill
ed another warrior and sold his pony for
$40 in gold. If we justify the whites ii
should be for finding their horses with the
Indians and then shooting those who COM
mitted the theft. and not otherwise.
find there are various rumors aloat,
magnifed, no doubt, but this is the simple
true statement. .r..-
The Indians are all gone, and everything
is quiet. sssf % d.. ~ .-s .r
No settlers are murdered and no stock
stolen. -..--.-
No forti6cations erected, but many cabins
being built and haystacks made.
Ali the inhabitants are following theil
usual employments. Yours, respectfully
s sat, l.aa - q OLD RANGER JONES.
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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17

STArH SovKREIGNTY IN DfxiI.-Ths for
lowing, from the Richmond Examiner, is .
pungenr exhibition Of the aksurdity and
futility of the dogma of State sovereignty
1t North Carolina cease TO be part of
the Confederacy and become part Of the
Federal Union, which is ut var with US, she
thereby declares war against the Go1feder-
acy. That State did, in the middle Of
the war, abandon her allies, deny her aet.
eat her words and Join her enemies against
hor friends, might be brilliant historic
record in the future, but it would not be
peace it would only be the beginning Of
war. 1t is not to be supposed that Virgins
and South Carolina would submit TO be
cut asunder by the intervening country, If
that country should declare itself an enemy
instead of a friend. They, of eousre, would
treat it as an enemy would make it uncer-
emOnious use Of its railroads and short
work of its towns. We do not see that the
Old North State would gain much by re-
consiling herself to Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, and declaring war against
South Carolina and Virginia. 1t is useless,
and is intended to deceive, when the 'speace
men" say vaguely, rs We observe they do
say and impudently repeat "Better let
each State set up temporarily for itself
than continue the war;" Certainly, North
Carolina can and may seceed ut any mo
ment from the Confederaey; this in not a
matter susceptible of argument; by con-
stitutional right she may first seccde, ard
then either join or enemies or 'set up for
herself" precisely as to her shall seem,
good, if the deserving interest, the des-
erting principle and deserving vote be in
deed so strong and prevailing; but at least
let her understand the consequences. In
the first place, if she set up for herself and
pretended to s'neutrality,' and If the Fed
eral Government admitted that pretenticu,
then she would be bound to all the duties of
neutrals between the two belligerents: sho
would be bound to refuse passage to Fed
eral troops through her territory and to re-
quire their evacuation of all the places
which they hold within the State; because
to permit the Fedcrals to use Mouth Caroli-
ma as depot of troops or arms, or a base
of operations, would be an net of war
against us; and she would also be bound
| to refuse passage to Confederate troops and
stores, because to grant it would be an act
Of war against Federais. But neither of the
dered Oft; therefore, North Carolina would
NC ophseu W 20 to Nar Win tnem Dotn 70
enforce their neutrality and independence.
She would have gained by her seoession
the honor of being for a time the principle
battle ground Of the war. One is almost
ashamed to argue SO simple matter. We
only do SO in order to show that this
specions pretense of Confederate State
"setting up for ITSELF negotiating for o
sepcrate peace" and the Ike, simply means,
peace with Our enemies and war upon as.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17

MURDER At KoorESA1.-The Dallcs Noun
tai,eer of Thursday, August 18th, says
that Theodore Burmester, formally of the
Dalles, shot and killed man in the mines;
the miners were about opening a Court to
try and would probably hang him. He is
thought to have "a family living in Grand
Ronde valley. The same paper says: .e.
4 The Overland mail arrived at Walla
Walla at two O'Clock on the morning of the
10th instant. The trip was made through
from Salt Lake inside of eight days. The
Overland mail via tho Dalles and Walla
Walla. is now fixed fact. Under the
present arrangement, Thomas & Co.'s
stages carry the mail from Walla Walla to
Boise City in two and a half days; thence
Ben Holiday takes the mail by way Of Fort
Hall and Salt Lake to Atchison, on the Mis-
souri, river, making the whole distance in
eighteen days.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17

PROFESSOR SILLIXAN.-We observe that
this gentleman has reached Los Angeles,
on his return from the Arizona mines. He
left this city in June, for tour of observa-
ton in the Southern counties of California,
extending his journey to point about one
hundred miles east of Fort Mohave, on the
Colorado. During his absence he has Wis
tied the quicksilver region near Santa Bar
bara (having previously visited the New
Almadcn region) and the petroleum springs
Of San Buenaventura and Los Angeles has
made an examination and geological map
of Catalina Island has visited the tin dis
trict of Temescal, and the coal of S anita
Ana, in Los Angeles and San Bernardino
besides the Arizona region, already named.
Before returning it is understood he will
also visit the copper district at Solidad.
Professor Silliman was accompanied by his
secretary and professional assistant-Sem-
ple--and during part of the time by Clay
ton, of this city. We understand he will
return to his old home, at the Occidental
Hotel, about the last of this month or early
in September, and that it is his intention
to make his observations ON this coast still
more complete by a trip to Reese River. land
Humholt. Having already devoted con-
siderable time to the gold districts of the
Sieras and the silver deposits of Nevada
Territory-where his observations began in
April last-he will, if the season is open,
cross the continent by Salt Lake and the
silver and gold region Of Colorado Terrific
ry.-S. +. AHa.
The gentleman, to complete his tour of
inspection and research should visit Mon
tana. There is wide field here for the
Professor to look ever, and one which.
in it's gold and silver leads will compare
favorably with either Colarado, California
or Nevada. -.'-
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17

Now, and for only few days more
is the time to roll that game of ten pins at
the City Bowling Saloon for $25 in coin, Of
fered as prize by the gcntlemanly propri-
eters. Go in, boys, and win.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17
CTAR BAKERY AND SALOON,

Nevada City, NJ. T. Peter Ryan. prorrietor.-
All persona wishing good bread are requested to
call. Prices low. Also, beer furnished with the
hest Of drinks. Here is the place to get an honest
loaf, cake or pie, and something to wash it
down." l-6m
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AI ECHANICAL BAKERY,

Cuver etrset, Virginia City, N. r. Pallman /
Randall, propristort. Keep on hand all kinds Of
bread, cakes and pies, which going off like "hot
rnkes,'' at cheap rates. l-6m
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-17

|, ,7ey There are said to be 10000 South
ern women iu the boarding houses in New
York City. 5'ahneH - sun Fg"- -.'a"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
Pants versus Pettic0ats.

Two women, llabillmented as soldiers,
who gave their names as Molly Bell and
Mary Bell. of Pulaski county, Virginia,
were received at the Provost MARSHALL $
office from General I1arIy's army of the
Valley on Friday evening, and turned over
to the soliciude of Castle Thunder BY Cap
tain Maccubbin. Their cognomens in the
ranks were Bob Martin and Tom Parker.
Molly is seventeen and good looking; Mary
is twenty four and scrawney. It was said
by some of their advocates that the girls
have been serving in the army for two
years, ana done good service as soldiers
without at all exciting the suspicious OF
their Captain or their comrades as to their
sex. The girls rather pIuaed themselves
on the figure they cut, and boosted that If
all the women of the Confederacy were as
patriotick as they the country would have
been free long ago.
We are compelled to spoil the romance of
the whole matter. and we do so on the au-
thority of the Captain of the company, un.
der whose commitment they were sentfrom
the Valley. The Captain asserts that the
women are common camp followers, ard
that they have been the means of democrat
izing several hundred men in his command
They adopted the disguise of soldiers the
better TO follow the amy and hide theiI
iniquity. Beyond doubt they had been
with the army some time, and We have rca
son to believe that more of the same sort
are left in the ranks, masked by Confed
crate uniform.
The country has here an Insight into one
of the probable causes Of the utter worth
lessnoss and inefieiency of some Of the
commands in the Valley. Hidden in Ear.
ly's camp like the stolen Babylonish gar
ment and silver in the camp Of the He
brcws. defeat and disaster ever fellows.
and even will continue to cling to it, like
the shirt of Nemisis, until purged Of the
unc!ean presence.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
The Smell Of Wbiskey.

An extraordinary incident connected with
II late futile assault Of the enemy has come
to our knowledge. Day before yesterday
number Of newsboys, whose business il
is to furnish the Enon,tner to the army
had strayed out TO the picket line and even
beyond. anxious. no doub', to drive bar
gain With some huckstering Yankee All
Of a sudden our men called to them to run
in. They did so, and asked what was wan
ted Of them. Don't you smell the whis-
key p said our men. The boys snaEed the
tainted gale and said they did smell whis~
key, What's the meaning oft ? they en-.
quirel." Why" re- piled the veterans, who,
it seems, are used to the thing, "why,
there's going to be a fight as soon as the
Yankees get cooked and primed, that's all
Cut out, or some Of you little devils will
get killed before you know it. and your
mammics will never see you again. The
boys, discovering that the men were in
earnest, put homeward in good earnest,
aud had hardly gotten beyond range be-
fore the battle began just as our soldiers
predicted. This occurrence is vouched for
by many witnesses and may be fully relied
on. Here, then, is the solution of Grants
great secret Of making his men rush to the
assault. time after time like so many mad
oxen. Now we know why and how it is
the Yankees have developed so much cour-
age 10 the fourth year Of the war.--E'raa,-
,ncr.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
The ysPaft IN Baltimore.

Col Wm H. Browne, A. \. j.. If
Genera OF Baltimore, makes \ nnl.li.,,i.,.,
in the 1mcricaa, III which lie coH,',in.
that "a great proportion Of tile men dr,fto.I
have escaped from the city avoid paving tba
services due by them to the country
From the following paragraph th,t.n.
pears IN the same paper, it would seem tI,a
not Only "a great proportion of these dr. I
TED have made their escape, but chat rsatr I.
neariy all have gone cz e. t those who l,ev,
some claim to exemption
AT tile office Of Captain Ca.Icarl o..
Saturday, there were examined 1I3 c,sas
of drafted men, nearly all Of tAcn, ron, 49,,
Third, Fifth and Seventh Wards or H.,
number % were exoc.pted, or rollore ~.
physical disability b, over 9~o 81 aro.a' w
X erroneous! y enrolled / paid commufaG@n
under special acts Of Consrass > non.rl.I
dence : three yearain military scrg;ae
already II service /, IL nayv in Gnrer,,
ment service /, and furnished snL.tt,.4'..
i15 '''S
cat the Office Of Nsor .Blumen,nre -
cases were examined, of whom ono yos -
ferred and the remainder exem;ed VIZ, ~.
disability I over age 2, in service . aijeu.
age = In Government employ /. fqrui>hrd
substitutes ), aud held to service H."
At this rate how long will ittaI,a T.;nccIo
to raise the number called for in he l.xt
order fer draft? WHAT is o-c9rrino =.
Baltimore IS occurring pretty mach cTerr-
where clse-wi'h the variations, onlv t!,as
IN many parts of the Northwest tber do
not permit themselves to BE- enrolled l}yoa.
enlng violence to all who may a,temr.;t
L'ncolns only reliance is the ila2raes VIII,
are bought aud sold now in his Lin@}on.
and especially in New England, as lb@y
ueTer were in this country.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
Another Of the OuarternastcT IS.

We have Just had call from an Old
friend from Virginia. who, ly the way is
a Q NJ. And among the many good things
he told US is the following hard hit at the
Q Ms, which our friend assures US oc
CURED On tie train between Richmond and
this city.
AT point on the road. it is not necessary
to say where, a col porteur came aboard
with his arms full of religious reading for
distribution among the soldiers Among
the passengers on board was young sol
der who lad much Of the split nf Momus
twinklng in the corners of his eycs. AS
soon as the colporteur made his appearance
at the door of the car, the soldier rushed to
him, took his hand, gave him a cordial
greeting. ''How are you, my friend, how
are you p said he. Il am 50 CAD to see
you engaged in this good work 1t is Just
what the soldiers need. You. and such as
yon are, have done an incalculahle amount
of good by the distribution Of religious lit
Lerature such as you now bear in your arms.
am a member Of the 10Th Mississippi reg
lmcnt. They were a good set cf fellows
when they came out But alas the
temptations OF the camp have been too much
for them, and uow they are full of all wick
edness and immortality and are sadly in
need of reformation | would like to have
some of those tracts to distribute amongst
them; and if you are willing | will help
you now by distributing for you in this car,
while you 60 into the others %
The colporteur, pleased with the manner
of the young man, Immediately gave him a
goodly portion of his burden, and passed out
to his labors in another car.
The soldier then commenced the work OF
distributing TO the first passenger he
came to he said, "Here is tract on The
Way of Salvation That, my dear friend,
am sure you need, for we have all need OF
salvation. Take the tract, and read it, and
am sure it will do you good"
Passing to the next one, he said "1fere
/ i tract on Repentance You, my,
! friend, look like serious man You look
as if you needed tho instruction that is cons
tanned in these pages. They are w.itteu
for just such as you. Take the book and
read it carefully, and may you profit BY its
Instructions
Thus he passed on to several other pas
sengers. At last he held up one tract and
said, ''here is one entitled The Dying
Thief what shall do with it!' Then
looking over the passengers, he called out.
is there any quartermaster aboard p No
one answered, of course. CIV ell. . said be,
II will put it my pocket, and give it to the
conductor when he comes through; per-
| haps he needs it"-and went on soberly
with his good work, to the intense ediGca.
ton of the passengers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04

A LESSON gRoI THn Foe. A corrcspon-
dent who lately visited Memphis on bust
ness of exchange Of prisoners, writes to the
Mississippiun:
One thing that surprised me is that Con-
federate money, estimated by its purchasing
value, is worth three times as much ia
Memphis as it is in Selma. The brokers
will pay seventeen cents upon the dollar
for it in United States currency, or eight
and "a third cents in gold Calico can be
bought in Memphis for three dollars per
yard in Confederate money which would
cost fifteen dollars in Selma. Other artic-
les in the same proportion. There is a
regular market for Confederate money in
Memphis. 1t is also astonishing that in
Northern Mississippi, which has been time
and time again overrua by hostile armies,
prices rule much lower than with us. In
Senatobia days board. (and which is
much better than is furnished By our inte-
rior hotels, } is furnished for eight dollars
in Confederate money with us the price
is twenty dollars.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
negroes to Fight for the South.


The following is takon from the New
York Nevs, who thus defines the attitude o.
the negro for military service, when used
in the ranks Of the Southern armies
The slaves Of the South can be made tc
supply an excellent material for infantary
Docile and of great physical strength, they
may be converted into sollicry in SIX Or
eight months. Under command Of officers
to whom they have rendered lite long
unqucsloning obediance, ana to whom h"y
pay an affectlonate devotion, they may DC
moulded int, an invincble machine uDdsr
the direction of a nan Of military @eniou'
Events are moving rapidly toward that
conclusion. Negroes Of tic South tec'me
attached to the Confederate armies Ill th'
capacity, at first. Of servants. The demand
for y en- increasing. they were next admitte
by Congress to approach the status OF
soldier by their employment as attaches O
the cammissariat Recruiting demands
pressing sill more closely on the whites Of
the South, the journals of Richmond, falling
in with policy recommended twelve
months ago by the legislature Of Alabama
or Mississippi, insist now that negroes be
sent into the field to do, in battle, the duties
Of the soldier. This reserve policy Of the
Confederatcs, if tue necessity shall be heid
to demand such step. to force upoa the
Federal government half lozau addition Al
drafts for once adopted, it will recruit the
ranks Of the South to extent Of at least
three hundred thousand meu.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
Poetry.
A Beautiful Sonnet.

My life-is like the shattered wreck,
Cast by the waves upon the shore;
The broken mast, the riftcd deck,
Tell Of the shipwreck that iso'er,
ct from the relics Of the storm
The mariner his raft will form
Again to tempt the lai thless sea;
But hope rebuilIs no barque for the.
My life il liks the blighted oak
That lifts its scar and withered form,
Scathed by the lightning's sudden stroke,
Sternly to meet the coming storm
Yet round the sspless trunk will twiue seS
The curling tendrils Of the vine, "
And life and freshness there ilnpArt
Not to the passion heightened heart.
My life is like the desert rock
In the mid ocean lone and drear,
Worn by the wild wave ceascless shock
ThNkFound its base their surges rear
Yv6zhere the tea moss still W i'll cling;
Some flowers will find cleft to spring,
And breathe cen there sweet perfume;
For me lifc's flowers no moe will bloom.
nv lifeis like thedesert waste 2
by human footsteps seld ON prest
The eye no freshness there can trace,
Nj verdant spot on which to rest
Yet cen among those sands go dlcar.
The stork will tend her young with care,
Fen there the notes OF jov mpart.
But naught can cheer my lonely heart.
Robert Emmett Hone
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
= kaxge Ios Of QMeeMssc@,'e,
WOOL WANTED.

The undersigned very resrectsulr informs the
citizens Of Augusta and tho adjacent counties that,
having furnished hiu,scif with complete set Of
machinery. he will re-estnbi,h his Factory in the
county ct Rcckbridge, and commence operations
in the course of six weeks. Having removed to q
place of safety his stock Of CLOTH prior to the de-
struction of his Factory, at Port Republic. by the
ank es he is prepared tc exchange cloth
for wool. upon the following terms: One yald Of
cloth for two pounds of clean washed wool.
In order to make it more convenient to those
who wish to make exchange, he has made ar
Fragments with Mr.. A. Lynn. at the Vindicator
office. Stanton, to receive and receipt for the
wool. The cloth will be delivered at the same
pla ce il desired.
hose not disposed to barter their wool, will
find purchaser by calling on Nr. Lynn. who
will pay the highest market price.
Aug. I9--tf. A. b. TANQUARI.