The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-10-22
Union Meeting.


; evening last, in Virginia City, Judge Bis
sell presided We are happy to say tina,
presented great contrast to ths otho,-
mat is, the Grand Union-Peace- Way-No-,
and South Amalgamation Societv bu,,or
ously called Democrats. ...-- - .''.-0
The speeches were delivered bv ,en,ls
men, who, under the strongest provoc,t;on
replied as gentlemen ought, to the torrsn
OF 'foul-mouthed abuse which had hoe,
poured out against them by the advocate
OF the many timbered platform of tho ON
position, ..| .. .-......
| Chief Justice Hosmer first addressed III,
audience, and his speech has produced
marked effect in favor of the Union cause
after a description of the resources of tn,
territory, and a recapitulation of it's wants
ne showed the absolute necessity that er.
listed Tor sending Delegate to Congress.
whose political antccedents were in bar.
mony with the known principles of the
government, showing that otherwise. his
mission must prove not only an expensive
ia'lufe, but an insult to the government
and death blow to the interest. of No.,
.ana. Inc learned Judge then adverted
10 the Gutics OF his position. stating that
whPh Justice sat enthroned in the hearts
o1 the people. the dagger of the assassin
fell powcrless, law and order was supreme.
ana peace was throughout the land. This
was no party struggle, and he was no party
man he loved his country, and be must
advocate her cause, and, so long as life
Psted, such would ever BE- his sontim cnts.
The conclusion Of the learned Judges
speech was followed BY three hearty cheers.
WilburF- Sanders, the nominee for Con-
sressional Delegate being loudly called for
then came forward, and in well sustained
and heightened speech, explained and en-
forced the doctrines of the Union party.
lie said it was not his intention to degrade
himself by initiating the scurrilous and un-
worthy language in which his opponents
had spoken of him. The noble cause for
which he labored, required no such aid.
and Uaion men despised such substitutes
for argument. The opposition party had
buried him, according to their statement.
but they were only poor grave diggcrs. for
numbers who had heard of his burial could
now testify to his resurrection. After dill
igrat search he had been unable to find out
what was the political creed of his oppo-
nent, wbo,. since this nomination, had re-
tired to the sage brush, leaving his friends
to speak for him, and their testimony was
very various. His own principles he was
proud to avow. He held it to be the pri-
mary and most sacred duty of every Amer
lean to defend and maint.in the Union, at
all and every cost. If thousands must die
then let it be so, for they fought for the
of millions, ana generations un-
horn. would thank them for their devotion
AMI Hnyioldjns faith. lie had been called
an c4tTeI4e man. BE would stand bv the
Union IN every extremity, and he believed
in enc flag and one destiny for the 4lGofi-
can nation, but on the slavery question he
wished to be understood. Did men think
that they degraded themselves by following
the footsteps Of the missionary and in the
spirit OF true religion, endeav-
oring to elevate the condition and educate
the minds of the fahen-the outcast. The
necessity of the case imperatirely demand
ed the steps taken by the government. 1t
was only in self-defenee that they were
driven to DO this, for it was certain, that
unless the South had declared war and
forced it upon the North, the abolition of
slavery would never have been attempted
till this hour. There were. he considered.
two national parties. and two only. One
the friends Of the country and one its foes. |
Thsre was no middle course in such times. |
Either man was Il sustainer of the gov |
,rnment chosen by the people, or he oppos-
ID it, and the interest Of his native land, nj
)ne and the same time. Mr.. Sanders then
entered into the domestic policy of the |
Union party, and after minutclv explaining
Is hearing on the interests of the Terrific |
", he warned them to beware of scndinr
uch men as tho opposite party to carry out
heir wishes. The platforms were similar.
,ut the men were widely different. IF the |
o-called Democrats got into Office, not
ven breath of free air would they get /
Charters would be f'ourished in
heir faces at every corner, and thew would
lot be able to 60 to Nevada without en-
toll-gate. After long and
orcible argument and exposition Of what
le conceived 20 he the true principles of |
'ntriotisrn aud policy in the present crisis.
ie concluded by eloquently appealing to
lis fellow-citizens for their support in the
Professor Dimsdale, being then sum
noned to The stand, informed the au-
ience that he was in a state of transition,
rom being a foreigner to becoming citi-
en-, but that he felt no inconvenience from
he operation, and the expression, ssFellow-
itizens" came quite natural to him. He
ound that so far as principle was concern
d, there was, as he expected, no change
eccssarT. Hc hsd b.en . ioyaIis. nndar