The Montana post., 1866-02-24
Acting-Governor nor Meagher,s Address.

pn saturday last Acting Governor Meagher delivered
h soaress to the Democrats in convention assembled al
INC eoert House As required considerable stimulus tu
n 10 eec& dive folks 10 dead Legislature and dele
e'es 20 Convention called make State Constitution
TWO year od Territory it is probable that this course
was adopted, and the end jusfes the means in the
op'non OF me Democracy that body was justified; for
'he Governors speech, which was really very tro and
amusing, was received with great applause and much
augneF. The Governor, having referred to the Indian
expeoRlon which the of comnissariat supas has
fenoeres failure went to excuse himself from the
81 inconsistency brought by his opponents after
AeS he letter ana proclamation which are exactly CON-
adetcy IN terms. He said that having been Yesterday
~ error, he did not intend to "go it blisd ON the
wrong track, and with malignant perverstv ret tbe
uuer conception he had of the prerogatvs of s off,.
and the rights of the Territory. He however Omitted tn
'e mat ms new light covered not only the legal ground
n "neh re might naturally and fairly be supposed TO
nave little information Judgment but also the round of
public policy, into which he had entered in his first State
paper with much ability, concluvely showing that his
present course would be runous impotic spd unnecesa
~ Ihe total revolution of his expressed opiuons ON
@ subject mas certainly and most justly surprised rot
only hIs old friends but his ones also
II was with regret that heard gentleman of such
great talents advocating measure which must result in
hgaton on the subject of its validity mainly because il
wonld enable party-berIy hostile ia politics TO tbe
ADMINISTRATION who sent him hereto control the egsIa
uon d the Territory The promised impartialitv Of his
career and the pledge that he wouI6 know neither Demo-
crat nor Republican in case Vt conflicting interests was in
strange contrast with his opeay avowed Democracy
"'eNet IS be the NSfelaSe employed in defining De-
mocracy, the meaning obvious and well understood
by the audience. the democratic part Of which tefed
ther oeep sympathy with his Democratic leanngs a thew
aDersood them) by vociSrous cheers which would hard
" nave ueen ToucSafsd TO Democrat STYLE
apsyranas dea OF language occurred us forcibly
Language, sad he, - was given us to conceal our
tAoaghts' The Governors threat that "he would take
care that judge whatever his powers or CONSEQUENCE
snond dispute disobey them" he laws to be passed by
the contemplated Legislature WAS Judged at least The
larher remark that he would enforce those laws under
such circumstances with the whole power of the count
Sl MtoiSon, and if need be- with the whole power of tine
errosy will hardly meet with the appreciation of even
ls most Jealous partzans. y the way we do not find
that last remark in the official copy of the speech which
appeared IN the DemocratD His declaration that he
would not plant thorns in the graves where the olive had
Saken root was beautiful figure worthy of his reputa-
tion as rhetorcian but know of no surer way Of
d"ng TINS than by exciting disposition TO rebel against
me constituted authorities whenever they may happen to
ouer IN Their decisions from the law wish to be de-
cared IN turning his back the Republicans he was
exercising great Constitutional right; but we should think
the act incomplete unless he also resigned the oce he holds
from them.
Upon the whole, disappointed. The speech was
very pretty, very oratorea but it sounded hashy from
the lips OF Government official In political point of
view, In one sense glad Of it. 1t has added to the
uionranks very many who stood aoo and has lost us
not one
1t will be remembered that the Governor never even
alluded to the arguments for against the calling of the
leglslature or told why he thought il runous and impo
hc lew weeks back, and highly judcious and econom
ca now We were much pleased the funny stories in
the address, and the occasional bursts of fine language
General Meagher is orator On the other hand we defy
any man to say that point made by it. one iustfc
ton produced in it. argument of his opponents an
swered Let any read the report and if are wrong
snow US where, aud quote the words