The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-02-10
State Organization Letter from
Rannack.
BANNACK CITY. NJ. T. aa

BANNACK CITY, NJ. t. sanuary % 1866
EDITOR POST: On the question as to the propriety of
the application of Territory for admission into the
Union there be but little diversity of opinon in
HeayeRHead county. If there a dozen men in the
county IN favor Of it, they have as vet been heard
from very large majority of our people fail to see
wherein they would be benefited bv State ORGANIZATION
There might possibly be some advantages arising there
om out they would certainly be than counterbal-
aneed by the disadvantages that must accrue in the
very nature ofhngs There are so far we are aware no
heavy grievances necessarily incident Territorial
condition; and even if there be, it is by no means plain
TO be seen how admission into the Union would tend 10
tighten them. In what regard would our condition he
changed Dy such admission either for better
One obvious change would be increase of local partv
patronage and consequence corresponding
OF political eormoran to eat up the substance of our
pie Another result would be the shifting of a heavy
weight, IN Pecuniary point of view, from the broad
shoulders of the General Government on to our own that
are already so grievousy Overburened As is there is
probably Nc county in the Territory but which has already
greater amount of Indebtedness than readily be paid
both Territorial and County scrip will go begging these
many months, If not years, to Now nanifestly
there can be no short cut to the payment of evidences
OF Indebtedness through the method of State organic
alton. But the other hand the increase of exDeDd.-
tnre necessarily consequent Such event will cause
an accumulation of our debt until il will ride us like
night mare think that would be acting wiser pari
were we to set ourselves earnestly about devising son
plan for the reduction Of our public promise payi
faheL tha as Is proposed by plungng into Conventions
legislatures (Heayen from auOher) or the like
or by enarng the for tine display of the ground
and lofty tuInbng, which of our political arrobats
seem so anxious just now to indulge in expense of
the Territory at large; should learn to let well enough
alone.
The whole plan of the proposed Convention has been
shreWdy pre-arrangod, and is as pain a way to par
ish church" Well it has been designed however b
the prime movers in the affair it may still be managed
good end if only every citizen will act free from par
prejudice or dictation. Otherwise without some most
lucky chance the result OF the work of the Convention
will be most seriously detrimental the interests of our
Territory This is nearly certain thirty pounds on one
side Of the scale will weigh down on the other
Head county viii send her five delegates thar
Convention instructed 10 oppose from first to last every
proposition looking TO State organization. Having no
aspiring politicians within her borders she is happily
lett free to act on her sober Judgment in the matter
and her voice, as VIII he heard in the Convention
that our present form of Government is good enough for
poor folks" Yours MAY