The Montana post., 1866-02-24

Omaha February 9th.-The Legislature has formed
State constitution to be submitted the people on the ID
OF June the election Of State officers take place at the
same time
Chicago February 9th-The negotiations for the renewal
OF the reciprocity treaty with Canada have utterly failed
and the Canadian delegation have left Wasbipo6p in dis
gust The Toronto Globe" says happy result of
the adopted By the United States will be the speedy
confederation of the British and American provinces the
absolute necessity being now apparent.
Boston February lOth-Two of the robbers Of be Com
cord Bank (Sept 25h have been arrested and SIg6
recovered about twotrds of the loss third plunderer
is being looked after.
President and the coored delegation on Wednesday 7h
was c"loquia and the first dispatch about covered the
substance as reported here From full report of that
interview published in the National Intelligencer inr
two columns the following is taken:
After the President had expressed his desire to do all
things proper and just for the benefit the coored
Moses to lead them from the land where they had been in
bondage to land of freedom, he said turning to Fred
Douglass: Have you lived plantatioul
! Douglass-I have your Excellency
President-When you would look over and see n man
VINO had large family, struggling hard upon poor piece
OF land you thought great deal less him than of your
| own master.
Douglass-Not So
President-Well know such was the case with large
majority OF you in those sections Where such is the case
we Know there is enmity; know there is hate The
poor white man the other hand was opposed to the
slave and his MASTER for the coored man and his master
SGmolnea CON and Kept MIN IN slavery by deprvng him of
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try The query comes up, whether these races stua
ted as they before the without preparation with
out time for passion and excitement be appeased and
without time for the slightest mprovement-whetber one
should be turned loose upon the other and they be thrown
together at the ballot box with this enmty and hate exist
ing between hem The query arises if there we don't
commence war of racesi think understand this cues
ton especially in this case you force it upon the
people without their consent Now where do Won beoin
For instance suppose Congress should pass law author
izng an election at which all twenyone wears of
without regard to color be allowed vote and the major
/ u Shnn do fbao1
what would you dor Who would settle it7 Do Won deny
that first great principle of the right the people
themselves VIII You resort to arbitrary power and saw
the majority shall receive state of things which they
are opposed? 10y
Douglass-That was said before the war
Presdent-I talking about principle not about what
may have been said before the war
Downng-Apply what You have said, Mr.. President to
South Carolina. for instance "
President-Suppose you go to South sarona suppose
you go to Ohio that does change the principle AZ ali
Each community is tc determine the depository of its not
c @ power IL fundamental tenet in my that the
Will OF the people when fairly expressed at the ballot boy
that? 7 ~ ' III
Dougass-A great deal wrong, Mr. President. with all
respect - "
Presiden-t the people of the States that must for
themselves determine this matter. do not want TO he
engaged in work that will commence a war of races 7
want to begin work of reparaou would il were so
tha all you advocate could be done in the tinkn of an
eye bu II not IN the nature eff things and do not
OF pretend TO be wiser than Providence or stronger
than the laws of nature
Dougass-My opinion is that the very tbino ,,o,r
xcellency would avoid in the Southern States can onIy
be avoided by the very measure we propose and iS
state to my brother delegates because perceive the
reslden mas taken strong ground in favor of given pol
ICY and dsrusng my ability remove any of those
end this interview. '|' De''o'
Presdent-I think you will fnd so far as the Sontb s
concerned that you will all incucate these ideas in con-
necOn with the you urge that the coored peopIe can
live and advance in civilization better advantage else
where than crowded together in the Southern States il
would be better for them =
Dougass-But we cannot get away fop the plantations
Presidential the master now controls in ao,;o, o,5
not control in vote?
DougassLe the negro understand that he has the
rignt 10 vote and ne will raise up party in the
Sounern states among the poor who will rally with him
There the conflict that you speak of between the wealthy
STAKEHOLDER and the poor man ..7 o'
PresdentYou touch the right point there There is the
conflict and hence suggest emigration If he cannot et
employment in the South he has his power go where
In parting the President said thew were both desyous NJ
accomplishing the ends but they proposed to do so
by following different roads,
Washington February l2th-The ceremonies in com
OF the life and services of Abraham Lincoln
were IN the highest degree impressive Senators Repre-
sentaves official guests of the President and invited c
Zens only We're present Lafayette Foster presided The
Haine band was IN attendance The Grafton by the Hon
george Bancroft which occupied two and half hours was
o prayer and followed by the benedction The
u'pos. P attention and deeorum was manifested
Boston February 12th-The Concord Railway officials
nave discovered regular fraudulent conspiracy among
sne & conductors passengers etc. They have attached
S5O0OO0 worth Of property,
St Louis February l2th-The car shop and sour,ssn
cars az East st Louis, the Ohio Mississippi Railroad
were destroyed this morning involving loss of $40 600
St. Paul, February Representative Donnsr,v ,e,
'ha General Grant has decided to send out mill
aly expedition next season. to rebuild the military posts
ana open road from Minnesota to Montana f'
washington February l3tn-The parishioners af r,r
Susnerands church are indignant because Fred Douglass
had the use Of the building = +. = loss
New York