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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25
FROM ARGENrA.
A Change Of Superintendents---A Kew Com
pany at Work.

A Change Of Superintendents---An Kew COM
pany at Work.
EDITOR PosT :-Eyerythin pertaining
to the smelling works are of paramount
importance here, and the change of Su-
perintendents can not be passed over
without comments by your Regular. F"
Mr.. Deidesheimer has left us. A cour-
teous gentleman, thoroughly able and
practical business man, it was with re-
gret his many friends saw him depart.
On his arrival, he found the works so
imperfect in arrangement that cupella-
tion was not only uncertain but highly
dangerous to the operators, owing 70 the
escape Of poisonous gasses. Perceiving
the defects, he applied himself with en-
ergy TO remedy them, and in brief time
produced order from chaos, and by a
number OF successful cupellations has
established for the works a reputation
second TO none. 1t would be superfiu-
Gus to wish him success in his new field
of labor, for with him success is certain,
and the st, Louis Company are most for
tunate TO have such a man to operate
for them.
MI heNESy our new SnpcrlnIeDuent,
son of the distinguished officer who com
manded the Fourth Corps, brings to his
task mind trained in the best mining
schools of Europe, and an experience nc
quired in the argentiferous mines OF
Mexico and Nevada, he awaits but a
sufficient supply of coal, which will be
on hand in a few days, to commence op-
erations, and will doubtless sustain the
reputation which his predecessor has &C
quired for Argenta, of being the first
silver mining camp in the country.
Major Brooke, the avaunt guard from
the States, of the numerous gentlemen
who intend to make this their field OF
operations, has set several men at work
on the Savage lode, which the st. Joe
Company (of which he is Superintend
ent) own. He expects his machinery by
one of the first boats.
| Now that the snow has disappeared
from the hills and they have donned
their mantle of green, your correspond
ent will soon visit the most remarkable
lodes, and in his next report thereon.
OSHKOSH.
ArOensa Nav 81 1857
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25
POSSESSION TO BE GIVEN WI.
WEDEATELK.

Russian America is ours, for seven
millions and fraction in gold, besides
incidental expenses. 1t contains 30, 900
square miles, or 252, 100000 acres BY
the acre it is very cheap. 1t is the one
hundred and twenty-seventh part of the
land surface of the globe 1t runs Uncle
Sans farm up TO the amount of :, 1885,, 1872
square miles, or 2,165, ,050,S $50 acres-a
little pea patch of sixty-eight acres each
for the 81 ,S0S 600 men, women and chill
dren of the United States, excepting the
500 900 Indians who are not content with
pea patches and want half the continent.
At this price per acre, if we had not in
dulged in the little squabble of rebellion
we might have bought up couple OF
planets like this and had a surplus in the
Treasury. We are decidedly given to
spreading ourselves. When our great
grandfathers fought for freedom they
mad but S20,690 square miles to float
their flag over. Greeley says we added
double that amount by the purchase OF
Louisiana; $4,000 with Florida; $4,000
with Texas; 30s,O52 by the Oregon
Treaty 550,455 from Mexico. A love
of ones country is patriotism; patriot
ism is virtue. We would like to be
virtuous; but the Fortieth Congress
could not expect us to take into our
affections during the early spring
months the northwest corner of the
continent. which all history and tradi
ton associates with icebergs, polar besrs
and people living underground. Several
highly respectable gentlemen urged the
Senate to ratify the treaty. Nasby says
they added postscript asking govern
ment Office in the contemplated acquisi
ton. A postmaster in these regions
would not be annoyed with special agents
and the commander of a naval station
might get froze in among the icebergs
and have private thestricals until sup
plies were exhausted. Then they would
die; an exploring expedition to search
for their remains would only cost a few
million. One third of the coast is washed
by the Polar sea, and is only 26o north
of Virginia City. Imagine the tempera
ture. It is said to be valuable acqui
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25

sition TO our sea coast. We have twelve
thousand miles now-enough for com
merce in time of peace; as much as we
could protect in time of war. In the
expectation of the failure of the Atlantic
Cable, telegraph was projected along
the northwest coast, to cross the forty
miles of Behring's straits into Asia.
Russia intimated she would build the
Asiatic line ours was commenced Rus
sia failed to do her portion. The Allan
company have abandoned, for the time,
at least, the enterprise. We have more
territory now than there is population
TO develop, the government is terribly
in debt, and this acquisition incurs a
heavy additional outlay for purchase and
protection. OF what use is it2 1t will
not produce cereals; it is bleak, inhos-
pitable and barren: All remote depen-
denotes are expensive and dangerous to
the central government. England lost
the Colonies in ia She is compelled to
establish new form of government in
Canada now. Spain holds Cuba, a trop-
ical cline, abounding in fertility and
richness, only by the sufferance of the
United States. France had to sell Lou
isiana, or lose il. The only thing that
insures safety to our new dependency is
that no person else will be likely to want
it. We can have Greenland, Iceland
and Siberia, probably, at the same fig
ures, for cash. The treaty, however,
having been consummated, we feel bound
to be proud of it. 1t is marked light
green on the maps-a very suggestive
color Those who eInigrate there, or
join the visiting expedition will probably
partake of the color, as we are necessita
ted to admit we think our Legislators
did when they ratified this treaty. Il
is humiliating 20 acknowledge that we
have the worst of bargain, and hope
that subsequent events may give US rea-
son to rejoice over our Arctic possessions
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parently is subject to no well defined
laws, it's history in this country has
demonstrated that the midsummer and
early fall months are the boundaries be-
yond which it does not extend its de-
structive work. and that it has a most
violent dislike to cleanliness. The filthy
and squalid quarters of a city and the
class of people who inhabit them are the
first and most numerous victims. and
where reeking compost beds lie in the
streets. sweltering and steaming under
the sun, sending up their foul miasma to
the nostrils, the system is better pre-
pared for the reception of that innocious
and subtle poisonous malaria known as
cholera. From the west, we have re-
ports of the smallpox which for some
time has been prevailing to a considera
BILE extent in Gold Hill and Virginia,
Nevada While our pure mountain air
and sparsely settled country offers but
little inducement for the former, it might
still pay us visit, as it follows the great
/
illness is Gedliness. The mining regions
are not proverbial tor exalted morals,
but We can at least elevate the standard
by removing the odious heaps of filth
accumulated in our streets and alleys
and offer one less induccment TO disease
There is n provision in the laws for work
ing prisoners. In the present muddle
about them, why not let them have G
little exercise in this line2 AS regards
smallpox, we believe it is liable to make
its appearance here from the west a
almost any day. All its dread effects arr
easily avoided by vaccination. 1t is no
our desire to create any alarm-there j.
not caus, for any yet IL is well TO t!inl
of these things in time. and use prUpe
/ precautions against them.
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SET THEM TO WORK.

By our eastern exchanges, it appears
that another visit of that dread scourge,
the cholera, is anticipated this summer,
and the journals are advocating sanitary
precautions on the part of the great
cities. For the past two or three years.
il has been sweeping westward through
Asia and Europe. making fearful rava-
ges, and even reached our own shores
last year, when it's progress was stayed
by the stringent quarantine regulations,
until the autumn frosts checked its
course for the season. Although it ap-
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25
VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1867

part of the so-called Democracy of Mon
tana. this season, has demonstrated that
they read the handwriting on the wall
Let Republicanism now come out sor
fair, square discussion of the issues in
volved in the contest in this Territory.
and the action of Congress in matters
pertaining to the general welfare of the
country. Organize in every county and
camp. Let the issues be shoroughly dis
eussed and understood by all parties, and
Montana will redeem herself from the
domination of cliques and factions and
declare for the great principles which
the Union party have asserted the en-
torcement of law, order and justice the
humiliation of prejudice before the law
on account of race or color; the indivis-
ibility OF the States; the supremacy of
the general government to State gov
ernments in all rights delegated by the
constitution and that the will of the
loyal people is superior to the erratic va
garies or stubborn perverseness of even
the Chief Executive, or the scheming
ambition of unregenerated rebels. We
have on our side Right, Justice and true
Democracy. We have Order, Liberty
regulated by law, and genuine Repub-
licanism. We have the principles which
guarantee the perpetuity and honor of
the nation, and the practical establish
mcnt of the theory that man is capable
of self government. These have rallied
together the strongest party ever organ-
lied on the continent; that grew and
strengthened through the dark days of
rebellion, and in the not less dangerous
years of reconstruction, has gained yigor,
power and unity of purpose 1t is cause
worthy of the consideration of frehmen.
We have a battle of principle to fight
There are prejudices to conquer aAd ar
guments to answer. Organize at once.
The country viii be flooded with opposi
ton documents and speakers. Let the
Union party meet them manfully and
determined. There are able advpcates
of our cause who will respond to your
request for speakers. and you owei it TO
yourselves and this noble young Terri
tory that the principles of the Union
party shall be brought before the people,
discussed and maintained, until at the
polls, in September. they shall be lrium-
| phant The time is not long. The Dem
ocracy have long since begun their work.
Let this matter be not longer procrasti-
mated. We have invoked the drawing
of party lines. The opposition are or
ganized and have the prestige of past
success We have no organization, no
past victories to inspire. We want ter
ritorial and county committees. We need
documents to distribute. speeches to
impress, and earnest working men to
vindicate and sustain, and finally we
want every man at the polls 70 vote the
Union ticket. Organize at once.
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Argen;a, May 81, 1867

UNDERGROUND RAIIsRoADs.-There is
magnificent project on hand in New
York. A bill has passed the Legislature
to construct some underground rail
roads. The capital stock is TO be six
million dollars, which will not prove
enough. One tunnel will commence at
Bowling Green and run under Broad
way to the City Hall Park about a mile.
Another will commence in Fulton ST.,
Brooklyn, and run under the East river,
to the City Hall Park, New York; thence
under ground and also under the
Hudson river to some suitable spot in
Jersey city. Also from City Hall Park
under Bowery, Third or Fourth Avenue
to Hudson river. Also from City Hall
Park in a north-westerly direction to
Eighth Avenue up to Tooth street. Two
tunnels are also TO be constructed across
the city at places yet to be designated,
from the East to Hudson river. The
grand scheme if carried out will be a
vast relief to the crowded parts of New
York. How they will operate under the
two rivers Is a question yet to be de-
cided, and will depend on the nature of
the soil to be penetrated. The tunnel
under the river Thames in London prov
ed to be an engineering job of unusual
vastness, owing to the soft and sandy
bottom But the success of the under
ground railroads in London is immense,
and must prove the same in New York,
especially if the submarine tunnels, are
successfully constructed. This seems
to be an age of vast undertakings and
engineering skill.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25
ROMANCE VS.. REALITY.

There exists between the people of the
East and West such diversity ofopinion
in regard to the Indians that the question
arises as to it's cause. These opinions
are so antipodal, so utterly at variance
with each other, that there must be some
great underlying cause, other than mere
local influence. We believe it to be q
romantic ignorance on their part, of tn e
real circumstances of the case. They
have the fervid pages of Cooper and the
flowing lines of Hiawatha the majestic
savage of the stage, the beaded and
ornamented deputGtiOns after blankets
and annuties; no wonder they see them
in the colour de rose, and deprecate our
atrocious, malignant hatred for them.
But the Indian west of the Missouri is a
different creature from these. We have
here the reality, the cut throat ravisher,
the thief, the vermin-swarming, lazy,
treacherous savage, that comes like the
wind, and leaves but mass of smolder-
ing ruins, and mutilated bodies, where
yesterday was happy home. They are
not susceptible TO kindness, longer than
it is more profitable to be peaceful than
warlike. This treaty system is n mon
strous fallacy, because the only tribes
who could do injury will break every
pledge when the inducements are great
er for war than peace. By these treaties
and Agents they procure arms and anu
milton; their good behavior lulls the set
tiers into security, and they are less
prepared to combat them, while the
Indians are continually increasing their
power to do injury, by the possession OF
destructive weapons. There are no
peace treaties needed. If they behave
themselves, well and good, if they do
not, punish them. Does our govern
ment make treaties with rioters, or sub
sidize law breakers7 Would it with any
foreign power be content to make q
treaty of peace after such massacre OF
brave fellows as fell at Fort Phil Kear.
ney, without resenting the outrage
Yet it appears that such is the policy
now. IL will cost moro white blood and
treasure to maintain such a peace than
it would to teach them terrible lesson
Officers who have learned by bitter ex.
perience the true nature of the Indian
and have lived past the romantic opinion
of these knaves, will hardly relish the
proposal to make another paper peace
and be penned up and slaughtered
whenever they may see proper to take
the war path. We will venture that the
commanders of Forts Smith and Phil
Kearney have lively appreciation, by
this time, of the Western mems idea OF
Indians-and approve them.
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our correspondents throughout the
Tlrrit0ry ,ciH 05lige by conforming to the
f,10JaiHg rules; Limit all eommuRicd-
tioas % a half column. Write only on
one side Of tie paper, plainly and con-
ri,,ly. HHiag ae'rs St0uld be Uritten
separately from otter mems 6riet, statis-
neal and reliable. Write oaIy orliat scil
B, Of public interest. ADoid personalities
Cir a1te and address. TIE name Of the
rritsr must accompany each letter. An
adherence t. these rules loiH enable as TO
gfss sarly Insertion to Communications ;.
= departure tram them loiX account for
aoleappearaHce ia nearly eyery instance
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25

THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY.-The ori-
gin of the portrait of the Goddess of Lib
erty upon our coins is of great interest.
Mr.. Spencer, the inventor of Spencer 8
lathe. used by the American Bank Note
Company, was the artist who cut the
first die for our American coin. He cut
an exact medallion of Mrs. Washington,
the wife of Gen. Washington. and the
first few coins were struck with her por-
trait. When Gen. Washington saw
Them he was displeased, and requested
the figure to be removed. Mr.. Spencer
altered the figure little, and putting a
cap upon it's head, called it the Goddess
of Liberty.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-25

PACE l-EcPublicsns Organize; Possession To be
Given immediately; Romance VS.. Reality The
Coolies, Of Liberty Sin no More; Set Them to
work FROM Argents; Underground Railroads;
From BauHack-
PACE 2-Lettsrs from Benton; Words of Wisdom /;
Miscellaneous,
PACE J-A Hundred Years Ago; White and Black
Voters Probable Vote Of the South IucOme
Tax Brown aud Browne.
PACE 4-TeIegrans; Pen and Scissors Young
Mea Where the Money Gues-N hat il Costs
Uncle sam o. Keep House The Partisan Work
men Virginia Letter List.
PACE The ABnullment Questiun-COl. Sanders
90 the Stand. Miscellaneous Virginia and Heie-
"a Market Reports.
PAGE 6-From the Army.
PACE 7-Peu aud Scissors The Expectation of OiIr
Precious Metals Congressional Action Needed
An Incident of the BoInbariment Of Fort Fisher ;
British Big Guns When and Where Does the
Day Begin; The Population Il European Cities
How 20 40 10 Europe Sale OF Autographs; Mis-
ceTlaueGuS.
PAGE s-yirginia Locals; Helena Locals; Siin.
ing Matters.
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REPUBLICANS- ORGANIZE!

The National Union Committee. on
she 10th inst, issued call for the i'm
mediate organization of the Union party
preparatory TO the political campaign OF
81, especially IN those States which
have not heretofore recognized as the
only just basis of government the equal
and inalienable rights of man While,
directly, the political status of the terri
tories has but little influence upon gov
eminent legislation. and they are, as it
were, minors in the great family of States
invested with representation, whose ap-
peals may be heard, but have no recog-
nized prerogatives in the national coun-
ellis. they yet exert powerful indirect
influence and it is important to the coun-
ny at large that these embryo States
should come manfuIly up to the issues
at stake and inscribe their record on the
side of loyalty and progress. We have
10 contend, here in Montana, with the
strongest opposition leagued against the
Union party that exists in any of the
States and Territories. There is no vir-
tue in closing our eyes to a palpable fact.
This is the stronghold and the enemy
are in force. The opposition carried this
Territory at the elections of '66. by a
majority Of fifteen hundred to eighteen
hundred, and had a majority of twenty
seven on joint ballot in the bogus Legis-
hture. Thirty-three members of the
Opposition TO six UEion. That the pre-
oeding year their majority was twenty
i've hundred, showing a decrease in
twelve months of two-fifths their num-
Der does not warrant trusting entirely
to the workings of Providence to finally
consummate the redemption of Montana
from the power of those who have con-
trolled her and persistently and success
fully opposed ali endeavors TO rank her
On the side of the loyal States. 1t needs
the earnest, ceaseless and vigilant work
Of every Republican from now until Sep
tenber to accomplish this. object. We
are aware that hitherto tine Republican
strength has not been brought out that
deeming the contest useless against such
overwhelming odds, and not recogniz-
ing the validity of the elections for
legislators, they have remained pas
sve and permitted the elections, with
the exception of two or three localities,
to 60 by default Edgerton by a small
majority, went Democratic last fall. The
assurance comes from Gallatin that it
will go strongly Republican. Beaver
head is pledged to the Union by past pre-
cedents. and Highland has shown that
'he watch fires will be kept burning there
70 light up the dark places OF Deer Lodge,
In Madison, the ratio of Democrats to
unlonists was as two to one. We have
here recent majority of not less than
iour hundred to contend with but it is
sVldent that a healthy and radical change
mas, since last year, taken place. The
aay has gone past when that fiercely dis
loyal sntsgonism to the progressive prin-
elples which the war has made the inev-
table political issues of the day can find
nonor with the loyal Democracy Of Mon
lana The good, true men of that party
nave been disgusted with and abhor the
company they have been keeping, and
III the attempts at organization on the
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WHOLE NO. IA.
FROM BANNACK.

Buildings qs--Tmprovements-- --Mining--DitcheS
-0uartz--Good Roads--New Bridqe--Ad-
vice 10 Eastern CapitSIists--Dstrict Court.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-02

3 WHAT CAME OF SuEEG NEwsPAPER.-Mr.
Sands, member of the British Parliament for
Dalhousie, has resigned his seat in conse-
quence of the disclosures affecting his charac-
ter in recent action for libel which he was
foolish enough to bring against the proprietor
Of country newspaper. On the trial evil
dence was given which showed that he had got
up subscription for himself from persons
whose interests he represented himself as
capable of promoting with the Government
and it was very clearly proved that ministers
are in the habit Of granting all sorts of favOrs
to those whom their followers recommend.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-02

CHANGES IN EYGLANp.-The London Tele-
graph says:-"The rivalry between north and
south, not only as regards race horses, but
also as regards special products, or even lite
rature, is rapidly disappearing. The very
dialects OF Yorkshire and Somersetshire are in
course Of assimilation to each other through
the mighty invention of Stephenson"