The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-10-12
MORE OF THE SAME.

MORE OF THE SAME.
The Radical Montana Posr makes the fol-
lowing Singular admission
"Grant occupies the paradoxical position
of a conservative in full communion with the
Radical party; and not the least paradoxical
fact in the case is this, that large majority
of Republicans stand precisely in the same
position. The whole tendency of the loyal
people is TO conservatism.
Surely, man who can see thus clearly, and
can be bold enough to express his thoughts,
Is still more paradoxical when assisting the
party of anarchists-the American Jacobins.
If conservative, why try to break down our
institutions, Mr.. Montana POST ?-ICOlorado
Times, Sept. %.
The Times opens new question. Not
denying the statement, but admitting the
fact, it asks the reason of it, taking for
granted hypothesis that we deny. 1t
cannot expect an answer on that basis.
The Radicals are the progressive, un-
hesitating advocates of what they be-
lieve to be right. trusting alone to the
merits of the question for it's triumph.
The Conservatives are the discreet, poll
tic people who would make haste slow
| ly. Radicalism is a cavalry dash against
wrong and prejudice, the avaunt guard
who will. open the direct road to the en-
emy's works or fall in the advance. Con-
servatism is the heavy columns, guard
ing their fanks and protecting what
they have gained. When the enemy
comes out under JEFF. Davis or Andrew
johnson and strike the advance, they
have to fight the whole army, and if we
carry the day, you can go the last sou
HlargUs we Will hold the field. The Re-
publican party reached the desired point
when the Constitutional amendments
were submitted, and their acceptance
would have ended the great contest.
Democracy flung them back in our teeth,
and the next move we hanked you with
the Reconstruction Bills. President
| johnson hes intrenched in that techni-
cal Richmond known as the Amnesty
proclamation. We are fighting it out
on the same old line, and are out of the
Wilderness. The impeachment of the
President will be a Petersburgh coup a
etdt, and the scene at AppomattOx will
be repeated at the polls in '6S. Radicals
and Conservatives affiliate, because they
each have in view the same object, the
difference is as to the best method tC
obtain it. That object is to make thil
Government in reality what it has here
tOfore been only in name. Think of the
absurdity of calling this 1.-The land o
the brave and the home of the free,
where tour million human beings wer,
slaves to three hundred thousand aristO
Gratis, and twenty million American
were afraid To say it was wrong. How
ridiculously silly it would be if, afte
giving three hundred thousand lives anC
twenty-five hundred million dollars t.
establish principle, twenty millions
r of loyal people would abandon it in tb,
very hour of victory. Conservatism i
charitably merciful Radicalism is just
only. Let disloyalty submit to the in
exorable logic on which it risked tn,
: question, and conservatism will be libe
raj, but when mad desperation drive
bad men to renewed hostility, all con
. servatism becomes radical, as it did il
S 81, and the enemies of the country mus
S go to the wall. We do not know exact
r ly what the Times means by our inst
tutiOns-" Several institutions" wer
badly broken down !" during the wal
1 and our individual effort to effect it, in
s significant though it was. is not mucl
q regretted.