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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1867-08-31

six months service in any business by
A YOIrNG MAN
who will attend from three TO twGl'c mnn'hS
LarSlcy's Commercial College and Normal A
cadcmy OF iouitncy, Vermont
coniiton nnd NAV no
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Languages. MathomatirN' N0mmcr,,a! ihSfNr'
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NOTICE.

DON"r FORGET TO PAY FOR YOUR
~ Mittens. All debts due the Subscriber must
nc paid immediately, or left for collection.
IRA WOOD.
Woodstock, June, 1867
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who will attend from three to twelve month
Larslcy's Commercial College and Normal a
cadcmy of Poumcy, Vermont.
Th,s institution is now in very prospcrin!
condition and may be
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
ANOTHER SLAM DER.

IL has been reported to us that some
creature has been industriously circula-
ting report through the Gallatin Val
ley that Colonel Sanders had used his
influence to prevent the location of a
postal route in that valley, and the base
falsehood was being used as an election
eering dodge. At other times than these
the foul calumny would be passed by in
silence; but as it is done for party capi-
tai while Colonel Sanders is candidate
before the people, we deem it but right
to state the circumstances. Nearly two
years since, when Judge Lawrence, spe-
cial postal agent, was in this city, Col.
Sanders asked him to recommend the
esta7lishmenS'0f mail routes and post
offices in the Gallatin Valley, the route
running from Virginia TO Diamond City.
At the suggestion of the agent, Colonel
Sanders made a report to Postmaster
General Dennison of the reasons why a
route should be established there. Mr..
Dennison answered, approved its est@b-
lishment, and the route was advertised
for service last winter. Mr.. Huntley,
when in Washington last winter, bid on
the route at the lowest figures he could
carry the mail for through Bozeman,
Gallatin, etc. some $500 a year, if we
recollect Alright. The bid was rejected.
Mr.. Forman bid on the Gallatin City
route and it was awarded to him, but no
postmasters were appointed, no officers
were established, and there is really no
mail communication With the valley.
Colonel Mclean in this, as in other inn
portant interests, was either direlect of
duty or without any influence or desire
to accomplish any benefit for the people,
and the only effort ever made to secure
a postal route in that valley was made
by Colonel Sanders, as the official papers
will show
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24

political adventurer, void of those high
attributes, moral consistency and fixed
principles. He is all things to all men,
selling himself to whoever will buy, and
the price of the purchase is-your vote.
He is not of this people-a discarded
hack. from the over-crowded political
circles of older communities, trying to
palm himself upon You as your represen-
tative man. An outsider, without any
recommendation in his favor, except his
capacity to bolt the Democratic party in
Colorado and their platform here. There
is not one of these assertions but can be
proven by the testimony OF hundreds of
men in this community. Between these
two men you must make your choice ; q
man of fixed principles, or one who veers
with the views of every voter; one who
is identified with you, or a new importa-
tion from abroad a man of yourselves,
of ability and influence. or one who has
only shown his shrewdness by running
for Office before he was in the Territory
long enough to be known to it's people.
You ask favors from the government.
Will you send man there who is in
harmony with the government, upon a
platform loyal and devoted to your inter
ests. or one who is asking your suffrages
upon a platform hostile to Congress, pro-
nouncing it an assemblage of tyrants,
and our soldiers despots, and presuming
by its resolutions to sell out the pledged
honor of the nation. We have too much
faith in the people of Montana to doubt
for one moment that Wilbur F. Sanders
will be triumphantly elected. Until he
is, there will still be wanted-a Dele
gate TO Congress.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
THE MILITARY CHANGES.

From the dispatches it will be seen
that Sheridan is to relieve Hancock, he
having been relieved by Thomas. We
rather like the arrangement, except in
this, that it will be construed into q cen
sure of Sheridan. He was doing nobly,
but, if not crippled by the powers that
be, will win brighter laurels on the west
ern plains. 1t augurs well for the peO-
pie of the West that brave little Phil
succeeds Hancock, and his record is evi-
dence that the red man will not go
boasting. Thomas is instructed to carry
out all orders in force in the Fifth Dis
trict, and this alone is the highest com
pliment that could be paid to Sheridan.
Gen. Thomas is man in whom conf
dence was never reposed and betrayed,
and will undoubtedly carry out with
firmness and wisdom the enactments Of
Congress. We have faith in the fidelity
of Grant, and while he is Acting Secre-
tary of War, Johnson will not go far
out of the way. The dispatch stating
that Grant had advised the removal Of
all the Cabinet officers comes from the
New York World, and is entitled to but
little credenee.
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cept as to the place of choosing Sena-
tors" This is the reconstruction policy
of Congress. The old State governments
died by secession. They may have
since had imaginary State governments
as there is in the State of Deseret, but
they have no vitality under the Consti-
tuition. Congress has passed an enabling
act to revivify them. The Federal troops
are but provost guard to maintain order
until the people meet and organize State
into military districts is no more arbi-
trary, tyranical or dangerous to the
peace and welfare of the country than
the division of the North into military
departments as they exist to-day. When
ever the civil governments are re-estab-
lished the military will be withdrawn.
The Southern people are satisfied, the
bravest and noblest men of the South
have approved and are aiding it. 1t is
only blatant would-be Constitutional
lawyers of the North, and Southern
rebels who never went where there was
chance TO fight, who now proclaim
Congress a party of tyrants;" the class
of m en- who toll not nor spin, but lie back
for offices, and the resurrection. Gov.
Smith asserted that cit was the inten-
tion of Congress to keep the Southern
States unrepresented until after the
Presidential election" Governor Smith
knows that few more weeks will see
the Southern States meet and form new
State governments and Constitutions,
that they will be fully represented in
the ensuing December session of Con-
gress, and that. through the efforts OF
the Union party, despite all the him
ORANGES thrown in the way by the enc
mics of the government. Gov. Smith 8
ideas are in harmony with no party, his
position is indefnable by any name, a
hermaphroditic nondescript conglomer-
alton of many political crochets that are
part buried and part unborn. They are
with him yet but eggs, and it is difficult
to tell what will be their sex or classi-
fication after incubated. Retrospectively
he is Union, but prospects poorly for the
future There were some portions of his
address clearly admissible, ,others.to one
or two points of which we have referred
so utterly at variance with what we
believe to be facts, that it destroys what
ever of good may have been in Nazareth
1t will be long time, however, before
Senator is needed from Montana and
there is opportunity for reformation.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
REORGANIZATION.

The destruction of parties and of en-
pires is not the work of a day. Great
bodies move slow, even when approach
ing dissolution, but as, when the useless
hulks lie rotting in mouldering docks,
when the people grow luxurious, the
court corrupt; when industry languishes
and idleness is honored, the statesman
sees taking deep root the seeds of de-
struction in the heart of government,
and the historian may begin the history
of its downfall, 50. when the leaders of
a great party withdraw from it; when
corruption and disloyalty are at its heart,
and it recedes from an active, progress
siye existence; from an offensive posi-
ton striking down wrong and battling
for right, and relapses into feeble
hostility to everything except its own
glori6cation, it has lived past it's days of
usefulness, and 1t must die. 1t is useless
to talk of eternal and unchanging par
ties. To attain even a respectable ex-
istence they must change as men ad-
vance in science, art, literature, enlight-
enment. The past is dead this hour is
living, and the next unborn. We are
not to-day what we were yesterday, else
education is myth. and the heart inca
pable of receiving impressions. Asages
are rolled into the past. there are folded
away in the musty tones that record
them, manners, usages. customs and
forms of government, that are obsole.e
and abandoned. 1t is hot alone with the
destruction of Governments that a re-
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
IRGINIA CITY, MONTANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1867.

construction of parties is imperative.
In the advancing strides of civilization
toward purer and more perfect forms of
government parties and policies must
yield to the force of circumstances. The
great reforms in Russia, Turkey, Eng
land and Brazil, wherever freedom of
speech and the press is tolerated, require
either conformity of all parties to the
new order of things or their disruption
and overthrow. In our own country the
severe and narrow dogmas of the Puri-
tans have widened and mellowed into
liberality and charity, the tories of the
Revolution faded out in infamy, and the
pernicious sin of human slavery has
gone from our fair land to return no
more. 1t is the grand achievement of
the age, and he who does not recognize
its abolishment and accept the new order
of things, with all the issues dependent
upon them, has been caught in the un-
dertow of prejudice and carried back
into the depths from which there is no
political salvation. We have party
to-day whose greatness is buried in the
tombs of men who lived under another
dispensation. They are ever looking
backward while time moves on, and
spend the useful hours of the present in
vain regrets for the past. They mourn
for the seed that is sown, without hope
for the plenteous harvest. They see the
dimming stars and bewail their faded
lustre while the glorious sunlight bursts
upon them. With them no virtue ex-
lists until they have learned of its depar-
ture; they acknowledge no existence
until proven by its dissolution. They are
political petrifactions, dead party in a
| living nation, the mourners always on
/ hand to attend the funeral of things that
/ were and are not-the Democrats of
I 1867. The abandonment of their pre-
sent position, a reorganization, positive
| instead of a negative attitude, an accep-
tance of established things, and a living
energy in place of torpidity, and the for
nation of an entirely new party from
the many discordant elements opposed
to Republicanism, is one of the unavoid-
able issues forced upon the party, and il
must be accomplished before it can again
! present Presidential candidate with a
| glimmering prospect of success. This
it's leading men and organs foresee and
| advocate, and the next few months sue
| ceeding the fall elections will undoubt-
edly witness complete revolution in
the Democratic party, so called.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
"UNDER WHICH KrNGf,,

The position of the Democratic party
Of Montana on the question of negro suf-
frage is rather equivocal. On the 18th
of July, their Convention declared by
resolution that "they would eoer oppose
ali attempts of Congress by force bills
or otherwise TO force negro suffrage on
the American people" This, however,
was but to show how much they disliked
Congress, for they passed other resolu-
tions completely destroying the effect of
that. They resolved that, to tax the
Southern people without representa- ton
in Congress is in violation of the consti-
tuition, subversive of our republican form
of government and dangerous to the lib
critics of the American people," Again
they resolved, that we are in favor of
equal taxation" Therefore they believe
that taxation without representation is
wrong, and being in favor of taxing the
negro, they must be in favor of negro
suffrage and representation. The Gazette
attempted to explain that resolution to
mean "repudiation,' but Immediately
abandoned the position. The Democrat
never dare go before the people on that
issue, but it's editor, the Chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee, issued
in his paper of August 22d, leader on
negro suffrage, containing this language:
" Although, on abstract principles, we
are opposed to negro suffrage, we believe
that so long as it is authorized by law,
negroes should not be molested by Dem
ocrats, intimidated, threatened or driven
from the polls" The Convention de-
clares it will ever oppose" the negro
voting the Chairman says they should
not be molested." Mr.. Cavanaugn, in
the Denver theatre, in the presence of
several hundred people, declared he was
in favor of granting the right of suffrage
to a negro. On Wednesday evening last
he said: 1--WE have given the nigger
(negro) all God ever intended he should
have-his freedom if he wants more,
let him win it" On the Madison Coun-
ty Democratic ticket, there are men who
advocate and men who oppose negro
suffrage. We incline to the belief that
should the Southern elections show that
n majority of the blacks are Democratic.
we should hear no further opposition
from the Democracy
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
wANTED--A DELEGATE TO CON-
GRHSS.

The people of Montana having been
granted authority by the United States
Government to select proper person to
represent them in the national councils,
are desirous of securing the services of a
competent man for that position. Two
persons have been recommended for the
position by their respective friends. The
one is a man of the people, pioneer of
the Territory, identified with it's history
able, intrepid and thoroughly conversant
with it's resources, developments and re-
quirements the other an "itinerant T"
Office seeker, once trusted by the people
of Minnesota to represent them, and
whose record (not written by himself) }
was so satisfactory that on his appear
ing again for their suffrages his Demo
cratic friends incontinently kicked him
out of ofconvention, and he Immediately left
for Colorado. There he aspired again
Failing to get the nomination, he soured-
ran upon the Independent Union ticket,
declared in favor of emancipation, negro
suffrage and republicanism of the most
radical kind. eff he had drop of Dem
ocratic blood in his veins he would let it
out" eff he had any Democracy in him
he would disgorge it," BY these repre-
sentations he succeeded in polling ,408
votes, defeated Belden the Democratic
candidate, and was defeated himself,
ha arfu ~C
their ablest stumpers, named Cohn,
seven hundred dollars to follow Mr..
Cavanaugh on behalf of Belden, the
regular Democratic nominee, which
he did throughout the entire Territory.
The Democratic papers of Colorado de-
nounced him as traitor to the party, an
unprincipled, ambitious politician, and
the Democracy of Colorado denounce him
ising Territory, he shook the dust of
Colorado from off his feet and came hith-
er a year ago, with the purpose in view
of spouting his stale platitudes and
huckstering himself about the country
as an available candidate for Congress.
The Democrat. in an unguarded moment
and the heat of rivalry, published him
as an itinerant politician, wholly unre-
liable. possessed of no ability, and brand
ed him indirectly as blackguard and
renegade to the party. Its sycophantic
trucking now and avowal that few
glasses of old Bourbon washed out all
recollection of the past. places it still
lower in the scale Of respectability than
it did Mr.. Cavanaugh. If the Demo
crat is worthy of credence, he is mere
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
THREE YEARS OLD.

This days issue begins the fourth
year of the MONTANA PosT. On the
9th of August, 1864, John Buchanan in
his salutatory in the first number said
"Our main object when we left home to
bring press to the Far West was TO
publish journal devoted to the interest
of the people now inhabiting, and who
design to remove to this new, and soon
70 be, most important Territory of the
United States" with this assurance he
launched out his little paper, halt the
size of the present Weekly, printed on
diDgy paper with type that had seen
veteran service thousand miles away.
Three weeks after, il came into the
hands of the present proprietors, who
announced,
"'Tis not ia mortsIs 10 command success,
But we'll do more, Sc prOnius, We'll deserve IT, "
Time sped on, the venture was a sue
cess. The miner, mechanic, merchant,
and ranchman placed their names upon
the list, and gave il generous support.
1t has appeared on paper of colors more
numerous than is pictured on the bow
Of Iris Death has stalked into the sane
tun and dragged the peoples favorite
writer to the silent city of the Dead il
has been ever Union" outspoken and
answering, when to cheer the starry
banner was the signal for fray; but
through all it has met with abundant
success, and has improved somewhat in
size and appearance. Its circulation to-
day is larger than il ever was before,
larger than ary Territorial newspaper
on he continent, nd larger than all
other newspapers of this Territory com.
bined. 1t has commanded success
whether il has deserved it or not.
Whether it has fulfilled the promise
made years ago. is for others to decide,
not us. We start upon the fourth year
with thanks for past favors and re-
spectful solicitation for their continuance
We make no promises for the future.
Pledges are air, actions are the true
criterion of men and newspapers. We
believe in honest opinion, the Great Re
public, the good sense OF the American
people; and that Montana is tue richest
Territory in the world. If wespeak one.
be true 70 the other, and exercise good
sense in the endeavor 10 promote the
Rhe interests and welfare OF the people
oI the latter, we believe il will meet
with approval by the patrons ofthe PosT.
and believing this, we should be guilty
oi gross neglect of duty if we failed to
use our best endeavors in that line.
Subscribers whose term expires will re-
eeive a notice with this number. and
viii oblige by renewing.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24

The DISTRICT TATToRNEYs-Vcter in
Gallatin and Meagher counties will re-
member that those two counties vote
together on all the ticket save for Dis
trict Attorney. In the Judicial Districts.
Meagner votes with Edgerton in the
Third District, while Gallatin votes with
Madison In the First District Judge
VIM M. Stafford, of Virginia, is the
nominee on the Union ticket in the First
and Colonel Geo. Nav the Union nomi-
nee in the Third. They are both able
lawyers, honest, good men, and should
run far ahead of their tickets. See that
your tickets are right.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24
UNION TICKET.

For Delegate 60 Congress,
OLONEL w. T.. SANDERS.
Madison County
For COuucil-lst Council Districs,
HENRY n. BLAKE-Madisou Count J.
Il. ID. LEAVITT-Beaverh County.
Fer Assemgly-lst Representative Dis trict
J. M. FISH, Sterling.
BENZ. EGLESTON, Nevada
SAMUEL IRWIN, Junction
For District AttOruey-lst Judicial District,
JUDGE WII. N. STAFFORD,
Madison County
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MADISON COUNTY OFFICERS;


For Sheriff.
David NIcCranor-Summit-
For Clerk and Recorder,
Nat. u. DaVis-virginia City.
For Coroner,
Or. 4. @. SmIth-Alder Gulch.
For Treasurer,
y. 4. Henderson-Yirgi
For Probate Judge,
Theo. NIumy-yirgfnia.
For Assessor,
Wm. N. PattOn-Nevada.
For County Surveyor,
John L. COrbetC-Virginia.
For Commissioners,
WIN. NIitcheIl-Madison Valley.
Charles SaeLxett-w Wisconsin Greek.
III. G. HarrIson-Virginia.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-24

With malice toward none. with charity for all
,-fb frmuess 10 the right as God gives us to see
tbs ght let as finish the work we are 10. TO bind
~, the Nations wounds. to care for him who shall
ksve orus the battle aud for hts widow and orphan
a. 40 al which may achieve and cherish just and
, lasting peace among ourselves and with all
NRfiqns--ABKAHLN LINCOLN
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
Prescott Exchange for Safe.

ys>rtr unders;0ned offers for sale that prop
 erty known as the Prescott Exchange, now occupied by tho Iegislnlure-togethsr VIII ,,,e snest e. of BAR FIXTURES In the JerHio' ry-Chcsp for cash. and casn ony, sorrrr Prescott Sept q, ts67 rA