The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-11-16

power Win which Oaiifornfd look
hold ofthe Central Pacific Railroad and
pushed forward the stupendous enter-
prise In another paragraph it claims
that California has 100000 inhabitants, |
while an exhibit 1ot the State for 1866
shows a property valuation of $19I Il33,-
345, quite enough population and saPital
TO give any commonwealth Influence
Montana has not over $4,000 population
10 day, on most liberal estimate, and
her property valuation is S6.300,1lS;
neither men or money sufficient TO
build the North Pacific Railroad. Be
sides the Union Pacific Railroad was 3
company project. 1t received an appros
priaton of s64,30o.0OO from Congress
and a donation of 1880, acres of
landfor each of the 1882 miles between
Omaha and San Francisco, in all H.
049, 900 acres, the most magnificent
endowment ever bestowed on any en-
terprise. California as State has never
given any material aid to the U. P Re-
r., that we are aware of, the only dona
ton being 100000 by the city of San
Francisco and 80 acres of land by Sacra-
mento city. California has State debt
of nearly four million dollars, and has
not seen fit to add to il by taking hold "
of n railroad estimated TO cost one hun
dred and fifty millions. We do not men
ton these statistics as an argument
against State organization, but merely
to show the fallacy of the Democrats
argument When we have the popula
tion to sustain State organization with
out an oppressive tax upon the people,
our voice will be for the State of Mon
tara )" but it is unwise TO cut our lead
ing strings before We are able to walk,
and equally impolitic to agitate a meas
ure that has no hope of present success
and is not warranted by existing circum-
stances. What assistance we can obtain
from the general government,in the way
of appropriations for public buildings
and the assumption of the governmental
expenses of the Territory, we would for
felt as State, and by the general gov
/ cIuHscub AhS yOuhS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HiuSb
be sustained. The obedience of our peo-
pie to the laws we are proud to concur
in asserting and more than this, in
honor let il be said, the Commissioners
of Internal Revenue has stated that
\ there was no district in the Union where
the United States taxes were so promptly
and fully paid as in the Territory OF
Montana Let these things be in our
favor while soliciting favorable appro-
priations from the government as Ter
ritory. With the building of the Union
and North Pacific Railroads; the devel-
opment of our mineral veins; the better
navigation of the Missouri, and the sup
preston of Indian difficulties, will come
a How of immigration large enough to
entitle us TO the sovereignty of State,
and bear its expenses without excessive
taxation. We deem it unnecessary to
refer to the vexatious delays and legis-
lation in regard to other territories seek
ing admission under parallel circum
stances. There are many advantages
accruing from State organization, but
the preponderance of evidence is against
it, Better TO labor with diligence and
wait with patience until time and cir.
| cumstances have reversed the situation
/ and we can knock boldly at the doors OF
the Union, and in the tull strength OF
vigorous manhood, say, '' am of age
let me speak for myself"
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