The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-11
4 WORD ABOUT THE CONVEN-
TION.

The Denver AtrS. some weeks since,
in an article which we published at the
time, suggested the propriety of a terri
tOrial convention, aud named Salt Lake
City as the proper place. The Herald
follows up the suggestion by stating
some of the advantages Of such con-
vention, and recommending there be one
regular delegate from each county in the
Territories, and three delegates at large
from each Territory; naming the 18th
day of October as the day upon which
the convention shall assemble. To all
these preliminaFies of time and place we
accede, and urge not only the propriety
but the actual necessity for such CON
vention, to represent to Congress united
Iy and forcibly the disadvantages and
grievances under which the people Occu-
pying half the Republic are now labor
ing II has nothing in il of a political
nature il is movement in which Dem
ocrats and Republicans are alike vitaIly
interested and merits the attention OF
all That. as has been urged against it
by one paper, in the minutia of mining
laws and regulations, there is and must
be local differences, depending upon the
pecuIiaritics Of their different minerals
and manner Of working them, is true ;
and yet there are laws made by Congress
u govern these things common TO all
the Territories, and theexpression of the
wants OF the people interested, with the
reasons for it, approved by their repre-
ssntatives in this Convention, would
have great weight in legislation upon
tine subject; and if we fail 10 state our
necessities, the fault lies with ourselves.
Among the great grievances are, how
ever, the (mislmGnagcment Of Indian
affairs, and the unjust discrimination
made against Us in postal matters. 4
late number of the T'r'bWu. contains one
of the silIiest arguments in regard 20 the
former we have ever known his honor,
II. G., TO be guilty OF. 1t urges the ap-
poiutment of an eastern man as Super
intendent Of Indian Affairs, on account
of the difficulty of finding an honest
western man. Shades of departed East
ern swindlers, heaTken TO that What
a tribute to ketchum, and Smythe, and
Bogy. What an appreciation oS army
contractors, shoddy manufacturers and
stock gamblers; and withal, what
tribute 20 the hardy skirmish line of
pioneers who have driven barbarism
westward from the Missouri, and civil
lized. developed and cultivated the i'm
mense region from the center of the
Union 70 the Pacific ocean, in eighteen
years: toiled by the rivers and in the
mountains fought the treacherous In
dians: honestly, bravely and success
fully. filling the Golfers of state with the
shining ore, while, as pioneers ever are,
they remain the poor, dishonest, I'D ig-
norant (?) mud-sills, unworthy of being
intrusted with duties which none but
them understand, appreciate or are com
petent to carry out Until the govern
ment does appoint a Western man to the
head of the Indian Department, we may
expect to see. yearly. hundreds of men,
women and children sacrificed upon the
altar Of eastern honesty We had hoped
that the transfer of Indian affairs 10 the
War Department would lead to good
results. Developments do not justify
any great expectations. \ column OF
United States troops with peace commits
zione-s preceding it, is a signal to drape
the national ensign in Petucoats and
write farewell letters to all our friends in
exposed localities. The Territories
should make unanimous protest against
all such humbuggeTies- Then our pos
tai facilities. 1t costs, counting distance
nearly fifty times as much TO get a news