The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
NOW or ANY TIME.

We think that daring the past week
we have proven conclusively that the
Herald is utterly unscrupulous. corrupt
and unprincipled. If we have not, the
slightest intimation To- that effect will
bring out still stronger points in the case.
That institution is perfect Augean
Stable of filth, and if its public record,
its own files, have rot Proven that, we
stand prepared to turn into it river of
incontrovertible personal evidence, at
our command, and 70 prove it SO inia-
mously vile that even Brick Pomeroy
would forswear it. We took occasion
on Saturday to challenge it to stand by
an editorial it published on Thursday,
and it dare not do it. We challenged
an expression Of its views on any party
issue now before the country that its
own files within the last six months and
under the same editors would not con
trovert, and it dare not take up the
gage. 1t left the party because it thought
there was more plunder in the Denaoc-
racy, and was afraid to stand by the re-
suit of the impeachment. 1t has the
impudence and effrontery of the devil,
but lacks his cunning his deceit but
not his shrewdness his dissimulation
but not his skill. Depending on it's
own effiuvia to prevent other journals
from touching it, it resembles the oder
iferous mammal that dared the lions to
combat. To conceal its own depravity
it charges that the Union Central Com
mittee, composed of representative men
from all parts of the Territory, that itself
commended, and who have the respect
and confidence of the entire party, stand
committed to schemes that enable Geo.
NJ. Pinney TO work out base plans. that
are dishonest and reprehensible. We
pronounce this charge unqualifiedly
false, and that Committee, whose word
is better than the HerdLd's, will every
member so affirm a few days ago it
had at the head of its editorial columns
the expression, We know where we
are to-day, but who can tell where we
will be tomorrow" 1t was thought by
manyfo be significant and too truthful
remark, but events have since shown
that it does not even know where it is
to-day. We offer as evidence of its blind
vascillating Inconsistency the following ::
He PInney) still holds the responsible Office
of Chairman of the Territorial Union Com
mittee, and controls that body through his
obsequious Dnd subservient dependents This
power enables him to work out his base plans
under the cloak of the Republican party.
Therefore we oppose him, and declare our in
dependence of political parties Ia the Ter
ritory ."-[ Herald, April 30. taL
One of the "points I" claimed is that the
Herald deserts the party on account of the
Chairman of the Central Committee. Not SO.
Herald, May 2. rt ..|L
And now the Herald having swallow
ed that which it elected, lodged, ITEM
porized," exhibited the most contemp-
tible cowardice; Jared worse than any
newspaper we ever knew in fight it
brought on by n long series of the vilest,
most malicious hbels against this pa
per, which the foul instincts of the con-
Germ could prompt; It having thrown
up the sponge without even the credit
of having made good fight, we would
advise il to be less belligerously blat-
ant in the future. In case it desires an
other round we will always Re found
ready. and circumstances at present in
dicate that in this instance, our duty TO
the public may induce as to open
whether that institution is desirous or
not. We were advised by many friends
of this paper to let the vile aspersions
of that sheet pass unnoticed, and only
violated their wishes, when il tried to
desert the party under the plea that the
very honest people who conduct that
paper could not endure the corruption
of the Republican party. Under those
circumstances we took the liberty to
kick the sneak out of the party, where
il only belonged as a camp follower. and
apologizing to our readers for having
used words and expressions which had
long been strangers to those columns,we
hope they will as generously forgive
this indiscretion as they have our many
other faults.