The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-06-19
IN SEVEN YEARS.

1t was during the Third Session of the
Eleventh Congress in 1911, that the dec
laration WAS made by Mr.. Quincy, that
the admission ofLouisiana dissolved the
bonds of the Union and freed the States
of their obligations. Fifty years elapsed /;
the evil seed had been sown in fruitful
ground, and not only Louisiana, but all
the Southern States put the theory TO
practical test traitor after traitor left
the halls of Congress; State after State
seeded; lower and slower beat the
pulses of patriots, and on that memora-
bic 18th of April, 1861, Beauregard
trained his guns on Fort Sumter and
the flag, and the long, bloody, desper-
ate struggle was inaugurated. Amid
the roar of cannon and the wild shouts
of the populace, one bond after another
was broken, the Confederacy was estab-
lished and the war had begun. Whole
hecatombs OLIVES were sacrificed; the
earth trembled beneath the tread of
armed legions, and the dun cloud of bat
tie hung lingeringly over an area of coun-
try empires in extent. The people gave
up their blood and treasure as no other
country has given in modern days the
land became one vast house of mourn
ing for its dead and dying-and war
went on, till from every fort and field,
from every capital and masthead, on
plain and mountain top, old glory >
floated proudly and free once more, the
honored of all nations; and the war had
passed into history. The doctrine of Sc
cession had been tried in a tribunal
from which there is no appeal, and the
decision was against it. The forever
glorious sun of peace shone out brightly
after the night of battle was ended.
Dark clouds have obscured it since, and
the heavens have been portentous of
storm but they have passed and in the
councils of the nation, quietly, calmly
and considerably the representatives of
the loyal Ststes are weaving the vest
ments that shall entitle the representa-
tives of the erring ones TO come back
and sit down in the places where trait
ors had sold their birthright TO the de-
mons of ambition, malice and human
slavery. Their work is not lIer-
aided from the brazen, feverish
lips of cannon, nor does the ma
tion hold it's breath in an agony of sus-
pense as their votes are cast, for this is
work of good will, tor freedom and hu-
manity, one of the great victories of
Peace. The bill for the admission of
Arkansas has just been submitted TO
the President, and unless he veto the
bill, which would only temporarily him
der the work, the amendments will be
adopted and Arkansas will be repre-
represented in Congress. The bill for
the admission of North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia is now nearly
ready for submission TO the President
and one after another the Southern
States, some of which have anticipated
the requirements of the bills in ratifying
the 14th article, will have quietly
wheeled into line. and the Union arch
will be perfect once more. These
ten States will add twenty~three Senas
tors and fifty representatives to Congress,
the large proportion of whom in the
States that have held elections, are Re
publicans, although Notwithstanding
their antipathy to Z" the blasted nigger," !"
quite a number of Democrats have very
graciously condescended to be elected
by their ballots. And so closes the
chasm; so are healed the wounds of re-
bellion, so are re-welded the bonds of
nationality, so stronger and greater,
purer and nobler comes forth the nation
from the furnace of war. Seven years
gave our Union life seven years has
destroy ed its most insiduous, deadly en-
emy. 1t has new lease of life !;
day of better promise breaks on the
horizon, and the stars on our banner re-
feet their matchless, hopeful lustre
wherever man would be free.
THE OREGON ELECTION.