The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-22
WHOLE NO. 1913.

gulty on the third article, yet every one
of them on their oath voted "aye" on
the Senate resolution that instigated
the House to the impeachment, and
they are guilty of perjury by their own
record. Never did Senators an act that
will more surely blacken their names
with infamy, than they. What does it
signify? That while England, Russia,
Germany, even Turkey, are progressing,
and liberal systems of government are
growing and spreading beyond the
sea, the American Republic is
lapsing into absolutism through
hell inspired ambition, avarice
and partizanism- johnson is virtually
sustained in his course, by this vote. The
Senate has yielded 10 him more abso-
lutte authority than that exercised by
any royal head of a limited monarchy
in Europe. To be King he needs but
the name. Less than hundred years
ago the trainers of the Constitution de-
clared the great object, upon which de-
pended the. perpetuity and welfare of
peoples government, was guard
against Capitalization of power; to-day
we have rejected the theory. 1t has
given the spoiler authority that he may
mar, subvert and destroy at will; given
to one who is dwelling drunkard, pos
sessed of all the vices of a low nature,
and whose conduct has left him without
a friend save the butterflies of the day
of sunshine. The evil that may come
of this may be but temporary. He may
attempt to retrieve an administration
that all posterity will loathe, and in
sullen acquiescence to laws he could
snap in twain at pleasure sit indolent,
in self-satisfed vanity, through the re-
naming nine months of his administrar
ton or he may bring evil on the land
if he will, as he has done in the past.
The Senate has said he is above law and
the Constitution. Politically it foreto-
kens third party, if there is any dis
cordant elements in the Chicago or New
York Conventions. Mr., Chase may be
inveigled into it, but the fate in recent
years of Filmore's, Bells, ,Breckinridge's
FIemont's and others attempts to ride
through on such bumboat arrangements
between the fire of the two contending
parties, should be to their profit. Upon
reconstruction it falls harmless. It is
an accomplished fact and in a few weeks
all the Southern States will be repre-
sented and restored to their former po..
sition in the Government. Not one line
will true men of the Republican party
swerye from its purposes or policy; hut
united and drawn closer by the conspir-
acies and bribe- bought success of the
opposition, they will concentrate and
fall upon their enemies with a resolute
determination unparalleled in our politS
ical history, and we will conquer.
The Gazette of yesterday, resorts to
logic and proves clearly to its own mind
that the Senatorial caucus was held on
Friday night, preceding the vote on
81, fs,Ia A
reading of the dispatches convinces US
of the same fact ; the breakage in the
telegraph having reversed the order of
the press reports, by the Salt Lake OPP
orator on the restoration of the line
giving the latest dispatches on the vote,
the preference over those previously
received, containing the account OF the
caucus. We find nothing in the leader
of the Gazette to very greatly disturb
our equanimity, or provoke reply. The
Gazette ground sluices the Herald insti-
tuition and pans out I" freebooter as
follows. 1t is the best blow from the
shoulder, and above the bell: which the
Gazette has given the Herald for some
time: ...... .- . ...
The Herald, mercenary as n hireling Swiss
is ready to be satisfied with anything that
will pay the best. 1t will toot Its horn either
for Andrew johnson or Ben Wade. 1t has
endorsed Impeachment and opposed it. Some
times it blows hot, and sometimes cold. 1t IS
sometimes Greek, and sometimes Roman 1t
| is /" ali things to all men," and is ready at
any moment to "seH its birthright for mess
/ of pottage." In fact it Is a craft ct sea
without pilot or rudder, and Is like the ely
| ing Dutchman," liable to turn up in any part
| of the ocean where least expected: we
1 should like to reciprocate criticisms with the
1 Herald had il any settled principle, but we
cannot make issues with FREEBooTER'
4 Define that Mr.. Organ. What do you
r,ran bv qualified impartial suffrage? As well
use the term " white black man or any
other contradictory expression.-Herald.
Well, Mr.. Fadladeen, at the risk OF
being censurable for not answering a
fool according to his folly, we will. No
man CT common information could mis-
! take the meaning of the words much
less that the phrase has been in gener~
al use for years . 1t means the privilege
of voting, restricted by resident, educa~
tional, property or other qualification,
conferred upon all citizens possessed OF
such qualifications, without partlallty or
prejudice on account of the land OF their
birth or the color of their skin. Tbs
Herald flies off at once to It's congenlcl
! companions the occupants OF I" Washes
house and teepees." We said 1" citir
zens.'' YOU again betray the ass beneath
! ! the foS's skin. We were aware in con-
;ninp it to rational creatures you would
construe IL into an attempt 70 deprive
{ Won of voting. While you propose to
I, hold us TO our present position, we viii
{ prove to you we don't belong to your
. kind of policy dodgers and you will
: want some one before tomorrow night
to help you let go.
! The Virginia (Ney,) EnteyTrise of May
; 9th says: The total shipment OF bullIoT
! from this city and Gold 9ill during the
e past week was S,S47 pounds, wortL