The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-06-12
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II will be recOllected that in lS0O-61
tile Northern sympathizers of the South,
among whom may be mentioned Mr..
Pendleton, the candidate for the Presi
dency, who is going 10 excel any pre-
vious show manager in the country by
marching a caravan of trained animals,
one thousand in number, through the
streets Of New York previous to the
opening of the Democratic circus on
July 4th, argued constitutionally, and
with unauimity, that the Federal Gov
erDment had no authority to cOerce the
seeding States and hold them as in
tegral and inalienable parts ofthe Union.
IL will be remembered that the emanci-
patton of slaves in the rebellious States
was declared an atrocious outrage upon
the Southern people, and also unconsti~
tutional. The war for the Union was
in 1864 declared failure through the
rottenness, villaiDy and diabolism of
Mr. Lincoln's administration. IL is not
forgotten that the 14th amendment to
the Constitution offered for the ratificaS
tion OF the entire country, binding
equally upon all, and the only bond ask
ed of the Southern States was denounced
as q monstrous iniquiJy, an act of iron
handed tyranny, which the South should
reject with scorn and indignation-and
il did. Still more recently it was de-
ternined to permit the people of the
South TO reorganize their State govern
men;s as TO them seemed best, and the
military power was in the meantime
retained as a conservator of the peace
until civil governments were erected
upon the ruins of rebellion. Again
went up the howl against sa-
traps" myrmidons," tyrants," and
monsters" whose unconstitutional !"
trampling upon the rights of the South
all time and eternity would be too short
in which TO sufficiently denounce. The
war successful, it has been acceded con-
stitutional at least. if not just; emanci-
patton accomplished, il is acknowledged
right; the 14th Constitutional amend~
ment not having been ratified, it would
now be accepted as magnanimous in the
highest degree Last and worst of all
was the military despotisms, and no
sooner does the Republican party de-
clare in favor of the speedy resumption
of civil governments than all the ami
mosities against the military power re-
solve into an intense disgust with the
former. The latest unconstitutional
"" that titilates the nose of Democra-
cy and raises a sneeze against Radical
ism, is delightfully."- set north in the fol-
lowing from the Gdzotte OF yesterday:
We wonder how greater burlesque on rep
resentative government could be exhibited,
than IN the recent returns of the elections in
the Southern States. The men elected to
represent them in Congress are almost univer-
sally strangers to the people whom they are
elected to represent. Broken down suffers,
cashiered volunteer officers, attaches OF the
Sanitary Commission and Freedmen's Bureau,
or perambulating correspondents of some
Northern newspaper, cover most of the list
Carpet-baG In hand, they travelled through
the Southern States, got In with the negroes,
controlled the Conventions, and are elected
to Office from States TO which the Constltu-
tion guarantees n republican form of govern
ment. Without reputation, without eharac-
ter, without honesty of purpose, the respecta-
bic Republicans of the North may we'll be
proud of their carpet bag aliies-
Now PERHAPS it would occur TO some
that it is a rather peculiarly exhibit
ed" election return that gives a mans
record and the kind of parcel in which
his wardrobe is transported. 1t might
seem little strange also that '' stran'
gers" would be selected TO represent
the South, when not only officers, but
electors are required by the law TO be
registered resident citizens, and one OF
the largest white votes polled in many
years, outnumbering the negroes two to
one, selected them as representative
men. II was also an oversight on the
part of the GGzEtts TO mention that many
Democrats are among the carpet