The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-06-12
UP LIKE a ROCKET-DOWN
LIKE A STICK.

The Herald of Saturday evinces n
spirit of honesty and frankness that we
fear those who have been familiar with
it's history will scarce credit. 1t is the
Leon of journals, but its fangs are hurt
less, its monarch strength is held in sub
jugation by a contrite spirit, and 1t
would lie along with the lambs. Truly
the Millennium must be at hand. We
are not of those who would mistrust for
treachery its avowed repentance, or sus-
pect il of an endeavor to sneak into the
fold and steal what il is afraid TO fight
for. Such motives should not be inn
puted to paper that has ever been a
model of virtue, chivalric prowess, de-
cency, consistency, and editorial origi-
nG.lity. Therefore we are content 1t
should come over and be of us, since it
brings the Peri's precious gift, the peni-
tential tear, as an offering TO open the
golden gates of Paradise. 1t is due the
Herald, before quoting from its issue of
Saturday, to say that the article which
in one place it " AYERS upon its honor "
was written by the editor of the Posi-,
and in another that it was clipped from
the New York Herald" and which we
credited to the Fiskiana," was clipped
from the La Crosse Democrat of May 5,
the number of typographical errors in it
as appearing in the Fiskiana." render
ing il advisable to give 1t to the COM
Iositors from the paper from which it
was taken. BY the way, if the Herald
would be so obliging as to give the
names of the journals from which its
editorials are clipped, entire, it would
save us some little trouble in looking
over our list of exchanges to find them,
although it is only occasionally that we
cannot refer to them Immediately. We
call the attention OF our readers TO the
following manifesto in Saturdays issue
TO Whom IL may Concern:
WHEREAS, it is well known fact that
the Herald has for the last six months
been conducted on the policy " system,
and that we have endeavored by item
poriZiuC," and twisting, wiring in and
wiring out" by blowing hot and blowing
cold, turning political sOnler saults,
vilifying individuals whom we thought
popular opinion was against, and toady-
ing to those who we thought, perhaps,
had money that could be be procured by
this means TO lift the obligations for
$4,000 now held against this establish
men. by James w. Whitlatch, Esq, and
maturing at an early day and whereas,
II, he EyGf 1ax Of ca1f
servation, we have fusiladed, falsiied,
maligned and used every species of con-
temptible slander TO injure the Mon.
TANA PosT, putting in our strongest
licks while the office was being moved
to Helena, and it had no oppoT oTtunity to
reply and whereas this course has re.
suited in a vast increase of patronage to
the MONTANA Posi-, and fearful reduc-
ton of the subscription list of the Her
aid, and the receipts are inadequate to
the support of the family, and whereas
it will, unless some new expedient is de-
vised, be soon necessary to organize an
other overland expedition - find
another quartermaster's department, or
dispose of militia vouchers at ruinous
rates. disgraceful to the government of
the United States, in order TO pinch along
until we get another stock of material to
use as we have this one, without cost 20
to us; and whereas, we have frequently as
serted the Herald has the largest circula-
ton of any paper in America, and is con-
Quoted with degree of ability beside
which the "ReepdpitchiniR," Ndzeppd,
and Border Ru1idD sink into insight
canoe; and whereas, we acknowledge the
Herald has heretofore been violent in
extreme radacalism; was bought and
paid for as party paper by leading
Radicals whose confidence we betrayed
and to whose generosity we were un-
grateful, and whereas, the milksop-tem-
porizing policy system is as disgusting
to Democrats as it is to Republicans,
and whereas-therefore Great Heavens
can such things be and "bust" the
Herald. Is this the end of the family I
Echo answers" Family - 'am-i-ly''
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