The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-01-25
FINALLY.

FINALLY.
The Democrat of Saturday comes back
again on the possible conflict" As
there is nothing impossible, we might
lrt II pass as a harmless prognostication
something like DR.. Cummings amusing
and oit repeated predictions of the final
winding up of earthly affairs. but as the
"nigger is about all the Democratic
press has to c1pstiate on, aud VIC do not
wish tO leave our agreeable neighbor
without = theme for his next d" crUsber,"
we will accommodate him. The first
point attempted is a witticisn, by say
ing We Thought the article in the Dem
ocrut was intended as reply to some
article in the PosT," and that "it APP
pears that we, too, had been writing on
this subject" Well when an editor
finds several quotations from his paper
copied into another of adverse politics.
with LETT handed compliments bestowed
uron them, be might be excused for
thinking so, and we are, therefore, very
confident the writer of the Democrat was
hitched to this Posi- with scarce slack
enough 10 shake his astute head, when
he wrote the article referred to. We
are under quite an obligation for tue
admission of our ability Mt condensation
by The remark that we furnished in half
:: eolrmn OF leadcd matter. {" a rrhash OF
-. :. -, -, .,np1 IN .varw radical pz-
per in the land" The Democrat philos
orhises. Like SOME of the laws passed
at the last session of the Legislature,
the moralizings require some words sup
piled TO make complete sense. We take
the liberty To do so without " resolu-
tiun to that effect - The labor of the
white man alone will not support both
races n the South-(although the labor
Of the black man has). Let the negro
land white mani earn mis- bread by the
sweat of his brow. Let him (theIn) live
in obedience to the laws of the land and
cease his their outrages upon society.
Let him (them) disregard the teachings
of those who care nothing for the wei
fare of either the blacks or the whites of
the South, but are seeking their own
political or pecuniary Rggrandizement,
and there will be no reason why the
races cannot live together as harmo-
niously az before the war" We endorse
the above fully. The Democrat then
takes philanthropical view of the sub
ject. We had thought his fears were
for the whites of the South-it appears
his sympathies are all in arms for the
blacks:
sIn proof of the position We have taken
thsIfSere is much reason to fear a conhlcI
ths1swiil sooner OF later become general and
result ultimately In the determination or the
blacks of the South, much authority could be
cited that even our neighbor could not Ques-
tion."
Immediately after this, the Democrat
quotes petition from leading men OF
Chicot county, Ark, stating that nine
tenths OF the residents are blacks. and
asking for a company of troops fol
the protection of the petitioners. The
Democrat smelleth the battle afar off
il has fears, and tremblings, and dis
turbing doubts; it sees visions of dir
dismay. but appears to have no settled
idea of who is to get hurt. Is quotes
from the report of General Gillem t'
General Ord, conveying TO him an
account of the destitute condition o
freedmen in some localities, consequen
upon the failure of the cotton crop. Id
saws. there seems TO be wide spread
belief" and cit is to be feared that th'
efforts OF "evil disposed advisers ma,
lead TO collisions" The whole thing II
part and parcel of the same humbus
stories circulated tor political purposes
and General Gillem, even in the meagr'
extract published in the Democrat, sayi
he is satisfied the representations arr
the result of fear and exaggerated
rumors" Men rarely do n thing 'girli-
out some purpose. What have the ne
groes to gain by violence2 Nethiug
What lave tic DISTINGUISHED dissoys
whites 20 gain by the circu alton of thes'