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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-17

The Honest Mans Tract,
No. l..

No. /.
Truth and Falschood. may be so blended
by an ingenious writer, that 1t will be Il
difficult task for the common mind to sepa-
rate the one from the other, and so come to
right conclusion.
The tract lately so freely distributed in
this section called by the taking title THE
PooR MANS TRAcT,i' furnishes striking
illustration of the truth of this assertion.
Ii begins by stating truth, but the reasons
given why the fact exists will not justify Us
in calling it "Truth." and herein lies
The intent to deceive, the blending of
ialsehood with;truth that some may believe
ii lie.
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winter. it is true that some of us !have not
so much means To provide our families. with
wi,ter comforts as we sometimes have; i
is true we have not been eytrayasant, and
we may have eaten coarser vlctuals than
at other times, but why! The author oi
the Poor Mans Tract, says:
~, :; hooo,,o tho f.,vrr,,nont If on,
country is the rich mans Government; II
| is because fifty cents of every dollar oi
our wages goes to pay the rich mans tax.
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Legislature Of 1868.

nave good reason to complain.
Legislature OF 1868.
SECOND PAPER.
The subject of my articles may seem
threadbare and unimportant since the
many are interested chiefly by what is Ell
thcr striking or intensely practical; end
yet to citizens, the true sOvereigns of the
nation. can anything be more highly bene-
fetal if not interesting, than, from IL stand
point removed beyond prejudices by time
aud space sufficient to render our view ac-
curate or at least truthful. to survey the
field where our laws are made, where so
many social and political battles are fought,
and yearly questions are decided which
affect every hamlet and every individual
throughout the Statel Will it not tend
to elevate the standard in accordance with
which many of our delegates are chosen, to
become intimately acquainted with oar
legislative halls, ana the men who have
been an influence there! Promising such
to be the ease, | shall benefit the whole
even If interest bat few, and hence pro
ceed, have given short description Of
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-17

-B-The Bangor IYdg says that the
late Caleb Billings of that city bequrathed
$1,000 to the Orphan Asylum. $1,000 to
the Theological Seminary and $500 TO
the Hammond Street Church in tho
language of the will "to be considered u,
gift from my mother"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER,


PAGE Initiative; The Political Outlook; Two
Roads Wanted The Government Debt; The
Deliyeraucs at Hand Alaska Catholic Edi-
torial Notes.
PAGE g2-virginia and Helena Locals; Helena
Letter List.
PAGE 3.-The Tissue of Life-Poetry; Inklings;
From BOzeman Sentiments from a SANITY
Source; Laws Of the United States; Miscella-
ueOus.
PAGE 4.-NUrtbsru Pacific Railroad-Commuuica-
by Philip Ritz, OF wzlIa waIIa, to Congress /;
kilograms
PAGE 5.-Laws of the United States Poetry
The Old Mans Bride Miscellaneous: Pen and
Scissors.
PAGE 6.-Poetry-hfter. Whose. One Dollars
WOrth-Beaverhead County, From Radersburg,
From Phnipsburg. Pen and Scissors, EloPemeut,
Murder and Suicide, Miscellaneous.
PAGE = kilograms Montana Post Directory.
PAGE s.-Helena Locals kilograms; From Dia
mond City Miscellaneous.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25
Alaska.

Although diversity of opinion existed
in regard to the expediency of the pur-
chase of Alaska by the United States,
the condition of affairs at present re-
specting that province can induce but
one expression-regret. Mr.. Stoeck,
the Russian Minister, unquestionably
acted in good faith, and represented the
desires of his government in negotiating
for its transfer to the United States.
Mr.. Seward, our Minister of State, al
though his action was considered mex
pedient by many, if cot the majority,
was clearly within his province in the
steps taken to effect the purchase. The
articles have been drawn signed by the
plenipotentiaries ratified by the Senate
of the United States and the Emperor
of Russia; proclaimed by the President;
civil possession formally given and ac-
cepted; a military department organ
lied therein, and the territory is now
held by the United States army. The
articles, as exchanged, June 80, 1867,
pledge the United States to pay to the
Russian government, within ten months
thereafter. the sum of 81, ,200,0 900 for the
consideration received. That time ex-
pired on Monday, the 20th inst The
money has not been paid or the appro-
priation made therefor. 1t was recently
stated that the Emperor Of Russia mans
ifested q willingness to extend the time
of payment, but no official declaration
of that character has transpired. 1t does
not cornporf with the dignity OF the ma
tion to engage in child's play, make
believe treaties; nor is it safe policy &c
occupy with U. s. troops and hold the
territory of great power, ever having
manifested the most cordial friendship
for us; to violate the contract, made in
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25
CATHOLIC.

The Roman Catholic Council convened
in Baltimore in 1867, petitioned the Pope
for the erection of new Episcopal Sees
and Vicariates in the United States.
The Pope complied with the petition,
and has erected nine Sees, four apostolic
vicariates, and appointed fourteen new
Bishops to fill them and vacancies here
tofore existing. Among the number
published in the Mirror we find the fol-
lowing announcements pertaining to the
west:
13. The new vicariate apostolic of
Idaho, by the Rt. Rev. Louis Lootens, of
the archdiocese of San Francisco.
IA. The new vicariate apostolic OF
Colorado, embracing also Utah, by the
Rt. Rev. j. Projectus Machebeuf, vicar
general of Santa Fe.
15. The new vicariate apostolic oE
Montana, by the Rt. Rev. Augustine Ra-
voux, vicar general of St. Paul, Mimi.
The erection ofthe vicariate of Arizona
for which the prelates had petitioned, is
delayed for the present, probably as pre-
mature; as is also the appointment Of a
coadjator tcG. the lamented Rt. Rev. DR..
Baraga, Bishop of Marquette, lately de-
ceased
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25

.CADELL, of Vancouver, has recently
invented an apparatus. or rather i'm
proved on the one used in Ural Noun
tains for the last half century, to sepa-
rate gold from alluvial soil. The water
for washing is raised in buckets attached
to the driving wheel and emptied in
cistern, something after the manner in
which water for irrigatiug purposes is
raised from the streams. From the cis-
tern the water falls into feed boxes, the
dirt being carried into conical shaped
cylinder, revolving by connection with
the main wheel. From this it is thrown
into the sluices, alter having been thor
oughly washed 1t is claimed to wash
cleaner, save more gold and economize
labor and money more effectuaily than
any system in use. The inventor has
applied for patent.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25

of Maine, Ex-Gov. Buckingham OF Con-
necticut, Cresswell of Maryland, Speed
of Kentucky, Brownlow of Tennessee,
and Pomeroy of Kansas, will go TO Chi
cago with the recommendation of their
respective States. Over the selection
from these will be the broil and bubble
and contest of the Chicago Convention,
and whoever may be the successful one,
can be relied upon as n man undoubted
and worthy of support and election ON
the Union Ticket TO fill the second office
of the nation. Both the Republican
and Democratic parties will, in their
conventions, have to declare a definite
position on the vital financial question
which, to say the least of it. has been
cowardly lodged by many of the State
conventions. As we view it, the adop
tion of the Pendleton scheme involves
the prostration of the business interests
of the country, inevitable Reputation
and consequent ruin. 1t is indisputable
that a portion of the Union party of the
northwest now looks favorably upon the
proposition; but there is not possibil-
ity that it will prevail at Chicago, and
but little fear of it in New York The
main issue upon which there will be di-
verse policies declared will be that Of
reconstruction, and the resolutions on
this poinJ will be as radically opposed as
though they were respectively drafted
in Boston and New Orleans. In thirty
days more the most important campaign
of the country will have been formally
opened, not to have cessation or armistice
until the Chief Magistrate of theRepublic
for the next four years has been declared
by the voice of the people. There can
be but one result anticipated-the tri-
umphant election of o. S. Grant.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25

THE California Legislature recently
passed an Act changing the time of cleo
ting members of Congress from the odd
to the even years. A bill has also been
introduce@-and we believe passed, in the
Kentucky Legislature, changing the
time of election from August of the odd
years to November of the even years.
The sufficient cause for the change is
the fact that by the "eyen" year cleo
tions those States are left unrepresented
when the first session of Congress is
held before the State elections are held,
an exceptional but not unprecedented
occurrence.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25
HELENA, MONTANA, SATURDAY, APRIL rs. /SSF,

The MONTANA Posr is a legitimate.
well established and successful enter
prise, owned and controlled solely by the
Proprietor and Editor, whose names APP
pear at the head of it's columns, having
no entangling alliances, and dependent
upon its own merits for continued sue
cess. As all legitimate business is con-
Quoted that those interested should have
honor and profit thereby, we deem il but
candid to assert that those objects will
be kept steadily in view, purposing to
give all our patrons full equivalent for
their investments. The Weekly has the
largest circulation of any paper in Mon
tanR, and thus offers superior induce
menrs to advertisers. The Daily starts
under as hattering auspices as we could
desire. Our Job Office is extensive, with
Power and Job Presses, n complete as
sortment of type, abundant material,
and as expert and skillful workmen as
there are in the mountains With these
facilities we guarantee satisfactory work
in all cases, at short notice and at rea-
sonable rates.
We have good will toward all good
willing men are content if we be heard
for our cause, judged according to our
deserts, and patronized as we are worthy,
and thus launch upon the wave of public
opinion the first number of the Daily
MONTANA PosT.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25

and the Northwest demands it. The
course the Central is pursuing is in our
fhvor unless the Government is too firm
" in the coils of the iron anaconda. The
voice of the East will be raised for
through competing lines, as the Asiatic
trade develops; and by united. earnest
effort these northern Territories should
have operations commenced upon the
road within a year that will give them
that great desideratum, direct and speedy
communication with the seaboard.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25
THE DELIvERANCE AT HAND.


The telegraph gives brief extracts
from the arguments of Manager Bout
well before the Court of Impeachment.
II we may judge the whole from the ex-
tracts given it is a model of forensic elo-
quence and one of the most powerful
appeals ever submitted to a civil tribu-
nal; nation pleading that the cup of
bitterness may pass from its lips; that
the thorns may be lifted from its brow,
and the era of blood, distress and danger
be succeeded by the skies of peace and
better days for the Republic. Right
well, and nobly, has their representative
portrayed the evil done by a perverse
and obstinate President The policy of
Congress was positive, having in view
the final burial of all cause of discord
and strife growing out of rebellion the
restoration to forfeited rights and privi-
leges in the Union of the people of the
South; the filling with the cement of
common interests, and binding with
immutable and equal statutes, the chasm
which the red dragon of Treason had
been digging for thirty years between
the North and South. The policy of the
President was negative. His mission
has been to prevent, subvert and destroy.
He humiliated the nation by drunken
ness; betrayed those who had elected
him to power /; usurped the powers of
Oon1raoo opd tha courfa ;pc;tad d;a
cord famed into flame the expiring
embers of rebellion declared co.o-di-
nate branch of government revolu-
tionary body" violated his oath of office,
the law and the Constitution /; and would
have made this peoples Government an
absolute monarchy, dependent solely
upoI him for its iass, their interpreta-
ton and execution. IT he has done
these things he should be deposed. If
he has not the people have been deceived
for three years,-and they have not been.
Forbearance long since ceased to be a
virtue. 1t had become a positive crime
against millions of loyal people before
their representatives presented them
selves before the highest Court in the
land and demanded his trial as a crimi-
inal. He has had fair, impartial hear
ing; been defended by the ablest coun-
selors, and the result will ere long be
known. 1t has been no farce" The
trial of President charged with high
crimes, ably prosecuted, ably defended,
before the chosen Senators of this ma
tion, can never be farce. He may not
be found guilty upon some of the arti-
cles, and some of the specifications may
not be deemed sufficient to warrant the
charges, but If his violation of the Con-
stitution, specified in the first article,
and of which his official, recorded acts
are the proof, is not sufficient grounds
for conviction and removal, there is no
civil power in the land to curb the
headlong career of a Constitution vio-
lating President. We look confidently
to his removal for the dawn of an era OF
Peace to see liberal measures supercede
those now necessarily stringent to see
the ship of State sail clear of the danN
gerous breakers in which it has been
houndering, and unity, harmony and
universal good will prevail throughout
all the land.
4
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25

CHEYENNE papers assert that the no
bic red man is having his annual indul-
gence in the atrocities of the war path,
and his deeds of iniquity are heralded
with astonishing head lines and an in
terminable array of exclamation points.
1t is said the rauchers in the vicinity. of
Fort Laramie have been murdered or
driven to the forts for protection, and
that the depredations extend as far as
Fort Fetterman, stock having been sto-
len, houses burned and men killed along
the entire route. So far the troubles are
more in anticipation than from what has
actually occurred. This is founded on
the withdrawal of the troops on the
Bozeman route, the exultation of the
Indians over their success with the So
called Peace Commission, and the graft
fication OF their desire for blood and
plunder in a general war on the exposed
settlements. On thisquestion the Lead
er makes the following startling asser-
ton
There can be no question that during the
coming summer the plains to the west, north
and east of this city will be the scene of the
bloodiest and most extensive Indian war
which the United States has ever known"
If, however, the gentlemen recently
arrived from Fort Smith were reliably
informed as to the orders received by
the comman2ant of Fort Smith, as re-
lated by our Bozeman correspondent. the
best thing the braves can do is to coun-
terfeit peaceful intentions. Meanwhile
the proposed expedition TO explore the
Black Hills is being organized at YaDk-
ton, Dakota, and is preparing to go in
sufficient force, with ample provisions
and armament to penetrate to the Pow
der River and Wind River Mountains,
and thoroughly prospect that hitherto
almost unexplored and promising region.
Wonder if the expedition will not turn
up in Montana by Autumn
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-04-25
TWO ROADS WANTED.

We devote considerable space to-day
to the letter of Philip Ritz, of Walla
Walla, to Congress, dated March 9th,
giving the arguments in favor of aiding
the Northern Pacific Railroad. The
writer is well known in Montana, and
his letter-the strongest appeal for the
Northern road that has appeared-will
be highly appreciated. There are no
doubtful theories submitted the argu-
ment is based upon demonstrated facts
and figures, that cannot be disputed or
or ignored. We know that during the
earlier agitation of this enterprise of
building and running road parallel and
near TO the extreme northern boundary
of the Northwest, there were many
doubts of it's practicability and necessity.
The rapid development and settlement
of the Territories and the increasing
trade with Asia, has answered the one,
and every evidence substantiates the
proposition that there are less SHOWS on
the 45th degree than on the 41st degree
of latitude. While trains on the Platte
are bedded in ten feet of snow and the
streets of Denver are impossible, there
is not a flake in our valleys. 1t may be
surprising, but it is nevertheless true,
that the line of mean annual tempera-
ture 600 deg. FahrenheiD which extends
through central Ohio, Indiana and nli-
nois, sweeps four hundred miles to the
northward of Helena The policy of the
! present session of Congress we regret to
see decidedly against giving aid to the
Northern Road, although the subsidies
asked is credit and not money. The
| resolution introduced in the House
some time since, which was regarded at
first as merely feeler before introdu-
cling the Northern Pacific bill. has
brought out the fact that the Central
road has brought enough peculiar lever
age to bear on many of the members to
materially increase the difficulty of Sc
curing the government subsidies re-
! uuired. The Central having secured all
they asked and reached the summit OF
| success would now pull the ladder up
after them. We have not doubt THAT
the Peace Commission is working direct
ly in it's interest and that an unlimited
corruption fund will be employed to de
feat competition. Every paper not in
the service of this yet uncompleted rail
road, from California to Nebraska, is in
arms against the extortions it is already
practicing. The only thing SO far saved
is time; the rates on the completed east
ern and western ends being as high o.
higher than by OK trains and coaches
If it is thus in infancy, it certainly onl,
lacks completion. and the prematur'
strangulation of competing companies
by branches making thousands Of miles
} tributary to it to render it the greatest
monopoly consummated since the Eas'
, India corporation controlled Great Bri-
tain. Beside it the monopoly lines thai
/ now manipulate several State Legisla-
i latures at pleasure. to the detriment o
the people. viii sink into paitry insight
) canoe. The politics and commercial
questions of the West would in few
years Je quietly decided at meetings o
J the Board Of Directors Of the q. p r. r
: There is a necessity for the Northern
/ line which the Central can never I'LL