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The Montana post., 1869-03-12
THE CABINET.

The long expectancy is ended, the
Cabinet officers are named. Grant has
taken the country by surprise-fanked
prognosticators-not having made a se-
lection, except Washburne. that had
been expected. 1t may or may not be
strong Cabinet: time will prove
that. Scarcely two men in the country
agree upon who should fill the Cabinet
offices. Grant has exercised his judg~
ment and we abide the result His
identification with the great governs
mental events of the past four years; his
association with the prominent men OF
the country, and his excellent judgment
of men and their adaptation TO certain
positions, as evidenced by the experience
of the past, gives rs more confidence in
the ability of this Cabinet than is de-
rived from knowledge of the men.
Z. b. Washburne, of Galena. Illinois,
every one knows. He is a native of
Maine; 53 years of age has been in
every Congress, since 1852, as Repre~
sentative from the Third Illinois Dis
trict; was Chairman of the Committee
on Commerce in the Fortieth Congress,
and succeeded to the Chairmanship of
the House Committee on Appropriations.
Oh t0c uculu Ol Hdu DttNenS. he Is IN
unrelenting economist. He and Grant
are lions in the way of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. A
At. Stewart-the merchant king of
the New World, is an Irishman by birth
has amassed a fortune of nearly forty
million dollars in as many years; is a
man of keen business sagacity and thor
oughly conversant with the Finances of
the country. He was cordial and able
friend of the Government during the
war, brings a ripe experience TO the po-
sition, and is probably as acceptable a
man for the Treasury as the nation has.
Ex-Governor Jacob ID. Cox, of Ohio,
will make good Secretary of the Inte-
rior- The position lay between Wade,
Dennisoa and Cox, and the latter has
been invited 10 step into IT, Gen Cox
served with distinction during the war,
and was elected Republican Governor
of Ohio by majority of over $4,000 in
1866. 4. ,e-i.l. :, irI,, MIX ~
K. B. Hoar. named for Attorney Gem
eral. is from Massachusetts,. He was the
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

For the reason that Rink" is not an
English word It is no torturing of the
English language TO call Was6oe lake
Skating Rink.-Independent.
Beg your pardon, but differ. Our Ian.
guage stands open armed as the Cons
missioners Of Emigration. Custom makes
law, and usage naturalizes foreign born
words Our lexicons are full of these
adoptions as the land Is with citizens.
foreign born, and are entitled to "pro.
lection The word IL in the late stand>
ard editions Waken up, Barbour.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

THE New York World snarls its cap-
tious hatred at Grants inaugural-the
only leading paper that does so. When
the World speaks of it's lacking "the
grave, sustained propriety of expression
beftting Chief Magistrate" it is only
necessary to remember the 81 am-hic-
a plebian-hIc-and don't-hic-care a
continental of Johnson TO know what
it's ideas of ''propnety of expression"
are.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

THE Fifteenth amendment. the adop-
tion of which he-Grant-urges, pro-
vides that no State shall deprive any
person of the elective franchise on ac-
count OF race. color or previous con-
dition of fseryitude.-Gdzette.
We make allowance for the hostility
of the Gazette to the amendment If such
is it's understanding of it. There is a
vast difference between ''person~ and
citizen The term in the amendment
is citizen" 1t is true the democracy
OF Montana on election days, make no
distinctions far as heard from-but
it exists, nevertheless. That they may
be educated on this point, Registration
law is essential, but the Fifteenth
amendment applies TO communities
where even the democrats know the diff
terence, when il helps them to carry an
election
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

-. II. G." inquiries: - What effect
does the change in administration have
upon Federal officers in Montana, ap-
pointed and not confirmed %
The appointments of some officers, as
guagers and store-keepers, do not, we
believe, require confirmation. Under
Sec 2, Article 2 of the Constitution, all
commissions requiring confirmation, is
sued by the President during a recess of
the Senate or during its session, not
confirmed before its expiration, expired
with the Senate session on the 4th of
March. The tenure of office act pro-
vides in addition, that in such cases the
Office shall thereafter remain in abeys
ance, without any snIary, fees o. emol-
uments attached thereto until it shall
be afterward filled by appointment. The
duties of the Office are performed by a
designated officer
BY Sec. / of the Tenure of Office law
it is provided that persons holding or
appointed to any civil office, by and
with the advice and consent of the SEN
ate, shall be entitled to hold such Office
until successor shall have been in like
manner appointed and duly qualified
To specify: There was no Governor
or Collector of Montana on the 5th inst,
and all appointments to post offices and
Indian agencies by Mr.. Johnson, not
confirmed, expired on the 4th.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

Delegate of Montana, expired with the
10th Congress, March 4th. Montana
will have no Representative in Congress
until after the August election. The
41st Congress has: Senate; Republicans
Sc; Democrats 10. House; Republicans
134; Democrats Il; giving Republican
Senate majority of 46; House 63. There
are SO House members to elect New
Hampshire elects in March. Connecticut
in April. Alabama and Georgia have
yet to elect; Mississippi, Texas and
Virginia have yet TO accept reconsiruc-
ton. Vice President Schuyler Colfax
will be President of the Senate; James
G.. Blaine, Speaker OF the House.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

Not one foolish idea of responsibility
will restrain him-Johnson-from ming
ling with the masses.-Gdzettc.
Not one, foolish or wise. He. who took
the oath of President of the United
States and delivered his inaugural in a
drunken stupor; who assailed the Con-
gress of the United States as "a revo>
lutionary body" who swung the cir
Gle" addressing the people of the United
States in drunken gibberish, threaten
ing TO "kick out" their representatives
in Congress who made the Presiden-
tial mansion the temple of pardon brok-
ers: who betrayed friends and insulted
enemies, and who sppnt the last hours
of his administration in pardoning the
assassins whose work gave him the
Presidency. and left the Secretary of
State dis6gured and mentally injured
man for life-he will have no compunc-
tions of conscience in mingling with
anybody, or doing ANYTHING. The Ga
Eette is right in its assumption; go on
with the argument. aFIi .lf
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

TIE primary planets in the Solar Sys-
tenn. as yet discoyered, number ia.
The late Astronomical Almanacs ac>
credit the discovery of twenty-three of
these to American astronomers. One,
discovered by Mr.. Watson at Ann Arbor,
Michigan, Aug. 10. 1867, is named
Helena" 1t ought always to be in
the ascendent.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

The Deseret Neaos invites us into the
told of the Mormon Church, and says
cit will improve our morals in this
world and our finances in heaven You
can't play that on us, Bro. Cannon. Old
birds have a suspicion of chaff We
permitted our enthusiasm to strap a
knapsack on our back got picked up
on oil stocks by not getting in on the
ground floor; went a good deal on "wild
cat" quartz, and even believed in the
honesty of politicians at different times
to our serious subsequent disgust or re-
morse, but do not propose To be hood
winked by any such propositions as that
of the Nelos. If it would suit the
Church Polygamic, to transpose the re-
wards,-give us the financial benefits
here-we might be willing, along with
Brigham, Bros. Cannon, Stenhouse and
the rest of the big guns TO take haz-
ardous chances on the moral reward
hereafter. We don't gush with Faith,
and would rather risk it for morals than
money. We are under an obligation to
the Nelcs, but respectfully inform 1t
that we did not ask a subordinate posi-
ton, and no proposals will be enter
tanned not looking to at least as many
wives as the leading Salt Lake editors,
and Church profits sufficient to main>
tain them in frst-class calico and prov
ender. All communications considered
confidential If written in the new Nor
mon alphabet.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12
TnE San Jose CCall Patriot has the

The San Jose (Cal) Patriot has the
following huge story
About a mile and a half south of the
city, meat. in bits, came down yesterday
like hail from the clouds, covering near
an acre quite thickly with il. and an
acre or more round about not so abund-
antly. The story is vouched tor by sew
eral persons. and we have seen a bit,
represented TO be a portion of the meat
which fell. The Mercury office has, we
understand. been supplied with enough
TO make hash. Ii is deep red meat
of the color of RABBIT meat
If the story is not mdHHa-factured,
the Great Bear must have been "chawed
up" in some astronomical encounter for
the astronomical uses of San Hozans.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

THE Associated Fress News Agents
are getting lively. Instead of the old
fashioned term-"Blank bill taken up
they have substituted the words ''eleva-
ted" lifted, reared" etc. The next
word will probably be "Elijahed," be-
cause he was taken up"
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

WEST VIRGINIA has ratified the Con
sti tutional Amendment
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

YESTERDAY Andrew johnson leiI 70
Executive chair. To him It WE
trublesome and uneasy seat.-Gdse",.
Ungraciousl If Andy was trouO'.
with q good deal of bile, why s'lude
it so poiutedly?
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

THERE were a number of In-augur~
alton Balls last highland number of
. Balls with cork-screw-rations.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

The Gazette, in attempted justification
of blunder in confounding the words
citizen" and person"
Wires in, and wires out,
Leaving the matter still in doubt,
Whether the worm that made the trail
Was going in or coming out
If the word used was person as
the Gazette argues, it would include
men, women and children, Indians not
taxed, foreigners unnaturalized, Repub-
licans of all ages unquestioned, and
Democrats of all degrees unwashed.
The amendment may be Objectionable,
but the Gdzette's objections are most ri-
diculously absurd.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

The State election in New Hamp-
shire TOOK place Tuesday, March 8.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

THE resignation of Mr.. Washburne is
doubtless owing to the severe views ex~
pressed in the Gazette. Calling him a
"third rate man" was terrible"
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

1t was said "all's we'll that ends
welles.T but the telegrams say he isn't :
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

The ghost of the Recorders Office at
Austin has been settled by mailing a
horse shoe over the doC-
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

The following is the substance of the
law OF Sept. I'd, 1889, rendering Mr..
Stewart ineligible to the Treasuryship.
1t will be found in the Statutes at Large
or in Brightly's Digest, 17s6-ls0s, p.
SS4, sec. Al:
mo person appointed to any Office
instituted by this act shall directly or
indirectly be concerned or interested in
carrying on the business of trade or
commerce, or be the owner in whole or
in part of any sea vessel, etc, etc.
a violation is deemed high misde-
mesnor. The penalty $4,000, removal
from office and disqualification forever
after from holding any Office in the
United States.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

the respective departments TO winch
they are now assigned than the stations
under the Johnson regime.
Not the least pleasing feature Is the
move on the New York Stealing Depart
ment. The two Depuy's convicted In
the courts for completely in the whisky
frauds and sentenced TO a term of years
in prison, were of course pardoned by
Johnson at the same time he pardoned
the assassin conspirators. But fortun-
ately the order for release was not
served quickly enough 10 defeat Justice
and the pardon has been revoked. Sim
ultaneous with this, that very prudent
gentleman, Mr. Collector Smythe, of
New York, taking opportunity by the
forelock resigns. When the guerrllias
begin To scanper they have bad news.
The change in administration will be
more to the advantage OF the Treasury
than all the laws that could be execut-
ed. and the first move of Grant, in w:P-
ing out Johnson's effort to defeat JUS
tice, gives the key note 10 which ali
rogues may speedily set their march.
California has pretty large delega-
ton in Washington at present, doubt-
less looking after the political appoints
ments for that State. Among the Pa>
cific coasters present and past who may
daily be seen as they come TO the street
surface in the political Maelstrom, the
Alta correspondent mentions the fol~
lowing: Gen John A. Sutter, General
John G. Fremont, Hon. George Wright,
Hon Charles A. Washburn, Hon. John
Goodwin Hon. j. B. McCorkie, Hon. Jo-
seph McKibbin, Hon. Ned McGowan.
Hon. J. w. Bagley, Hon. ]. d. FL. Hem
derson, Hon. Benjamin Lippincott, Gen.
Pangrave. Gen. Easement, Gen. Pan
shaw, ex-Gov. Gibbs, Col. Rust, Colonel
Ihrie, Major Hoff, Major O'Brien, Capt.
John Nye, Capt. Tillinghast, Col. Will
son, Major Halloran, Major Sibley, Gen.
Denver, Hon. w. Z. Lovett, Capt. Nc
Kim, Col. r. McGee, Col. Chas. James,
Hon. James t. Ryan, Capt. Korpenning.
Col r. j. Stevens. Jesse ID. Carr, j. G.
Davis, VIM. b. Carr, Marcus ID. Boruck.
John Saunders, Frank Hereford, G.
Ham" Light, John Altman, II. NJ.
Stow. Il. w. Hinchman, Il. b. Valentine,
Adolph Sutro, st. Clair Denver, Frank
Turk, Frank Wright, II. Clay Smith, G..
J. Pearce, Judge Dean, A. NJ. kenada,
Louis Schloss, - Burch, NJ. KlAucke,
Jr., A. A. DeLong, and others.
The Montana post., 1869-03-12

Graves. n Dubuque Qowa) banker, airs
himself in 5000 carriage. with
$4,000 team. .I... .-.r.u
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

Sixty MILES AN HoUR.-One Of
the most interesting fruits Of the at
tention now paid to the velocipede is
a new invention just made by two in
genious mechanics Of this city, Of
which we yesterday examined a
model. 1t is a monocycle, or single
machine, consisting of wheel eight
feet in diameter, with a tire some six
inches wide, or two narrow tires on
its outer edges, with two sets Of
spokes connecting with double cen
ter which fills the place Of hub, the
two sides Of which are some two feet
and a-half apart. The operator Is 10
the middle, and propels the wheel BY
a simple yet curious apparatus in
which both bis weight and his muscle
are brought into play. Any more
precise description would manifestly
be out Of place until the patent has
been issued. The inventors antici-
pate their machine will exceed in
swiftness every other device of the
kind. They do not think that sixty
miles nm hour on a smooth road will
be impossible.-N. Y. Sun.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

lIe sailshed 10 sommeoeo on 4 small
waIe. u V zoo eommoa fef yeans
heaaekeepen N beala whsFe their
mothers ended. Ivy all that Is Ne.
cesmfy 10 work sklIlfaIly With adofs
your houss with Ill that viii render
II comfortable. 10 bot look II
richer homes, and eoset their estIy
fafnitur. II secret dissatisfaction Is
ready 10 spfieR ~, 10 Q step further,
and visit the home Of The suffering
poori behold dark, eheefIess apart
menta, inmficicni clothing, aud ab-
sencc Of all the comforts aud refine.
ments Of social life, aud then return
10 your own with q joyful spirit. You
will then be prepared 10 meet your
husband with a grateful heart, aud
be ready 10 appreciate the toll Of self
denial which he has endured In the
business world to surround you with
the delights Of home and you will
cooperate cheerially with him Ia SO
arranging your expenses that his
mind will not be constantly harrass.
ed lest bis family expenditures may
encroach upon public payments.
BE independent; young house
keeper never needed greater mora
courage than she docs now, to rcsis
the arrogance Of fashion. DO no
let the AS and BIS decide what yo,
shall have; neither let them hol'
the strings Of your purse. You kno'
best what you can and ought ;
afford. 1t matters but little wha
people think provided you are tru
yourself, to right and duty, and kee
your expenses within your means.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

A remarkable diamond story has
bssn ssi saoat Ia ihe snslsfa psFI n
Ihis State, whish y tfiehy - folIow
Nearly century aao an old gen.
Iieman IN lhe lower gft N Virgins
picked ~ . stone 10 throw ai . fhb.
M The stone glIliercd N the un,
and The old man concluded 10 take u
home 10 bls children 10 play with.
Shortly aiierwafd The family pby.i-
cIan happened 10 see ihe stone, and
offered sis dollars iof h, but ihe fam.
Ily would not eIl, subsequently .
trasty friend about 10 visit Europe
waa given the stone, and on hisreach.
Ing London he consulted an old lap
diary named Nox, who, after careful
examination, declared that "all Amer
lea Il not able 10 buy that stone.' A
jew, whom the trusty friend ai,cr-
ward consulted. informed him not TO
come out with the stone again with
out a guard, as he would be robbed
we're II known he had Il. The friend
returned home, and delivered up the
precious gem. Some time aitcrward
a party of'six Marylanders offered
for tho stone in lands and negroes the
equivalent of 100000, which was
refused. The old man died, and the
stone remained in the family for sey.
eral generations, and recently, SO run'
the story, II came into the possession
of DIR. Dougherty, Of Mechanicsburg
Penn, whose children are legal heirs
It is claimed to be q diamond Of frs
quality, and weighs 450 carats, Will
that Of the Rajah Of Mattan, said b
be the largest in the world, weigh
only 367 carats. The stone has bee,
sent away to pass the scrutiny Of tn
ablest scientific men in the country
and the Harrisburg State 0aarc
which is responsible for the story .
: which the above is an outline, say
"there is reason 10 believe that Amer
, ica can boast the largest diamond i
| the world" m
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

ss.. - - a. 80.
n'1''f y =. w n'H'S'"' fsp. ~ ,ses
n'''w 'ea'~a'- ~ F"vs 'e
'aass = s"eHs.'hH' y = s''aa"'
'ha' h,'Sis'lFW WI hH he recon.
sif'T'ea ve'ofe We 'nA"E"m''oa o'
.'enefa' ''fAa'' ih W. present. 'o|
h's administration .. q consultation 'o'
,h's stale WHEY Y i'a''''' WV
i"ger, ahd h'as w. aol'nso', are
three o. our e''''ens and eom'na"d
universal respect. LOT them request
q meeting Of ilie mcmbsfs VI The
Convention Of August lSos' let
this meeting bs held 10 jackson, on
the accond Monday OF March. and
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

If we write bitterly Of the Radical
party and the General Government,
IL is because Of the bitterness which
we feel at the woes inflicted upon us.
If we of the South feel bitter and
vindictive towards the North, it is
because Of the ruin and suffering
which have been inflicted upon US by
the various and wicked attempts at
reconstruction. The so-called Re-
publican party has the control of the
Government. 1t has attempted to
reconstruct the South several times
its only object being to strengthen
itself. and to sggrandize its leaders.
In doing this, it has pulled down the
pillars Of liberty, upset the time
honorcd institutions Of the country,
and involved the people in agricul-
tural, financial, and commercial ruin.
A different policy would have pro-
duced q very different result. Mild
ness and brotherly kindness towards
tho people Of the South at the close
Of the war, would have begat like
spirit on the part Of our people, and
engendered love for the Union and
a devotion 10 the government that
would have surpassed the love and
devotion felt towards il in its palmy
days of justice and virtue. But,
alasl this policy did not prevail.
Evil counsels ruled the hour, and
evil,results have followed.
But it is not yet too late to do
good: The people Of the North have
it in their power to repair at least a
part Of the injury which has crippled
the North and well nigh ruined the
South, Take away the army Of carr
pct-bag and bureau 'vuhures which
have swarmed aud still swarm all
over the South, harrassing and plum
deriog, sgitating. and destroying our
property, our people, and our labor
system Give the ! s.ates and The
people Of the South their rights under
the Consultation. This Is all the
trsmpled South asks Of the trium-
phsut North. This is all we need to
rebuild our waste places and make
our fields blossom like the rose, and
bring peace and prosperity to oul
now distracted and ruined South.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

LABOR IN CALIFoRSrA.-lt is as
serted that iu California any able
bodied man can get thirty dollars a
month and his board, if willing to
work. The Labor Exchange Of San
Francisco, on institution established
last spring, to give gratuitous aid to
immigrants and Others. veeking EN-.
ployment, continues to have more de-
mands for all descriptions Of labor
ers than il can supply. The rates Of
wages are as follows, paid in gold;
Skilled mechanics from 81 to SO per
day; farm hands, $50 to $40 per
month, with board; wood choppers,
81 so per cord female domestics,
$50 per month. = = =
Notwithstanding this high pay, j
is stated that the supply of labor !;
not equal to the demand, and Cali
fornia would be hard pressed were i
| not for the Chinese. Many thou
sands Of Cinnamon, IL is reported
are now employed on the railroads il
progress. In vineyards, they are fas
supplanting white labor. They usu
ally get about one dollar a day, find
ing themselves. Itis estimated tha
the number now in California j. q
less than sixty thousand, and tha
this number will rapidly inereas
when their civil rights are better pro
tected.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-06

Few things N Ihs Iivss II dl=sin.
Taishsd men afs - impressive, ~ -
fHII n VI aide suggestions, ~ their
frequent IHmeals over opportunities
~ mental and moral culture
IN hIs Autobiography, sif Walter
swii mysi ~ Il sItanId ever falI %
,he loi u youth % pefuse these psges,
let such reader remember that u l.
with lhe deepes. regret that ! reeol-
lect, In my manhood, ,lls opIortani-
Ties of learning which ! neglected in
my youth that through every part
Of my literary career, | have fcli
pinched aud hampcred by my own
ignorance and that | would, at this
moment, give half the reputation |
have had The good fortune 70 acquire,
II, by doing 80, l could rest the re-
naming part upon a sound founda-
tion Of learning and science
Edmund Burke grew wise In this
respect while Il was not too late tc
retrieve the most Of bis errors and
losses, for, before bis youth was en-
tircly past, he wrote to friend
"What would ] not give to have my
spirits little more settled! l an
too giddy; this Is the banc Of m,
life; II hurries me from my studie
to trihes, and / am afraid II will hin
der me from knowing anything tho
roughly. / have superficial knowl
edgeof many things, but scarcely th'
bottom Of any,
Washington Irving, when givinl
counsel to young friend, exclaimed
in the bitterness Of his heart ''Hoy
many an hour Of hard labor an,
hard study have | had to subject my
self to to atone, in a slight degree, 70
the hours which / suffered society I
cheat me out Off - -'iis
Even Josiah Quincy, the last ma
in the world that we should have su'
pected Of having ever wasted a me
ment, in his diary laments more tina
once his "neglect Of that mental an
moral cultivation" which he regarde
as "the noblest Of human pursuits.
On one occasion be says: III resolv,
therefore, in future, to be more eli
cumspect-to hoard my moments wit
a more thrifty spirit--to listen less
the suggestions of incidence, and s
quicken that spirit Of intellectual in
provement to which / devote m
life."
It will do no young man the lea'
harm to ponder well the lesson {
these eloquent confessions while he
approaching the threshold of anothe
new year.-Lhrisfidn Register.