The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-21
CINCHING A BUCKING CAYUsE

The Herald of May 10Th. overwhelmed
by the universal indignation at the de-
fection. apostscy and reuegadeism of it,
self and J. J. Williams, offers a series of
apologies for it's course. Trusting il is
sincere in this, and will, when convinced
that it has made a wrong and foolish
move, do the only thing possible, to
right it-by Immediately rejoining the
ranks-we answer il scTIatiDa.
We pronounce against the so-called Terri
torial Central Committee for the reason that
it was condemned and repudiated by the
Union Convention which assembled In Helena
In July last.-Herald, 18th.
1t was not Iepudiated by il and you
know it. 1t recognised that Territori-
al Committee by instructing its com~
mittee to communicate with the Terri>
torial Committee officers and solicit
them to call Convention. Besides, it
was only a Lewis and Clark County
Convention-whichf fact you suppress
and as such, had no authority to pass
upon the action of officers of the Terri
tOrial Committee, representing every
county In Montana, and it would be
despotism to condemn without specific
charges and conviction. The place to
condemn and reorganize is in the Ter
ritorial Convention. So your resolutions
assumed and stated, and you know it.
We maintain that that Committee is un-
worthy of recognition by the purity for the
reason that it has endorsed and recommended
J. Cullen and oJhers.-uerald, 10th.
And we aver upon honor that it did
not, and that a dispatch was prepared
and sent during the Johnson Admins
tration, and has been on file in Washing~
ton these many months. protesting in
the strongest terms against his appoints
ment or confirmation; that it was signed
by George NJ. Pinney, Henry Thompson,
John Potter. \. J Simmons, Isaac d.
Huntoon. Jas. II. Mills and others-thir
teeen in all. we believe, every one that
was communicated with-of the RePub-
lican Central Committee ot Montana,
and defeated his appointment, as he
knows. You see you don't know what
you are doing, and hav'nt sense enough
to find out.
We denounce that Committee as bogus for
the reason that il represents only corrupt
ring" and not the party, and that George
NJ. PI0rey Is its beat he7alt, i9th.
And we brand you as a rebel for the
assertion. You fought under its colors,
constituted as /. now is. 1t is the legit-
innate and only Republican organization
in Montana. II the party does not like
its Chairman. in the Regular Conven-
tion is the place to elect another. You
are as afraid of Geo. NJ. Pinney as
though he were the Judge of the quick
and the dead. Don't be such aErant
towards.
We ignore that Committee because the
Union Soldiers and sailors Convention, which
assembled in Helena in October last, likewise
ignored it.-Herald, 18th.
Ignored it, Did theyl The motion
for that Convention was made in a
meeting of the Grand Army, wherein
party is not introduced; that Conven-
ton was called as independent of all
political organizations. and did not en-
dorse single political principle of the
Republican party. But the resolutions,
so far as they went, were good. We
have before, and do now, and the Cen
trail Committee would unequivocally
endorse, and yOu dare not repubIish and
endorse them to day.
We oppose the Committee for the reason
that while il is permitted to control the par
ty, call Conventions and otherwise direct it's
movements, Montana can never be redeemed
from the domination of the so-called Democ-
racy-the Union party can never hope to
win victory.-Herald, 18th.
You are not the authority 10 decide
that, if you assume TO be in the Repub>
lican party, and it is treason TO utter it.
What is the fate of soldier who incites
sedition or mutiny? And yet you are
guilty of this in the face of the enemy
and on the eve of battle. The Conven~
ton is called to select leaders, and
change the subordinates If deemed best
by the expression of all Montana Re-
publicans. You try to skulk out. and
go cumming" on friend and foe. We
can prove that your man Williams pro-
poses to go over to the enemy. You
have not supporter in this villainy in
Helena You know you are wrong.
What then is your duty. and have you
the moral courage to do itf