The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-26
!" THlT LETTER" AGAIN.

A week ago, W referred to certain letter
written to . Senator by 0ovauor Potts.
which had been partially Suppressed and
partially published and read By )lr: Csvs.
nsugh In his campaign % vindicate himself
from completely With the Indian. Sugar,
Circular. Franking, Postal-Service Ntkss
Peak and Pioneer not iuc3uded) Rings. end
incidentally to present his claims for Ee'
election - Delegate.
This half suppressed letter. NJ. G. said.
was an appeal to that Senator 70 assist In the
passage of the Bin to give tho Governor
power 70 appoint the Territorial omcen.
We did not believe that We thought Il at
least very disingenuous, and very ques.
tiooable pleasantly, for Mr.. Csvsnaugh 70
state publicly in . speech, that which was
untrue. He could not DO mistaken - 70 tho
contents of that letter. We thought posi-.
bly, We might bs mistaken. The Gazette
had published that the original was In It,
possession. We believe Major 1agianis,
editor, IL . gentleman OF unquestionable "a.
racity. He could not but go The Suspicious
ness that attached 70 publishing the letter
mutilated a 1t WA He Il friendly to NJ.
Csvanaugh. Therefore, to exonesate III.
c. or hold him firm to the misstatcment he
has made In Deer Lodge, We called for the
entire letter. Instead, however, Of publish.
Ing Il, the Gazette beats about the bush. It
does hot even venture to say what bill was
referred to. It offers to discuss tho Amend.
ment Bill That will not do now. There
10 question Of veracity - to what blu was
positively, specifically, and solely referred
to in that letter. Let 10 settle that Arst.
II. CaeasssgA said 4 resrrsd b As bI
aicina Ns Goesr~or po0sr b eppoist Terri.
toyial officers. On authority n AZ srttes,
~ ssase, pssitiselv. Il ID nek Now prove
It, or Mr.. Cavansugh stands self.oonvlcted,
for the letter IL In his possession or that Of
the Gazette. .........
We do not want to interfere in the strug.
gle between Nessrs. Toole, Csvanaugh, and
1.-THE compromise candidate" ''Jeems" 10
making heroic fight against the most pow.
erful, earnest, active political combination
ever formed in this Territory. We admire
his pluck, tenacity, vigor, and industrious
reorganization Of his shattered hosts when
20 many of his former Licutensnts have
rallied under another standard bearer.
But what 10 fair for one 10 fair for the
other. If he viii fight wild and assail those
for the present on neutral ground, We may
be compelled, - Belgium did with tho So.
dan combatants, to disarm him. Belgium,
you know, was little, but she dldit When
tho Gazette publishes that letter, We hereby
agree TO show I clear case, % fer - tho peo.
pie of Montana arc concerned. for the bill
It referred to. There l. no valid excuse for
it. lisa principle In law aud
equity that half conversations, half Letters,
and half truths, ''don't 80" for good evi'
denco. Al q vindication Of the tx. Delegate,
- an oct Of justice 70 Governor Potts, -
Doms reparstion for the publication Of .
private letter, and 70 settle this question pro
Or oss, We ississ on tho whole letter.
NJ. Cavanaugh had no hestitancy In clas.
styling himself with Douglas and Benton
In replying TO Ne plea Tor ''sosaaiou In Of.
nce." Let 10 go II no b packing asosnd
George Washington's little Ratchet, or II It
b only tomahswk forwarded % him BY
Capita McCsuley and Reed, late Indian
Agents toward "Whoop Up" The 0asssts1
promises 10 solicit his permissioa to publish
The letter eltire. Thanka We await Mr..
august perniission.