The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-08
TIE ALIEN LAW.

- A short editorial IN the CouRfEk OF last
week on this subject, wherein the inconsis-
tency OF tie Montanian was mentioned. has
given the editor or his admirable assistant, a
pIau:fble excuse to infiict upon the readers Of
that paper aIengthy, Iabore,l arti le, which
the writer, for the want Of better excuse.
adopts remarkably poor one, in atfribtiting
its variable attitude on th question to our
Imagination, when the matteris 80 suscepti-
Die Of proof; But we presume that to be one
Of the contiitionsa BozeInan editor must in
'evtabiy .iccept 1.-THE discharge d his duties.
we are satisfied chat, BY re ercncc to the file Of
the "tfonta,ian of October last the editors
will find three column editorial the first ar
ticle that appeared in Montana paper on
this subject iii which the peft' up feelings Of
- TIE writer cotild hot be checked in vindic i've
expletfyei against poor 5otn in less space.
- and they will find ercrythtag the CoCRtKR 20
".@ gratuitofsIy = attributes to them. II may
be that the two distinguished personages who
r presiGe over TIE Muntanian do MT compare
notes; that a jealousy may exist Between
them 40 to thlir respective merits in produc-
ing an able leader, and that one SO ignor,,s
the other SIS not 10 read his three column
leaders that one may have written the vim
pictive article Of October last, which consfgn4
ed the Cirinanen to warmer climate, hypo-
ttetca1ly speaking, than obtains on the
Pacific slope and tfat the other now takesup
tlle quill in favor of John. That a 1iiscrep-
aiict In sentiment of the paper t,rsf and now
exists reference to their file will concusively
prove. 'a'7' 's.s& +4s.+
The assertion Of tie Montanian that ii
"alone of all the Territorial press have con-
tended that local legislation would not and
c uld not meet the Difficulty" is another ev-
,idence Of a defective memory on the part of
that paper, that is if trey ever read the CoUR-
,5ER,s shenI the dffrrent papers Of the Terri
tory we're CALI 2 upon the members Of the
= Lsgisature to stand to their pledges and
par. some Jaw abridging the rights Of China
mon, we commended that local legislation
would effect nothing. unless it was to bring
the matter to The. notice Of Congress, and in
y The COURIER Of the 10Th OF November appear
ed the following in the course OF mn article
on that SUI ject:. ..a +e..sa.ls:....t. ts,s
~. Whatever rights or imlnunities the China-
men now enjoy are v06chsafed him by |
acts sof Congress, and we fail TO see how /
4 amy law passed by tine Legislature Of Mon
tatla Territory. in CO, shict with these acts of
Congress can be matte to work effectively. /
eefha1 the great flow Of Chinese emigration to
.s'tliiscountry, andthe many evils itaentails.
should be I'M some manner stobped. every
resident of the Pacific 8 ope h artiiy nrays,
but il can only be done through the means of
Congress, ;iu something nore powert | than
These praEerstor any ar ument vet advanced
will have to 'be brnHght to bear befor the de-
sirable object is accomplished, Il nav ,...,,ig j
~ The -Hlontenian about one month afterward
did assume about the same position inacon-i
noyersg with the Neg Northwest. Issllass i
"ts 49, ----