The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-03

the seat Of aUvrsnmeut in md for the Isssttsy OF
Hoossn:. !" P..:sd January e~ssty4sssts' s'ke'ee"
epn)ox I. That the .est a eovssusnese In ssd 10:
the Territory Of Montana b, aud the came 10 hereby
located At the Town Of 'Deer Lodge City," IN De<r
Lodge county, Masssna Territory.
&c. That the qusstion a. jocstiag the scat nj
government In and for Montana Territory shsn b.
submitted to voss Of the auslisd votera ct We Ter
rtosy 1t the annual eiectOn be holden the drst
Monday in August, A. D. eightssu hundred and
seventv.two.
&c. g. II majority Of oil the votee cast shall des.
ienate the town OF Deer Lodge City ~ the seaf OF
government shalI BY proclamation Of the Governor.
he 20 declsred. Of It majority 20 voting shal de-
sienats Virginia City. MsdsOn county, Montana Ter
rtory tn, @ vsruor. BY he proclaim ston. rhsll 20
declare II. and the plsee having majority OF the
votes cast shall be the ssst Of os the Ter
ritory.
SIC. The ballots shali be headed. For tbs Seat
At Government OF Montana Territory" and the cleo
tor shsIl wte or cause to be written printed under
sad caption, The name Of The place be desires 70 ve
for.
ssc 8. That all acts and parts q sets In any way
conacting with the provisioas Of THE Ct b. and The
came IRE hereby. repealed.
SEC 8. This act TO take e9ee ssd b u force lsom
and after ito passage.
Approved January II. Is71
The above oct bee ELECTED IN the Mont. !.
I'm. Of July ee,h, an editorial urging it,
disspproval and the came. issued ~ circu.
lsr. hos been scattered by ,hou~ands
throught the Tcrrt"ry. The points urged
against its removal fr'm Virginia are, LIST;
that IL IL not now the time to permanently
locate the Capitol Of Montana; ~ the Coz,
of removal.
lot. There is No such thing - the ''per
msnent location" Of the seat If government
Of the Territory. The Organic Law emp,w
ers the Legislature to pass M act whenever i"
session removing it, providing the same shall
be ratified by the people, aid 40 long =. Mon.
tana 10 Territory that p"vision will r..
main. This removal would not hcate II
anv more permanently than it IL now locs-
ted in Virginia.
Cd. The cost Of removal would he . tri
DC. There IL not public building for the
seat Of government in Virginia, and there
never hes been. There il not . dollars
worth If real estate there In any way r.
Isting to the seat "f government. Its kcs
ton there consists wholly Of rented r.n'ms
In which the Executive and Territorial
Of1crs are k,cated, aud In which the Su
prems Cour. aud the Legislature mce,s--
sometimes one place. sometimes another.
The removal would consist wholly in tho
transportation OF the furniture, the pubic
records, aid the Territorial! Library; aud,
~ guarantee to the people in this respect.
y responsible and prominent citizen # this
place, Mr. Henry Dewitt, Of Deer L''dsr.
prompted 10 this action by the absurd
statements Ut the N0~sa"i,sm, pr''p''ses in
this issue. should tue I'es'p'e ,s.ify the act.
To 10y the entire expcnte. Of removing the
puplic properly from Virginia 10 Dee,
Lodge. without = dollars expense to Tie
Territory. r..
Having thus disposed Of the prints urged,
lei u consider what this re',"yaI ,Uesrs.
One third Ut the population 1T M"lt"n,
lies north 1T Deer L'dxs C',y-"ot eve,
one hundred pers,ns 1--we souih ol
Virginia THIS IL within forty miles .,
the center Of population; Virginia II over
one hundred miles from The center. on ihe
extreme southwest FrDm Helena, tn.
business center Of Montana. Deer L.,dse il
- n,iIes-virgi"ia l2O miles. The tim.
required IL uavcl it 10 less than one third
Deer Lt,dge II accessible fr0m Ill directions;
Virgins IL isolated and difficult ufal'prua.h
II would .sve the Territory thousands 81
dollars each session IN mileage. Il w"u..
enable pcr.ons visiting Helen. to reach ID.
Capitol going t. or fvm the States. without
i,ss 1T time, Or increased distance. aud b.
equally convenient Ia officials and attorney
OF that place having business in the Terri,
tori~l Offices, or Supreme Court. DveI
Lodge 10 slmoss - near for Rcaverhesl
aud nearer for jefferson, Lewis anu Clark
Meaghsr, Chotesu, Deer Lodge and Mis-
soulA The only Counties not benefited b,
the removal would w Madison and 0..l!s'in
The fact 10, this Act wxs carried BY III,
Lswis and Clark, Jefferson, Meagher, ans
Chotssu Members Of the Legislature, with
. view 70 brvsk the combination. put ID,
Capitol 10 Deer L'dgs and It The next scs
sion remove Il ~ Helrna, having . tw,
thirds seprs<en'a' ion who would unite .,
that phcs to get Il away from the one ihir
ON the West Side. Now, the electors o
Montana can d. just - they please al,ou
approving the oct. W. know II would b,
matter ut convenience and economy To III,
Territory; that W. Of Deer L,dge woul.
~ gAtifed 70 have tue Cspin,l with u, 3
only for yesr or 90. rhe qass.:on ha.
not been agitstsd much bv the pre-s. w,
ars insligHted u this mention by the man
if.stO from Virgins, snd issye thedIecisiO,
y the electors, sssisdcd thu. considrsaak,,
Of the question In its true light and be.rin,
will result In ~ slmosl solld vots In seve.
counties In favor Ut the rgmOval n Dss
Lodge We iolicit that cOnsids,a,ion from
oar readers, aud trust Il shall br oar ps,ys
legs u thask lhsm fur their sudnages. i.
vo4B fur ths man who wrote and ecu
gnce, annssay and oblivion tor I'll past 20
liticsl Oasnses. 1913 =
NOREH CAROLINA.
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