Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13

:. tore Congress. Secretary Schurz's admi
: ers pride themselves do not say unjus
! ly-on his great power of expression, @
his finished style of speech. | think
have az equal right to plume myself 0
: the intelligence and vigor and virtue in
5 parted by American citizenship, when I'll
: mountaineers from the mining camps
Montana. the ''plundcrers" and .'robbers
{ Of Rev. James Freeman Clarke send t
: Congress 4 protest and petition like this
4 protest which in every element of tore
!, and feeling has to my ears tr,er rim
than the virulent missive in which Secre
tary SchurZ sought to def;,me them.
: quote their memorial, signed by 5000 adul
male citizens in 4 Territory containing
$1,000 inhab'tants-5.0 .00G men without re
gard to palty-men whom the action an,
rcp"tt of Secretary SchurZ. adopted. echo
ed, and emphasized with the sanction o
religion by the Rev. James Freeman
Clarke. sti@matizcs as 5000 thieves:
Here is inserted the memorial from
Montana. which we omit our readers be
ing familiar with it. En-. COURIER.
Let no one fail to motto, how pontedl,
4 this memorial contradicts Nr. Schurzs as
serlioh-made on the authority OF hi,
agents-tl,at the people of Montana Wtrt
satisfied with his proceedings. | beg tt
call :ttention also to another little Incl
dent of the testimony which Mr.. Scliur,
produced in evidence of this satisfaction
Subsequent 70 the Secretary's communica
/ ton to the Senate. Senator Matthews reat
4 from his desk a letter from one. William
Nowlan. writing as a citizen of Montana
to the Secretary of the Interior. euluoiZin.
his course with respect TO the alleged tim
Der depredations. and declaring that i
''must and will call forth warm expires
sions of good will and approbation.' This
extraordinary letter was so entirely at va
riancc with the whole current of testimony
from citizens Of the Territory that it ap
parently excited not only the surprise. bu
the suspicious of the Senate. Mr. Teller
of Colorado, openly declared his belize
that NOWlan must be one OF the Secretary
agents. Senator Matthews. in reply. de
scribcu Nh Nowlan '.as one of the oldest
citizens of Montana in business banker
and not connected as agent or otherwise
with the Interior Department.
The next day Senator Matthews. with
great frankneSs and dignity, stated to the
Senate that Mr.. Nowlan was the agent OF
the Secretary Of the Interior in reference to
these depredation.' and thus, of course.
the whole value of this impartial !esti-
mory of Mr.. Nowlan fell TO the ground
bat not till it had added another link-the
link of decpit--to the chain of OutraGes
which Secretary Schlirz has attempted
against American citizens who are fighting
the battle OF civilization on its very out
posts. For this letter from Mr.. NoWlan
WAS addressed to the Secretary of the In
terror. and it was furnished to Senator
Matthews by the Secretary of the Interior
to be read in evidence in the Senate, while
the Secretary entirely suppressed the t.ct
that it was from one of his own age is.
and Senator Matthews suppcseh il to be
the unbiased opiliion of ar influential
private citiZeh. The watchtill Delegate
from the Territory of Montana at once adj
vised Mr. Matthews of the real status OF
Nowlan, and Mr.. Matthews. AS have said.
Immediately made the amende honorable
in the Senate.
Mr.. Schurz has not yet beet, heard from
Oh the subject by the public. Whether he
has been able to make it agreeable to Sen
atOr Matthers to be led into what was not
only supprcssio ceri, but a saggestio falsi,
have never learned. Senator Matthews
treated him very tenderly in the Senate,
giving the assurance that though ''the let
ter came from Mr.. Schurz. he did not give
the information which had in respect to
Mr.. Nowlan." Most assuredly not; and.
by not giving Mr.. Matthews proper infor-
nation. placed him in an attitude that
would have been humilating but for his
honorable correction. But the Secretary
has not relieved himself from the humilia-
ton in which the Senator's explanation
left his s'noble character and eminent tai
ents."
But the combined nobility and talents Of
the Secretary and the clergyman over
crowd my paper, and l must leave them
to Il devout contemplation of each others
lofty attributes for another week