22 Jun 1867
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Newspaper
The Montana Post
Location
Virginia City, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1867
Page
1
A garbled 1904 style note outlines submission rules for Montana Post letters. It emphasizes one side per page, public interest content, no personal notes, and dated examples from multiple editors and writers.
The piece laments national currency inflation and lavish living due to gold premiums, warning that continued debt and consumer excess threaten solvency. It urges strict personal economy, warns against foreign imports, and traces mineral land policy and political battles over mining laws and public lands.
A dramatic editorial attacks General Sherman over proposed campaigns against Indians in the Colorado Territory. It condemns his attitudes and calls for swift, decisive action by Governor Hunt and local volunteers while praising firm leadership and harsh rhetoric against missteps and incompetence. The piece also notes a call for volunteers and outlines constitutional arguments about Civil Rights and voting rights amid postwar politics.
Senator Sumner argues in a letter to the Independent for a congressional act granting universal male suffrage in the Northern states, bypassing amendments. He contends the Constitution contains no color-based exclusion and would veto resistance by arguing a two-thirds majority could prevail.
Fragmentary text lists Masonic lodge roles and degrees such as Entered Entries Fellow Crafts Master Masons Stewards and Deacons with color descriptors White Reds Black Reds and references to Royal and Select Masters Junior Grand Warden and Senior Grand Warden. It appears as a ceremonial roster or procession entry with unclear context.
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