Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-01

Often rccklcssly lavish of the public treasure
it at times takes spasm Of economy and then
it exhibits all the mockcry of thrusting honest
laborers unceremoniously from their employ and
squanderng upon flour purchases and mule
sales more than enough to keep these laborers
at their work. Impatient in proportion to the
want of ability, it seeks to establish economy
by an order,-ordering it to be practced as il
ii were mere shoulder arms" to be done al
the word of command and not virtue which
requires the precept, practice and patience OF
long years to inculcate. Its economy. in short
is a mere insinccrity, a cyncism which treats all
things alike with contempt, reserving only pre-
tences and appearances to be used for political
purposes. The true character of our Democracy
here discloses itself While il favors specula-
tors and men of wealth, lavishing thousands
upon them it withholds from the laborer his
rightful employment, and pretends that it is
done in the holy cause of economy.
The improper location Of the troops in Utah
is still farther disclosed by Capt. Simpsons re-
cent explorations towards the Pacific. BY an
inspection of the map it will be seen that the
best and shortest route westward from the Tim
panogas canon across the Great Basin must lie
along upon the dividing ridge between Grca,
Salt Lake and Lake SEWER for it is only upon
such ridge that wood, grass and water can be
IOuIlu. Dul llllS route uDCS llOl HulNThllN lCuu
through Cedar Valley where the troops are
On the contrary, it lies for part of the way
where the Mormon and emigrant travel has al
ready located it, that is, down along the Wah
satch range of mountains to point near Lake
Sewer, and then strikes of nearly west The
distance by this route across the Great Basin il
considerably shorter than the old route by the
way of the Humboldt River; although it ter
inmates at the same point, which is Genoa,
small rising village in the western part Of Utal
at the foot of the eastern slope of the Sierr;
Nevada mountains The road over these
mountains into California is still very bad for
part of the way; but the rest Of the route tC
San Francisco, some $50 miles, is travelled by
stages, railroad and steamboat, making tn,
whole distance from Great Salt Lake City tC
San Francisco about 100 miles. The countr,
through which the new route runs is nearly bar
rem and valueless for agricultural purposes. Il
is not probable that even bv Artesan wells wa
ter enough can be had to irrigate the land
And there is, at least, ten hundred thousand
square miles of such territory in this Rock,
Mountain region Of the United States. Tha
is, full one-third of our whole territory is
desert, and of comparatively little use for thu
purposes of cultivation. Timber enough coult
not be found upon any route through it for tht
track of railroad.
One OF the most illustrative events OF recen
occurrence IN our tan AFFAIRS Is the asSasslna
uon OF a Mr. Mcneil IN Salt Lake Clty. lm'
Mcneil, during the winter OF lo0'-S, while th'
troops were lylng at BHdger, was put IN prlsor
hy briSham Tor spy ana Kept there during
period OF several months. Ana 1t appears that
ieehng himself an American citizen, he was de
termlheu 10 nave redress. lie hence enaeavor
ca 20 pursue briSham AZ the law ana brigham
re'iracy thus became threatened by an unwel
come INVASION me ven OF the prophet seem
ca on the point OF oeinS very unceremoniousi.
torn away from MS ieatures' when' luckily 10
brigham, the troublesome Mcneil ceased to ex
ist. IN the streets OF oait Lake City, at clever
CLOCK at ni!h', an olu luacquaihtahce' Mormon
accoSiS nm III friendly tone' ana proceeds Il
introduce stranger to nm. Ralslng his han'
to snake tnat OF the strangers winch seem''
onereu 10 MN i0r ihe purpose ne received, IN
stead oi iriehuiy mana; pistol ouiiet throusl
| the abdomen oil whlch ne dled IN about TWEEN
,y-four hoHrs' ms would be called among tn
Morlnoh louSGS' Z suppose 'he extending o
tne r'gn' hahu OF leIlowshlP' "hat mas be
CONE oi 'ne Stranger IS not known thouSh
hot i'hposSioie that ne may nave oeen sent
missionary 10 tne sandwich lsiahds: 10 a.
br,gham Jusuce; however me ASSASSINATION l
aS ikei! 10 nave peeh inci'eu D! some amoi'iou