The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-17
TIT M0TNTAITVRR.
GREAT SALT LAKE GIN
'S<TURD4Y SEPTE1BBRi7.i
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.

4. Henn toteknMent uiucers are o1tableneo ans uTt
% be 6lIsd, not 70 crafty private interests and
private atlnchpsn,s, not - means Of corrupt
inAaenee OF indiyidnal preft; MOI for bringing
farerItes Of eonrt syeSphnnis; but for purposes
q The Highest public good; 70 give dignity
strength. purity, and energy 10 ihs sdmihislra.
Hon d The laws II woald not, therefore, be
Wise course 10 emit any ptscsuiion, which, i
the same iine that 4 shopld give 10 The Pfeslden
power oversize sppoiatmeaiso f those who are
i, eoljnnctioa " a. himsAf, 10 execute die laws
should also In,srpoae . sanitary check upon ID
hbosss selling BY way Of preventive a. wen ii
q remedy - IIsdge Story.
Gun nation, or our government, act
at present like 4 reckless youth who
grows up too soon to be what he call.
man; and yet as he assumes his ma.
jority throws away the most useful les.
sons Of bis boyhcod. when we iool
for true republican sentiments, Tor the
advocacy Of the genuine principles Of
right We can 20 longer open a modern
volume with success. The days oil
bye-gones have to be recalled, and
from the Wondering volumes Of the
dead we are compelled to Gull honest
opinions about honest government.
For example, where is the politician 50
brave ut the present time, as to adyo-
cate such sentiments IS those expressed
in our text? They are gone Or ST
fenced; buried in the breakers that
bear the record Of many dismal,
lamentable wreck.
And why is thisp Hold on here.
five remember correctly, we said not
long since that We did not believe ID
apologies; but ike lawyers generally
We have occasionally to recall d remark.
We therefore do now make our apollo
gy. We beg pardon for speaking our
honest sentiments, 1t is not fashion
able; and we ought Of course to bow
% fashion Or apologize.
This done, then, and our apologies
honestly made, We proceed What par
ticular talents, qualifications ard pa
triotism have entitled the present OH
GERS of Utah TO appointments in pre-
ference to our own citizens? Is it right2
Is it republican? Is it according to
the principles upon which cur govern
ment is foundedp Or is it not the pro-
ducts Of an old system Of European
dsspotism2
We do not iAtend to be too strenu-
Gus. We are willing to be governed
BY the principle Of our text. But We
want it strictly adhered to. Nay, We
honestly demand that 1t shall be.
TO begin; our Governor, by care or
accident, was good and honorable se-
lection. With how much prejudice he
came to Utah We know not. We be-
lieye, however, itgoyerned him not, and
that he has, till the present moment,
acted % ~ honest upright man, and
under the influence Of those high,mipd-
ed, fair-dealing principles, which 1t is
scarcely even o compliment to attribute
to him, because, We think, he has acted
from asense of simple duty. We wish
him success. But yet we have an inn
proyement to suggest. He will not
take it amiss, we know, because we are
American kings, and ought to speak.
Do not allow yourself, Governor, TO BE-
run under in anything. No matter how
big, nor how little, the chief or associ-
ate justice may be, who undertakes 70
trample on the rights of the citizens,
do not permit ii. You are their ap.
pointed, commissioned protector, and
We ask You to be SO in earnest.
Should Mckenzie have been permit
ted 70 have gone to Camp Floydf
There was nothing right, reasonable,
nor consistent about it. II was the in.
PRODUCTION Of asystem Of military ty-
ranny which no high-minded American
should ever be asked to submit to. We
had-we have good jail in this
county, and We have q brave and hon.
est sheriff in Utah County. 1t is your
duty to see the laws eFArTHFuLLY Exc.
,oUrED.n See to it, your Excellency.
No Judge can be . ministerial officer;
nor ought he be permitted to assume
the prerogatiye. Such interferences Of
one class of officials with another ars