The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-12
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How fhe MogNTAiNEEnl - regarde1 tr1N h0me-A
ne Utsk Amy cbniraeis The JaaSa sad
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Nrw YosE. Oct q. is5s
NNlsns. Epirons.
GEnrIEnass- on M rsturn to this Il day
o. 10 sincss ailsr n nh,encs 81 sfsW wfsks
was very agfeeably snrprssd b hhding
amongst my aecumnlated mail matter tIe first
three numbers 81 The McUNTANkER, fof which.
gentlemen, 4 sincerely thank yon, and permit
me 10 add my congratulations Oh your nferpFize
The MounTAIrKKn has been long ioaktd al.
Inc lack 81 such paper in Great Salt Lake CIV
ms long bssn felt BY the kliends 81 tfn,h aud
justIcs hiornlons and anti Aiormona can
assure you thai u viii epsr. Be- looked Cor win
interest inths Esetsln stslsn Yenr splelprize
would have been very scesptable sulihH the
atltah ireublesi 2 BIN, Cor my ouhp part COM
sider thai ths present IL The choice moment.
Long experience hRp taught ne alI that however
entertaining, fof q while, 10 the general I'M
thinking mass, may BE- the abuse that corrupt
writers hemp upon thee Mormon chisis, . a,tlIns
comes when the thinking few, whose influence
IL worth something, seek after truth.
Two years ago; when the nation had no other
excitement, anything from Utah was accepiable,
ami we'll The contractors Tor the army knew who.
10 entertain the public. Al that tine The head
was loo dizzy to count the cost Of the amuse-s
sment, but now the Time FOR lsfeciiOn after the
debaueh has come, and independent thinkers and
writer's speah fEeslyA-IlOt o. The Mormon war,
but 81 tho war uPon the Treasury. The writers,
ior sour own correspondents from your eity,
and from Camp Floyd, have overdrawn lie pic4
tnres 81 things in Utah.y q Barking ddesfare-
M bite Il title saying; and 80 the patriotism
Of the very patriotic writers from Camp Floyd
Is now very questionable Their efforts for effect
have been 100 glaring: their great fears and APP
Eprehensions for Uncle Sans honor andauthoFty
out lii your mountain Territory sInelIsto maclh
or continuance Of contracts One u me Lead
Ing members Of the press ii ihis cily remarked
10 me the other day that he was strong suspici-
Gus Of the vsfacity Of the uiaft correspondent
,sNfr said he, ait seems strange 10 me
that these gentlemen remain ID Utah, where
they are 50 cunflmlaiiy shocked u Ihe eonduct
Of the MoImons and their lives are 50 frequently
ieopafdized BY The DANTE" The smile that
accuInpanied the foregoing was significant
Enough was SAID; We perfectly underetood each
Eolhef; and, bowling, we separated. Gentlemen.
the truth IL, no one believes . hundEedih part Of
what il written about the M0rm0ns III Utah; and
Ingain congratulate yon upon the establishment
oT me NIovNr AlNEkR, where talsehoed and CHI
caIeEy can be sxposed, md truth published
without fear 81 contradiction.
ri IA few monihs ago, so little was said of Utah
that the publfc had almost forgotten all your .ter4
ribIe depgayiiy s.shocking and brutal murders,
ssawful deg adaiiotl, and the Thousand and one
5s.hofrlble thfngas 81 which You are % WIckedfy
guilty every twenty -four hours; but, ios and
behold 10 sudden you are once more In stoath-:
some eeforinity,, ifoiied before :he gaze of the.
.siftu0iis public --iha renewal Of the army con-
tracts has just been accomplisheu4 No doubt;
you will behave yourselves Tor little after this
Till another somebody has an exe5lo grind,
then poor; Utah innst Be tTOtted over the track
again and again, and again after that, TIL some
honest man sits W the chair Of State aud keeps
an open eye on the treasury Of the nation.
Tnke cofHfnri, you will yet be decent enough.
Gentlemen, you will excuse my style. l am
only just 1.-THE pleased at tle prospect Of hear
ing your MouNTAISErR speaking 10 the nation,
and fearlessiY exposing the lraducer and hypo-
critic who aysrieiDdsly and Iem0rfelesely hunts
The golden eagle, The silver dollar and the copper
Gent, though his pathway should even lead
through fields Of blood shed for no other pur-
pose than the gratication Of his cHpidIty Z.
As circumstances may present facility for
writing, will endsaYor 10 remember the.
fouSTAINEEk, and occasionally send you few
items from the East BY the present mail yon
will learn that MeesIs. Irving, Nv hlte " hIagraW
provisioning sths army In Utah. Russel. Ma:
jors & Co. offered 10 contract at 80 per cent less
than their former contract:---notWithsland
The heW firm has succeeded The average cost
Of transportation Is now $500 par Ton: you may
thereby Judge Of past expenses. Our venerable
Uncle i proserbialIy good and kind 10 his fayoE-
lies. He is slow in taking lessons, and often
TOO proud 70 acknowledges his past ignorance;
stilI he 10 not incoTfigib treasury lessons
IL. tell L.. al
decent reason for taking the army elsewhere be
woald soon show how much he values the state-
ments Of the letter wriiers who are 50 terribly
anxious TO keep the army 20 far from tsciyiLza-
tIonn and cheap bread. 8. s@,sG
The resignation Of your Judges has been en-
spected after the letter Of Attorney General
Black al the PTesdenl's dictalionI disapproying
Of Their official careers but i appears thai The
gentlemen who don ilIe srmine il Utah prefer
residence from home fophets are said 10 be
without honor aIDoug their kinsfolk--how isit
with judges2 While disappointed N expectation
Of tho judges resigaing, We are entertained with
the resignation Of your Marshal al The REe-
sent mument a controversy ID going on III this
city over the Illegal augmentation Of the salary.
Of two Of our prominent judges Rosenvelt q
Edmopas, They plead that their salaries were
insufficient 50 500 per annum. They
could not obtain many things with that small sum
---Iiot even enough. Judge Edmonds says, 20 pay
his church pew. They profess, Ike your Mar
shall great devotion 10 the interests OF the nation
-sDut they really are crippled for want Of iands..
One Of the editors told them that they knewgihs
salary before they sought their elections. Did
your patriotic Martbalnot know his salary, and
the diiicalties Of cffice before he sought his APP
pointmentf z. X. Dolsol, Esq, has been very
unfortunate in sending his letter OF resignation
accompanied with a gtumbie about small salary.,
The gfumbie about PeIf ueeurds badly with such
9 Formidable display Of patriotism and the ac-s
acknowledgement Of inability TO discharge The "a
cred dulles Of Marshal By4the-by why does
not your Marshal tell who opposes him in his
official carerrl He certainly has DO reason to
gEnmbIe at being let Severely alone. :, He talks
Of @cordialsupport aud eo-epsratI0n," a. il he
expected every body toFun and find his criminals,
while he iounged about .,dry goods and liquors
81 the FIRST quality. "a copy q his lesguation
i Herewith enclose: u win doubtless aHluse your
mouHtainsers. 81 ssf Isl rs ~ g.g3f Fasis 4
of the outside world ! must say little In this
letter--time fails me. There Is nothing how
ever, very stirring. The principle home interest
- balloonipg. Professor La Moniansis Lengthy
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