The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-19

Of ssUtah rebelliOn,D Z could not rea-
sonabIv attribute ID them the cause of
% much expense The conviction Of
these parties might damage iis purse
and injure IL political aspirations.
But the disfranchisement Of hundred
thousand American citizens would be
just the thing; for its imagination
pictures in pocket q chunk DC gold
from every cCndemning verdict.
The two concluding paragraphs arc
composed Of yirnIent assault upon
the citizens Of Utah III general and
Brigham Young in particular. aBrig-
ham Young,' Il says, sis strong
headed, resOlute, secretiye, nnscrupu-
Ions wretch, Of the lowest mould Of
human nature. Tie governs men BY
pandering 70 their basest passions and
Vices. He has seemed To yield is the
superior force Of the army, only to
preserve his infamous band from dis
solution; and while So doing, has man
aged 70 corrupt and subjugatc those
/ who we're sent to chastise him, So as
yet to retain the real authority of the
territory in his hands, &C., &c.
Against Brigham Young as an indi-
yidual there IS NO proven intention, ap-
parently, TO establish any particular
I criminality. Being inreality the lead
ling and best man III Utah, his name Il
selected, through whom 10 insult and
{ Islander the citizens Of the whole terri.
tory The character Of Brigham
], Young, Official and as i private citizen,
Enobly gallantly, and indisputably de-
tends itseIf, and requires no assistance.
Assailed for quarter 81 . century
Tor more, tho breath Of calnmny has
failed % put i single speck of faint
upon i. He has proven himself IN
eontroyertibly beyond reproach. De-
seconded from tile brave men whose toll
and blood purchased the franchise We
now enjoy, Or are entitled to, he has II,
every moment Of his life honored the
names Of his fathers he has, By his
philanthropy and pure devotion to the
public veal, earned for himself the.
confidence and respect of the citizens.
lot q large territory, which the Islander
Of scoundrels, the perjury Of traitors,
Eor tho glitter Of bayoncts cannot rob ]
him Of
y is not our present intention, how
lever, TO eulogize Governor Young.
His character as q public officer or .
private citizen we feel able consci-
cautiously to defend at any time, at any
place, or in any honorable way. We
NOW take up the SANDER of tho eSCen-
stury and as it Nas sweeping and
! general, shall consider what IS said
therein, as referring personally to two
citizens OF Utah, Or IN other words
yourselves.
In our answer to the dreadful accu-
Stations against US, We would not wish
ito say that + &. McElrath IS an nm.
fprincipled slanderer, and retailer Of
the opposites Of truth which he bnys BY
1.-THE column, although our honest eriti-
Itcisms might be unable to lead Us to
amy other conclusion. We would have
mo disposition to insinnate that lie IS IS
purchased by breaking merchants and
grasping contractors, however the facts
supported the accusation; for that
1 might include the mighty powers be-
hind his editorial throne, who would
then have to share the retort. Ii
would scarcely be polite to suggest
iEthat he was either the dupe or partner
tship-knave Of the old accusers Of Utah;
for the suggestion might involve cor
tain ex-offce-hOlders, Who are now
,Epining before grooming, moulder1ng
shelves, and behind counters without
customers; or others Of the same caste,
IL 1851 J. 49,
who hkEe gone away, gaunt, poor, and
commissioners, to whine once more
around the White House. 1t would be
rather an unkind reflection upon New
York Journalists, we're We to say that
he was short Of matter for . leader,
and preferred 10 fill up With stale old
Islander, rather than leave d blank
column in his intellectual Journal. +:
We would not desire 10 make any
SIch insinnafinnE nv f,ffais n,t,, s,IeL, a a.: