The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-01


Slanaiion. 10 such We would simply !
Jay, TINT the Legislature IS not au,hcr-
sed, bit actually prohibited, BY the
organic act, from passing : Law affect
ing the right 81 tie soil. The question
need not BE asked or answered, I'd re
gard to the right 81 soil IN Utah Terri
tory. II lies ii the government Of the
United States. Not d foot of the land
y bona iide the properly Of the citizens.
Then how ean the Legislature pass an
act, excmpting from execution that
over which they or Their constituents
have no control. This, 10 the minds
of many, may not BE- sufficiently
plain. Then We present il ii another
light. Can the Legislature exempt
Improvements on lands that ore NOT
owned blythe citizcns2 No, they cannot
Tho same right of occupancy that be-
longs 10 an individual on i tract Of his
oNnland held in fec simple, belongs
also III The government On Che PUBLIC,
domain. whoever attempts 10 oust q.
occupant from his possession On GOV
crnment lands, except hy an net of1
Congress, and in tie name Of the Pre-
sidcft oF The United States, s 4 tres
passer, and can lawfully Be resisted ~
such, and nade res ponsible Tor his n.
trusion
These DEDUCTIONS may appear strange
to some; they arc nevertheless true
Homestead exemptions arc made ID
most III the states The citizens own
the land, and the Legislators, bong the
representatives OF their constituents,
have q riigIltto exempt certain properly
from execution. The wisdom Of the
majority Of Legislators induces them tc.
give to the head Of 4 family the home
stead. feel satisfied with that po-
Icy, and recommend The Legislature
#of Utah I'd adopt the same, 50 soon as
one citizen shall possess legally an acre
of ground ID Itah !, bat rot until them
g emo protest "a iurist ulalipm trans4
.fferre guam iipso habet. No one may
convey greater right to another than
lie himself hils.
S0sta4l appropriate
portion of the Noun ArSEea % con-.
iFibutioits from tho public Fe think.
4 people S corner Will Furnish oppor-
tunity for lie appearance of many In.
thoughts and much useful I'M
Formation. We wish to become nc.
with the mind 81 the million
what they know, what is II them, what
they are thinking about, what their
experience and opinions are concerning
subjects 10 current interest. inter.
change oil thought may Be very bene.
fetal, and We will do what Nc can to
promote it Send on your co,alnuni-
cations, then, and if we deem them aps
propriiate forthe public eye, our readers
shall have the benefit Of their perusal,
as Ear as our. space will permit
MONS. BLoyDIN' 3 Fear Many Of
the Eastern papers have Published
thrilling accounts Of the feais of Mons.
Biondin on the tight rope across the
stream at Niagara Falls. Acoresp6ri.
dent of the New York Times says tie
whole matter was a hoax. No such
feats were performed At the Falls, and IL
such person as Mons Blondin was
there, though il was ludicrous to SOD
the ehop-rallen countenances OF tha
immense crowds assembled through tha
public announcementsof what was Il
BE- done. the pablicmast believe which
II pleases. @ Il,
The DIARRHEA Many people, and
especially children, are suffering from
the diarrhea, and some children arc.
dying Of il. Cannot good and en-
cacious remedy be advised for this
wasting disease? Who knows the best
cure2 ne have heard OF Fifty things. WI
net some experienced person send u
the result Of their observations IN the
shape Of a simple and specific antidote
Then We viii make il public, for tAq
public good. CHANGING over the worEs
OF Dir. Franklin. the otbaF. 5,y ra %,