The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-01

laws wsrs administered u rssIdsnt and
stranger, equally, justly and mildly. 81
many ! passing pilgrim and some new IN
Utsh who were then residents. can tss-
tify.
But, bye and bye, whsn the war with
Mckee had tsrminatsd. strife for political
prefsrment led ths van. some |dsbau-I
chess, like Brecchus, whose pbysicians
bills, 6c., may have been TOO heavy or TOO
called for; Or others, like Drum.
mond, who could not support svifs and
strumpst together, crowded themselves
in among acme very honorable msn; and
then originated those fair and legal Pc
titiens aud remonstrahcss from Utah 10
which, and The misrspressntatioAs Of
thoss iccundrsls, the history Or the past
invasion has been claimed - having been
traced.
That The federal conrtG themstlyes
have alone stood ID the way Of fair snd
impartial al niinistration 81 the law, no
man Of correct Information aud honesty
viii decay. That they, backed up by pc.
cuhiafily powerful Influences, have cansed
the trouble and differences that have ex-
listed between tie General and Territorial
governments, the records Of the past win
testify. That there have been, and still
are some honorabIs exceptions Il true.
zBnt ia them, q il their duty, come for.
ward and honorably contradict such mis-.
Representations. Some have dons Il in
past times and are kindly remembered
forft. Others sLosld Try 10 follow the
same honorable track. And Al should
combine 70 put down that hidden trickery
which 10 dark corners IL Matched 10 rob
the Treasury, no matter At what price Of
blood and misery
ToaconclGdc this part Of the subject
We dare venture to say that The present.
Judiciary. n Utah would. II called upon,
pronounce the staten NJ, 20 far a. any
with Tho discharge Of TIM
dntissi i considered, 10 be : Nilfui, ma
Iicious, aud transparent liz.
Ii ID ssid. fCiorernor Cummings 1.-THE
writer docs not srsn know His Excel
eneyiprcper name has sIways sided with
he Mormons.r We do not deny that
Governor Cumming has ever been 40 ad,
locate 81 peace. and has acted, We think, |
nth honest motives 10 preserve friendly
citations among all parties, Bot sound
d il ike siding with the Mormons when
roops, at the instigation Of that poor
ettinogger Cradlehaugh, insnlted the
itizens 81 Provo By their intrusive pres
meet or when tho same Rarlike Judge
lsultiagly and unlaWfully paradcd them
Trough the settlements South; thcrs was
Q forcible interference when the Cor.
rnor had not only the legal right but
! his command the coed will and power
o .compel their AbSence7 Or did il sonnd
Ike that siding, when . contemplate Of
icer ealnped his fragment Of squadron
j the fenced grainhelds Of our citizens,
taking his hungry horses on their wheat,
o eat, tread down, and destroy; or when
n honest farmer claimed the removal Of
he trespatsers he was insu'tsd and put IN
opGnement, His E1sellency sgain took
. foreible steps, although few minutes
My would have sutIiced 10 yacate the
md leave the grain to pursue,
lilhout interruption, it, upward growth.
With the eonrse or His Excgllency We
nd no fault, lie has noted, we believe.
nth honest intentions for the good Of ali
rom The beginning; and ~ his prudent
management has Sonbtless saved much
roubls The last accusation against
i'm, however, should Ne siding with the
tormoas.n
One consolation remains to ul,. our
resent and our former aecusers and Will.
ers are breaking up and fleeing, one BY
ne, from our, midst, tishesrtsned and
nth sad couatcnances So shall 1t CON
innc. .>:. 81 B.: =. =: I