The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-07

ta this choice p0rti0n 0f mother Garth
Nllereon otiF Efforts, however weak nave
been expended for tue promotion IL the
best welfare and prosperity Of our ha-
tion
With such feelings constantly actaating
us III orr public md private walks III Isl
impossible for us not to take CIeep ills
terest IN tho inception and progress of
public alIairs, and To watch with d Jealous
care aud use every latdabIe effort ~
tiWart or avert every plan on movement
that threatens tic Integrity % our Union.
But more 81. less ill this Tefritory,as else
where We do not as yet view all political
questions rs tic same light, nor from the
SAND stand point Were this not the case,
there probably would belsttleer DO diEff-
Gully ~ understanding Mike tie nsnEe
which his generally prevailed ID our go-
yernnient ID relationto Territories Ii ID
not altogether singular that tho RetoIn.
tionary patriots, but recently freed from!
InonarcbHl rule md Ileet ting much forniid-
able eontrafiety of opinion in regard to
The solutf0nof untfied political foblenls.
rested short Of extending beyond the
boundaries 81 States the full cnioyingAt of
those rights SO ably SET forth Id the DE
eIaratioa and so clearly peryating the
Constitution, aud fastened upon their fell
low citiaehs$in the then IioFlii.lNest terri
tory thechief OF those oGiaus government
al features which had melted themselves
toFcyolt, But after long years az poll
teal experience, which should tend 10
break every oppressive yoke, ard ID direct
Imposition to itlAaaiaentai truths set forth
.ift.tbe Declaration bIished III the arti4
Giles u Confederation and rc-estahlishctl III
the Constitution, IT is passing strange TINT
4 Congress perkist la governing citizens Iii
tire Territories upon nearly tile same plan
=as tliat pursued hy England III her 20.
Ytillfiieilt OF her "A American colonies Ter
rit0rial assemblies llil.y pass laws, hut
Congress requires those LAWS. to be sab.
sliftted 70 them, and cl.tlms Tile power to
stIisappIoge them. The TERRITORIES arc
taxed, equally with the States 10 ifli The
patlic eoifsgs 10 tile full extent of their
lise of imported ARTICLES aud tlIoit Tgi.
chase oil l1lljl d land S, but nj liFf md how
has their consent been obtained for such
faxatiorg Government afa declared Ia
EesaIiYc ttlti isf powers fIoni Tie ediisr5,l
Epf lie n orc fned II but when, have Terri:
tories llad i voice iu HE election oG on
/ PRESIDENT or il vote. In The councils 81
our milton? Tho close parallel between
the treatlnentsof tie mother country. te
her colonies, and that 1of our government
10 her Territories. might be drawn TO j
much greater length bat Ii not here ii
/ keeping md We laye merely alluded Il
al few ftgetss te illustrate the tp tIless ii
weak humanity To met to their fellow
iSnsages they themselves Nilfaot brock and
the laaefensible position Of those N 10 dis
.alletiize such ei tff2efs Us cross eisr4Iliii
boundaries within oar e5slaiqil COUNTRY
4 % Feelpltl ard render popNI Ions and Fallt
I able erlk lss useless Itsl3ltc domain. Is
/ This rlg i Itoegfes egal intervention
Esa tie d6inpsti ifsf or
/ aud jus g lI,iga so. ttilss Con
lou ID. {. once atieaiied tstt cotiets
i tetli.Sf ard IS et..liaistlei tien ia eiiar,
i t,ltr aets tilfllli ll0gl
lie leilg breagtl cur land !. ire
tsliy9 ot creed or party 49, S
I Ihoags on us flyy We bar political dis
etiss 9fiiCt not knox iiFsf ii a.illlSe i
single reln0fk that otltti Lie feel
Eiilssa,of a tfne patriot, still lie sphere "a
FSfoE1rlsty vii danlttl less permit the Offer
E3ias q tte,y pom some matters
general imp lance To- our present and
iattlre prosperity 7.
+ Stree population, So Ii Boz industrious,
/ I Intelligent, and laS-aliiitn9, is thI
stftnssfh Of nation, and since FORMULATION
is.alonc Sustained hy the products derived
i from etfe9lltf5ra pursuits. Why not mao
Il flltiiiiso fFEllte, aud pass liberal home
sfesl itN, aud thereby prey Siit lhe tct
] ] great monopoly uf The public lands ii
sfteetttatots Ri(d Glasses wEo till not tllts
/ SOIL md eacoafage md aid Tie farmer
With facilities enabling him 90 max + GU.
extensive wastes teetIi with ahnnIlaIetg !.
I As settieai ellts multiply aud txtertd
there arc iiiere aseti aifGllefts for nlort
and better means for travel, for cel1,linti,
eating orlnation, and for Tho inner.
/ ei'angn Of eonlpoaities, operation insepaI,
/ aeEs eoqaeeted WITH The successful prose;
i e cd ol / tfAde and commerce, and tic
! dissemination Of kBewleIse. Yo NEE,
/ ttlese requirements The Indian trail tias
4: stllened To- the white alal's road Ilal-I,.
animals have given way to vehicles Will,
IN many localities the iron horse Has all.
. taaeed gill competitors III heltaa 81 ll,eiigiIt
3*istld travel, and messages flashed over
htelegraphie wires IN turn lau;.h to seorn
the SLOW: progress made by steam. Tiien
why not eqtafge the eirclb and Ienlathen
the lilte8 Of these great blessings? s. III tie
!. east aad west. and III every Intermediate
potnts there Is an anxious desire to sfafa
20 Abe burdens and participants Ii tite bless.
i.f'lsgEs Of teiegFdphid afidraiireptf cefnnnni.
| cations across our continent, What hin.
eteEs- oar Gogefbuient iloa lending ids
powerful MD 20 speedily e6jAleet lie teie.
graphic wires Of Missouri and CsiIiio;rlliiaa