The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-02-25
THE
NOUN ia / NEER.
GREAT SAT- LAKE cITM
.s..ATURDAK. EEgEUaRY VI. 1880
CORRESPONDENCE.

IT 4 an opinion that has prevailed
among many Of the citizens of Utah, andan
opinion that may hare, u d measure, be-
come somewhat general II the Territory,
thar the stories told ID newspapers are
but Idle tales TINT pass AWAY with tic
telling and are forever forgotten, None
can haye . more hearty contempt for edi-
toiaI twaddIe than hare We. YetamongI
many facts connected with the origin,
issue. and influence o. the press, one par
ticnlarly should ever be borne ID mind -;
that there are, pf the millions who read,
but very few Who inform themselves Of
the truths behind the columns
With the knowledge Of this fact, and
wish . view TO unshackIe every hand and
avery mind, the freedom 81 The press was
first instituted III the midst Of mon
arches We have been educated to despIse,
and despotisms OuFOwnproud natureshaye
prompted Us toresist. was this great favor
first conferred Or claimed The principle
once established, the proudeat tyraut
might hnrl his abuses, through his own
subsersieut press, against his subjects;
hut bis crown trembIed at the published
censure Of the peasant.
The United States Of America have.
from the earliest period 81 their history
claimed the credit 81 being the most ya-
liant in the universe in support 81 free
speech. free press. free trade, and untranl-
melted conscience Denounced d traitor
and denied the right Of franchise Il the mar,
who would dare to assert that ii America
the right Of petition Is denied; the free
dom pf the press abrogated; Or the privi-
lege Of reply to his accnsers abridged IN
any way We viii pass ~ The recollec-
tons of yore. and for our Iawfal convent
ence. a. Weapprove the agowed principles
Of our country. adopt them.
We feel q degree Of mOdesty, and must
claim the Indulgence of our friends and,
their special pardon, In again calling ats
tention to that most contemplate of ali
the New York sheets which mike lryI
pretence to honesty 1.-The Times
Under date Of Dec 18th, from Camp
Floyd, We find ! letter signed ..Ricnanp, i
receiving the eusiahle compliment 81 Inv.
ing been written By .'our ousn eoryespo,,.
dentn The letter can scarcely elaim q
place among communications, hut rather
carries with it the impression Of an aeon.
sation or an indictment.
Allowing. for the sake Of argument.
that the correspondence was worthy a
notice q very questionable hypothesis
BY the bye J, We viii take mp the charges
IN graduation and examine them.
First, Brigham and his satellites q,
accused Of "enjoiniug tlle bretherep Il
mind their own business aud ,lo a tic,
are told TO this charge we mako mol
the plea gully Cor there Is no guilt 4,
what i right and honest But we plead
simple and heartfelt AMES! We ha,,
long known brigham Young Nc ha,,
long been acquainted with bis friends an,
patriotic associates. whom riliaiins ma,
try 70 degrade as satellites; and We 81
proud 70 say that tho most glorious mo
ments Of our lives we're those ii whicl
We found ourselves strictly obedient i
the 1.iad yoar arm business mud "a ,e1o
YEA age tod tactics Of those meni No
was the honor consnmmated alone ii e.
reception and carrying out Of instructions
but the finale was always brilliant an
honorable, OH with what pride Mha
honest. heartfelt pride we walk abroad
and IN defiance Of the universal SCOTS Z
corruption, thank our God that ii il 8
Those more replete 10 policy and intu
lively endowed with greater wisdom tia
ourselves might suggest the propriet
q the concealmelt Of such sentiment,
We cannot helpit We never have don
. good act that We were ashamed Of III,
among the few brilliant actions 81 "a
lives, the acknowledgment Of the eccles
astlel sovereignty Of our present leade
was the brightest.
Folks abroad talk Of their fayorit,
and men Of their choice. Why sloul