The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-14
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WITHDRAWAL.
.fncH the csfes u 4 public life Few men
desire to BE- relieved or those few. should
| manifest myself 10 be one n the nam
Der, feel that no envy can beezcited; no
Jealousy aroused; no cause 81 complaint
can Or win arise; 10 public interest will
cr can suffer. This sclfevident fact needs
ne comment or apology from me. All
human currents have an ebb and flow, Of
which / feel none need ask why. TO Is
Il Il left 10 speak Of cause had We any
Of 81 reasons should We feel 10 Oifer them
For the criticism Of friends OF foes, that
forces me 10 retire from the position as
sumed By me, and sustained BY thousands
10 the pCsitionI now propose 10 yacate.
To friends we owe much; 10 patrons
and friends, more; for their kind deeds
and good wishes for our editorial success,
and my own Individual prosperity TO
them al have q hearty God bless you.
l retire from my duties ii The editorial
and Publishing department Of tie Movx.
TAiKEER. Of my own free will and wish,
FOR : more quiet and retired life, lcay-
Ing behind me tbe most grateful feel
ings to kind ones, on whore head ] ever
shall invoke the blessings 81 Liglt heaven,
and on my cc.partner, and the future edi;
tor and publisher Of the MoUNTAIseEn, the
best feelings and wishes n q friend and
brother, In connection with oil belong
ing 10 our Office. III this Withdrawal
l many mar ask Tor q reason. Asa candid
. mao, i might DO expected of inc to
ansWer those queries in short, 1 am
tired ii The irst place of the practice 81
law. Secondly my health requires more
outdoor life than i practicable Of posi-.
bic for an editor TO enjoy Toa stirring.
frontier life, and the hardships 81 q reyo.
lntion, am attached. The first Ii within
ny reach 1t present The second, / nei.
Their covctncr desire But either 81 them
q more conducive TO my health md longe.
witty than my present situation.
withdraw my connection from tie
ONCE. feeling assured that ii 50 Ioiag, our
patrons and friends viii not, neither can
be harmed, OF the success Of the paper ID
the least be retarded. Thatit MillreuIize
al that itsprojectors and friends antici.
pnted. doubt not. That ii has lnerited
tho appreciation 81 friends and the curses
Of enemies, Is q satisfaction to me. That
the future viii be as prolific Of blessings
as the past from al lovers ii truth, isstill
my ambition and ferysnt desire That no
unprineipled federal or other Official, or
any unprinciplcd citizen cr stranger, shall
pass nnehastised through is columns, or
without being falIy exposed as Ia the past,
feel to assure I'll that they will BE held
upto the public gaze 10 their true light, liz
respective Of position or influence, and III,
rights Of the citizens Of Utah be manful-
y defended; that Il will continue TO OBJ.
pose tile Importation Of officials and thor
overwhelming course, none need fear; that
twill defend the constitutional rights Of
tho citizens 81 Utah and protect them is
much as possible from the colonial usages
sought to be enforced on them ~ the an
rogant. who have ruled The land, doubt
not.
That The MouSr1iNEER may continue to
live and flourish. and tho number of orr
newspapers be increased, ard other perit
odicais aud magazines swell their number,
until taste for literature shall triumph,
and ignorance and rice shall Zee from tie
presence Of wisdom md knowledge. and
virtue and morality snpplant the spirit Of
tyranny and oppression. aud love cE III
berty and truth eternal be cherished; md
that | may live until see aaaiycrral
brotherhood cover the land, and the
King q Peace reign, Is my ardent desire,
81. d. BLtlR,
TO THE READERS or THE
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