The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-14
THE MouNTAINEER. July IA 1860.

one sense 10 withdraw from bis former dn-
ties, as | 10 enter upon 4 more extended
contIh1ance Of mine.
with that modssty that forms one Of
the most marked characteristics Of the
sons III ny fatherland, and with perhaps
as fair and fill an appreciation as any one
can baEs, u ny lacks and frailties, my
wont Of ability, aud small experience,
and my numerous DEFICIENCIES, I shall here
after, By thekiad permission Of the MorE-
rMxEER's friends, enter upon. and. Ill least,
try the performance Of those duties.
In doing 80 4 feel most deeply how
much ! ustreiy upon the generous sup
port and confidence of my friends, and the
patrons d public enterprise Aid more,
4 thousand times more, how dependent /
am and must ever b upon the unerring
guidance ~ tie Almighty Providence.
which alone csn direct ingocd, Eonsst
and useful paths, and 10 successful ends
Without these my venture would be as
thatof disnlasted hull upon the bread
ocean, rudderless, and With but one help.
less, inexperienced seaman aboard.
What the past 81 the MorsraxEkE has
been, IFS own columns have told, What
they viii BE. must be found in the records
or hereafter IIiavepo promises 10 make.
| only can say that Twill, With the help
Of God. try Is fulfil the nrotto, and ,.do
what Is right, Let the consequence fol-
low.
The Importance Of maintaining the press
thoIne needs not "a be urged upon the
minds Of Che citizensof Utah Long and
bitter has been their experience Id the III.
aaences foreign type has welded ugainst
them. Corrupt speculation has oftentines
offered their blood ii barter for its hire,
and The offcr been gladly responded to
10 them Il belongs sternly and unreleuts
.iugly 70 yindieate themselves No fo-
reign pens can or win dot Their senti.
mems should DO told ont plainly, aud re-
ceiyo from them a full endorsement. It
was not the sincws III tho young shop
herds nrln, in ancient times, nor the sling
and pebble stone that laid the big defer
low but tho strong supporting host, and
the great High King we're at bis back.
supporting him, aid relying on those he
conquered So ought II to be IN this as
public good work No matter
how fcebie the hand that picks the pebble.
fromgthe brook when no hurls It at the
insulting giant, let him have tho support
end confidence q those insulted. and not
he alone, but they will triumph and the
day will Jet come when
THE right shail be might, and Che n GUT shall
be right, I.
So far as the withdrawal DC Major
Blair from the MoyxrMSEERisc concerned,
II niny Be unnecessary for me 10 say. but
perhaps nevertheless proper, TINT it Isl
done with the most cordial and fTiendlyI
understanding Were itnoI thathis own
private arrangements call him away To-
other parts Of the Territory, where be-
could not participate in tho .labors Of the
editorial department Of the paper, neither
no nor ! would consent to i dissolution.
Probably should not have said dissolu.
ton; for We are not virtually dissolved.
He was one who bore q portion Of tie bnr.
then Of tho commencement Of tie enters
prize We have walked hant.4n- hand, and
without jar So. Though III separate
spheres may weeYer remain soaiso may
III De With him, our friend Hosea, Who en-.
tered npoa The task With ~, but was com
PEELED to turn 70 ether duties i am left
atoue; no. not.alone; fvr speak The voice
Of . hundred thousand citizens of Utah
Tllst ] may do So faithfully, fraflessly, aud
deyotedly, i the sincere wish Of the
heart of
J4aEs Frnqrsos