The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-25
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MOUNTAINE
GREAT SALT LAKE civ
SATURDAY, MAY rs, 1861.
Us D N.IoN.

are favored WIN ChpplhEs, TecelNeu ~
pony on Thursday morning, from the
San Francisco Ertning BaIletin, Of the
10th, and the Sacramento Daily Unioa,
Of the 18th.
We give all the clippings below that
We thought would interest our readers.
California is not far behind the times
The star-spaugled banner still waves in
triumph there. Morris Oregon more likely
10 bow her knees at the secession shrine
Of JEFF. Davis. ~. IL
One thing Is particularly observable IN
America. There Is 80 much talk and 20
much buster, 50 much parade, 50 many
presentations Of flags BY ladies, 80 maly
Ifsarfully eloquent philippics without any
fearful results, that no Iooker-on could
come to any reasonably Just conclusions
as to the outcome.
We take no part on either side. We
are an American by adoption, yet little
accustomed in our own native land TO
blustcr before blows. There are faults
on both sides. II would be hard TO say
that all the extreme yindictive abolition
lists at the North, and The leaders Of the
present insurrectionary movements in the
South should be pcnitentiaried or igno-
miniously executed. Yet, who would
question the jnstice 81 the nett
Why do they not set to work? They
are dealing unfairly on both sides with
the time allotted to them on earth. Prest-
dent Lincoln may make the lame apology
that be hates 10 she'd blood, Can he not
see The precipice at the edge Of which our
most glorious government Is totteringI
The choice BY election Of the nation, as
its President and the guardian Of its
rights and liberties, he Is brayed in bis
very capital by men who can be consid-
cred only as traitors to their fathers aud
their country. II be has influence such
as ought to belong to the Chief Magis.
trate Of the best and once brightest Of
all the Republics the world was ever
houorcd with; why docs he not do dig
nifty to his position, aud purify his
country II the Sontllernsrs are the
brave men We have heard they were (and
. . H ' 70 IT.. =.
which We do not presume TO question:
why do they not pitch Ing They have
threatened the capital. JEFF Davis, II is
said, has ordered . dinner in the White
House to bis own honor. Why is the
capital not At once invaded; and why are
the cooks not Immediately ordered to pre-.
pare dinncrl 4. j: ~. !.
Humbug Is not a very harsh word; I
hence, in charity We apply it to all the
movements in the present troublesome
times in the land Who ever heard OF.
an engagement such as that reported Of
the attack on SUMTER The best guns
known in warfare. and the brag artiIlerists
employed, and yet but one man mortally
wounded during some forty-eigLt hours
tremendous fghtingii Tell it not In
Europel Publish il not In tile highways
Of your coloniesl lest the daughters Of
princes rejoice; lest the lovers Of mon.
arches be gladlll
As to the 6nal fate Of the South there
can be but little doubt They may brag
and bully awhile; but let them 6ewar,
lest the big hoes that threw up the liyel,
earth and dug up the weeds from arounc
their corn, their cotton. and their sugar
cane in Peace-tine, are dug deep into the
unoifending heads whom the brave brag,
g:ng warriors have left at home. If as
yet, no apprehensions have been enter,
tanned. let them look at the national
census. 49,"
GEN. LANE IN 0REsoS. The Portland
OrGgoaiaa Of May Sth says; We learn
that General Lane, by u forced march.
was uble 10 reach DaIles on the Sd inst.
and camped until next morning. Upon
his arrival there the citizens fired a salute
Of thirtyicur guns for the Union. The
General appeared during the firing; but
soon ascertaiued that the compliment was
erer the ieft, as no notice was taken OF
bic AppaaraHce--only hyoung man came
running out Of the Post Office (it il sup,
posed crying, "Crack ahead, boysl Here's
plenty OF Free--Jo Lanes for waddingln
We learn also that 40 cfligy was found
suspended near his camp the next mon,
Ing bearing the Inscription, 30 Lane the
traitorp That certainly was not in goot
taste, neither was il polite in the Dalla.
people, but it was tolerably expressive.
las 70 good TASTE it is a subject too
nonsensically ridiculous 10 even mouth
abroad. live were not good citizen.
We could but say that good taste is the
preservation Of our Union, is the honor Of
Our country, native or adopted, and til,
triumph OF our flag. Our God! that flag
that waved 50 triumphantIy when leeher,
Gus tyranny sought to make good honest
men bow shnmefully their heads; and now
noalsi " virtue Of their blood, trium.
Paentiy' the model Of nations and banner
o. the patriots Of all countries. Shall il
De alshonOredf Never, no, ueyerl Let
the south attempt secession, They shall
Den0i 'hey must bend aud should it IT.