The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-04

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serve, as we have no doubt they viii re.
ceiye, . prominent place II the army Oh
the Confederate States. We see no rea.
son why the graduates Of this institution
may not rival the graduates Of West
Point. They hare both the ambition
aud the capacity. We may also add, they
have the best wishes Of the citizens II
South Carolina. And, in conclusion, We
can assure them that General BeauregaFd
paid high compliment TO The institution, |
aud expressed himself well pleased with
the parade. ys
A bill was passed III the legislature Of
Yirginiaa few days ego, to encouraged
bodybuilding III that state. The bill pro.
vides that on satisfactory proof that 4
vessel Of 900 tons aud upwards (foursGllhs
ofwhleh is owned by resident citi5ens)
has bCen built in Virginia subsequent 10
the passage % this ACT. the first auditor
shall pay the owners 81 per ton, II she be
less than 500 tons burdei, and % per ton,
III she be Of no less bnFtheh than 500 tons.
The appropriation for the above object
shall not exceed $25, 900 pcr year, and
continue Eve years
OANf Pass, The LynchhurRh fVa.l
Repa6 ieaa Of March 25tlt, has the follow.
ling paragraph: Mr.. Crook, Lincoln,s
tinail agent on the Alexandria road. made
4 bis FIRST trip up on Saturday. aud Oh pass
ling charlottesville, was visited Oh by a
committee ofcitizens, who informed him
10 Ire poiitest manner possible, that he
lhad better throw up his commission and
retire from public service, OF he would DO
dealt with according 70 the deserts Of a.
Black Republican, who would never be
permitted TO scatter his fonI teaching over
Virginia soil. Mr.. g. thinking .discre-t
Ition the better part Of vaIor, consented
70 resign on his return 10 Alexandria,
land he was permitted TO pass. Ii Is al
so stated tIlat the said gentleman, upon
Preaching this city, Saturday evening, made
a castle of his mail cur. from whicl, he
was ntraid 10 hudge and come out ii The
city; but remained safely cilseoncei III III, |
until his departure yesterday morning.
sending The nail up BY d substitute,
PrriaBLE CoSnirIox o. THiacs.Saysl
the New York Timea; Never was The M,
tioiiin greater embarrassment. We con.
fess our inability 10 inforce the most i'm.
portant laws We enact. and Sit passIyeIyI
down mud soc them violated, without rnis.
ing finger. How can we maintain any
national spirit under such hnpliliationg
We take the step Of all others most call
Iculated to ALLEVIATE the border States and
foreign nations We can neither collect
our revenue nor afford protection. Who.
under such circumstances, would dare 10
embark IN any enterpriscg How much
revenue can be collected In Northern
.porlsi No ONE can answer these questions.
Is not sach uncertainty the greatest 81 all I
eyilsg a state Of war would be almost
preferable. 1t Kolld be the beginlinR Of
an end. Thus far wc seem 10 BE without
direction or purpose, or the means Of en- 4
forcing our purpose if we had any.
TREAsos Ar rHE NORM. - At the open
ing Of the u. s. District court at Boston,
recently Judge Sprague, In bis charge to
the grand jury, after holding that the
asseinhlage OF a body Of men for the pur.
pose Of subysrting the government, NJ
any place, by taking foFciblc possession
OF any fort arsenal, or other property oil
the United States, constitutes treason,
ltOntinned as follows $3.50 II sucll acts have
been committed anywhere within the |
United States. il may become y material
inquiry how arpersons who are not pre-
sent with the body OF men so assembled,
/ NAV, although distant. he involved In the