The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-07-06

seOgIaphlcai uiscfimlnntiOne Noythe,r 4. w
Southern, Atantic and Western hencs and
ing men may endcayor % excite 4 brl;ss ".
- leal uinerence Of local Interests a,s
views; Une 81 the expedients Of party NJ \.
quire influence within particular d;s.s;a. ~ ~ ~
70 misrepresent the opinions and aims ~ VI, e
districts You cannot shield yolfset,.s $500. ~
much against the jealousies aud hear.. ~ ~
ings which spring from these nlisret,r.s,,,, =
lions; they tend to render alien 10 earh ~ n
those who ought TO be bound together ~ 1870 wv
ternal affection. III ' IN Ha
II oil the people OF this ynst renn,,;,
Us united IN their principles, and a. 49,, ~
nous " their use Of the franchise AZ IN. 49,
zens 81 Utah are, hencefort Their motto ua,t1i
be, mo North, no South, on East Il W. yGe.a
but a band Of American brethrenlU irb..' ~. 60
spontaneous ebulIitons Of every beagt $500 M
be- the compact entered into by our E,thas.
Shall not be broken. Allwould theneefor j -
agree with the sentiments Of Washington ana
say that, 70 the rermanency Of our Union i
government for tho whole Il intlivn.,,.s,li,, 2 z
No alliance, however strict bet wear NM.
can bean adequate substitute; they i,ps, $50 &
sevitaOly experience the infractions 4na n, y.
ruptlons which all alliances, in all thine No.
! experienced. There never was and th,s
never can be unalloyed happiness v;thoat
unanimity Of purpose. 5.' q 'tN''
But after all our yeneration for ztbn ;rs,;,.
tions Of our country what have we, here Is tJ,;
far off valleys of Utah, to hope for from nv.
North or rom the SOUTH Irue, we Ar, M
undivided band OF brethren, claiming fre.-
uoin OF speech and OF the press, and the Tili,t
% worship Almighty God according to tbe
dictates OF our own conscienccs. Eotwith.
standing this, Il Is we'll known that ID seye.
raj occasions when platforms have been buil.
previous 70 the presidential election Candi
dates for that important trust have proInised
u elected, to ''cnt out the loathsone nicer i
and TO completely annihilate tho Id win Feiit4
OF harbarism Slavery and Polyga1ay 81. !. :: +
In conclusion permit me me to remark thar
IT those heayen.born principles which con
stnatiy inspire the people Of this Territory 10
a concentration of action, were engrayef lipoI,
all hearts claiming protection beneath the
stars and Stripes. 3 harmony, honesty trntb
virtue and good will 10 all mankind would &,
among their adorning graces, spreading around
them halo of imperishable glory, pure frvIn
the fountain Of eternal peace! ..:
Another delicious treat Of music rom ii.
Serenade Band. e. s@.e ..5 II"
Hon. George A. Smith then delivered the fol.
lowing address, N .:=..x... II I. .:..iz: &,
FELLOW. CITIzEys:-- .sz.. z....# @-
+: lbe circumstances under which we are now
mbied, are those ONO ordinary character
Inc display made on the present occasion,
and the vast assemblage on this ground. indie
cate in great degree, might say perfectly
the result Of liberty, of honest industry, aud.
Of adherence to the principles of the constiru-
ton Of the United States Of which we have
been hearing and the result of strict obedience
TO those declarations made by our fathers and
transmitted down to their posterity =
Although we as people are placed undcE
circumstances entirely different from those Of
every other part OF our common country We
were forced to come here nnprepared compare
lively for such an undertaking. and have had
TO contend with the sterile soil and inhospita-
Bile climate; we have had to encounter and
overcome a great many difficulties, arising
from our isolated situation; but still we can
mere successfully pursue the arts of peace; we
can enjoy the blessings ofliberty.
Why, almost all the inhabitants OF every
portion OF our common country from North to
South, from the Rio Grande to the Saint
Johns: while almost every city, town, village
ana hamlet' TO-DAY echo with the sound Of
ME and drum, calling men to war, we are oil
enjoying peace. -. :
The procession today was q display of
skill, of agricultural industry,
a display Of tools and of ingenuity Of almost
every KIND, What little powder We burned
was simply in honor OF our country's flag; not
to destroy our elloW.countrymen.
We have heard something of the hostile
preparations that are going on in the Eastern
States: ! know Of no Language adequate TO
describe the true character of the present civil
war: 1t is the height of folly; the extreme of
madness; without parallel in history, and il
does seem like it illustrates the maxim of
arecian mythology: Whom the gods wonld
destroy, they first make mad" North and
south rushing to battle, over an idea, or whim,
perfectly Needless as to the consequences.
= 1t Is the natural result Of that spirit OF
and violation of the principles OF
our national Constitution, which drove US
here; u is the natural result of the training.
the education aud the foolery with which
priestcraft has blinded the people :.
We are, at the present time, the only people
IN the United States that are willing to be 90
YeTned by the Constitution, and to grant to all
men the same liberties that we ourselves en-
10Y; the same privileges, and protection which
IS in accordance with the guarantees in the
Constitution and the laws of the United
States, made in accordance Herewith. To BE-
sure there are great many who pretend 20
honor the Constitution, but they are deter
mined in the North and in the South that