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The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-07-20
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EproR M0uSTAIHEER: :5=..#2 !. a.
TutsKrsG that short sketch Of our celcbra-
RON ii the 4th Of July would be accepted BY
Won. respectfully submit II: .sl.
In this peaceful little city, we celebrated the
DIV BY salutcs, the raising Of our national
dar, promenadinS the principal streets, reading
tho DeclMationo Independence, On Grafton
by our Bishop, i. e. Harrington, reading APP
proprate toasts, and by closing Of the amuse-
,nents OF the day by going forth in the dance
The participants manifesting the true spirit Of
patrotism and loyalty to the Constitution II
our beloved country and showing that ID these
peaceful Wales dwells Union in truth, such
i, does not exist on any other part Of this con-
tinent.
All enjoyed themselves to the highest de-
rrce and the best Of order was maintained
John Bourne, samuel Mulliner,. William
Kelly, John Mcneil, Committee Of Arrange
ments. Thomas Mckenzie, Marshal Of the
day.
4. @ WILLIAM GEEESwoon, Reporter.
.=.. Mousr PLEAsAsr, SAN PErE Co.
EDrrOR MouSTAISEER
usDRa the direction OF d committee of ar.
rangements, composed of w ! r. Macarthur,
! James Hansen, and Peter Monson, the ami
yersary Of Independence was celebrated at this
place.
After the usual preliminaries ofahoisting the
. Stars and Stripes, firing honorary salutes, and
2 discoursing the national and other airs by the
Band; Henry Macarthur, Esqr., Marshal Of the
day, organized the procession, and marched to
the new ~Bowery. Here the z Declaration"
was read by William Morrison, Esqr., an ora
ton on the times was delivered by Hon.
David Candland; after which music, songs and
toasts lent their charms to the proceedings.
From the toasts, are selected the following;
The day we celebrate, Is one of turmoil else
where. Here it is peace. Il. Z +,
Utah admits no Palmetto. She will not Sc.
esde from the Constitution. She only secedes
from political corruption. sl
" Washington! We honor thee to-day; we
mourn the deprayity Of thy sons. +.
Utah, ever loyal, ever true, is for the union
Of good men, and correct principles .
r. GEoaGE FARSwoHrH,s Reporter.
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-07-20

which are kept constantly on land; for GOODNESS,
favor and quality, they cannos be surpassed,
If you doubt this assertion, call with your fami-
lies Of friends and Try his ICE: CREAM, you
can have a 10 cent, Is cent, or Is cent Glass, or
a Gallon for So. Then Try his CIDER, which
is quito favofite drink, and only 10 cents per
Glass, or 81 per Gallon Also, try his EtEel-
.v.scfng SODA, favored with Rose, Lemon, or
Raspberry, and which flows from an Icy Fout-
tain, this is delicious, and only ~ cents per
Glass. H.. ILL 49,. !. =,
To each of the above, II you need Cakes: Pies,
sc, they also are on band. ..e.> 4I-H =.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21

WASHINGTON, February 2O.-The mail con-
tractors in the Seeding States are continu-
ally asking whether they will be paid as
heretofore, to which the Postoffice Depart
ment responds affirmatively, stating that
drafts will be issued to them on the Post
masters, to be paid from the postal revenue
Collectedwithin the States. ...
The Postmaster General has removed the
Route Agent between Grafton and Parkers-
burg, Va, on the ground that he left his
business without permission to engage in
Secession movements in that State. Several
Postmasters in Kentucky and Tennessee
have been removed for similar cause.
The Peace Conference will, according to
present indications, take final vote on the
pending proposition, on the 22d inst.
For the first time flag staff has been
erected on the War Department building for
the display Of the National flag.
The House Select Committee of Five on
Presidents Message of January 8, will, to.
morrow, make report relative to the sta
tioniDg of. vessels, &C., saying that the de-
fense of the Atlantic coast has been greatly
neglected, and concluded with resolution
censuring the Secretary of the Navy for ac-
cepting, without delay or inquiry, the resig-
nation of officers who we're in arms against
the Government when rendering the same.
1t has been ascertained that larger num-
Der Of vessels are aiioat now than for the last
twenty years, and other vessels may be fitted
out during three or four weeks. There is,
however, q deficiency of Lieutenants, Mid
sbipmen, masters and Medical Officers, as
well as seamen, - -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21

Seis nave On stealing from the Cioyernment
p,ttibI tic lsst four years, Nat otitsslf will
lake a sufficient fund to carry on "a war
i with the Oonfederates. So that win be
merely compensating balance. Besides
this we shall save the expense Of supplying
them with post.ofice, accommodations,
which may be added to either the war or the
peace fund. In case it comes to the worst,
il viii cost no more to feht the Cotton Con.
federates than it has cost to support them.
If Secession is final, the present tariff will
be more than sufiicientfor the support Of. the
Government; fofthe Government will have
left for revenue two-thirds of the consump.
ton of imported goods, and will get rid of
one-half of its expenses and the greater part
Of the public stealings. In that case 1t will
have at once to reduce the revenues.
But in any event there are superluous
features in our Government that should be
cut of, which would reduce the expenditures
within the present means. And the first of
these is the foreign diplomatic establishment,
which is nothing but an imposition on the
people. -s
No person in this nation can give any ra-
tional explanation of the need or duties of
our foreign ministers and their suites. No
body can tell of any thing they ever did
since our Government was formed. We are
perpetually talking of keeping aloof from en-
tangling alliances, and yet We sustain and
are extending diplomatic establishments that
belong only to foreign alliances. .s,..
The thing is too costly joke. Some party
should have virtue enough to abolish the
whole fraud and there can be no more fa-
vorable time than the present. We believe
that the revenue from the present tariff will
be sufficient for an honest Administration,
whether we have peace or war with the
South; and that if it becomes necessary,
there are unnecessary features and expendi-
lures in our Government that should be
Topped off, which will reduce the expendi-
lures TO the income.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
I,sbt npd CenIceI FmuIoyment.

The chief occupation of the Confederates
seems 80 be the sending of accounts Of the
magnificent things they are just going to
begin TO do. "Keitt goes as Minister to
Spain" If he does, Spain will make him
walk Spanish. Browne, late of the CoESt-
tution, and the son of one of the ould Irish
Kings, will be sent to the Federal Govern
IA ent TO inform it of the election of jefferson
Davis; which, of course, will be news, and
highly important if true; though Jefferson
Davis himself has not faith enough in it to
resign his office of Senator.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21

Discriminatory mixed, and filing into the
room aide hy side e. sbake the Presidential
band. Ex Mayor Harper came through tue
ordeal, and sbnkink MT, Lincoln by the
hard Hdmitted that their pictorial had done
him il Justice Immediately after the Ex-
Mayor, came one of the seediest, unwdshed
citizens of New York, and thus the crowd
continued to pour in until one o'clock, when
the audience closed, and Mr.. Lincoln re-
turned to his apartments at the Astor House,
leaving a large number of the sovereign,
people OF the city with hands still unshaken.
Before leaving the City Hall Mr.. Lincoln,
in response to call, appeared on the ball
coDy, and said: 1- aaf77 atl
r "Friends-l do not appear for the purpose
OF making speech; | design making no
speech. l came merely to see you, and
allow you to see me and have to say to
you, as have said frequently to audiences
on my journey, that in the sight have the
best Of the bargain. Assuming that you are
all for the Union and the Constitution,
[cheers1 and the perpetual liberties of this
people, j bid you farewell"
On his return to the Astor House, he had
an interview with Hamilton Fish, Col. Ere.
mont and about 100 others.
Mr.. Lincoln was invited to Barnum's Mu-
scum this evening, and tonight attended the
opera. He has declined to visit Brooklyn.
He leaves at half past eight tomorrow morn
ing, stopping at Jersey City, Newark and
Trenton, en- route for Philadelphia.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
A HIgher Tnria Unnecessary.

n OuutCtH9HFF.
1t is commonly supposed that a revision OF
the tariff is absolutely necessary to raise
revenue for the support Of the Government
therefore, most people suppose that Congress,
in its tariff labor, is doing a work of neces-
sity. But, in the first place, no man can say
with certainty, nor do we understand that
any man pretends to- that the Morrell Tariff
will increase the revenue. It is believed by
many business men that it will decrease it
by curtailing importations. The bill is pro. .
tectiVe in its features, having large free-list
of every material used in manufactures-ex-
cept iron-and high protection on manufac-
lures.
In the next place we deny that there is
any necessity for an additional revenue for
the support Of the Government, with a re-
duction Of such features of expenditure as
are notoriously improper and unnecessary.
No matter what kind of tariff we may
have, the Government must borrow for pres
ent emergencies; so, also, for war purposes !;
but when it gets into honest hands, the rev.
enue Of the present tariff will be sufficient
for the ordinary and proper expenses.
1t should be considered that under Demo-
cratic rule, the Government has been like
the man who went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves. 1t has been
plundered on every hand, in army contracts,
navy contracts, purchases of broken-down
propeller lines, Paraguay expeditions, Utah
expeditions, purchases Of sites for forts, sale 5
of sites for forts, paying hordes of useless
men in the navy-yards during election can =
vases, fancy steam-engine contracts with
pets of the Secretary of the Navy, coal con-
tracts, live. oak contracts, great contracts for
public arms to be stolen by Floyd, fraudulent
mail contracts, steamboat mail contracts,
post Office robberies, stealing in the war de-
partments- estimated at 500, ,OOO, OOO-Steal-
ingin pOst-Ofices, stealing in the navy depart
ment, stealing in the treasury, stealing in
thepublie printing, and stealing everywhere
that has made the Government and the
nation one vast den Of thieves, which has
made every honest face blush for its country
and caused the thieves themselves to pull
down the pillars of the Government to hide
the evidences of their own plun1erings
When It has escaped from this gang OF
thieves, the revenue, under the present tariff
viii be sufficient to carry on an economical
Government. In regard to the ection Of the
Government toward the Confederated Con.
federates, the Morrell Tariff will only cOmpli-
cate the difficulty, besides creating an uR'
pleasant dissatisfaction among au'importan
class at the North. If we come 70 a waI
with the Cotton COnfedsrAtes, the Morrel
tariff will not give us any additional means
and win, in various ways, apparent every Z
one, be disadvantage 10 us.
When we get an Administration thai will
cut OF what the Southern Government OH
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
The Border iran.

The kind of integrity with which the
Border slave States go ints the concession
conference is shown by their vote on Rev
erdy Johnson's amendment to the Guthrie
proposition, defining the clause which es-
tablished slavery in the territory south of
the line OF 500 3O' so as to apply it only to the
territory now owned by the United States.
The Commissioners from all the Border
slave States, except Maryland, voted against
this explanatory amendment. This shows
that instead Of peace measures, the Border
Commissioners designed TO inaugurate q
new era Of fihbusterism for the manufacture
ofslave States.
And instead of defining disputed points
in the Constitution, which they pretended
TO be one of the reasons which required a
Convention, they wanted to introduce new
trick Of words, which, while apparently re-
ferring to the Territory of the United States,
would cover all future acquisitions. It
shows the true motive of this Conference, on
the part of the Southern States, that their
first definite action is in favor of tricky
| phraseology, which was intended to appear
to the people, and to be pretended by the
compromising politicians, as referring only
to present territory, while their vote on this
| explanatory amendment shows that they
intended it to cover all future acquisitions.
There is no slave territory open to future
acquisitions. Such a provision would make
filibustering the principal business of this
nation. These Commissioners know per.
fectly well that no law can restrain these
enterprises in the Gulf States; and that
there is no law there superior to the mob.
The North would have to stand by and pay
for the wars into which this piracy would
involve us, and foot the bill for these acqui-
sitions commenced by flibustering and
completed by purchase at fabulous prices.
And then we should only have added an
other pauper to the family of States, to Sc.
cede and turn thief even while it was exist
ing by our bounty and protection.
The Commissioners of the Border slave
States, except Maryland, have shown their
hand by this vote, and it is hand full of all
the tricks of false and double-meaning
language, that have disgraeed and demoral-
lied the Government. They have shown
that they do not desire future peace, but an
advantage for future agitation; that they do
not desire TO settle any disputed interpreta-
tion of the Constitution, but to introduce
subterfuges, doube.faced expressions aud
cunning tricks into it.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21

Texas has seeded again. She robbed the
Overland Mail, and seized all the property of
the Mail Company within her reach. This
is what the Confederates call, resuming
original sovereignty" Up here it is called
stealing-purely a Northern fanatical preju-
dice. This, the Enquirer will say, will call
for new CONCESSIONS All the Government
mails viii be robbed in the South, if we don't
coneede. Let the Constitution be recon-
stIucted so as to provide guarantees to the
South for robbing the mails. Coercion is
not TO be thought of. The Border States
have pledged themselves to resist that.
Mail-robbers must have their rights guarsn-
teed or the Border States will go with them.
This robbery shows the beauty of the Ad-
ninistration fraud which located this mail
route eight or ten hundred miles south of the
Test route, for the sake of making it South
ein institution. This fraud is but a Slight
cpe compared with that.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21

But if they want the Union saved, it is
their business; and it must be doGe ~ theF
firm and decided support of the Constitution
and of The enforcement Of Tho laws against
treason rebellion and robbery notby az
Sebdipg these against the iGovefnsOrsnt ~
, this complexion the question nav.s, come and
THAT speedily. There IS going 10 be no Union
saved nor reconstructed on the foundation
Of treason, rebellion and stsalinG, What.
ever the convention Of ancients at Washing,
ton may advise, nothing of that sort will
ever be done.
But the question which the Border States
will have to meet win be the maintenance
Of the Constitution, and the enforcement of
The laws against all who violate them,
whether traitors, rebels, or thieves; or dis
union and its consequences. The time is OF
hand when all the folly, subterfuge and
falsehood of concession, coercion and new
guarantees will be swept away, and the
Border States will have to meet the naked
question of Union or disunion.
And while our hand is in, we will give our
opinion of the result. When we have a Gev-
eminent to stand by the Union, and to give
countenance and support to the loyal men
Of the Border States, there will be no call for
coercion of them. The question will be
found to be settled. There will be power
in them that will defy any party to take
them out Of the Union, and will crush all
those who have been implicated in disunion.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
A Mississippi journal Violently Opposed
20 secessiOn-A Desire Expressed to
Yield to- Federal Authority.

a mississippi Journal Violently Opposed
20 secessiOn-A Desire Expressed to
Yield tO'Federal Authority.
The Corinth (Miss.) Advertiser observes in
a recent issue:
Recent developments point with unerring
diIectness TO the greatest struggle yet fought
between the friends and enemies of the
American Union. Virginia, the mother of
States and Presidents, has by an almost
unanimous voice, declared for its preserva-
ton; and to day, Tennessee will, we hazard
the opinion, follow in her footsteps. Their
action will control the action of the Border
States, il the Peace Conference at Washing
ton shall settle upon plan Of adjustment
That that body will agree upon an adjust
ment we have every reason to believe, which
will force upon the Cotton States who have
seeded, the question OF reunion. In, con-
sidering their probable action, we must con-
suit their previous history upon this point.
Even the Convention of this State, so unani-
nous in its passage of the ordinance of Sc
cession, voted down by large majority,
resolution against reunion. ..
If the convention, under the excitement
of highly-wrought sensation dispatches,
would refuse to pass such a resolution, it
certainly is safe to assume that the people,
who, in many cases, were induced to vote
for Secession candidates under an assurance
that they were not disunionists, would, by
large majority, favor reunion. Indeed, SO
conscious were the disunionists of the OPP
position of the people to Secession, that they
refused to refer the question back for their
approval.
But, Mississippi, saving South Carolina
and Florida-is the most, of all the States
now out, committed in sentiment against re-
construction; therefore, her citizens will the
more readily agree to reunion when Ala
bama and Louisiana agitate for the appeal of
their Secession Ordinances. If for no other
reason, interest," the great prompter of human
action, would force them to acquiesce in the
necessity, and bow to Federal authority.
OF one thing, at east, we believe the in
telligent looker-on is fully convinced, viz !;
that civil war or reconstruction is unavOida-
BILE. Even the first levy for the new Gov
ernment has so exasperated the already bur-
dened taxpayers, as 10 only require leader
TO induce them to resist the collection of the
tax. That leader, ere long, will be found,
there can be no doubt, unless a turn in pub
lie affairs shall take place; for many, now
quiet under the belief that the burdens of
an independent Government will be obviated
by reconstruction, will become insubOrdi-
nate when hope is lost for reconstruction,
and the Border slave States refuse to enter
the Southern alliance.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
The Sharp Practice of the Border States

The Sharp Practice of the Border Stutea.
The Virginia State Convention is putting
on airs as if it would be a great sacrifice to
her TO stay in the Union, and, therefore, she
must have large concessions on the negro
question to induce her to stay at all. She
rather thinks it her duty to go anyhow, as
the cotton States have gone, bnt she don't
know but she may be induced to stay by suf-
fcient negro concessions. Her Commission.
ers in the Old Gentlemen's Conference as
sumo the same airs; and these of Kentucky
are pretty much in the same attitude. -
Now, we hope that there is honesty and
hImness enough in the Commissioners from
Ohio and the other Border States of the
North 10 inform these Border slave States
that the saving of the Union is their interest,
and they must make it their business, if they
want it saved. OF all the insolence of Se-
cessiop, there ia none which equals that of
the Border slave States, in assuming that
they have got to be bribed to stay in the
Union, and that the North must save the
Union, while they will protect rebellion and
tIeason from the power of the Government.
Honor TO South Carolina, WAich believes
Secession to be for her interest, and boldly
takes the risk of rebellionl Her course is
noble, compared with that of Virginia and
Kentucky, who know that if rebellion pre-
walls they will be the greatest sufferers by
it; but who higgle for concessions, and put
the labor of sustaining the Government on
the North, and undertake to drive sharp
bargain with the North out of their own
danger. The filthy old fat knight, "Fal-
staff, who announced his intention of
turning his diseases to commodity" by
palming them off as got in the wars did not
attempt baser bargain than do these States
which try to turn their own danger to
profit.
The North can do without the Union.
She oOnfers benefits on the Union; but re-
ceives none from it but the reflection of
what her own energy and power have con-
ferred. This was the case when the Union
was formed. Thes North had almost the
monopoly of the imports, and the ships
sailors and commerce. The South-South
Carolina herself-sought the "more perfect
Union" with the North, confessedly to Sc
cure the protection of its power and a share
Of the revenue derived from its imports.
Now 70 these she has added her great az :
deultuTal, manufacturing, mining and FISH
ing industry, and commercial tunnage
second 20 that Of but one power in the world,
and but little behind that.
ThesS the North will hold, when the South
withdraws from the Union. The "more per-
feet Union" has not changed the laws of
trade and human energy, nor will a dissoIu-
tion OF the Union change them. The North
has no institutions to be destroyed by dis
union and the energy Of her people viii be
sufhcient 70 meet all the contingencies Of
separation. The Southern States sought the
UniOn for The benefits which they saw they
could derive from the North. If the Border
States are ready to sacrifice them, We say
let them 80 in peace; only let them nego.
tate honestly, ard 90 deesntly and not,
lis the Arabs, steal away.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
Yesterdays Conversational Proceedings,
MAaHINaTnN Eahrnnrrr %


SENATE.-A pIoviso was added to the
clause, concerning Treasury -potes, that the
time for issuing be limited to June 80, 1862.
An amendment, increasing notes to $50, in
stead OF $40, was agreed, after a sharp debate
between Chandler and Clark, in favor, and
Clingman, against 20 against 20.
The Tariff Bill was taken up. A duty of
40 per eent. was placed on all wines. A long
discussion on the amendment placing the
duty Of l5c. ad VaLorem on wool worth less
than 25c. was lost-l9 against 20. Bingham
offered an amendment placing duty Of Eve
per cent. on all wool under l8c.
Mr. Wilson argued against it, as injurious
to the manufacturers, and Of no benefit to
Wool-growers.
The amendment was adOpted-2s against
Mr.. Powell offered an amendment repeal
ing the fishing bounties. Lost.
Some other amendments were adopted.
when the bill was reported 10 the Senate.
Adjourned.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
ArI,nnnna Election.

FORT SN1TH, February 2O.-Four counties
in Western Arkansas Benton, Washington,
Sebastian and Crawford, have elected Union
delegates to the State Convention by over
1000 majority. The majority against the
Convention is about the same.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, February 2e.--In
Washington County the official majority
against the Convention is e74. Prominent
Secessionists are gradually conceding that
the State has gone against the Convention
by large majority.