The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-26

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mon settlements through and through,
they presented a greater amount OF
happiness than did Gentle settlements
of equal or greater advantages
The cause OF this was doubtless three
fold-first, that the people were united
religiously; secondly, thei households
were individually so united; thirdly,
ment, recreation and exercise were so
great, and are made SO prominent.
The theatre Is place of nightly resort.
The schools occupy good deal OF the
time and attention OF the people, Tor
children are feature of the place. The
bathing, horse-racing, and social visit
ing comes in, and attending lectures,
going TO church, boating, and hunting
buffalo and deer-all consume much
time and leave their moral and physi-
cal influence. All the ladies in Utah
ride; the wealthier ones sport on the
avenue with four in hand; some even
manage a tandem team. Every man
of means keeps a horse and carriage,
or carriage and pair, and saddle
horse for the benefit of his wives, who
own it day about"
Concerning herself, the lady said
and she was so modest we could not get
her to speak of herself half enough
but she did say that she was just on her
way home after Il five years stay in
Europe, during which time her two
youngest children were born, and
where she had her husband all to her
self-but she counted the days that must
elapse before she could get to her beau
tiful home beyond the mountains. Yet
on her very arrival, other wives would
run to her husband for love, would
clamor playfully but pertinaciOusly
and eagerly for affection, and that he
could not be bit more glad to see them
than she will be. ..
Then we went to see the babies-one
two years and half old, the other but
few months; there they lay like twin
lilies sleeping, the happy mother bent
above them blessing them. Promising
to call again before she left the city we
departed. She left to-day with COM
pAny five hundred strong to cross the
plains to her ultra-mountain home.
We did not see her again, but send her
this tribute of our appreciation.
OUR Canadian neighbors are not
without troubles and tribulation in the
work of perfecting their new govern
meut. Politics at present absorb al
most univeral attention, and there is
very little else talked about. The news
from that quarter would indicate that
"construction" in Canada is a more diff
6cult task than DEMONSTRATION" in the
United States. Unpleasant discussions
with reference to honors conferred upon
leading magnates, attempts to reconcile
conflicting interests and opinions, the
danger of faction, and charges of cor
ruptiou are some of the bubbles that
rise in the waters upon which the
barque of this young nationality has
been launched.
But the chief danger lying in the
track of Canada is that of faction. 1t
is stated that in every part of the coun-
try bribery and intimidation are made
use of by one party to carry the cleo
LiOns. Mortgages have been called In
and old debts demanded; men have
been discharged from their employ
mept for holding opinions OF their own
about the union act; and government
positions have been offered in exchange
for votes The grand Issue involved in
the coming elections is that OF the sue
cess or the defeat of the coalition or
union administration. Inthe maritime
provinces the confederation scheme
meets with most determined opposi-
tion. The people there say the meas
ure was thrust upon them by the party
in power, and no opportunity was al
lowed to consult the public sentiment
on the subject. The elections for repre-
senLAtlVeS 10 lne paEi u Tno
Dominion, and also to the local legisla-
lures, will take place in August, and
both parties are confident of success.
Meantime many of the opposition In
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick de-
clare emphatically that no matter what
the result may be, the project of annex
alton to the United States will soon be
openly and strongly advocated.
AcCoRDISG to statements made few
weeks ago, the quantity of lumber