The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-12-13
LETTER FROM THE "OITY OF
SAINTS"


DEAR NEW NORTHWEST:
The battle is fought and the victory
won; yet the victory was so easy and so
perfectly overwhelming that it scarcely
seems a victory at all. OF course we
had no hand in the contest, but no.
where in the Republic could there have
been more interest felt, or more at
stake on the result, than in Utah. Gen
eral Grant is vindicated and the prinei-
pies which he represents triumphant.
Our people felt happy, jubilant, jolly,
and Of course such exhuberance of feel
ing must have vent; so on Tuesday
night last, in the "Liberal Institute"
the demonstration was held. It was
the intention to have the jollification in
front OF the Walker House, but the
night was cold enough to cool their ar
dor a little; hence the change to the hall
aforementioned, which was draped for
the occasion with tie beautiful emblem
Of our Nations glory, the old Star Span
gled Banner; and all felt as they looked
upon it that for the next four years, as
in the past, il would be sustained by u.
5. Grant and be beacon light to all
the oppressed of the world. We did
feel little sorry for our brethren of
Conservatory propensities, on the
principle of pity for the fallen, but were
too happy to follow the Scriptural in
Junction to "weep with those that
weep" The speakers on the occasion
were all happy, and where there are so
many brilliant ones it is hard to dis
criminate. There were Judge Casey,
late of Illinois, Judge Toohy (?) Col. Wich-
izen(?), Judge Mexican, and last, but not
least, our Gov. Woods. Judge Toohy
said it was not his funeral (he being a
DemOcrat), but he felt like rejoicing in
the election of Grant and Wilson, ''and If
Gen. Grant had an Office to dispose of,
he felt patriotic enough TO accept itr'
This was set down as the most honest
and telling speech of the evening, con-
sidering its brevity; and certainly in
this instance "brevity was the soul of
wit"
Judge Mexican made = neat and
pretty speech, which for beauty could
not be excelled; and he always says
something when he speaks, which is
the highest compliment that can be
paid to any man.
Then Gov. Woods was called for, and
l for n Ianofh of tin,a boIJ H. o,,1;o,,oo
spell-bound by his eloquence. The Gov
ernor is improving each year, and on
this occasion came fully up to his high
standard. predict for him a brilliant
future as an orator. Even now, and he
is still young man, he ranks among
Americas first political speakers.
There were other speeches and con-
/ gratulations, and at a late hour the
meeting adjourned. Throughout the
utmost harmony prevailed, and every
body went home feeling "twas good to
! be there.u
As We turned away l could not help
thinking OF the "Sage-hen of Chappa-
qua" and plying him q little, to see
how his masculine vanity ran away
with his Judgment. l hope in the
''broad fields of literature and science"
which he has chosen he may be happy;
and sometime perhaps he will give us a
dissertation on "what he knows about
running for President" and "clasping
hands across bloody chasms." $50
mote it be-"
In my last 1 mentioned the death by
suicide of Mrs. W. 4. Bower. Her hus-
band just one month later, not to be
Outdone by a woman, committed sui
eide by blowing out his brains with a
revolver. An irreyerent friend re-
marked that che had too many brains" Z"
Be that as it msy, they are both gone
both victims to the liquor traffic; and
yet whisky selling is such a respectable
business; men can make money SO fast,
and affect so much style, and look so
rise. Great God, the sale of the ac-
cursed stuff and the misery caused
thereby is known only to Thee! Thine
eye alone sees the orphans tears, and
Thine ear alone hears the widows
moans. May the time soon come when
the dreadful cause Of both shall be