The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-08
AT PROVO.
,,, Mass Meeting Held Last
IA' Saturday.

following brief synopsis of the
i neeting held on last Saturday, at
nus. is condensed from the Enquirer
Of the 9Th;
20 he held in this city as stated
ns the Provo Westinghouse. was
aUU AIDED At the time for opening the
eo"s Hon. s. R. Thurman called the
unSoambIy to order and moved that
LasS w n. Dusenberry act as president
al the meeting. Inc lno'loh was I'M
an nn ". n. Dusenberry, after ex-
Nm his thanks for the honor con-
pl es Suggested the propriety of elect
ieli'o yice-president, a secretary and
INSTANT secretary. Eel
as Mot;nns were thereupon made with
toJIowing results: A. o. Smoot, Jr..
he vice-presideRt: V. l.. Halliday,
Esq,,t and R. MaeSer, assistant
seG ere choir then sang: "Lordwe come
.,fore thee now" The opening prayer
w US offered by Bishop NJ. l.. Packard.
Choir again sang: Up awake, ye
CEN Ton W N. Dusenberry said that by
-, of presenting to the audience the
ob;ect of the meeting he would read the
III as published in the Territorial
D@ After reading the call he stated
RaPf IN meet for such an object was GER
tn;nIv among the rights of every people;
70 80, earnestly and respectfully declare
Themselves aggrieved at abuses, and
u Inotnst AGAINST their repetition in the
k1tnre. This right Of petition mono
dare deny.
-oaos of history the two subjects en-
krscing the narration of mans in
Snmanity to man" and the appeals of
&c Impressed for redress OF their
longs the history of this world would
not contain half so many pages. Ever
has the cry of the oppressed been for
The dawn of brighter and happier days,
and in the darkest night of their ad-
versity have they turned their gaze to
The east. looking and longing for tn
frst rays of daylight. The shipwrecked
mariner. during the long, dark, and
Jrearv night, longs and prays for
break of day. How often have we
seen the poor pain-strlcken invalid turn
biS feyer-strained and restless eyes east
ward and exclaimed: "Oh, will daylight
never comet" appealing to his watching
nurse often and anxiously to know if
tbe time is not near when the first
aickering light will appear. So also has
il ever been with the oppressed OF every
nation. Such is the condition OF TINS
people to-day. Tens of thousands are
at this hour assembled in earnest pro-
test against wrongs. and as the tempest
tossed and ship-wrecked mariner, look
ing to east for light. Aye! looking. to the
Chief Executive of this great nation for
redress of wrongs put upon them, its
Ioyal citizens. How long they may
have to lock ere the bright light OF the
morning comes in, God only knows
hut most assuredlv the will light come.
Hon. W. H. Dusenberry then read
the declaration of grievances and pro-
test. ;.
The motion to adopt'the Declaration
Of Grievances and Protest was then put
to the house and unanimously sus-
tanned.
A telegram Just received was read to
the effect that Hon. John I. Game,
John w. Taylor, and John Q. Cannon
had been selected to carry the Declare
ton of Grievances and Protest to Wash
ington for presentation to the President.
They were unanimously sustained by
the meeting. =
Praise God from whom all blessings
Cow" and benediction by President II.
H. Cuff, the meeting was adjourned.