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Show GOODWIN'S UIISTOUV OF UTAH. Hon. C. C. Goodwin, tho editor of the Salt Lako Tribune, is a writer who has acquired a national reputation. Ho has a remarkable command of language, is a deep and logical thinker, has a rich vein of wit and sarcasm, and when engaged en-gaged in a political campaign ho strikes the most powerful blows straight from tho shoulder. Judgo Goodwin proposes to writo a history of Utah. This announcement will bo received with a great deal of pleasure by his host of admirers not only in Utah but throughout through-out the entire country. We know of no man better qualified to do this work. Mr. Goodwin has been a resident of this territory for many years, and has been an active worker in all tho political campaigns, which of course will make up a large portion of tho contemplated history. The histories that havo been written aro, it is said, more or less prejudiced pre-judiced In favor of the Mormons. Wo have every confidence that Judgo Goodwin's work will be unprejudiced that it will bo as fair to the Mormons as it will be to the Gentiles, Some people may hastily conclude that Judge Goodwin, Good-win, because of his having been engaged so long in fighting Mormonism in the editorial columns of the Tribune, will not be ablo to throw off his prejudices. Iu this matter, however, we believe that the doubters will be agreeably disappointed. disap-pointed. Judge Goodwin is too shrewd and sensible a man not to know that a history to bo of any value must bo perfectly per-fectly impartial and deal with fuels. History His-tory is tho recital of facts, and docs not, or should not, include editorial editor-ial arguments to prcjudico the miud of tho reader, but tho reader should bo left to draw his own conclusions. That Judgo Goodwin will writo tho history of Utah as a history should bo written wo have every reason to believe. In his circular auuouuccmcut ho makes this statement; "I propose to write a history of this territory. I believe that 1 lit, attention which has so long been centered upon Utah will give to a fair and truthful history of it a moro t hull passing Interest, Inter-est, j mean to make it fair ami truthful. truth-ful. The history will include the work which bus been carried on here for forty years in tho industrial, political and religious fields, with sketches of soma of tho most prominent workers. Tho topography of tho territory with references refer-ences to tho scenery, ''soil, etc., will mako tho opening chapters. How extensive ex-tensive tho work will be I cannot yet determine; I trust enough to include till important facts, not enough to exhaust tho patience of generous readers. Tho work will bo beautifully illustrated with lino cuts of promiumit buildings, views of natural sccucry, for which Utah is so justly celebrated, steel liuo engravings of early settlers and pioneers, besides a considerable number of portrai ts of persons per-sons promiueiilly identified with the growth and development of the territory." |