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Show CORRESPONDENCE. Oodin Cirr, July 28, 1S70. Kdi'.ur Herald : Yesterday we wtre treated to one of the most ridiculous rueetinirs I ever heard of. The operations were conducted con-ducted by Messrs. Maxwell, Hernp-stead, Hernp-stead, Juhnson and Beadle. Meeting opened by a fpeech lrom Mr. Hempstead, Hemp-stead, followei by Messrs. Beadle, Maxwell and Johnson. Mr. Miner was called for by numerous voices, but Mr. Hempstead said he thought the meeting had been kept long enough, aud, notwithstanding the constant demand de-mand for Mr. M.a r, he closed the meeting, ungentlemanly disregarding the voices of the people. The platform announced was liberal and seeking dis-cuiMon dis-cuiMon ; but when the people asked for an opponent, they elo-ed abruptly. At this juncture Mr. Miner, at the entreaties of numerous friends and the general call of the people, got up and refuted boldly and ably the arguments and vile insults cast by some of the previous speakers. His arguments, gentlemanly coi.duct and polite lan jtuage so completely defeated these stump speakers, that they concluded to j retire in good order to an adjoining bar room; but btf re retiring Mr. Kethley tried to vindicate the cause of his colleagues. col-leagues. It appears that he is a lawyer, law-yer, for in the heat of his speech he forgot himself so far as to address his auditors as "Gentlemen of. the jury," perhaps laboring under the impression that he wa pleading a petty case of laroeny lie retired in the midst ot a rnnr nf laiio-htpr In his speech, Mr. Maxwell's main point was, his professing to be a friend to the Mormon people but an inveter-ale inveter-ale enemy to their leaders. His words elicited from the people a deluge of ories, h's-ing, hooting and laughing. The music tried to . overcome the whole, but in their excitement each man struck his own time, giving to the thing the appearance of. a huge charivari lighted by a huge bon fire I A few rockets were fired as a bouquet to this disgraceful affair. l)uiing my visit yesterday to Salt Like City 1 beard a few remarks made again-t the city authorities of Ogden, regarding the precautions taken eon-) cerning the small pox. I must vindi 1 cate their character, and say that ail proper measures were taken hi time, so that the sick were removed from the city and placed under suitable care. I am forry to say that I believe this rumor originated from the fact that the few doctors we have here did not agree at once with regard to the nature of the disease. No more sick have been added to the list. The people are benefitted by the speeches they heard yesterday, which had a tendency to divert their minds. There is a great deal of good in a moral medicine, ho matter how nasty to the taste. Octavics Ursenbacu. |
