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Show THE CHARTER ELECTION. To-morrow the qualiiicd voters of Salt Lake city will clofit tho municipal authorities far tho next two years. Kvory person legally qualified to vote should cast his or her ballot lor the men of their choice; aud every person casting an illegal vote, or voting or attempting to voto twice, U liable to a tino of not more than a hundred dollars, dol-lars, or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or to both fine and imprisonment. That there may bo no doubt as to who had the loal right to deposit a ballot at tho election, we give tho law on tho subject. The act approved January ill, 1S.VJ, requires every voter to bo a tax-payer, of six months' residence in the Territory, and a citizen of the United States. Tho act approved February 12, lt70, confers the elective franchise on ovcry woman of tho ago of twenty-one, who bus resided in the Territory six months next preceding any election, born or naturalized in tho United States, or who is the wife, widow, or daughter of ii native born or naturalized citizen. Let all, then, men and womcu, consider consi-der if they are entitled by law to vote; and finding that they arc so qualified let them go to tho polls and vote honestly, hon-estly, that tho freo sense of tho tax payers and legal voters may bo obtained. ob-tained. Tho gentlemen whose named have boon placed upon the People's ticket are well known to our citizens; they arc men who have never sought office, and who when iu ollieo strive faithfully faith-fully and honestly to do their duty to their constituents. Step up to the polls and elect them by such au overwhelming over-whelming majority that tlirir opponents oppo-nents may realize your strength! THE OFFICIAL BANQUET- The official banquet given by the Japanese Jap-anese Ambassadors to the distinguished guests, as mentioned in our issue of yesterday, was one of tho most elegant affairs which has ever occurred here. Tho bill of faro comprised the choicest viands to bo obtained, and the dinner was served in excellent style. The ctc'sinc retlectcd great credit upon Mr. TownseuJ, and his efficient caterer, Mr. Cunningham. The speeches were in excellent taste and exceedingly interesting. in-teresting. After tho cloth was drawn Hon. C. K DeLono said : Gentlemen Gen-tlemen The Kmbassy of his majesty, tho Emperor of Japan, celebrate tonight to-night the first day of the year, and the tifin anniversary of his majesty's as-ccusiou as-ccusiou to the throne. It is the custom cus-tom fort he Kmperor to name the years of his reign iu some appropriate manner, man-ner, and tho present Emperor has named this as the fifth year of "Menii" or "peaceful aud brilliant reign." Ihc designation is most happy. That his reign has been peaceful we know; that it has been brilliant who can doubt ? It has been an era of internal advancement. advance-ment. It has been an era of change from a government of chiefs founded upon a species ot'J'eudal system, to a centralized, powerful, imperial government, govern-ment, Feudal Europe achieved such a eh uige only through many years of bloodshed; but under the wisj guidance guid-ance of his excellency, Prince Iwa-kura, Iwa-kura, this change has been undo in (lie internal policy of Japan without bloodshed. The present Emperor of Japan is the one hundred and twenty fourth sovereign sover-eign in a direct line, lie h is proved buuselt a wise and powerful riler. 1 propose the health of his ma jot y, the E m pc ror of J a pa a . ( A ; p 1 misc . ) la response. Prince Iu aiu'ra, through the interpreter, aoknowlr-ined the sentiments of the American Minister, Minis-ter, and said in conclusion; "Ou this, tho tirst day of tho fifth year of the reign of my Kmperor, 1 propose the heaithof the President of the United States. Applause. ) tjOVEKNoit Woods in eloquent and fitting language acknowledged the toasi, proposed the h.-aith of his KxcjI-leney KxcjI-leney the Mini-tor ( Lwakura) of the Emp're of Japan, and called oq General Gen-eral Morrow tirespond. (Applause. ) iiKXKKAi. Monuow said, Jiwunaad the United iv.ates have interests in common. .They are separated only by the Uacitie ocean, they should always ho friends they ean:i.t he p tvi: be friends. I propose the health of th-ir excellencies tlic four vkv itul"a.ssidors. audil ask Jtide .1. H. Iele:m to respond. res-pond. (Appl3U0. Jciv;e J. U. M'-Kk-vx's rc-ponse was: Your execlkucics of the Embassy: l wish 1 knew how to adin-N you i:i terms worthy of j-hi, worthy of your great n.uiou, and worthy ofthegre.u ni;in you now visit. wish I could find fitting terms in which to speak of this new year's day, this uew diy, new in history an! new in tuT; to th at remarkal'le eire 1'rom whence you come. It is not many een tunes since customs prevailed which would have made prisoners of those strangers, whom accident or misfortune misfor-tune might have cast on the shores oi a foreign land. Now commerce and intercourse have changed ail this. Now the nations of the east come to us with open arms and we goto them the same, and vio with each other in d;ir; honor 1 to each (Jth-jr. ( Applau-e). ('unifies aco laiii'UiiL"; wan only ti:ul:ll d or' e!iangi-d tjy l-jrC'., Imw it Ls tiKdill .d by cjiJiiiiL-n, j p'la'''.', iiy cuuiact; and' rhe litr-rature of ail lutid.i LaruiuijiZ'j i'ir pcaeijlul and b'Jii-.ii':'jiit ouj'-cts. 'AppIan-f.J And uuw ymeouit; In u-tr u-tr dJi tin: far ua-', to ;.'ain all that you can L-aiu uf food from us tj kavo Willi us tlie niyjd we can gain from you; and you bring your young Jadk-s wiili yuu, i Jiho vi'ui find iu tin; yuutig ni'-u ot America the saino gallantry and cliiv-1 ilry as if ih.-f y;u:ig ladies were their I -.i.-t'-Ts or the m.-ht.i of th-'ir marc-fl (Vu-nds. 1 say all hail to t'ic younL'1 ladies of Japan. i Cheer.) 1 had tin . lu-ipiciuuH event ol their advuiit; we cx- j tend tu all of you a hearty welcome, ' uid we bid you Gud .-peed when you i Je,art. ( Applau.-e.) Gk.v, Mniuiow said Napoleon won laurd.i at twenty-six, greater than, thude achieved by C;o-ar at twite his', age; but we have with u-. lure a gen-' tk-man who, a the age of twenty-; seven, is renowned as the warriur of i the east, of whom it is stated that he1 upheld the battii'-r of the Mikado .-.uc-eessi'ully against great odds, i propose pro-pose the health of (j-jm.-ral Yamada, and call on Mr. Filch to respond. Hon. Thus. J-'rn n responded in the following terms : Gentlemen of tho l'!mba.--y : My tongue, unued toother than the simple sim-ple titles of courtesy with which American Ame-rican citizens accost each other, knows not how to shape-those stately phrases with which in your own country you are iccuslomed to bo addressed; but I am mre I can commit no breach of etiquette eti-quette in calling you by (bat name, which in republic and empire alike i-t :i noble title 'l ho i-rand old name ol gentleman." (Applause.) We are honored to-night iu being your gucr-t., and we are very much obliged to the inellicieut management ol'fli,-. Ininii IWiliiTiiilrniil Dtim-liMr which has afforded us this opportunity ol cultivating relations which with u- will always bo a pleasant memory, i learn that in your ancient and remarkable country there is a class called"tiauiuri," two-sworded men, gentlemen who hold all the offices and do all the lighting, i Lt is a little diil'ercnt with us. Most of those who hold tho offices with us arc persons who tell how the lighting was Jouo. (Laughter.) You will witness no great armies such as you are accustomed accustom-ed to see inyourowncountry.torwcarc at peace with tho world. Our armies come from the people in time of war, they return to the people in time of peace. Wo are all tiatnuri in this country; we arc all two-sworded men. (Applause.) One cfour swords is for ourencinics,the other is for tho enemies of our friends. Wc shall hereafter count you as among our friends. (Applause.) Across the Pacific Pa-cific ocean tho young republic and the old empire shake hands. The waves of a stormy ocean separate us from Europe, but it is only the placid billows of a smiling smi-ling sea that divide us from Japau. The Orient of Europe is the Occident of America. You aro our western neighbors. neigh-bors. Our Piblc says, "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." We obey the injunction, and between us and the country uuder the setting tun let there be always peace aud friendship. friend-ship. (Applause.) f:j5 More than a hundred years ago, in a land beyond tho eastern ocean, a land from where we draw our language, our literature and our laws, a poem wxs written to illustrate that progress had always been with the course of the sun. W o Americans are lbnd of quoting quot-ing a line from that poem, a lino which reads thus: "Westward the star of empire takes its way." "We can sec how civilization and progress, rising out of the Pacific went westward toward the Atlantic; how it crossed Asia to Europe; how at a time when our "ancestors were wild men of the northern forests, sacrificing human victims and living upon the products of tho chase, your fathers were skilled iu letters, arts and arms; we can see how the star of progress, having illumined theshorcs of Europe, climbed tho horizon and crossed to America; how this nation within a hundred years, has grown from three I millions to forty millions of people, while its boundaries have been extended extend-ed three thousand miles from the Allc-ghanics Allc-ghanics westward, until now "its banners ban-ners dip their fringes iu the western sea." Aud now wc stand and, looking out from tho western confines of tho republic, re-public, we behold that star of progress still climbing tho horizon with stately and resistless glow, preparing to shed its glorious light with the added lustre of mauy centuries' growth, up in the shores of your country, (Applause.) Your laud was tho cradle of civilization; civili-zation; our culture is but an addition to yours;and when we give you some of our arts, some of our inventions, some of our achievements, it is no stranger that wc send across the Pacific to your shores, but we return your own child now grown to wise and stalwart manhood (Cheers.) Wc hail this visit of yours as the inauguration of relations of closer intimacy with your people. Now that you have found the way hero wc shall hopo to"sce you often, The road to Europe lies across America; the road to Japan is via Salt Lake. Wo express ex-press again our appreciation of the honor of being your guests to-night, Ex-Go v. Ih'ller proposed a toast to "the Republic of America and the 1 hnipire of Japan," aud called on! Governor Woods to respond. Gov. Woods said: I know not how to properly respond to so grand a i toast given to two such grand nations. I can only take in a few thoughts sue-1 gestive of the immensity of 'the subject. sub-ject. The United States has achieved victories, not merely in war, but in; arts, science, and civilization, and de-1 velopment of morals and intellect. I Wo sometimes measure a nation by, the centuries it has existed. This is not a correct measure; the true esti- mate is based upon the work it has; done, and from this standpoint the! United States is the mightiest of all i nations. (Applause.) In Europe, in' Asia, or the islands of the sea, its power is felt in civilization and in arms; aud when we contrast it with the muhty empire of Japan we may j think it greater in military force and I intellectual pjwer. l:it other nations j will not concede this. Other lands than ours have achieved greatness, and among these, and ia the forcmoat rank of the nations of the earth, stands Japan, making mauife.-t a di-;o.-i;ion net exhibited by European nations, to j throw e:t its shackles It was that ! o-cntiment that brought this embassy there, auguring for the fu-ure every- . where a purpose to throw off all shack-ilcs, shack-ilcs, and take on elements of peace and procre-. A "ew short years ago only, war j was the only arbitrament of nations, i now, peace is the object ot" all. (cheers. ) j U is not the miles separating Ameri-' Ameri-' ea and Japan that makes the dianee ! between them, but the number ot' days I travel; and by the power of steam, a hundred dtys has been condensed into ':ten. at: I nationalities arc brought to 'cc:her to a broiherhood of humanity. A great ni:ln'i l system i- d:vel ip;ng. The continent is now eroded in .-ix Jays, when it uoi to take thirty days, ome ratiroai enter; -ru-os will b-? iu-vi;ti".:e iu-vi;ti".:e 1 ia Jaran. zv,X tta:u wdl burg h?r n:o: distant rr.d"c::s to our ' doors bringing great resii'.s to Ameri-ica Ameri-ica the greatest nation on etinh. A ! great future awaits us in this We hope the Japanese wiii only oe our igoc-J, that our mistakes wiii bo buried. :acd that they will gather truths to .jight up the pathway of Japanese ctri-juzauon, ctri-juzauon, for we welcome al nations to our shore", n;Cie:iz;ng that "all men are born free and eipial." ( Applause ) I 'It. 'ui.I.r proposed the health of Mii.i.-M-r I:I.ng. Ilu. ( E. acknowledged the ouidi limcut and returned his sincere sin-cere thank-. Gen .Muiiimw s-i J they had among them, if not a Cadmus who fir-t iutro-dtKi;d iutro-dtKi;d letters to E'irope, at U-ant a 1'ionivr who pi iiKed the first potatoo in L'liIi, and eailed on Geo. A. irmith to re.-p"ud to the toa.-t, "Utah wel-eumes wel-eumes Japan." 1'itKsT. G eh. A. Smith hoped that rul.irioiH of friend-hip would always list between our glorious Union and the Umpire H" Japan. He remembered remember-ed the days of short allowance in Utah; he remembered the Orst three years of settlement, when scarcely a man was allowed a full meal 1' vegetable.-.. Settlement was made umUr gnat diinculiics, by poor men. lie fu.lt treat itied that as a result, in part, of the. fure.-d'ilit of the Pioneers, congi-e.-s had eoi.tniciei a railroad across the continent to develop our min-jeral min-jeral resources and obtain the commerce com-merce uf the Indses (Applause.) He told how potatoes were introduced into Utah; aud said that our friends now have a good stopping place, that ho welcomed all, and hoped lbr the days when one of the two swords that had 'jcen mentioned to night should be beaten into a plowshare and tho other into a pruning-hook. (Applause ) Vick A.miiassa!)OU Kino propo.-cd the health ol his in;ije.'ty the K.itig of Hawaii, who was r.-pre-eutod at the table by Mini.-tcr PcLong. To this sentiment .Mr. I'c Long responded in a ii'jlily l'etiritous manner. Mr. Fitch remarked that as there were two subjects of the kingdom of Hawaii al the table, he felt called upon up-on to propose the health of tho sovereign sover-eign people of tho Hawaiian Islands, to which sentiment he called on Mr. Cannon to resnond. Mil. Cannon remarked, on rising, that it would be unbecoming in him to respond to the toast to the Hawaiian sovereign in any language save the native na-tive tongue, and proceeded to express, in the Hawaiian language, the gratification gratifica-tion which ho felt iu meeting the representative rep-resentative of the King of Hawaii as well as the distinguished representatives representa-tives from their friendly sister power, Japan, and the many prominent gentlemen gen-tlemen present. This impromptu address, ad-dress, although generally not understood, under-stood, was received with loud applause. I Loud calls were made upon Mr. De Long for a translation of the speech, which wcro very pleasantly met by that gentleman, who rose and stated that t he subject of his sovereign last up desired de-sired to apologize to tho gentlemen for presuming to sit at the same table with the distinguished representative of the king; which assumed translation was productive of much mcrrimcut. Mil. Cannon then proposed the health of Gen. Morrow, and took occasion oc-casion to pass a high compliment upon tho uniformly judicious course pursued by that gentleman in his capacity as commander of the United States forces in Utah. in responding to this sentiment Gen. Moititow said that ho claimed no credit to himself in the discharge of his duties. du-ties. He looked upon himself as tho servant of the people. It was the pride of our country that the military is subject to the civil power, and the desire of every military officer so to conduct himself as not to excite the jealously of tho civil authorities or the citizens, lie thanked the gentleman who had thus spoken of him in complimentary com-plimentary terms, and all present for their kindly and earnest response. Judge Havuon, in an appropriate sentiment, called Gen. Yaruuda to his feet, who responded through bis aid-de aid-de camp, and gave a brief history of the late war in Japan, which resulted in the defeat of the northern powers, aud the establishment of the present Emperor firmly on his throne. In all these battles it had been tho fortuuo of the speaker to be at tho head of the victorious forces. Be expressed tho proud satisfaction which he had experienced expe-rienced in the part which he had taken in the inauguration of the reign of peace and progression in his native count 17. Capt. T. II. Bates proposed the health of Gov. Ito, Minister of Public Works in Japan, and called attention to his grand achievements in tho line of railroads and telegraphs, tho establishment estab-lishment of mints and other public works. Gov. Ito remarked that tho ancient nation which he in part represented was long closed to foreigners, and was satisfied with its feudal feu-dal system. Hew ideas had, however, how-ever, gradually superceded the old. Commodore Perry's expedition from the United States was the entering wedge to a new order of things. The growih of Japan from a close corporation corpora-tion to liberality as a nation, had been rapid in view of its years of esclusivcncss. Cdiep J l'stice McKeax desired to say, that as equal and eternal justice is tho basis of national greatness and glory, it seemed fitting to recognize tho representative of that principle in the person of tho Chief Justice of tho Empire of Japan, and his associates, asso-ciates, whose health he would therefore propose. The sentiment was responded to by Judge HiRAKA,who remarked, in good Knclish. that in mniranv roifh tW Chief Justice aud the Ambassadors he had visited the United States to acquire ac-quire information as to our laws, in which effort they had been aided by the bench and bar of San Francisco as well as the profession here, for which he felt very grateful as did his associates. Mit. de Long humorously called out the press, with a complimentary allusion, allu-sion, and called on Mr. Caine, of the Herald to respond, who, declined tho honor in the presence of so old a bohc-mian bohc-mian as Mr. Fitch, throwing the duty on that gentleman, who made a speech which set the tables in a roar. Gov. Woods then proposed the health of Mr. Brooks, tho rcprescnta-; rcprescnta-; live of the Emperor of Japan at San Fraucisco, to which Mr. liroaks, res-ponied res-ponied iu eloquent terms. He alluded 1 to the fact that for twclvo years it had been his fortune to unite in his own . person the empire of Japan with the couutry of his birth. lie felt a just pride iu the fact that the United States ; was the first great nation which sought to establish commercial relations with Japan, introducing the arts of civilization civiliza-tion to a people whose representatives came here to-day, not as "the descendants descend-ants of ttic sun and moon," but as ! springing from a nation of fishermen, anxious to increase in that knowledge which places nations as well as men, in the vanguard of progress. He spoke of the rapid growth in refinement, in literature and in art, which ! had characterized the empire, thus enlightened through our efforts; of the .-ixteen newspapers now existing in Japan; of tbe encouragement of a free .;:.-. literature for the people, and a yst-:m of education which embraces em-braces even the lowest orders; of the ar.iL'ition of the sovereign to secure fur his empire ;:i the Mes.-irics bestowed upon the great n-v.ions 01 the earth. and a:ter sreai;r; at consider ab.e length and ;;i:;-r:ink mu.h vulu-ibl-j intbruii-cien.hveipr-ed the hope that the e.irly completion of the. projected cable, destined des-tined to unite Sau Francisco with ). ".pan ad thus complete the circuit ot the globe, would even more scure.y unite the interests and promote mutual mu-tual harmony between the grand historic his-toric empire, more than 6w years ol-;der ol-;der than the christian era, and the new republic now iu the pride of youth and vigor; cb'-ing with the i' iliowiuc sentiment: "May the friendship between be-tween Japan aud America increase until un-til the la.si wave of time shad cvase to roll upon the eternal shore." (Ap-plau-e. ) G KN Kit I. MuitituW humorou-ly madti reference to the act of auiputa lion performed in the presence of some I gentlemen of the Embassy, which brought Dr. Volium to a perpendicular perpendicu-lar po-itiou; who stated that the doctors doc-tors felt anxious to offer to their dis-tingui-hed vi-iiors such entertainment as it was in their power to ali"rd, and accordingly i'urni.-hed them with au exhibition ex-hibition uf their art in the bet Myle in their power. At half-past twelve MinUer De Long, in behalf of the Ambassadors, wi.-hed the guests "good morning," and the parly separated, one aud all delighted with the celebration of an event heretofore unknown in this country coun-try the new year anuivcr.-ary of the empire of the oriental iles. |