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Show Bt IfMTti Ttiltcrai'h Line.j ' TEE CELEBRATION AT OGDEN. KHOM OCR OWN .vaIi.FiM t.M . , OOUEN. July L'-irli. j The day openeJ cool, bat as it i advanced the weather became quite j 1 warm and oppressive; nevertheless the j enthusiasm was very great. I ! :he neighbariug seiik-menu were amj)ly represented. From Salt Like; there vr?re from 1,00J to 1.00 persons. per-sons. The procession was formed and commenced to moe at ha. f-past 11; t was one of the mat imposing ever witnessed in the Territory, and decidedly decid-edly the largest and most biilhant ?vcr Eeen outside of Sal: Lake-There Lake-There were representations of ail :radcs and sciences in the Territory educational, industrial and theological. Cavalry and infantry representing :he Mormon Battalion, led the way, j followed by illustrations of the Valley m '47 and '71, after which bands oi music, day and Sunday schools anu representations of various settlements were distributed throughout the pro-cession. pro-cession. Tire most noticeable feature was two men clad in deep mourning, wearing in their hat bands tho titles of " Cul-om" Cul-om" and "Crai-in," bearing a banner in which was inscribed "our poor baby is dead." There was a fine display oi the agricultural resources of tho Territory. Terri-tory. The press was represented bj :he Ogden Junction. Fully halt' arbour ar-bour was occupied by the procession, iu passing a given point. The streets i ffere crowded and the enthusiasm Tvas intense. The Bowery was filled to its utmost .'ipacity; at least 6,000 persona hein: uesent. Marshal Fife called the . iceting to order, aud after singing and prayer, Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon, read the oration of Brest. D. H. Weils. He contrasted con-trasted the condition of the Pioneers with the facilities ufforded lor euiigra-ion euiigra-ion to day. lie said while the pioneers, numbering 143 souls, had to endure privations which were bc-yond the power of man to recount, their toils and trials had resulted in building up the "Queen City of tho Mountains," and paving the way for the greatest highway high-way of modern times. This great work foreshadowed ia vision and the Lord had prepared a place for Ilis Saints to inhabit. II eavc a synopsis of the rise aud progress of the Church ind the city of Salt Lake aud dwelt with clcqueuce on that portion o; Church History wherein the United States called for the Mormon battalion. But let this and the doings ol king James Buchanan rest; let by-oncB by-oncB be by-gones. The Latter-day- Saints fled from persecution and grew by neglect, unaided by all but theii Creator; when tho country might have been grateful, when sympathy would liavo been cheering, we received them not. We have uo fear of "ring" or party; they cannot withhold from us much longer the privileges of a State government; of choosing our own offi cers. We wiil not make obt isance to iny Geslcr's cap. tCheers and Applause.) Ap-plause.) Alluding to the civil government govern-ment and the local laws he said if they need changing there is a proper way to do it. There is u legislature here; but let us not abandon tho bridge which carries us safely over, nor forsake old , laws till better oucb aro adopted. ! Governors should not adjudicate nor judges legislate. Federal officials arc proceeding wrongfully when they pack juries and try to stir up strife between this people and the general gen-eral government. No Latter-day Saint holds any office within the gilt of the United Slates in this Territory. Volumes Vol-umes are contained in this brief state ment. There ore those wno sees not only Buch offices but others in the gift of the people of the Territory and keep organs to circulate cir-culate their malicious alanderings. Politicians seeking offico should endeavor en-deavor to win the votes of people in stead of disfranchising them. Those who Beck offico in this Territory as a stepping stone to something greater -hould conciliate and not oppress. We ask nothing but equality and that we oxpect to get, hold and enjoy. (Loud and continued applause.) Mr. MoKenzio then proceeded to read an address to tho ladies prepared by Miss E. R. Snow, who alluded to the imminent danyer to the country from its own corruption, and said tho Saints would be obliged to step forward and preserve it at last. (Applause.) Where is lemale virtue so highly prised ani so warmly delended asm Utah? She remarked that in regard to the woman's rights aquation elsewhere, we have a nobler sphere than that which thej are contending for. Although invested with the right of suffrage, we shall never be called upon to vote for laJ Congiej-suiet, because we have nobh men to legislate and noble men to bailh for us. Our position is in markm contrastwiih that class of societykuowi a-t strung minded women. Congress cannot withhold the suffrage Iron-women Iron-women ufter conferring it on the negro, the late representative of servili ty. It is impossible tojobtain too much knowledge, provided it be properly applied. ap-plied. "Show me the women of o nation and I will show you the oharac ter nf that nation." The morals of oui children are as far above those of othei loc ilit;es as is the altitude they inhabit. Miss Snow here spoke of the ridiculous fashions prevailing, remarking remark-ing that a woman lashionably equipped, equip-ped, and dressed u la mode, looked moro like a beast of burden than a human being, and ridiculed the eeneral fashions severely, saying that dre-3 is an index to the mind. The speeches wero received with ap-jvause; ap-jvause; and at theirclose tho bendiction was pronounced by the Chaplain, L. A. Shnrtliff. Notwiihstanding tho vat crowds which thronired the sireetB, the best ol order flaa maintained throughout the day, and nothing of a Iwisterons nature came under the observation of our re porter. Lvery lacility was placed at the dispo-alof the rpresr ntatireq of the press by W. N. Fife. Marshal of the j day. The H tRALD jVewi and Ogden Junction had reporters present Thei Atlantic and Pacific circus peformrd (this afternoon and evening to large , audiences. O'den ha been a scene of jceneral enjoyment throughout the 'day. Tha oldest inhabitants say it is the proudest day in ber hiftory, and one long to be remembered. Much credit u due to the committee and city authorities for the skiilful arrangement arrange-ment of proceedings aDd ordsr maD-I maD-I Dr in which the; were carried out |