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Show INTKIIVIKW OP A UTAH SEX. ATOIl WITH THE P1IEMDBJI1'-WATBU P1IEMDBJI1'-WATBU AKWU1BST, Senator-elect Fitch, from the embryo em-bryo State of Dcseret, called upon the President a few days ago to talk over Utah atl'dirs. He louud the President enjoyi'-g a cigar. "Mr. President, said tho colonel, "I want to try and convince you of the advisability of ndmitting Utah into iho aiaterho.'d of States." "I am uniltiTably opposed to the admission of Utah," answered tho Pre-i'lent. . "Yen, but you have been prejudiced against ihe people out there by unfair advisers," said Fuch. "I am unalterably opposed to the admission of Utah," was the reply. "But our population .b 6ut5cient; wc havo made a liur constitution, and it would bo a great relief to the people out thero to get into tho Union." "I am una'terably opposed to the admission of Utah," again replied the firm man. ' Under any terms?" ''Yet, upon any terms. At least they t-hi'Uid not come in until they learn how to behave themselves." "If you n-fer to polygamy, they will no doubt surrender that lor the take of admission and peace, although it one of the doctrines of their church. "And murder is one of the doctrines of the church, ain't it?" -No, indeed; there are less murders committed there than in any of the. surrounding Territories. As I said before, be-fore, you have been very much misinformed misin-formed about tho true condition of affairs. af-fairs. You surety don't believe everything every-thing you hear against the Mormons?" Mor-mons?" , . "Where there is so much smoke thero must be some fire," answered the President. "Suppose we should say the same about all the lie told about you ?" Si'encc and smoke. "By admitting us the troubles cot thero would be at an end." Silence and smoke "It is of the highest importance to the wclfa e of her people and development develop-ment of the neb resources of the -territory that Uu.h bo admitted." Sileneo and smoke. "Is your mind, Mr. President, so ' firmly made up that whatever arguments argu-ments might be adduced would be uc- " a'n i;r--,v:r.'.r-iy opro-cd to :V qdmi-U'0 of Utah," rfphtd our h" ru, Pro-Uent. and ;h chaimit.? imptv, v. ended. Cor. Cincinnati Cmreri i |