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Show A STRANGE "MISTAKE." The Sacramento Ijoi.ja of & rtccot (jito, in aa article on I hah affairs, haft the iuliowiuK rather curiouu lanuae: Tlii.i MormuQ 'lUdli-m has, from the hvifininj, li'nm (reared by ijuack ri-iiiedion both polki-mlly anil Hpiritu-alif. Hpiritu-alif. It wart a Kn-af. ruiitalcii to drive tt-hoia cotn'iiartily out of Minuuri, a tid a'iiiri out of Illinois, it wan a (renter mi.-uke to ailuw thf-ni to take pfidht-Ofciuo in largely ioureaecd cuiuhi-rb of an eiiiiro Territory, art larcc a two Hlait-n A I he lirat cUi-h, aou lo govern it, ikjoriiornijj out Ua lai.di and enaet ii.i civil and criminal code by uiku of ibtir uwq choice. With the first proi-anUioD we cordially cordi-ally agree. "Quack rt-uicrlie.-,1' and the noHfruuiH of dc mating uca have been reworted to, whore Htatcsmcn would have pursued a broad aad enlightened likrul policy. Wo will go farther than the Union in the second proposition, proposi-tion, it wati woreo than a mistake to drive the Moruiona from Mia.iou.ri and Ulitioiw it wan a crime ; a crime against civilization, against republican principle's and agairjtit huiuuinl); for the fly n tern which cannot bo met and ovcreomo by moral buaeion and argu-' in out potucHdUfj principlcn which a progressive pro-gressive and repubiican civilization 1 cannot overlook without danger, much lens attempt to overcomo by brute foreo. Hut when tho Union holdrt tliat "it waa a rcater mistake to allow them to take p occasion, in largely large-ly increased numbers, ol'an entire Territory Ter-ritory aa largo as two 8tatea of the lirat-ela&a," wo would bo obliged if it would say how that "mistake" could havo been avoided, aud what to-da would havo been the atutuB of the Ureal Hahio and the overland railroad had tbia "mistake" not bucti made. Would the Union have had tho United Stilton, whilo engaged in a war of con quest with Mexico, couiptl Mixico to drivo out an immigration thut wat-bringing wat-bringing Mexican soil bul ject lo the authority of tho United Statet? With all duo respect to tho Union, tho position po-sition under consideration, as expressed by it, is ob.ioiire aud vaguo, and leave tho reader in doubt aa to what is mean', 1 Beyond all quotiiiufj tho settlement ol this part of tho continent by the Mormons Mor-mons hat. been produclivo of tho very best rcaulla for tho country; and if intelligent in-telligent men, like tho editors of oui oontotuporary of Kuora'uouio, would honestly and impartially examine the aituatioo hero, they would find it very dillcrent to what is generally represented repre-sented by telegraphic correspondents, or oven parties oouiiun hero lo perooc-ally perooc-ally gain iutoruniiiou and startiog in prejudiced, viewing everything with a jaundiood eye. Tho simple truth of r ho ti.iiuor is that Utah is not in any need ot congressional con-gressional physic; it is in a transition state, and if let alone nature would do tho required work. There is something luoro. Tho real difficulty is, that what over medicine Utah is compelled to Bwallow all tho other Territories will hao to take, and the entire United States will, in aouio degree, bo compelled com-pelled to taste; for if this country ia to bo governed by republican principles, tlioy must bo enjoyed by every citizen, Or all citizens in (urn will iiad they are doprived of thoir. |