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Show WELCOME TO PRfcSIDENT GRANT. It ia repoitwl that tho president of tho United States will arrive in Salt Lako city thin Jlorenoon. He will be received by the people wilh all the reaped and honor due to the chief . magistrate of the republic, and welcomed wel-comed to the territory by all classes, without regard to political or religious distinctions. Utah is highly honored by this prcaiJential viait, tho first one we believe ever mado to the torritory. It is at once an official recognition of tho growing importance of thin section, sec-tion, and of the prenident'a desire to be- come somewhat better acquainted with the people and nfUirs of Utah, than ho could possibly be from individual indi-vidual reports received through interested, inter-ested, if not prejudiced, parties. It is to be hoped that tho president may prolong his etay sufficiently to enable him to visit other portions of Utah, beyond the limits of this city. As a careful observer lie will see not a little hero at the capital, to interest him. Ho will find a thrifty, industrious, indus-trious, intelligent community of about 25,000 bouIs, whero life and property are aa safe as in any city of the United States, among whose people the home sentiments and virtues largely predominate, predom-inate, who are Americans at heart. and hold the constitution of the United S atea in rcvercuco aa almost an inspired in-spired document. Ho will find a city where those great principles of Anier-can Anier-can government, the right of speech, of the public press, and of public worship are absolutely free and mi-trammeled, mi-trammeled, which has more houses devoted to public religious uses in proportion to its population than any other city or towu in the United States, and probably churches and meeting houses of an aggregate lont-ing lont-ing capacity sufficient to accommodate accom-modate every man, woman and child in the community. He will find here evidences of the industry, enterprise, economy and self-reliance of the people on every side, in the extension of railroads, the slow but sure building up of various va-rious branches of manufactory; in the public and private improvements completed and in process ot construction, construc-tion, and in the general prevailing air of comfort and thrift. He cannot fail to reflect upon these evidences of prosperity, which are in thomBelves the best reply to the slanders against Utah so freely retailed to the world. Nor is he likely, as a ruler of philosophical philo-sophical tendencies, to escapo the conclusion that a community which has achieved bo great an advanco in civilization and prosperity under tho most adverse circumstances, may be Bafely trusted with tho regulation and government of its own domestic do-mestic affairs, with due jegard to the interests and rights of all classes. But the president might hnu it both pleasant and profitable, should his time permit, to extend his trip to some of our flourishing agricultural settlements and mining camps; to visit American Fork and other grand canons, and to view the vast mountains moun-tains of iron and the great coal fv Ids of the south. He will not certainly neglect a trip to our great Salt Lake, where he can batlm and sail as luxuriously lux-uriously as at Long Branch. If he could mingle among the people of the various classes and occupations in familiar conversation, he might hear some rjuaint ideas of matters and things, which, to say the least, would be amusing. If he shall remain re-main here a few days he may attend the opening in the big tabernacle of the semi-annual conference of the "Mormon" church, and witness the devout worship in that edifice of a 1 arger congregation than is often assembled as-sembled under a single roof in America, Amer-ica, and listen to the addresses and exortations of the elders to the people. It is to be hoped that tho president will not be restricted m his visit to Utah by any narrow policy of exclusion exclu-sion arranged on any side, or bored to death by politicians or others, who may be anxious to impress their peculiar views of the Utah problem upon bis attention. Perhaps after a carclul survey of the field, he may discover that this problem is not so grave in its nature, bo perilous to society at larte and to the government govern-ment of the United States, or bo intricate in-tricate a puzzle as to defy solution by the familiar principles of eclf-govern-nient defined in the constitution of tho republic. |