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Show P.T.SIU:IAT10W OF SFCKETAEY LUCKET. it will cccarioo Keotral rr-ret ihruiiliout tho territory lo it-urn UjiU Hun. Levi 1'. Luckcy lus rescued the Bccrcluryahip of Utah. Jfia rcdi-nalicn, rcdi-nalicn, to take c-fleet on M,ty Hr, was telegraphed lo tho presiJent yciter-day, yciter-day, and on Tuoed'ty morning Mr. Lncky, with his family, will leave for tiin hhI, to accept another position posi-tion uyd.rr tho IVd&riit '.eminent. Tho insiitliciunoy of tho salary at-lacbul at-lacbul to tho cllico is tho cause of the rcliremeut, Mr. Luckcy being loth to leave a placo whoro hij iclntiona with tho people, o Hi cin 1 au.l tooial, lmvo been bo pleau&nt, ai:d where bo LMfcoma:iy.w:irm pcraonal friouda. In Ihia O'jnucctiou we may again refer to the bpggArty pitUnet-s allowed by tho Kovornmciit lo it 3 olliuiala and representatives in Ibo luriitoriu. Only by the moat rijiJ economy can tho federal j.;ovunor( judge or sccre tary, who baa no oilier iucomo than bia u.ilnry, nuke " both eniia nieot," and preserve. 0 social ro-Bpoctabilily ro-Bpoctabilily and dignity. Anything liL-n "aM,," rtl'n.'i tlii'i-(Kit, uf Hie question. II at the expiration of hw term the otlieial can got back to Ihe atato whenco ho camo, leavinc; no debtd bobind Lira , nail without having dr.v,vu upon bia reserve fuuJ, ho my consider biniacU moat forlunato, and congratulate bimaell upon possessing financial ukill, and nn ability to man.'co a little boyood-lho AVurige of hU fel!o.vtt, We, of courao, ara dpeak-ing dpeak-ing of honest ollioialj who do not trado and trailij upon their positions, posi-tions, or obtain monoy olhorwiaa than legitimately. It is a Btrain upon credulity to bulievo tbat honest and capablo men will, for the ruidorable pay nllowcd, accept these oflicoa and perforin their duties; or tbat they oau do bo, and at tho earuo limo preserves tho position in society which is demanded of them. These insignificant insignifi-cant salaries are ono great reason why the federal offices iu the territories aro bo often held by unworthy, inefficient and corrupt perrons. Tho bouor of oQico ia not ouough to make up tho deficiency between the compensation provided and the pay that able- men ati command com-mand hv their services in private life. An incompat-snt man ia overpaid at any price, and a dishonest paraan, though capaMo, will trade upou his position for gain, liouoit, able and intelligent men, ?uch hi the territorial oUicea Bhould bo Gded with, aro highpriceJ and ought to do batter than accept theao poaitiona. The consequence ia the federal representatives represent-atives here, as in olhera ol 'bo dependencies, depend-encies, have usually beou a scrubby, ecurvy lot, devoid ol hooor and principle, prin-ciple, rtud without ability or honesty. Mr. Lu-'kiy is an exception, and be finds it inconvenient and unprofitable to remain. His ability is not pid for by the olfio, and he goes ritory must buILt. Tuat auoh a thing can bo is disgraceful to tho nation, and Bhould call for a change iu the eyctzm of federal treatment of tbo dependencies. de-pendencies. D.'cent alar;c3 should be provided, when the right kind ol men could be found to accept the 0 fll CC3. It is somewhat out of tho regular order cl things, and seems alrauge to bio in the Herald commendation Rud praise of a Utah federal official. That wo cannot oftouer compliment theso gentlemen before or afier they retire from ofUee, ia no fault of ours. It Is with the F. O. H.'s themselves. Their course and conduct, almost without exception, has in past years, merited ceusuro fmd condemnation. No conscientious person who baa tho welfare and interests, ol Ibo territory at heart can eudorao tho acts ot the average official eont here by government, or approve the manner in wh'uh Iho Hrgfi majority major-ity have deported themselves. Tho retiring secretary ia, as remarked above, a conspicuous exception lo tbo rule, hence tho Ukuald's new departure. depar-ture. No ono can desire more earnestly ear-nestly than wo that this could be changed, that we might oflencr be able to sincerely regret the going out of a federal official. It is possible for j an officer of the government to per- form his whole duty in Utah and yet retain tho Kspoct and esteem 0 all tho people. Mr. Luckey bai done! this. He ia aa capable a secretary as Iho territory has ever bed. His work baa beeu well and faithfully faith-fully dene; no complaint had been heard, and now his retirement is regretted by all classes of people. Wherever bo may go he will carry with him tho b;s'. wishes of Utah's citizens, wLo will think ot him as au improvement upou all bis immediate predecessors, at least, and aa an example ex-ample of tbo pessibiiity of a gentleman gentle-man ;com:ug to Utah as a federal officer, doing all thai the law aud hie position require ot him, winning the es'.eem and confidence of tho people, and going away without hioR once tub;ected himself to unfriendly criticism, criti-cism, or brought upon bis h.ad neTS-paper neTS-paper abuse. The Herald hope it cao say as much of others of i-ut F. O. II. 's when they retire. The "voicxiof the blare" deceived' idkiel, tho astrologer, in reeard to! aflai.-s in this ccuctry last December. It will bo remembered that we published pub-lished one of his predictions, wherein ho said tho president' health would sudor, taxation press heavily on the people, and a "con lag ratio :i wdi lake! place in a 5 re a, theatre or place of amusement," all of which didn't come to pai3. Zdkiel has abo up-pliuJ up-pliuJ name U.rcuU to this country for March. Among hid "general prediction" pre-diction" for thii raulh we find tbo following for Washington: Tho tun uml Saturn will bo exactly fiiUirijj ut tLo vernal n'ff'otia. Thii . dcr.oua d:erorJ Lq'wuIl llin prc:i-1 prc:i-1 cjiti; t. tn;d tho ri.'Li tu, Lrcublo J'luin LTM'iui.'d fthu lr.liuii prubibly in lha iVoilti:n itfttc--) disjjiilfj iu corifrree?, j anunt llin nmr:i:to fu.d divorto laws, and thojkd if onrtli'ii(ikL'8 in lha wo;turn tiaiU. At ibo 'i-oiiicitin Uranus will L-j l i-iinif, ia opj-j! stiort to Jupiter. Ktli-Ijtia Ktli-Ijtia di-p Aa w ill bo eriibittr-rcd, anil gci-nuj of vio!(jnco will rc-uit. Tho lumi-nari'-s located in ih'j 6th huuso sl;ow lliat duitlh will ntnko al many (.-cat and illui-Ui illui-Ui nn men in tho Hales, ad Iho rate of (tonural morlilUy will Lu uitremoly I 1'"kIi. |