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Show Vicdex as a Vindicator. .-- Editors Daly Herat J: In the days of Nero a man lived, who, at the time, wm a governor of Gaul,. Titis man being a governor hudttome influence, no doubt, with the people wlio ri he governed; he iUih had a name, and it wus Julius Viiidex, or Yindex Julius. This Guveruor Vinih-x wus, no doubt, a very good man and patriot, and one who held in abhorrence iho tyrannous tyran-nous conduct of Nnro, nonce lie revolted re-volted against tlmt tyrnn. with a determination de-termination to deliver the Roman empire from his tyrrany. Not feeling, feel-ing, however, that he himself was equaltotheta.sk ot leading in the revolution, which he proposed, he wrote to one Galha, who was at that time in Spain, inviting him to hike the chief command, and aid him in the patriotio undertaking; but it seems that beforo tho forces of Vindex and Galba could form a junction, tho former was mot., and his forces defeated de-feated by the army of YLrginius Ru-fus. Ru-fus. After th.s defeat, we are informed in-formed that Vindex, becoming disgusted, dis-gusted, no doubt by his fuilure, incontinently in-continently "stepped down and out," ho committed suicide. (Mem. The chronicles of this briel history are silent as to the fact whether a coroner's inquest was hold over tho corpus 01 viuuuxor nil, out nan ne died in Salt Luke cwunty, there would oxHt no doubt upon that point), Th;j scrap of history was brought to my mind on reading a communi-nieation communi-nieation siued ' Vindex," in tho Deseret Kvenimj Keios of April 1st imt., (a coincidence specially lobe noted.) A grave question presents itself, (and its solution is respectfully submitted to the spiritualistic fraternity,) Is the writer of the communication referred to a real, bona Jide, living person ? Or hath ttie spirit oi tho departed governor of GjuI returned to vox the despotic correspondents of the UfiitALD ? If tho spirit of Vinrft-x dictated tho letter in tlie tVewi, permit per-mit me to modestly suggest ttie propriety pro-priety of the spirit retiring to the "summer land." Dear spirit of the long departed patriot, your ellorts are not required hero just at present; rest, therefore, in peace. The venerable vener-able and venerated city fathers are in no need of your guostly defense, neither are they assailed. The Heiuld correspondents are in no Bonse imita-ters imita-ters ot the tyrant Nero. The liberties of the people nor the prerogatives ot the city council are not endangered by the writers of the Herald. All that they have thus far done in the street ornamentation question is to criticise the plan. If "Vindex" be a living person, allow me to point him to the unhappy end of the dead Vindex, whooe zeal u ntent pereu ny discretion cost nun his life, who tell benenth a voluntarily voluntari-ly assumed burthen beyond his ability to bear. If he be a living Vindex, let me advise him to call to his aid an abler Galba, to lead on in his raid upon the Herald scribes. But il this writer be merely one who essays to vindicate the action of the council, let nie advise him to pause until that body has been assailed. as-sailed. Wno, of your correspondents, has charged tho honorable council with augnt thai calls for the vindication? vindica-tion? Surely '"'Lawyer" has made no Buch charge; why, then, this witty onslaught upou your correspondents? "Vindex" admits tue "giant strides" ofa "legal luminary," who "bikes up the cudgels." What cudgels, and upon whom fall the blows ? Th child asks of the father bread, and receives a stone, or water and he receives eothing! Ah! this "squadron of w(Urlw 20tu wtrueni." J.ii-0- -present a soul-harrowing soul-harrowing picture," qouth he. Perhaps Per-haps they do; but has the heart of ! the dead or the living "Vindex" no leeling but of derision tor their woes? One more idea, and in the treatment treat-ment of it let me express a hope that what I may say will not have "a terrible eflect upon the trembling ranks of the city council." I disclaim dis-claim any intention of producing such eflect. The idea which I wish to suggest is, that the city council cannot legally remit the taxes assessed against tne luckless, waterless 20th warders. If this statement proves to he one more "hot shoe right into the ribs of the city council," then they have only "Vindex" to thank for the fate ol war. Lawyer. |