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Show GOVERNOR AXTELL. What He Said to an Assemblage of Citizens in the Provo Courthouse. Court-house. Laat Thursday evening the court-bouso court-bouso at Provo was crowded with citizens cit-izens who had gone there to meet his excellency, Governor Ax tell. After music by the band, the governor, who was introduced by J. B. Milner, Esq., suid : I am gratified that I have the op-j portunity of being introduced to so' many of the citizens of this territory. I a-ui wijku pereenn meei wgetner and ee each other, and take each other by tho hand and look into each others faces, it ought to make us more careful and unite us closer together to-gether in the bonds of broiherhood. I always feel a renewed desire in my heart when I look into the faces of an intelligent people, to be very careful not to do or say anything that would deprive them of any rights as American Amer-ican citizens. I am here only for tho purpose of being your governor, that is if you tho peoplo will lot mo govern you. And the only desire I have is to do the people good and simply perform the duties of my position, posi-tion, and all I can hope to do in my capacity is to do the best I can in my career. My ancestors before me for a good many generations genera-tions were citizens of the United States, long beforo the revolutionary war; ana i nave tne impression on my mind that the citizens of this territory will not tarnish the fair name of our country. And knowing the fact that there are forty millions of people in these United States, we ought to have a common interest and be as brethren, breth-ren, for we are bound and connected together by upwards of seventy thousand miles of railroad and telegraph tele-graph communication. All the slates have tbe common law and are governed gov-erned by law, and we have the same law for our protection, and it is of the utmost importance that the laws of the United States should be respected and obeyed. Tho United States government gov-ernment governs all the states and territories, yet each state and territory terri-tory is free to govern itsolf. The whole people therefore ought to be bound and cemented -by one aommon thought, for in union there is great powor and strength. I assert that there, is a power that is far greater, more poworlul, and far superior to that of congress or tho Supreme court of the United States, and that is founded in the people. It is with the people alone that we have to deal. The necessity of education is , also very important, and it makes very little difference whether we ra-receive ra-receive it in our lyceums, rostrumB, from the pulpit or press. It wbb said by Jefferson of old that there was no actual danger as long as truth could combat with error; and in the language of the poet, "Truth crushed to earth will rise again." Immigrants in moving and traveling travel-ing from one Gountry to another do not lose their intelligence, and you who have traveled and located in these mountains, came here to be indeDCndent and to choose vmir own ways, and to worship the Lord according accord-ing to the dictates of your own Conscience. Con-science. The people who are raiBed in a mountainous country are not a people that will ever submit quietly to injustice and tyranny. How much of health you as a people enjoy and have an abundance of everything, good houses, and they all Beem to be full; and how little pauperism you have in your midst. You are a people of necessity, you desire peace, and seek for peace, and live in peace with all people, and in the language of him who Bpake as never man spoke, when ho was reviled he reviled re-viled not again, and so have you in like manner. All that I can say is that it is the surest way to happiness and success. The iron, coal, and the precious minerals with which you are surrounded, sur-rounded, will in time bo a source of wealth to the territory. Ambition, and the highest ambition every man ought to have is to establish a beautiful beauti-ful home and adorn it, and make for himself a homo of comfort and happiness, hap-piness, full of kindness and refinement. refine-ment. 4s citizens of the United States and of the great republic you have this all offered to you free, simply for your good conduct. I thank you for tho opportunity of meeting with you, and L will endeavor as your governor, to the best of my ability, administer tbe law in justice and equity. (Applause.) At the conclusion of the governor's remarks the Frovo brass band discoursed dis-coursed some excellent music. His honor. Judge Emerson, anil Mayor A. O. Smoot were called for and mado a few pertinent remarks, and after music by the band the governor was introduced to over two hundred ladies and gentlemen of the audience. Utah County Times. Judge Hog;e Wishes to Explain. Salt Lake City, March 7, 1875. Editors Herald: In your local notice, in this morning's morn-ing's issue of the Herald, entitled "Judge Hoge's Turn," I find the following fol-lowing language: "The windy war of words finally came to a peaceful termination ter-mination before the quarrel had become be-come Berious," and in order to correct cor-rect any wrong impression which said language may convey, I wish to make the following explanation: There was no quarrel between myself my-self and Judge McKean on the occasion occa-sion referred to. I simply wanted the court to note an oxecption to save my client's rights in the premises, but did not at first succeed in making myself understood; and the judge's remarks re-marks wero simply made in an earnest manner, and as soon as I explained myself more fully the court immediately immedi-ately granted my request. I will say further, that the relations between myself as counsel, and his boner McKean Mc-Kean as judge on the bench, have always been, mutually courteous and cordial, and I do not consider that on the occasion referred to anything was done or said which had a tondency to disturb thoso relations. E. D. Hoas. |