Show there can be no matter of doubt now but bul that favoritism has haa been shown in the transmission of the presidents message both in in the states and across the continent governments ern ments have their pets and at this particular time when the presidential coronet has as to be entered tor for in the race for 1860 the political thimble risers riggers like lae petty jokers jol vers 11 at a country quarter course are seated in n the fence corners and playing the game of 11 now you see it and now you dont 11 squatter atter sovereignty is is now an ob obsolete selete horse to win a purse and mustangs mj and mules concord wagons ambulances par flesh pis hemore 1 and all the various i anous contrivances alcea of an overland trip are the material elements upon NN which politicians now lantto want to ride into power magnanimity has assumed an extra face and with tearful eyes its vision by some optical delusion has penetrated beyond the mississippi valley a valley so long neglected abounding in splendid cities the old fa ther of waters himself being an inland sea bea hearing bearing upon his turbid bosom besoin the products and commerce of 0 every parallel of 0 latitude where human buman energy and skill is is available and rests its delighted sight eight upon one and aad only one trail to the pacific post master general brown for whom wrom personally we entertain a high respect respect should seek a better foundation for his hia re reputation than that of the fluttered butte e sahar saha has for it if sand is to become an element ie ent then en without de desiring eiring to throw dust dus in hi an any ones eyes we enter another man one who has bce greased by the government soaped by the press his bis ears pinned back and like a raw oyster swallowed swallow ed whole we allude to the immortal butterfield we do not wish to be understood as aa blam ing col butterfield his head is is all right with per annum to carry a very few pounds of letters letters exclusively and if government officials lend lead themselves to him either or for glorious he is not responsible when m hen tons of mail in ail matte of every description come over the he central route at one third the cost yet the southern overland nail mail route is is the theme of panegyrics anthems and hosan nabs have been sung arid and butterfield has been canonized as a the very saint of mail bags bagg we again say we haven have no D reason to complain of mr butterfield or poke fun at h him its no fault of his bis if the press straddles his shoulders boulders and he be the sinbad not of the old roan man of the sa era blit the mountain plain and aad desert but then too much butter maybe laid on even a larger field than the southern overland mail route in all seriousness to men at una this distance and from circumstances that have transpired transpire ait it looks very much as it if there was a decided and determined effort upon the part of those high in authority to favor certain 01 overland erland mail ro routes utes to the prejudice of others with equal claims and what we consider far better facilities we are ar aware that the still small voices voice from the valley of the wasatch range W will be over powered and silenced by the fiercer cannon abing ading of heavier guns whose thunders penetrates the ears of cabinets but then we consider it a duty as an independent journalist to use our feeble influence in in favor of the I 1 salt lake route which has in t truth ru th awl and fact been demonstrated to be the test best and quickest 1 one to the pacific beater beatus g all other routes on time with w ith the express of the Pre presidents message when the southern one was afforded facilities which this route it if not denied certainly never received we are ae glad to see however that captain craig of st josephs joseph with his usual energy and ability has taken the matter in hand and that the interest of north west missouri and the country bordering upon the missouri river from whose shores in III the procreation of new territories and the developments of mineral wealth continental trails should start will have the benefit of his experience per peri ence and well known industry as ageg a legislator is while missouri reaps the benefits of all the trails which promise yet to pour into her the wealth of new empires empire upon the pacific as well as those thoe of china and the indias andias 1 her delegation in the councils c of f the nation should be watchful and see that particular ocal interests were werd not swallowed up and a national importance givon given to some bone which they do not deserve now if F rr remont emont whose peal peak lie he named af ter himself and which we have looked at as being tall 91 whose springs upon which m he bestowed the same euphonious tit leand out of which we have drank together with a great many other oher Fremont tah localities named in 1 onor of himself and by himself was considered worthy of presidential aspirations then rby net Butter eld even in efe arite of the nations iven to douglas and the yc pe cliar and single idea ot of our most worthy postmaster general if the woolly horse and picture bools books of mountain life which no do body out here can recognise recognize was larnet edy ed in the black republican 11 conall corrall con all and rode to death why not a coach be harnessed up with a full compliment of all the dangers of an apache and Ca manche manchell trail make a break for the white house we know mow or at least suspect where inhere the secret lies acs ics and gov GOT brown bronn n tor for whom we enter tain ain a high respect should his eye meet this which we are pretty sure it mill take the a advice of one on the pacific slope of the moun mountains bains he would do well w ell to call to his recollection the homely adage not to grease a fat sow too much we have treated this subject probably more lightly than we should have done and have used mr Butter fields name in a connection which is a doubtless ridiculous although we doubt not he males makes a very cry good president of an overland road but then with our small experience in in washington we believe that projects were on foot by men in the cabinet I 1 to manufacture a certain amount of political capital by running coursers couriers cour sers across the con ti in sober bober carne earnest Bt it if the plains and mountain platform is 13 to furnish the next president we can pick one and that too not more than fifty miles from here who ulio unites the courage and dalip danig of a solder with inith all the elements of a statesman and one whom we believe would bring to bear the popular voice and admiration of the whole hole coun country unschooled be in in politics as a system of ju jugglery galery but of science and unsullied by the prejudices of the day and he nay may yet secure it alexander neilson lailson lY NV ilson the united states district attorney received by the last ast mail his hia commission dated de december e ber and for the period of four years having been first appointed on the of july during a recess of the senate in III this connection we will just add a word the federal officers for the territory are most shamefully treated in regard to compensation while it is is a notorious fact that it costs more to live here than any other place upon the continent the government with an economy that borders upon down right stinginess exact of its officers the peril anah and hardships of crossing the plains and then in some instances allow them a pittance that is is almost contemptible for instance the U S district attorney receives a salary of two tuo hv hundred adred and fifty dollars per adnum which really would not buy the eggs used in an ordinary household and he has to attend his districts which reach from this city to california honor is is no doubt a very desirable thing but ut then our government should recollect that men are born with stomachs stomachs and that the position of a federal office will not satisfy in itself that principle which we all inherit appetite and an honest disposition for bread and butter there is not a federal officer in in this territory whose chose salary will begin to pay hu hia expenses and glory glary even een if it was accessible in una this latitude would be dearly won when ell the spectre of starvation has to be run rui WE invite attention to the communication of A friend to utah in another column it is a notorious fact that accommodations both for strangers and citizens citizen sp are wanting in this city A good commodious hotel properly regulated would we have no doubt pay handsomely and the suggestions of our correspondent are worthy of 0 note no time should be ce lost as spring is fast approaching and there will be an influx into this territory greater than was ever known before and what is more it will continue to come I 1 TH THE WEATHER is always a legitimate subject to talk or write about and it may he be interesting 1 te to our friends in americano Ameri cato to learn that it rained here last night by the lye bye speaking of 0 rain an error exists in the states that we never have any rain in salt lake valley we have seen as good specimens of showers in this locality as we ever saw any I 1 where whether it it is to be attributed to the presence of the gentiles the prayers of the church or natural cause we will not undertake to say certain it is it does rain I 1 amr craig of missouri has introduced into congress a joint resolution for increasing the service on the mail route from st josephs mo to placerville erville cal which was referred to the committee on oil post offices and post roads late advices advises from the states have revealed to us some peculiar wonders ven ders this part of uncle sams domain it if the government is is supposed to be recognized in in this portion of the world affords at times some remarkable exhibitions ard and especially in in the matrimonial line but then we kiev were ere somewhat startled when ihen the news came to us ua that two of our old friends gus simpson of the boonville blonville Bo onville observer and isaac H sturgeon of st louis had actually committed the same overt act and both got married one wife each in the roe rocky ky mountains we are always prepared for sensations but this was almost overpowering we bid them an affectionate adieu from the brotherhood both have hai e so long graced and trust that in in the new sphere which they have entered they may never have reason to complain or regret the step they have taun taken what the next phenomena that accuria in in the states will develop cannot be even guessed at we await the arrival of the next mail such was the demand for the last valley tan containing Thomp sona speech on oil mormonism that by special request we issued a thousand in pamphlet form Pla carding seems to ie be a source of some amusement with some borne of the bretherd br ethern who prowl around of nights and stick the dirty emanations of their brain upon the corners of the street the last effort of this kind was a few nights since when one of these posters was placed on perrys corner they may rest assured that it does not annoy any one and we have possession of this last sample which we show around and intend to preserve as an evidence of mormon stupidity and blackguardism should any of our subscribers subscribe ra fail to get their papers at the camp they can secure them from any of 0 the butlers Sut lers stores to whom we always pend acad extra eitra copies F dr forney the superintendent of indian affairs left this city on monday for grants ille where it is is rumored that the indians were making preparations to run off the government stock herded in in that vicinity the indians indiana seem to be dissatisfied for some reason or other and we understand that col crossman has left camp floyd and will ie be there this tuesday evening for the purpose of 0 f looking into matters and taking the proper steps to secure the government property we are requested to state that no passengers hereafter will be taken upon apol the mail line between this and st joseph and no route or station agent is allowed to receive any money for such purpose this order may be considered not only as positive but authoritative until farther notice the next assembly soiree will talce take place at the hall on next thursday even evening ng the last was very numerously attended an and d it was a only until daylight such was th the I 1 interest e it and the pleasure experienced th that at the throng reluctantly gave up and abandoned the festive scene cathe Thelast last eastern Mail which arrived on sunday brings but very little news from th the states eStates judge douglas is being lionized very extensively and that masan massive e institution congress la is progressing after the same old style the two new and gorgeous gorg poua chambers of the capitol are as aa usual the reservoirs of 0 a good proportion of gas which i that bat greased conduit pipe the globe and all the lesser daily pipes are re constantly conducting to the country mr morris morns territorial popular bovere sovere sovereignty ign f bill to make all officers elective does not seem to meet with much favor CAMP FLOYD V U T january 24 sir please allow me cie to correct a slight mistake which appeared in an article of one 0 of f your november papers the camp floyd theatrical orchestra is not altogether composed of the seventh infantry band there here being a violinist first of company C 0 third artillery named john an excellent and steady player who richly deserves commendation also one from the tenth infantry band frederick W lewis who plays the leading cla rinette and contributes largely to the efficiency of the both by his performances and hit his exertion in writing some of the best pieces which are nightly played it is due to the band master J pounds pound seventh infantry that his exertions as musical director should be noticed also very Respect respectfully fulIK A CAMP floyd U T 1 january 23 1839 editor vacy tan dise sm R assion perceiving your columns open forti fort discussion of any subject that tends to th H 6 0 buttering bettering the condition of the famed vii territory and the city of sat lake in in par ti cular I 1 have presumed to write you on ell subject of great importance to that place postmaster general brown has exhibited an amount of interest un unprecedented precede n ted 11 in th annals of post office history for t the h western bresten vr esten mails and has placed utah and the great west under lasting obligations and to the en 4 ter contractors and agents aeo much for their regular arrivals and dapa jen I 1 t tures ures we are led to expect yet increased facilities and a great amount of travel ahr 4 this valley east and west does it not hocur bocc ii to you that no house of I 1 as a genteel well ordered hotel exists to meet th wants of the emigrants emigrant or the person Aishi tg to locate either temporarily or per permanently permanents manenti I 1 this lack v e of camp floyd have seriously I 1 complained of and we have withhold from rom visiting your city because of it less lesa vv should be compelled to resort to our oft re it heated practice of sleeping on counters 1 ac c 1 and crowding our friends out from their own comfortable beds simply beaus no hotel having the accommodations suited to gentlemen who do not like a mixed and from appearances a very uncertain cravi at my last visit I 1 saw more ore than ever th lack and heard many friends 1 lush ish there was wa a no io 1 hotel having geri genteel teel not gor gorgeous geoul bac bpd I 1 rooms and stabling to match kow air is it not possible in in view of mails railroad gold fever ac to get up such a house honse to I 1 meet the wants of tb the e great public I 1 think a joint stock hotel could be betarte ai there and the tha project receive a heavy ary sanction the merchants here ind of 0 your city would w find it a |