Show an old friend in a strange land strolling into the state house the other day to look upon the of utah or the mighty men of israel as the ceaph chaplain ain called them we were pleased pic a so to see the familiar face of our old friend gen jeffel son hunt formerly a I 1 expected i member of the california legislature it had bee been it long years since 81 cc wo N 0 had met and it reminded us of the I 1 goold good old halcyon days at benicia and sacramento where politicians politician st great and adl small all w were or a mont w ont to congregate ate for five or si sn years gen hunt NN as le ie turned to the assembly of california from san bernardino and nas na s a ever ve r a an n honored h on 0 r a d and worthy representative of that county although a 1 mormon and one who would d have scorned to disown his opinions lie ile always received a warm welcome at the state capital C in a cot country itry where mormonism Moi monism is 1 not 1 a pet P t 1 institution n r tit ution and b by y his I industrious habits babits and upright coulse aton on the respect and confidence of those hose t who knew him we arc aio glad to find th that it such auch men are arc sent to ta the legislature of utah however much wo NN a may dis aggee a 9 lee with him on many vital points we no are confident fide nit that no motive or unworthy act tt ill lug his course gen hunt was in 1855 1853 appointed brig gon gen of militia mill tia by gov biglar T as is an evidence esi dence of appreciation p of ills his public 11 leer as a legislator and as a proof of tile the eftim estimation bitici I 1 in ll 11 abich lie wis was held by the then public of the state lt it ig something to be proud of that being a mormon morin on he was entrusted in the legislature for bucce successive iliac years with the inta rests of a gentile community and won the rank of a brig gen of militia gen 11 II now 0 W rep in ill the assembly of 0 f ITIC resents ts the county of weber Uta utah hand and his experience as a calibo california ania legislator will vill bo be invaluable to his colleagues now that they thoy ale aio called upon to le legislate 11 upon up on interests similar to t those hose which have mado made california one of the wealthiest and proudest piou dest states of tile confederacy fed cracy 1 |