Show communicated seq OP no ia the Pape perpetual emigration fund an belonging exclusively to to tho thi abit ach and employed as a wharfs mean s for assisting converts from europe in ill their journey to utah is substantially assisted by legislative enactments the property left by any deceased or absconding sc person when there is ia no legal claimant known aad d sufficiently near to ee to it in proper season instead of being placed in the territorial treasury abe e it properly belongs is deposited iu ill the perpetual emigration fund where it is supposed to remain until proved away by a legal claimant the also levys a cert certain ailt per cent generally from 5 to 10 upon all moneys collected by ferry and bridge franchises franch isee granted by it the same being paid iaia into inta this fund for its use and benefit illustrations of this system may lay bo bd found in the acts of january aoth 1851 and of january 1853 R S p had the legislature devoted this tax to school purposes it would have exhibited better judgment and commanded more respect than it did in appropriating it for the purpose of assisting I 1 mormon morting emigration and none other if the writer mistakes not net there ther ewas was I 1 no session of the legislature in 1838 8 owing to the threatening storm clouds cloud of war this review of the objectionable laws of utah brings us to the session of the legislature of 1862 3 it is but justice to add in this connection that the laws reviewed only embrace those which should receive the attention of congress and the territorial legislature there are arc minor minor acts somewhat sin singular in their general character but which do not however affect any right of citizenship on the other hand the beg legislature 1 isla tute has passed very stringent 0 and wholesome laws upon subjects affecting the general tone of society the attention of the legislature has been repeatedly callei to 0 o mally of the laws referred boin io in these articles by governors gummings cummings and harding arding II without any afree f while the law maki making ng power is subject to censure for enacting such laws and not ot repealing them when the gross r injustice thereof is shown and while secretary fuller as acting governor is subject 11 to still greater coure eeds in approving nearly all of them in signing the codification prepared by the legislative conail committee littee the has been remiss s for ahe neglect ed d in per permitting mittin these laws to remain in force until the people ire are led to regard them as rights 0 the re result alt will be as these aws are repealed by the territorial leg legislature I 1 i slature or annulled by congress as they will be eventually the action will be regarded as a persecution lind and mormon leaders love to r raise aise that cry it has bm it a powerful effect imong a set of relic religious rions fanatics no other cliber process cf sg is more inore power powerful ful in afi exciting a community which has attempted to exclude exclude I 1 itself from all the world this people are no longer isolated newly N create creat etl states aud territories surround beni on every side populated with a busy basy and energetic people even at the present writing americans in no inconsiderable numbers are locating in the territory they loudly demand their right sas american citizens gold and silver mines have boen been discovered at their threshold doors utah cannot combat against 0 destiny Altho although although urh I 1 the legislature has attempted a revision and codification of the statutes the work has been very poorly executed the laws are arc badly arranged frequently finding an act passed in in 1851 among those of 1855 1955 having noticed the main features of their objectionable laws the writer will now refer to a few of their resolutions and memorials from the settlement of the territory to the season seaon of 1862 3 which will show in a favorable light the spirit it animating the 06 men ilion comprising the leg legislature upon the subjects named VERY ridiculous when you boil go home a little elevated and insist that you see six or seven wives instead of one it is the height of absurdity for the wife of your betm to get jeal jealous of the wives that are 41 all in your eye QuEl s tirs FOR QUERULOUS COUPLES does the poetry of married life consist io ia the husband being a verse averse to the wife and the wire wife being averse to the husband present a I 1 lady ady with a rose as a token of love anle unless you mean to keep your faith in i volel jj joret some sometimes bint ev tined by juries 4 alas how much oftener |