| Show the state of deseret the following article is from the virginia it exhibits the general sentiment of the tbt 4 coast on the subject discussed in it wo desire tile the people of utah to know the opinion en of bf the men man ebo 1 have bave so long deceived them ami all wantonly trampled upon their rights for the purpose of advancing ambitions the action of church leaders in this t only F p sats ML 87 f d cleric afi sion from all reasonable men and it must lo thesa 15 ars that such proceedings are to say the least supremely ridic ridiculous the Territory of utah presents the anam olous condition of a community with two distinct governments two Legisla legislatures legislature tur es two governors ands and two sets of administrative officers the people of Utah iare fare favor edwith n berrito i ial at and state government with a territorial rit orial and abild and terri coriat and state laws aro are being enacted under tinder a territorial adrid a nd constitution jamesd doty is governor of the i territory of utah by girtue of his al appointment to that position by the president deni of tho the united state Br ighani alp young YOU no g ja is governor of the state of deseret lj bythe the authority of the constitution of a state not nat yet ual ion 1 thi tans nov navet f conc litlo bf au airs ris tata p t edby ed by chepo the 0 plo of utah ut ii p 1 a and d lieder under ff it state f ofir ceis nv were c re elec elected ted but congress did not see fit to confer sovereignty upon the state mis created and tho still re main slin foice but brigham Brig Bri ghim liim does not intend to be thus defrauded 0 his executive honors by the ca caprIce prices 3 of tile the national congress and the state legisla into fine cheref therefore ore convenes in solemn session nand and the governor promulgates his messages with tho the gravity of genuine auth authority wity these acts are of course wholly illegal but tiie the I 1 saints very possibly Poi sibly I 1 agaid ld the Legis lainie of the suppressed state of deseret as the mor at al of utah and sire are prepared to respect its mandates if for no ilo other leason than to exhibit a certain contempt for the federal authorities the legislative assembly or of utah adjourned sine acon the lilt alter a ha harmonious rino session of forty days and tile the general assembly or of tile the state of deseri t convened on oil tile the the salt lake says the message ot of bis excellency excell ency governor bi biggham ighani young was re read d joint session by his Secie tary al george 0 r C Q cannon and one thousand copies 0 ov dered pria printed ted cleber C kimball i is lieutenant governor of the state and G Q cannon is state secretary both of these worthies delivered addresses before thu the legislature to re and brigham honor honored 1 ea the body with a few re remark marlis the message of young is dated E executive X office state of deseret january jannary 1815 1865 1 and is published in ill the news as the governors governor s message messa gp lt it is brief and partakes more of the character ch trac of a sermon than an executive communication muni cation he evidently 1 distrusts the kropi propriety biety of recommending the pas passage sae r of laws lawn by the general assembly of the state of Des crt cret band therefore confines himself to rambling references to the condition audition CO of utah and the refusal of congress Con oress t to admit it ib into the union as a 1 state following is an extract from the message mes sag of I 1 his bis excellency governor ariff brigham liam young as he is designated a isy by the News evs the only recommendation ventured by in ih thelast e alst sentence quoted above recommended that the gathering ll 11 1 enact that the laws r t now enforce in ani force ce in the of utah be in full force and 61 virtue in law in the state ot of besci et ct en ED of course it is utterly nowen nonsensical as the body addressed has bas no it legal gal existence whatever and can neither make nor adopt laws for the government of the people or of the territory the rhe kissage miss mis sage defeis rell ets favorably to the now new route to the Paci pacific flo by way of the colorado river river and concludes with the pious hope that lien vens blessings L S may rest down upon the beliber de deliberations liber irions of the Legi legislature iia I 1 wore not informed as to the probable pro duration dui aaion or of this talis last mormon larea nor is any mention made in the I 1 bews yews of 0 f means by t is proposed to meet the expenses of the entertainment we presume however that there hero can lie be no objection to this style of amusement among the saints I 1 so long as bri brigham r harn is is content to toot foot the bills in return for the ho honor havor or of being behig mentioned in the beir s as I 1 his excellency governor brigham bi iab am young still there is a smack of sedition about it quite characteristic of our neighbors and it is probably as well that the burlesque should be taken from the bills |
