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Show t render her material assistance in the development of her marvelous natural mt SATURDAY rblihd theTryOoeWKDNKSDAY wealth, and sordid appeals to her rmismso udmpast. by interests have been made tknrlc W. Penrose, Editor. mercenary to conciliate the disaffected. A victory for the opposition ..would be OGDE.V. UTAH. keenly felt' as a repudiation of the the Administration by the NOVEMBER O, 1873. policy'of people of one half of the Union. Whatever may be the result, the ELECwill be mo elections of TIONS. mentous in framing the future course Election's in many of the States, of parties, aad in decidiug State and much issues that eventually will affect the will take place interest is manifested in the result. prosperity of the country at large. Putlio attention is mainly directed to the contests in New York and VirA FOOLISH ASPIIMKT. ginia. While no issues of national The Comte de Chambord is guilty interest are involved in these State conflicts, yet the result will exercise of many blunders, but one of the most egregious errors he has yet :i potent influence in shaping political opinion and sentiment throughout committed is that of writing a letter. the union. The disordered state of The Bourbons are said never to forfinances, and the paralysis which has give nor forget, and their propensity effusions are as proinflicted a disastrous blow to the for commerce of the country, had their verbial as their attachment to obsoorigin in the chief mart of tho coun- lete ideas. He refuses obstinately combito relinquish the flag to which his try, induced by the corrupt ; part. tiff recovered the full amount claimed. THE MEMORIAL TO COX-CRES- S. WKD-NKSDA- TO-SIOItllO- nations, fostered, encouraged and upheld by immoral legislation. To correct tho flagrant abuses which have sprung from a pernicious system of finauce and a mania for specimmenseulation, a consideration ly superior, to party exigencies. Legitimate business has been allowed to languish under the upas blight of aid corporations Confiunscrupulous monopolists. dence has been destroyed, and distress stariug in the face of the work-in- " classes, threatens the most consequences to the peace of society. The people of New York have awakened from their lethargy and inertness, and alarmed at the dangers which surround them cry loudly Ifor a change, a change that will consign to lasting infamy the authors of tho evils under c.uiscionceless , which they arc groaning. ruwV election in the most opulatt a result if states, is To-tn- that will or contribute cither to a con- tinuance of an epoch signalized by the triumphs of fraud, peculation nnd dishonesty, or to the revival of Impo and confidence in the hearts of the desponding and the discomfiture of tho knave who have forced the country to tho . brink, of ruin. The contest has , narrowed down tu an issue between the defenders i of ai licentious system, and its opponents who have unfurled the banner of reform and retrenchment, and proclaim an unceasing the privileged classes warfare up-who repudiate every principle upon which commercial honor is founded. Armed in the panoply of right and justice before the kw, the freenie of New York are called upon to reu deem their State from the iniquitous rule which has controlled it too long nion droit." The result in Virginia will be looked upon as an expression of the sentiment which animates the people In this in the reconstructed States. ropect it may be considered that the election has a .bearing of some .national importance. The partizans of the Administration, in order to maintain themselves' have besought with success its aid, and a defeat in the State which exert the most pow-cifinfluence iu the States South " Din c ul of the Potomac, wili bo accepted as, a rebuke to the insolence and arrozmce hi the Government m wantonly interfering in the domestic affairs of a State invested with the right of sovereignty. Every effort has been made by the authorities at Washiugtou to avert the humiliation of a defeat in Virginia ; pledges have been given to to-da- of this Territory, gives of the falsehoods to which they give utterance. The allegation that in the name of religion they seek the overthrow of all secular government, is branded as untrue by the mute eloquence of the steeples and spires that point to the skies, proclaiming that here the principles dence cm-bodi- ed law-bidi- England presumed, shortly after the inauguration of President Buchanan, to memorialize Congress on the subject which then engrossed the atten, France's of tion of the nation, arrogantly sugjrlorv. The letter elsewhere published, is gested to them the line of duty characteristic of the Bourbon aspi- which they should follow as Chrisrant to the French crown, and is an tian statesmen, and denounced a Insipid effort to explain away certain large body of their countrymen for misrepresentations of which he com tolerating the existence of an instiplaim. But whatever he may say or tution whirch was bequeated to them do will affect him but little so far as by their ancestors, and formed an eshis views aud prospects are consid- sential element of their civilization He is merely a figure and social existence. The amiable ered. in the great drama which is Senator Everett, who presented the in France. petition in the Senate, was constrainnow being enacted d If the curtain .were, lifted, to public ed to administer to the gaze, the scenes that are concealed gentlemen a' signal rebuke for abusfrom view would amaze the world by ing the right of petition by a resort the boldness of the plot which is to to the cowardly subterfuges of preend in cither an abortive attempt to varication and misrepresentations so resuscitate the corpse 6f an effete dy- glaring that they were either promptnasty or in the restoration of Boua- - ed by a disordered imagination or a ' f :v partistrule. fj malignant spirit. The petition was Just' as Gen. McMahon is acting laid upon the table and is entombed in a provisional capacity, holding in among the forgotten archives of the his hands the reins of power, until Republic. order is evoked from anarchy, and a The memorialists aver that they permanent government is established, are deprived of the protection of free so Chambord is civil government, and that they live the character of an avant courier to under unjusti and oppressive laws. the future ruler of Franco in the The fact that they are unmolested person of his nephew of Orleans, the and enjoy full immunity in circulaComte de Paris. , But the indiscre ting broadcast an inflammatory aption of his uncle has materially in peal, complaining of imaginary his ob prospect by continually jured wrongs and alleged grievances untruding upon the public, and unnec- founded in rcajity, contradict the asessarily exposing the foibles which sertion. If they are residents of this appear to be inborn among tho mem- Territory and not needy adventurers, bers of the decayed family, that be- what single instance can they point longs rather to the middle ages than out in which their security and peace to this age of progress and enlightenin person or property have been enment. The letter has passed iuto dangered ? They are guaranteed all the beneSts which the laws of the history, it cannot be recalled. FALSli HFl'llFSEXTA-TIOX- S. country extend to thenij they are protected in their legitimate avocations ; they are allowed the widest New tho Court York Marine of In latitude of opinion, the greatest freea very interesting case was decided dom in the expression of their sentiiuvolving the liability of a parent ments, without interference or intimin obtaining idation for xiisrepreseutatiou Surely in this day of prowholesale merchant A was goosk gress when the extremes of the visited by a gentleman and his two Continent are spanned by steam, a of selepted and bound son,, quantity clothing together by a netamounting iu value to $234, for work of electric agents that convey their business, and on his demurring to the remotestcst sections of our to the giving of credit to the sols, broad land the latest intelligence; the defendant in the action in reply when the people from all quarters of said, "My sons are a great deal bet- the U.nion, are brought into daily ter than me," and that knowing him communication with ooe another, it to be a mau of wealth, thereupon cannot be presumed for a moment, gave the credit to the sons oa this that the fabrications of these memorepresentation. Sometime after he rialists can be imposed upon the learned that at the very time of thb of a fair, unbiased bodj of was pending by the men who are supposed to be correctly purchase a suit father against his sous for money he informed, either from aetual observhad loaned them in their business, ation, or reliable somites. While which subsequently resulted in the those gentlemen were inditing the sons' place of business being sold out libellous- wards, ch'.riog- an unoffvnd- tri-col- or white-cravate- really-impersonatin- confines '" evi- the authors of the We give y Memorial to Congress, the benefit of its publication in our columns and submit that document to the calm judgment and dispassionate consid- of civil and religious liberty are ineration of all whose minds are not culcated and cherished. We are not prepared to believe that prejudice. warped by The right of petition is recognized as Congress will heed the charges in the memorial, the unnatuan inalienable privilege with which inis ral offspring of a coterie of splenetic every citizen of the Republic howvested. That sacred privilege, aspirants for place, but that inspired ever, when perverted by distorting by a patriotic desire to deal honestly truth, misrepresenting facts and in- and fairly with a people who have dulging in calumnious statements, been wantonly traduced, they will loses all claim to the regard cf the hearken to the protests of all the liberal minded who are not swayed citizens of Utah against these by influences that are born of bigot- the injustice contemplated by memorialists. ry and inconsiderate zeal. Ten thousand persons from New family has been devoted for centuries and under which many a scion of his house has perished, to adopt the that cherished emblem J i with' treasonable intent emrialWcoiiBircn by the Sheriff.' 'Suit was brought on iog people,, subvert to desire oba and republican TotUlSenaWani UouhoR the ground that the father had and law for the wilful respect misrep- institutions, tained credit through Statu, in within the is exhibited which order , The plainresentation on his l g . A n firm The failure of the of A. & W. Sprague, the proprietors of the most extensive manufacturing establishments perhaps in the world, will cause amazement and alarm in commercial circles. The downfall of Jay Cooke & Co., succeeded by the suspension of other houses, tho em barrassments of Vanderbilt involving many millions, were startling announcements, but accounted for on the ground that these monarchs of Wall-st- . were victims to the mania for It cannot be justly speculation. well-know- charged against the Spragues that they yielded to the temptations of entering into uncertain and hazardous expeiiments or gambling in fictitious stocks.' They were engaged 1b a legitimate business, their operations were stupendous, and permeated ev ery branch of industry. Their credit was untarnished and they enjoyed the confidence of the capitalists of hemispheres. Their operatives were numbered by thousands, and their wares found access to every market in this country. ' The disaster which has befallen this firm,so long established on a solid basis that its stability could not for a moment be suspected, indicates the gravity of the crisis in which we are involved, for disguise the truth as much as we may we are id a crisis W. unexampled in its severity. Sprague one of the firm as a Senator from ' Rhode Island, four years ago, on the occasion of a motion under discussion, to repeal the tax on cotton advocated the measure in vehement language. He denounced violently the unwise legislation of Con gress, which tended to repress the manufacturing interests, rather than aid in their development. The time two come when home industry would receive a shock from which it could not recover for a generation. The financial management and fallacious policy of the Treasury Department would accelerate the ruin of our Manufacturing interests, unless a radical departure from the mistaken aad oppressive system of overloading them with onerous taxation and heavy duties, should be taken. No business could long withstand the burdens upon it while struggling for emancipation from false notions of political tcon-simust y. - m-duli- ty - - DISASTER. The foresight of Senator Spcague has been justified by the eresAs of the last lew weeis, and he is. iow among the first U yield to the inevitable destiny which he pralatteJ was impending ever the counAry. , blcd: a,-atscm- Your memorialists United States, and residents ol til T. ritoryof Utah, respectfully that a political party in Utfti, now, as always hereiofore, as a unit T8 .;t;,. reir3 cial and ministerial. entr...i..i .V . Territory, so antagonized what tW cuoose to can religion with- m il .0eri, uient, lhat the administraiSon of juwiJl has been,- and continues to be paralyzed This poliii.al party, having no sympathy or views in common with the American people, or with republican institutions, holds, and in all its pro ceedigsacts upon the dogma that its organization is destined to subvert all secular governments, and usurp tbeir funclious, in the name of religion, under tbe malign influence of a preposterous creed, has been accompanied by a chronic spirit of rebellion, as its natural consequence sometimes flagrant, at all times hostile to republican institutions. This political party (openly proclaim, ed and always acting as such) has and still opposes cause of education; by its practices, it scandalizes the civilization of the age, and strikes at the foundation of society; it oppresses and plunders its ignorant dupes, and outlaws such as dare to claim the rights of free citizen?. Possessed of the machinery of juries, it has ever given immoniiy to crime which such a system prsduces and encourages. It has, by its system-ati- c policy with its whole legislative power and ministerial violence, denied to citizens of the United States, the free enjoyment of the agricultural public lands; and, in short, it has usurped by' every means and as far as possible, all the powers of civil government in the hand of a church. It has debased and delegated legislative power to these ends, refusing to pass wholesome and necessary laws, but enacting unjust and op- -' Its partisans holding all pressive laws. ' the local and judicial offices, not only prostitute their legitimate authority to these common ends, but usurp the jurisdiction of the superior Courts established by Congress, and deny their authority. Under these circumstances, (he administration of the law in Utah is at a dead tand-stiland crimes g anpunished. Tbe large and material interests, now rapidly growing and expanding, are substantially without tbe protection of law. Life and property are held at thj mercy of this inimical and secret organization, rather than under the protection of civil government and wholesome law, as we have a right to demand. Your memorialists, therefore, pray that your Honorable Body do pass such laws as may be necessary to correct these evils and abuses, and give us the protection of free civil government, aad at the same time bring tbe Territory of Utah into harmony with the Federal Government and Republican institutions. And to tlii end we shall ever pray. - - d, l, Scene in a Jacksonville (Florida) Court- The Court "Mr. Sheriff, light the gas." Dcpvty "We have no meter."" Tit Court "Why bo meter?" Dejpvtj "Tbe - Gas Company 4 not trust the will County." The Court adjourned. A Business Acquaintance.- - MUs Lofij "Really, sir, I don't remember; where was it I have met Jenkins "Well, we ain't you?" met oftea, so to speak ; :but I soli you them stock'ns which I guessr you've got on." Mr. Bugsbj has got a nice pla on the Sugar Hollow Road, but the family don't like it, because it prevents them from getting to church. They were ia to visit the circu3 tfn&iy, and told us about it:' Measuring AJTree. The Can- adian way of measuring a tree is said to be as cestain as it is grotesque. You walk from tho tree, looking at it from time to time from between t your knees When you are able see the top5i this way, your distance from the fs$t of the tree equals its height. : , The proprietor of a yowng ladies' d academym Illinois has utterlyruin-e-in- his business by causing to be serted 'in a forge, number of papers a two picture-- of the buildincr with with girls standing on the balcony last year's hu& on their fesads. A 8onductr" on a Frt street route was passing through lac crowd! a,. the other hi or did?, shit-plast- er. when be picked, up a fifty-eu- t who Holding it up had lostk, when fourteen hands callwent up, and fourteen persons ed out, "I did!" Tbe conductor put the money iahis pocket. he-aske- i'""' Free Press- - |