Show THE CENSUS f y ichie ake taking g of the cen census susy suAy by marshal dotson and his deputies has created some e excitement cit ement in this city durin during 0 the last two or three cheeks weeks among those who wh 0 do not seem to full fuli fully ly understand the matter and many things have been said ag as reported which we do not endorse notwithstanding we feel as indignant 0 no doubt at some things which have transpired as those who have said more than we have in ii relation to those matters with mr dotson in the discharge of his effir ca duties however much we may have diffie differed red with him as to the extent of his jurisdiction as a ministerial min 1 interial erial officer of the united states we have never made war nor placed any obstacle in his way to prevent him from doing W what ilat be he believed to be his duty in any malter maiter whatever whether we consider considered edit it legitimate te or not we know that as the mar asti the united states for utah territory it s Ms duty to take or causa cause to to be taken the enumeration of the people peo plein yin tin every county city town village 1 and settlement in the territory aitor y and I 1 to visit every nook and corner where awhile or black person resides whether in n the deep beep ravines or on the mountain tops however distant from the map mam settlements a service which may or may mai may mar not be faith falth faithfully fully performed perform edi edl but no obstacle should be placed in his path to prevent him from doing what he of right ought 0 to do in the premises IV we regret that in the selection of deputies the marshal marshai mars marb ahal ibal has been so unfortunate as to appoint so unpopular a man as mr burr to take the census casus in this city and we do not blame the citizens for considering it an insult yet we do not endorse the course cour s e that some have taken and equally regret with the unfortunate appointment a p 0 yn that our neighbors nel nei ebors of the mount ai iw chave ve condescended descended con to say things in relation bithe matter from which no good can be expected to flow if their suggestions are car in bur our if it marshal doson dotson could not have f louira dv in n each of the counties in the ter X and responsible persons amon among th the permanent citizens who would have faith fulli rifled the duties of assistant marshals in numbering the people and obtaining the required auff As ought 0 h t injustice to himself to have bave sotar so far respected the feelis feelings of the c citizens eizens 0 generally ene rally raily as as to have selected men from if sojourners who were measurably unexceptionable to the majority of the population for that service and if he had taken that cour course seail ali ail all vr would have been right As it is we advise af as little about the concern as possible bie ble and to do nothing that is illegal 0 arii arid unjust in relation to a matter in which all have more than a passing interest we know full well A andare ready and willing to admit I 1 things are grievous to be borne but the thee da t I 1 V 1 ll come comb when that which is wrong will be t ade rde aa e right and when things thins thin s will 1 be better understood than they are now I 1 |