Show biti ui ti y ti t i r i if 3 J t r IT I 1 ei bl i sti h T NEWS ELIAS SMITH EDITOR AND PUBLISHER 23 1859 since our accession to the editorial chair and entering upon the duties devolved upon us 16 dd 16 in the new ap sphere hereof of action thus placed in WP we have bave in consequence of the multiplicity of business arid and other duties we have had to perform had bad but dut little time for reflection consequently quent ly have not realized to any great extent the responsibilities attaching to the position we are occupying however the conclusions haye bave have been irresistible so far as the limited time allotted for exa examining mining into the existing state of things has permitted that the responsibilities ties are of a different nature entirely from 1 those that have atta attached cheA ched to any other position we have heretofore occupied in public life and T ahat hit bit much wisdom will wil 1 tie needed and much t labor abo have to be performed in order to successfully cess fully and faithfully discharge the duties reg required dired of us in this new field of 0 labor j the change in the editorial depart ment maent transpired the fhe first number of the current to volume ioime wab was nearly ready for the press and on examination we found that our old and long I 1 dyr iii td d friend arid predecessor professor carrington rin ring 9 G ton had hal provided provi fed ged a goodly stock stools jot lot f selected matter for future use which has hag has been a material aid to va thus far and add for which wo hava 31 have ve beeri thankful hereafter we wp have have havo to depend upon obrown our own exertions to supply our read readers era with that va 4 biety of original and selected articles as their varied tastes may maj seem to require gire pIre or rather buch such please piew our q awu amu wik for in allour all ail our intercourse der Jer ter course and associations with mankind we have never studied to please others at the e sa sacrifice aiace riace of principle nor lor aban changed ged the course m previously pursued until we became becan e thorough ly convinced that it was injudicious and a better one could be adopted and to 49 do so now A under exis existing circumstances would be folly u in ip the superlative degree V inquiries have frequently been made maie as to the course course we latend intend pursuing in relation to continually exerting themselves to bring evil upon the citizens of utah by every their powers power and to divest them their of every constitutional right in reply we j wish vish to say to those mak mal arg such interrogations if it will be b any satisfaction to them to know that if it those who are thus etlo eric engaged aged ab whether her they are cili citizens zens or 4 caal cial bials 0 or r private individuals do not use them selves ves up fast enough to suit the times and for all necessary essry pup purposes we may nay occasion y ly ayad al d them chemin in iia BO doing but from the th past 1 and fr from what s daily dally transpiring here and eibe eile elbe else unless wa wt are mist mistaken akew in the signs of the times there ethere seems to be little or no 11 ylo yio prospect of b our ur serviced being required ired irea in 60 tb premises ei TP spend time or mone none yin correcting evils that are in a fair way to correct themselves ivio IVKo would uld be futile and no sensible Ben sible person ever W 1 engages in business of that iad I 1 in ip thebe these daya days when is opt much gelay delays in having the measure that is meted out by men measured back fi to them again a little 1 consideration ons idera and patience will convince any rational mind igind that there is not much use in pitching pitch ipg ing into lato everything that comes iq in contact with prepossessed ased notions and opinions of right and wrong and giving it jessie and ana we have haxe gen s upon those who ho pursued a course of that kind as aa being more or less afflicted with insanity it ft i is s true that the circum circumstances that have surround surrounded eA the citizens of this territory es specially ally those in this part of it for some time I 1 r pst have not been so very pleasing in their nature ia anat andt many p any things have iran tran transpired ran that hage hake haie been grievous to be borne birne but when rightly unde understood these occurrences wi will 11 lire re sult bult in bood to 6 those who ioie loie the truth and adhere to th the same under ail ali all thalmay tha arise if ifancy any good can accrue to th the community who have thus thui bien been burdened ky y keeping epping f up a cre regular t gular hoei i upon those 4 who I 1 have been instrumental ili in the order of things referred to we have not been fortunate enough to fb see how it can be olAta obtained ined artie pie characters that hav by tation tatlo and malfeasance been engaged c either as asi I 1 i I 1 principals or accessories in bringing evil upon I 1 ah frino innocent dent pop lewill booner sooner or later receive we r for the diabolical acts by them I 1 s performed there ther will hwe b no ro failure I 1 in n the the last farthing will be on hand ban I 1 tend teni 1 and end they ibey willbe will have to ife lie receive belv e it i whet hertha herthe 1 terms suit them or not then be e pa f t iol 46 7 1 I TI t tient int a and n wait walt til till i the time lime cornea co me a 6 tor for abose hose thing things to transpire which the saints have been looking for these many years for tor forit it is near al at hand band if there be any truth in the predictions tio no of inspired men in ancient as well as in modern days in making these remarks we do not wish to be understood that we w e may never be induced to say anything concerning things L that are not right as they transpire should necessity require it but bat that we intend to make the best bast use of time possible and not waste any in pursuing a course that is uncalled for towards those who may be destroying themselves as fast as the lord will permit when men use up themselves and there alemany are many who do they generally make a thorough job of it much better than others can do for them |