| Show distinguished VISITORS r hon schuyler colfax ex speaker of of the house of representatives was ivas at denyer on the of may visited the pikes peak mines and proceeded westward reaching great salt lake city june he is received with genuine hospitality by the citizens of U utah tah serenaded taken to the lake addre addressed ased in speeches of welcome and otherwise complimented and entertained mr colfax was instructed by president abraham lincoln to tell the peppie people of tle tie tha the west how near and dear to his is heart were their interests and what measures forth for nor their Ir advancement he contemplated he is likewise authorized by president andrew johnson to assure them that the same liberal policy proposed by his predecessor willbe will be adhered to OF ani and that tile the development of tw resources of lof the great states and territories of the far west will engage the spec special lial ilal care and attention of the general government the Tho party accompanying mr colfax is compo composed sed ged of go govonor v arnor bross of illinois mr bowles bowies of the springfield mass republican and find mr A D richardson of the tho jle jio y tribune the two journalists journ alista furnish the atlantic press a full rec Tte count account of their overland trip and arid of the ilie peppie and places en route so far as their opportunities permit mr colfax colfa and his hus companions arb are now novt receiving the polite attentions of brigham young the president of tile the iol church bof of latter day bay saints known as T who coin coln comprise X on almost the entire ent ont population of salt i lake city and the territory of utah they will meet there tile th 0 world renowned traveler J ross boss browne p low law ow an his way from california nia nta to idaho whose sketches wd and observations of the ilg rmon people e are arc soon to appear ili in R harpers Harps harpe rs magazine lne ine browne bowles bonare expected tp to gye avea a perfectly fair and honest report of their impressions ag as sojourners amanthe the saints and if it they prove fa faithful ithial to the task will have it in their power to correct a vast amount of apprehensions misapprehensions mis and w dice that now exists regarding 0 the peculiar people vilo who with unexampled dexa 1 patience industry and enterprise have settled and bult built up tip the wonderful city of salt lake a new palmyra in the tile desert disert fi sert and perhaps the point at this time on tile the continent of north orth america the great english t traveler xa veler velen burton wrote a large v volume alume about salt lake city and dealt J atly with his subject itinerant bohemians Bohem ians lans sensation parsons and literary pretenders have poured streams of slimy f falsehood alse aise hood and malignant abuse through the columns of magazines and newspapers I 1 cover coter concerning nini the tile religion government and social life ilfe of the mormons cormons Mor mons which the testimony of schuyler colfax and his fellow voyagers voyageurs voyage vova voya geurs ws must teni tend materially to correct and refute with the improving prospect of antl intimate commercial intercourse and vast mutual benen benefits its soon to result from the tiie opening of fresh channels of trade between california and utah it is eminently desirable that correct information concerning tile the be promulgated and the best possible relations established established golden ja jera jeaa jert a june juno |
