| Show THE PEOPLE peoble OF UTAH WHY kyar HAK THE people of utah have always been called Is a peculiar people and judged by b y the standard which prevails elsewhere they merit the appellation this peculiarity is not confined to religious matters though it is on those points they he have principally attracted attention up to the present but extends to every department of life which claims their attention fettered by no rules or precedents because they only have age to fe commend recommend them they boldly adopt and carry out everything that practical wisdom and experience suggest as being right and proper their course in this respect startles the old bogies fogies who hear of their operations from afar and shocks their conservatism and many of them are prepared to believe any story however outrageous about a people who are so heterodox the want of a system of phonetic spelling has long been feltey felt fait by philologists isolated attempts have also been made to supply this want buethe effect has been very limited recognizing the importance of this sub bub subject act the regents of the university of deseret aseret took it into consideration and formed and adopted a phonetic alphabet which is known as the deseret alphabet books have been printed in these characters and the prospect is 19 that at no distant date it will be universally used by the people of this territory in the ado adoption of such a system as this the people peo elsi zisi have shown their willil willingness to discard an inconsistent barbarous style stile of orthography 0 which is unsuited to the progress of the age and in this respect they are peculiar T the building of cf the utah central railroad rail road is another work that exhibits the peculiar rm rianner anner manner in which the peo pie ale pie of this territory accomplish their labors it ie is the only foad road in the united states which has been built bulit without the aid of subsidies or grants from the general or state governments or towards which capitalists have not furn turn asbed the principal means the only road in fact built by a working at people 0 but this is not its only peculia peculiarity t y the entire work from its inception to its completion has been dedicated to the lord the last spike and the hammer which drove it both having engraved upon them holiness to the lord we have hava alluded to the Alp alphabet habet babet and the railroad to exhibit the manner in la which the people of utah carry out ideas and accomplish enterprises which seem necessary to 10 them they are however only two instances out of many that might be adduced As the community increase in wealth and numbers their manner of doing business will inevitably attract attention and give them distinction as a peculiar people they will yet achieve a fame and excite an admiration of which few have an adequate conception at present but there is one on e peculiarity which they manifest that must excite in an observing mind very singular feelings the past week has been one of jollity and widespread wide spread enjoyment joy ment in consequence of the tho completion of the utah central railroad the drama has been suspended and a series of magnificent balls haab been div given en at the theatre which was specially fitted up for the purpose sein seln seIa in honor of the event all classes have shared in the pleasures of the season A visitor not acquaint acquainted eil ell with the people would never imagine that the happy JO joyous thousands whom he saw crowding the theatre every evening peace apparently filling every heart and giu gih gladness duess il fl lu mining every countenance were the mormons cormons Mor mons the people who if their enemies could have their way were sosoon to be destroyed those who c concoct plans for the destruction truc tion of the latter day saints can derive no satisfaction from the annoying effects which their plots have upon them it must be galling to these wretches to see the people whom they would destroy enjoying themselves so heartily and being no more disturbed by their machinations than if they were not in existence in this respect as well as in others the people of utah are peculiar |
