Show PARDONED 1 THE brief dispatch which several days ago announced the pardon of k joseph P F smith by the president of A the united states occasioned much joy ri among the people of this territory I 1 we do not know of anyone who spoke against the presidents president Is action the latter day saints sainte universally regarded it as aa a token of goodwill on the part of the president and it raised him very much in their estimation we are happy to announce that the doop document ment has arrived in this city it is 0 dated the day of september and grants the petition which had been tent bent to the president endorsed by a num number berof of influential gentlemen official and otherwise the petition asked for amnesty amnesty and pardon for all of fences against the edmunds act president joseph F smith then to is now a free man As soon as the important paper can be placed in his hands he will no doubt return to his post and be seen among his friends and again minister to the saints we join with the hosts who will congratulate him upon the freedom which has providen trally come to him through the good offices of those who signed the petition and the clemency of president benja y min harrison |