Show THE AMNESTY proclamation the promised and conse cons fuenty long icing looked for proclamation of amnesty for certain citizens of utah was issued by president harrison yea and appears elsewhere in number of the NEWS it to is soa robly worth while to discuss the literary regp fei tur tures of such a document containing as 88 it does nothing distinctive in ahn class clan the aim and intent couched ls la any other terms expressive of the saor object would have done just as aa well and ot of course we all know what toe object to is so BO far as aa its general effect to ig concerned As to the scope and alti ulti I mate result of the proclamation the theror seems scarcely arcely ec room lor for diverges diver gaut gex opinions accepting as sincere the 1 l manifesto put forth at the conference N of the church in october 1890 and the acquiescence acquiesce therein of the members of 1 I the church the president Pre eident grants full pardon and amnesty to all persona 1 liable to the penalties of the Edna edmunds unde act against unlawful who DIECO november 1 1890 have i abstained from said unlawful ou babit but upon the express 1 that they shall in future obey the law hereinbefore named and not otherwise in other words clemency to extended to all who violated the law lav prior to november 1 1890 but since that date have not done and in the future shall not do so we believe the proclamation w will III be received graciously by those for whom it Is intended 1681 possibly sibly it would havi have been more had bad it not been delaya delayed W and certainly it so 0 o lone would have excil excited ted warmer approbation locally had it been lose lew apologetic in its ita tome but the president doubtless has haa had bad reasons for postponing its ito issuance a and nd probably that something by way of explanation was nece necessary seRry for far the nation at large the docu ment pos possess sesa one important feature that to 1 in the highest degree commendable men daole this is IB the officially proclaimed claimed d recognition of existing oon cou aitio a in utah the acknowledgment of the peoples sincerity and the implied endorsement of the course 0 ILI all those who have sought bought to heal the breach aid ad a id d bring atut a harmonious of feeling it will give no to promoters of strife and conra gement may be regarded aal a distinct rebuke to the narrow element that is bent on restoring and prolonging the season of discord and bitterness bit from which the territory has boa happily hall been freed we apprehend there therefore fore that in certain quarters this exhibition of executive friendliness will not dot evoke very kind and cordial comm comment ant As an a whole the proclamation will be warmly welcomed by the vast great majority of ef the eam community a satisfaction not in the least impaired by reason of the fact last hot stated |