Show IN REGARD TO THE BONDS WE are in receipt ot ol a well written letter signed young mormon giving his views on the nonappearance non appearance in court of president ceorge Q cannon and offering a suggestion in regard to the payment of the bonds the opinions expressed which we have no doubt as he says are the sentiments of the masses of the people are similar to those of the DESERET NEWS he also says 1 I trust now mr editor that the bondsmen of hon HOD george Q cannon willas will as liberty loving american citizens test the power ot of the government under tile the constitution to impose such an amount of ball bail W which I 1 ch to all fair minded people cannot be considered in ia any other light than excessive and ex exorbitant orbita nt 1 he then proposes that a subscription be taken up no one to pay more than one dollar so that those who contest this point may be indemnified indemnifier we refer to this letter because we have heard of similar suggestions in regard to a subscription and it has been stated with how much truth we know not that some parties have al eady solicited suras sums of money for this purpose we do not believe this would be approved by president cannon no such a movement is authorized so far as we are aware we do not think tt it advisable certainly it ought bought abot aatto to be attempted by unauthorized persons we db not believe that the bondsmen will suffer any loss we know too vanch much of the honor and integrity of the gentleman who has wisely considered his personal safety under the extraordinary circumstances of his cue case to magene for a moment that he will al low other men to pay anything w which IT ich he ought rightly to pay himself W when en a competent court not biased by local influences and controlled by the views of a rabid prosecuting officer decides that the defendant is lawf lawfully ally required to pay the enormous forfeit money inscribed on the bond we are as certain as we can be of anything any thins beneath the sun that it will be on oa ham and the bonds inen will not have to furnish it out of their own pockets either but first for principles sake for the good ot of the territory for the sake of the defendant whose money will be really at stake let the question ot of the imposition of this extortionate bond the like of which was never known in any age ae or either hemisphere be lawfully decided after a full fall and impartial hearing this is a matter of more than passing alsing importance |