Show LAUGHABLE clumsiness WHEN mendacity goes to the most extreme bounds it becomes grotesque and consequently to some extent amusing the chief organ of th the utah eUtah conspiracy against the peace of this commonwealth in its unbroken course of falsehood makes such such f frantic breaks break beyond the barriers of truth that ta its contortions are frequently provocative of laughter it has an active tion but bat often betrays the most clumsy inventive power in forming the bases for its prolific crops of conspicuous inexactitudes 11 2 here is an illustrative instance from this mor nines issue it is almost certain that joseph F smith penned the decur document which was addressed to governor west and signed by the polygamists in the pen this is another striking example of imitating the senseless ostrich which when pursued sticks its head in the sand and imagines itself hidden bidden from sight while tile th posture only serves to throw other and more formidable portions of its physical structure into greater conspicuousness our vicious forgot that all communications to ini inmates nates ol of the 11 pen 11 are examined by the warden before tey are delivered it ought to have given that gentleman who is an intelligent officer credit for being able to understand that governor west is not one of his wards and sufficient good sense to deter him from sending a communication addressed to his excellency into the interior of the prison it is not exceedingly cee sup supposable isable as the paper referred to wound would make it appear that the warden would mistake some one or othor other of his wards for the governor and deliver to him a correspondence correspond enc e intended for the chief territorial executive A statement of the sanie same sheets belief that the NEWS review of the document was penned by the same hand to which it attributed the paper addressed to the governor is of a piece tiou embodied in th the quotation at the opening of this article if we had an idea that it would do the writers of our nauseous good we would tender them some sound advice it is evident however that they are too far gone to be affected by a salutary and f friendly influence it ja is to be hoped nevertheless that in pursuit of their daily vocation vocation of falsification they will be a little more ingenious it is ia bad enough for them to be so much given to mendacity but it makes matters worse when the work is done with such a transparently clumsy hand they should think a little A little thought would do them good and would be so refreshingly novel in their columns let them try it and see the effect Other otherwise wide if they will continue to plow glow along like the unthinking horse orse I 1 or the ruminating long eared animal let the standard article on mormon slavery menace enace to the re bublic prostitution of the ballot hould bould not be entrusted with making of the laws A foreign government within tile the united states no mind of their owneta own Ow nete etc be stereotyped it would save scribbling and tion and would make not a particle of difference to the readers by all means have it stereotyped many of the professed friends ol of the sheet would be no more nauseated with fredin ff eding on the same dish as they are now the ingli infliction action would nou non be increased while the expense would be at least leas a trifle reduced |