The New York herald., 1851-10-18

Fsursh A.rsvsrsary Celebration OF the Ar
Irsvsl 81 a. mermoas az Salt Lake.


(from the Drserst ksws, Aug 19l
The 2ith day Of July broke in upon the citizens
OF Grea. salt Lake City with the firing OF three
rounds Of cannon, and the swelling tones OF the
Nsuvoo Brass Band, moving in majesty through
our streets In their mammoth carriage, aud sere
nading the citizens with its soul ,hes srng airs The
morning shone forth with its usual loneliness ana
splendor. At seven o'clock, one round Of the can
non was fred, when the city assumed living, NOV
ing msss directing their course TO the bowery and
prior 10 the time OF forming the escort, both within
and around the spacious building concentrated the
beauty, elegance, and strength OF the Bee Hive
State and ali bespoke the annual return Of the day
of peoples rest, and exb bite great grand phs
isnx Of the mightsst men and the loyelies' womea,
With their families that ever assembled for such
ON the Temple Ground, northeast Of the Bowery,
and on liberty pole pointing heaven sard, was
stIipes. and State arms Of the large Dsseret asg
and banners were hosting by the different com
panies preparing themselves for the parade.
The companies were organized in the Bowery.
and at eight o'clo,k, the escort was formed for
parade. In the following order The Nauyoo Brass
Band, with their dag Military Band; the Pioneers,
With q banner representing their crossing the
Platte, having fer It's motto, Blessings follow sa-
crifce" and each Pioneer bearing an emblem Of his
calling, which was necessary for them IN making
. new settlement; the Regents OF the University,
carrying each book. with their flag. inscription,
"All TRUTH" company of ~ Aged Fathers, dag,
motto, 'Heroes Of '76;" "a Boys, uniformsd, white
pants and straw colored roundab9ats, straw hats
and bloe sashes, banzer, Hope OF Israel; u
Mothers in Israel, with banner, motto, SOUR
children are our glory;" "a Yong Girf, dressed
in white. pink scarfs with banner, motto, "Nirtue
dwells in Zion;" "a Young Men black coats, white
pants and red sash, bearing banner, with in
scription, "Lon Of the Lord" "a Young Ladies,
dressed IN white, with wreaths OF roses On their
heads blue scarfs, and bearing a banner, llail 20
our Chieftain; the stripes and stars OF che Unit I'd
States; Brigham Young, Il. Q M%bsll' w
Aisel. Mr.. Harris, Secretary Of Territory, Judge
:Brandebury, JudgeZ. Snow, Mr. Rose, Su ,-Iodian
agent "a Bishops, dressed in uniform, each bearing
afag with some appropriate device
The escorted party were received with the cheer
ing of the band, and continued roaring ofcannon,
until all the Escort were seated in the Bowery.
The audience was called to order by Elder j. M.
Grant; prayer by Elder N. III Felt.
$50 come, come to day." was sung by Messrs.
Kay, Bullock, Goddard, and Ellsworth
ID. II. Wells then rose and delivered the following
GRAFTON.
Friends and Brethren-Again has our national
jubilee arrived, laden with the rich fruits of peace
and industry, the summer harvest, and greeting
OF our friends and brethren. gathering home into
the eys of the mountains. Where, four years
ago this day, was only heard the chirping Of the
cricket, the bowling of the wolf and the yell Of the
Indian, now the hum of industry and the vo,e OF
gladness have broken the spell; the silence of the
eternal hills has departed, and the roaring OF the
cataract spends to the clattering mill rne past!
the past the history of the past, rushes upon the
mind with the remembrance OF who ke are, and
from whence we came; that like the mighty oak
which has withstood the tornado OF the t0rrd zone,
dares to lift its head and behold the devastation
spread around, we joste each other to know that
we are awake, and have recourse to the mirror to
know that it is u.s.
Let US look into the mirror Of the past.
In the year of our Lsrd one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty, On the sixth day OF April, the
Church Of Jesus Christ was organized at "a anches-
ter Ontario county, New York, and consisted Of six
members
Soon after this they moved to Kirkland, Ohio,
where, in the midst Of opposition ad bitter perse-
cution, they continued to grow, and increase, aud
proved that truth is mighty and powerful.
In 1884 the church renoyed ia what was called
the camp of Zion, into the State of Missouri
In the winter of ls3S-39, the church vas expelled
from the State Of Missouri, by murderous mob,
under the eXterminating order of Governor Liiburn
w. Boggs.
In the year 1874, on the 9th day of June the
mob of Illinois murdered, in cold blood. the Pro-
phet Joseph and Patriarch Hyrum Smith, while
corfned ia jail, under the guaranty Of safety and
pledge of the Governor Of Illinois, Thomas Ford,
In the fall Of lSi5, after permitting che mob TO
20 burning the houses of the saints for ten days.
without raising hand to defend themselves, the
church ventured to interpose the strong arm OF
power, the InCb were dispersed, and in consequence
thereof the church were compelled in order TO save
themselves from imserding destruction, to treat
for their safety by fight into the wilderness.
In the following winter and spring Of lsi6, the
church, in accordance with the provisions of said
treaty, left their homes, and in the most nciemeot
families, crossed the ice Of the Mississippi, and pur-
sued their journey westward, not knowing where or
when they should find resting place;
In the same spring, while upon this toilsome march,
the government ofthe United States required bat
TALON Of five hundred men, to leave their families in
this precarous situation without money, progis ons,
or friend, other than the God whom they serve,
to perform a campaign Of over two thousand mlleJ
on oot across trackess deserts and burning plains,
to eight the battles Of their country that coun-
try which had afforded them no protection from the
ruthless rufhans who had plundered them OF their
property, robbed them of their rights, wayaid
them in their peaceful habi lations, and murdered
them while under the safeguards Of their pledged
faith. That country that could have the BAR
barlty under such peculiar eircu instances TO make
such req urement, could have no other object In
view than TO finish, by utter determination, the
work which had SO futhessly begun.
The battalion marched. The residue Of the camp,
in vsrty, sickness, and death, rem Ained in ho-
vels, sheds, and wagons, on the banks Of the Mis-
souri,.
While away upon this campaign, with scarcely
prospect Of ever returning to the bosom their iami-
il would be only to 6nd their families moulderng IN
an early grave-while thus away, the remnant,
who, through poverty, had not been able to 60
away, we're descended upon by the iniuriated mob,
termised to slay them, rather than give them q
chance to get away. The wives sisters, aud child
ren, of the battalion thus mobbed. plundered,
and driven, while they were in the service OF the
In the spring Of 1917, one hundred aud forty
three men left the camp on Missouri's dark and
turbid waters, to find place where q settlement
could be made, where the church could rest in
peace. They arrived in the valley of the Great
Salt Lake. on the 2lth day Of July, lSi7, selected
q location broke ground, built FORT put in seed,
and returned to their families the season; and
the spring Of the next ensuing year, 1stS, found
them, together with their families, on their way to
their new location
So much for history and what a history, to
have trans PRED in a land Of light and liberty, Of
enlightened freedom celebrated for il, Intelligence,
its benevolent institutions, general diffusion OF
knowledge, and just ana equitable administration
of justice.
Among ell the anniversaries that might be cole
brated, that the memory dwells upon with pecu.
liar feelings Of interest; Of recoecions dire, and
deep fraught with every emotion to which the hu.
man heart is susceptible, this the 2ith day oe ally,
the anniversary Of the arrival Of the pioneers in