The Washington union., 1857-06-10
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from ehe DeaeTet News OF Aprh ~
FROM UTAH.-DEPARTURE OF GOV. YOUNG AND
SEVENTY MISSIONARIES

pEfENlt nfioolONktilED.. q
Tm EXCURSION TO THE NoRrI-P Pursuant, TO previous
arrangements, Governor Young accompanied by Pres-
dents Kimball and Wells and many Others from this
city and the settlements south who awaited themselves
of the invitation to participate in the pleasure of tour
through the northern counties and thence TO the settle
men Salmon river in Oregon Territory left the city
on Friday last expecting to be gone some four five
weeks,
DEPARTURE OF THE MISSIONARIES. EARLY on Thursday
April 23d those that had been selected at the conference
for missions TO the plains on the way to their
Tious eds OF labor IN the States, in the British North
American provinces, in Europe Africa and other parts
of the world commenced assembling on the Temple
Block preparatory to starting off together according to
previous arrangement, with their handcarts, the means
OF conveyance adopted instead Of horses mules and
ages heretofore Most Of the carts fitted up for
the trip, with and notices beautifully painted
some of them to suit the taste and fancy of the owner
and which doubt will greatly add TO the pleasure that
will be derived from rolling them up and down the
mountains and the plains that intervene between
this and the frontiers of Iowa and Missouri
After assembling they briefly addressed by Presi
dent o. Hyde and by Others of the twelve WHO eShorted
them to faithfuness and diligence not only while cross
ing the plains but In preaching the Gospel TO the people
and nations to whom they sent that they might
reap rich reward and return rejoicing when their
eral missions ended and that they might enjoy the
blessings of peace and the consultations Of the Holy Spirit
continually.
All things being ready at quarter before 10, a. m.
the company started off In regular order with much
going TO return in the evening; whereas many of them
will be gone for years. and all will probably have to pass
through trials and endure hardships Of which the pull
ing of their handcrts the plains will be among
the least
The company consisted of seventy -four men, with
some twenty-five hand-carts, and made up of
individuals OF nearly every imaginable occupation and
pursuit of life. Farmers mechanics tradesmen,
chants, and clerks-some Americans, English,
Scotch Irish Welsh Danes, Sweses, Norwegians Ger
mans, and of other nations-were to be seen in the
company, which made unusually interesting sight.
To see such variety of men, some of them young,
some in the prime and past the meridian of life,
leave their avocatons at moment notice and go forth
in that way to proclaim the Gospel of salvation to the
tions that have long been wandering in darkness be-
speaks devotion to the principles of eternal truth not
often seen and would open the eyes of the religious
world to their true condition. If they not sound
asleep that they cannot be awoke from their slumbes
1t would cost any missionary society either in the United
States in England several hundred thousand dollars
send out many missionaries went in this company,
and they only tthng of those that have gone and
be found excepting among the Iatterday Saints that
could without purse scrip be induced to take his
blankets and provisions hand cart, and haul it a
Thousand miles under like circumstances before he could
avail himself of any other of conveyance II any
one knows, let him speak out. .......
The company will probably make the trip to the Mis-
souri, river in about forty days. where they will separate,
and each pursue the remainder of his journey to the
place OF destination, will best suit his convenience,
with as little delay as circumstances will permit.