The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-06-26

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Office. An accurate plat OF the reserve,
as it has been measured cff, will be found
accompanying a communication, which l
shall address to the Secretary Of War, upon
this subject.
On the morning of the 24th inst, informa-
ton was communicated to me that num-
| Der OF persons who were dcsircous Of leav-
ing the Territory were unable to do SO, and
considered themselves to be uRiawfuly re-
strained of their liberty. However desire
Gus Of concIliatng public opinion, felt it
incumbent upon me to adopt the most cner-
! getic measures to ascertain the truth or false
hood Of this statement. Pos;ponins, there
| lore, a journey of importance which had
/ in contemplation, to one Of the settlements
of Utah county, caused public notice to be
| given Immediately OF my readiness to relieve
| all persons who were, or deemed themselves
to be, agrieved, and on the ensuing day,
which was Sunday, requested the following
notice 20 be read, IN my presence, to the
| people at the Tabernacle:
/ NOTICE
! 1t has been reported to me that there are
persons residing in this and in other parts
of the Territory who are Illegally restrained
Of their liberty II is therefore proper that
| should announce that | assume the pro-
lection of all such persons, if any there be.
and request that they vii! communicate to
me their names AMI places Of residence. un
der seal, through Mr.. Fay Worthen, or to
me in person, during nv stay in the city.
4. CUNNING,
Gov Of Utah Territory.
have since kept my office open at all
+ hours of the day aud night, and have regis
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I II children, as desirous of my protection
and assistance in proceeding 70 the States
! The large majority Of these people are Of
[ English birth, and state that they leave the
congregation from desire to improve their
circumstances, and realize e!scu here more
money by their labor Certain leading men
I among the Morm0ns have promised them
/ -four, and to assis. them in leaving the
I country.
| NV presence at the meeting in the Taber-
/ nac,e will be remerub berci by ne az ~ coca
/ sion OF intense interest. Between three and
( four thousand persons had assembled fo- the
: purpose Of public worship; the hall was
I crowded to overfowins; bu; the most pro
+ found quie: was observed when appeared.
President Brigham Young introduced me By
/ name as the Governor Of Utah, and | ad-
dressed the audience fam ''the stand" |
! Informed them that | had come among them
J to ,indicate the national sovereignty; tina;
J It wa. uiv duty 10 secure tie supremacy si
! the Constitution and the laws; that | had
taken my oath OF office TO exact an uncon-
ditionsl Submission on their part to the die
: tates Of the law. was not interrupted. IL
I a discourse OF abou; thirty minutes duration
: touched las thought Dest,) boldly upon
! all the leading questions a. issue between
them and the general Government | re
,nembered that had to deal with men en-.
! biltered by the remembrance and recital OF
many real and imaginary wrongs, but did
no, think IL wise 10 withhold from them the
/ entire truth They listened respectfully 20
} all had to say-approyingly, even, l fan
cied-when ] explained 10 them what | in
I tended should be the character OF iny adm n
istrat;an In fact, the whole manner OF the
people was calm, bctokening no conscious
ness Of having done wrong, bu; rather, as it
! were. indicating conviction that they had
! done their duty TO their religion and 10 their
! country. l have observed that the Nor
! mons profess to view the Constitution as the
wo-k of inspired men, and respond with
readincks to appeals for its support.
Thus the meeting might have ended
! But, after closing nv remarks, | rose and
/ stated that would be glad to hear from
! any who might be inclined 10 address me
1pon topics OF interest to the community
This invitation brought forth in succession
several speakers, who evidently exercised
great influence over the masses OF the peo-
Pile They harangued on the subject Of the
assassination of Joseph Smith, Jr., and his
friends the services rendered by Mormon
| battilion to an ungrateful country; their
( suffering on "the plains" during their dreary
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! The congregation became greatly excited,
and joined the speakers in their intempera.e
remarks, exhibited more frenzy than had
/ expected to witness among people who ha-
+ bitualiy exercise great self control. \
: speaker now represented the Federal Gov
I crnmeut as desirous of needlessly introdu-
/ cling the national troops into the Territory,
"whether necessity existed for their en-
( p'oyment TO support the authority Of the
/ civil officers or not" and the widest uproar
! ensuca was fully confirmed in the opin-
/ ion that this people, with their eNtraordina-
~ religion and customs, would gladly en-
/ counter certain death rather than be taxed
/ with a submission to the military power,
, which they consider TO involve loss Of
/ honor
| In my first address I had informed them
! shat they were entitled to n trial by their
/ peers; that had no intention of stationinG
/ the army in immediate contact with their
! settlements, and that the military posse
! wcu'd not be resorted to until further means
! of arrest had been tried and failed. found
| the greatest difficulty in explaining these
/ points, so great was the excitement. Event
ual!v, however, tho efforts of Brigham
Young were successful in calming the tu-
mutt and restoring order before the adjourn.
! ment of the meeting. 1t is proper that |
! should add that more than one speaker has
| since expressed his regret at having been
/ betrayed into intemperance of language in
my presence.
The President and the American people
will learn with qualification the auspiciouS
issue of our difficulties here. l regret the
necessity which compels me to mingle with
my congratulations the announcement of a
fact which Will occasion grave concern.
The people, including the inhabitants OF
this city, are moving from every settlement
in the northern part Of the Territory. The
roads are everywhere filled with wagons
loaded with provisions and household furni-
ture. the women and children, often without
shoes or hats, driving thsiG fiocks they
know not where. The seem rot only re
signed, but cheerful. at is the NIL Of the
Lord" and they rejoice to exchange the COM
forts of home for the trials OF the wilder
ness. Their ultimate destination is not,
apprehend, definitely fixed upon. "Going
South" seems sufficiently definite for most
Of them, but many believe that their ulti,
mate destination is Son nora.
Young, Kimball, and most of the infiu
encial men have left their commodious man
sions, without apparent regret, to lensther
the long train of wanderers. The masses
everywhere announce to me that the torch
will be applied to every house, indiscrimi'
nately, throughout the country, SO soon as
the troops attempt to cross the mountains
l shall follow these people and attempt tc
rally them. Numbers whom !! have me-
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