The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-05-17
AFFAIRS TN UTAH.
Important corrcspondeuco Between General
shsrm N aud Brigham Young.
About the Murder of Gentle

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About the Murder of Gentiles.
oES. SHERMAN TO BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Sr. Louis, April 10, 1866.
To Brigham Young:
Ste--A telegram comes to mo from
responsible officers that four men.
styled "Gentiles," have been murder
cd by Mormon, aud that there is ap
preheusion OF further danger from
this class. BY Gentiles | understand
American citizens not of your reiigi.
Gus belief l am bouud to give pro-
lection to all citizens, regardless OF
religious faith, aud shall do so.--
There murderors must be punished
aud ii your people resort to measures
of intimidaton,. those must ceaso.--
All Of our people must have equal
rights within the limits of our nation.
al domain. know little or nothing
of tho causes Of local trouble IN
Utah, but it is well for you to know
that our country is now full of tried
aud experienced soldiers, who would
be pleased at fair opportunity to
dyongo any wrongs you may commit
against any OF our citizens; oven in
that remote region. will soon have
regular troops in Utah, aud on the
rad leading there, when | hope We
shall receive reports on which to base
accurate opinions and ! send you
this message not us u threat, but as q
caution that u sensible man should
heed.
W. T. SHERMAN,
Mdor.General Com. Department,
BRIoAsf. YOUNG TO oEN. SHERMAN,
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry, April IL.
Mnj Gen. Sherman St Louis, No.
SlR--Your telegram of yesterday
is at hand, and contents duly consid.
ored. Tho reports that have reached
you arc not reliaole, satisfactory e,i.
dcucc of which | will telegraph you
is soon as the testimony Of reliable
gentlemen, not Mormons, can be had,
say within twenty four hours
B, YOUNG.
GREAr SALT LAKE CRY, April II
Major Genera, w. 7. herman;
SlR--I am under many obligations
10 you for your Kindness IN telegraph.
my me respecting reports which have
reached you from thus place, as it af |
tords me opportunity of stating facts.
As nigh as we can leuru there have
been telsgrams cent from here to the
East which have not been reliable
Your telegram give us some idea OF
their purport. There have been 10
such assassinations as alluded to in
your dispatch On March u sold
Ter shot gentleman named MayGcld,
and u Mr. Brassleld came home aud
'cduccd Mormon's wife, aud was
shot on the street by some unknown
person but neither | nor the com
muuity at large know.any more uboui
L than an inhabtant OF st. Louis
Citizens who are not Of our faith dc
not suffer from intimidation here. In
40 other community could men pur
'ue the course many do here without
experiencing the vengeance Of Wig.
IlHnce committee. The outrageous
SANDERS they have circulated agains;
US would have provoked such an out.
break elsewhere.
There are few spcculators here who
are anxious to make il appear that
American citizens lives are in danger
through religious ianttioism, hoping
hereby to have troops sent here to
make money out Of contracts. Gen
tiles lives are as safe hero as Nor
mons aud acts of violence occur
more rarely in this city than any 9th.
er Of its size in any OF the new states
Jr Territories.
b. YOUNG.
CITIZENS OF UTAH TO GEN. SHERMAN.
Major General Sherman:
Sn-We, tho undersigned, rosi
dents Of Great Salt Lake City aud
aot momb,rs OF Ito Nor o. church,
nave read the above telegram OF Mr.
Young, aud freely certify that W.,
,ully believe that citizens of every
class, who simply attend to their le
climate business ure' as FREQ from
intimidation aud os fully respected in
their tights in this city as in any
part of the Cniod States:
", Willard Smith, Lieutenant Colon.
ol 9th L. s, v, commanding Camp
Douglas /; Captain H. j benuo,I,
G, 5 Vols n. s, Raushaif Il Co
Merchants Ellis X Bro, Mcr.
chants J, b kimbal, Merchant /,
Bodenburg 4 hahn, Merchant /,
Walker Bros, Merchants i. Il
Head, Superintendent Indian Az
FAIRS N0uuuaun, Orr & Co., Bank
ers; }. II, Jones, Merchant; j.
g. Hughes, representative OF Hul-
laday aud Haley Bankers; j.
", Calder, late Captain n, &. Vols;
Nj q, LOWS, eX. X.AsSistaut Adju.
taut General, u. 5. "; S,ebbins u
Co, Merchants.
uEN, SHERMAN TO pmGuNM YOUNG.
Brigham Young
SR-lour dispatch is received, and
Lam much gratifed at its substance
and spirit,
W. T. SHERMAN.
Maior.Gcncral Com, Department