, 1870-11-08
UTAH.
heath and Character OF Governor
ShafIer. !.
His Last Official Act-.Actlue
Governor Vaughan.


L. HON. T. W1ISoH 8HAFFkK.
of your State, Governor Of Utah. died quietly
Of consumption. yesterday morning, about
o'clock. The frat announcement Of it ia
most wss the dropping Of flags at half-ma.t
over tho public and principal business buitd-
ings of the city. Like hts sisnd, General
Rawlins. 1t whose special request hs was sp-
pointed 9overnor Of Utah, ho died In hlrness.
His lsat official act was performed on Thura.
dsy morning, the eth Of October. It waa
the dictation OF letter in reply to "Lieu.
tenant General Daniel Il. Wells. who
hal asked him BY letter to suspend hia proc.
lamaton fortidding the muater for drill. Of
for arg purpose, OF the Eanvoo Leeion. The
Governor, in very explicit language, declined
TO be made boy 1T. He said there was bat ona
Lieutenant Geuetal in the United stater,
namely, F. H. Sheridan; consequently. ha
could not recognize Mr. Well. in that assumed
capacity. He congratulated BIZ. Wells and
the country Ou the change for the better, inGfl-
cated in the addressing Of respectful letter
to the Governor Of Utah By tho commanding
90 anything, even to recosnize that unl2w-
ful military organization. He called attention
to Mormon hostility to the government. Al
illustrated By their persisteut actinn and the
| speeches OF their puf,llo men, and rofusod to
do ANYTHING himsolf to strengthen tho belief
y
Mormons. thst the Mormon Chured'is moro
| poH erfal than the Satioua1 Government. Tha
naurter OF the Nsuvoo Legion bal been or
dered in contempt OF hlul. be said, and hb
would 10 more uerelict IN nts duty ahould ho
| suspend bis proclamation foriiddinc it than
ho would hayo been had 1,s neglected to iasuo
! it at al. He concluded:
by ne Frosis,oa5 Of the organlc act the
@ fsos: rnnr ~ y made The eunmacder ra-cas-f t ne
| tnts IN hoki office, furCe 81 tnpoftapt a ts,as
If she nsl'tta shall not Re Wei4le az controlled
n atsresard e. of nr auiho:t:y: which. or l&1 aud
assert bur, Il possible, to main.a7n. hope the
s aosve = stii1ciens!y esnlE1. to b. fu,,y under
| iher communication On this :nbIect
The Lieutenant General" inauedIate15
addressed letter to the ncserrs lNt1es COM
planning Of the Governors want ot informs
ttcn. claiming thst the icsioc was leEal and
loynl nilitia organization, and addu-1ng in
proof THEREOF, strangely enough, the reqn1sf-
tic1 made on him for l>0SSe r94sff41Hs IN 1852
b, Dr. Frank Fuller. 1t the tino Secretary anti
actin8 Governor TO assist in enforcing somo
outraseoua decree Of the ''Jscs Mormon"
htnhey,s eon.s againat the alorfleites. The
Mot7.afes. ty the way, were doing precisclr
what sh. Mornons did in misunderstanding
the + s'tsi go'errnent Of tho country BY torce:
conscience Major General pu1,rn com
manded that pos'e, and 1t ID Of record on the
] Rvorn testimony OF gond men. that
| alter tho poor, Insane idints had
surrendered. the said Burton shot to death
their pfnphet-" Norris, his ffFsE counsellor.
Ranks, and two women, his disciples He IL 1t
present, it is understood. hiding from wxr-
rant, ihsued On the strength of an jni1irtroent
TOR three muEders found By tho grand inry
now in session la this city. 1t il rather IN
ioftnuate that Mr. Wells should hare referred
70 this campaign of the legion against the
Nor1isltes, Ehich resembles in lis tragic re-
suit to the Offending 4s prophet At least that
Of the Illinois mob against the original Nor
mon prophet jnst NOW. when ite hero il
under the shadow ct this Indictment. iu'
proof Of the legitimacy and losalty
maud. It would have been almost a.
well to cite Its regular and more historic cam
rAgns-the Ole in Illinois against State au-
thor1ty; the other in Ctah against tue Coy
Well" also gave. in proof OF the legality and
authority OF bia Office, an inquiry addressed
- him 81 . Lieutenant fetersf Of the Sauyoo
Legion BY Governor Harding, when he tirst
came to Utah in 1862. in reference to the pub
iie arms. Probably it hasn't occurred to ALr,
Wells that Governor Harding was over
Whelmed by the fact OF Mcsmo1iau,. with its
army. its Cabinet. courts. Legislature, etc.,
government comp1ete, ali in the hands of
Erests, Just AZ the Governor Of Utah wouli
be now. we're the country in the condi lou it
Was IN 1862. But it Is noE 20 The golden daya
cIose. ~ $Ae'A
The Mormon papers took It up at once fol-
!owiIg IN the wake OF esquire" Telts. talk
Ing about everything elsa in the world but tho
: point at iesue, viz: Whether the Mo1mons
viii bow to the authority and Obey the laws OF
tls country q rot Cor 7'darng the gravity,
tTFeea1, tT t. she Ct the interests At stake
lous. There is neither diguIty, nur strength. |
nor candor N their policy Their ceaselsas |
claster about the - outragcs' to which they |
say they are subjected. ti,e niss Of injured in
nocenca they assume. wopld be 1ndicroas IL |
tl,ey were not likely to involve such serious |
cons seauslccs. disappearing in religion, to |
ttaft with; then, Of COURSE Ill tho wav
through one scarcely knows whether they |
are nott to be blamed or piticd. |
Bnt debating the said letter to Wells was
the Last net OF Governor Shaffer's life. After
II Wae done, he sank n, idly. He Ass been
badly troubled with the disease of which. be
d'ed, Tor three OF fcrs years. He acsspts.l |
hfacine air Of the Rocky Mountains wupli ar
ieet 'ta trnErcs-- In this he was disappointed. |
Hu WAS too far gone. In =ucu cases. the extra |
onort required on tho part Of tho lnrg4 to gat |
even their accustomed quautum OF oxygen
haste.. tle inevitable end. During ns tue t
spring, while the weather uas vet
cl,snGeaIle, and sLowy, the Governor |
vas called homo to Freepor,. iii,
to 7,Ssnd tile last sickness OF Lis wife. who |
il, hone Of prolonging his own life, lie return
ed TO Utah with his t1aif-orphaned children.
but TIE CRY. hot months brought no change
tor tEe better, and It aoon became appArent |
m. he and his wife wa.e not to be long dis |
~ May aud Jsuc, visited Co'iune once during |
thoee nonthe. and again in JnIy. On both &C. |
casiops, Rs veil AZ nu that OF serenade given
MN iater ln the latter month, he SAID few |
" ~o1nr. eu! he lad ~ voice nor strength. and !
1p o. f1FSr L
70 ais Led foE many days. In Ausuat
his sto1nach became too weak to oear |
es'nm'a' u. and be ran ever to p.
Ssn IN F1:neeco' seeking little longer lease Of
time. and thereafter scarcely left lis bed.
ntref the house. DR.. Fowler. of this citv, has |
been the attending physician ever since he |
cane @ here. and abont 4 month ago DR.. yolom, |
49, y, >; a.. Stationed At Camp Doue!a+, VAS
called in. Together they raade thorough ex-
aH ,nat'on. and fou,d one laug th1oe-fourths
and the other ope-fou1th gone. About the
sane time. his brother. Col1nel Wm. Snsffer.
came on from New York, but hs had eeen him
ssI{a1,eht!y as low 20 often before. that be
Ae. and the Governor az veil, were even cher
1sb,ng AoEes Of the latsers sub !
s!ah.'a s1a;. recovery within the lsst
week O. his life. Everything
could do to avert or postpcn, the sad cyont.
Or to soften its steady approsch, was done.
sag sad event, for the deceased had msde
last "aI1n friends Of many who never sax
n'm before he came to Utah. By. hi. genial
nature. patience. nerve, and pluck. His re-.
mains were escorted to the depot TODAY b7
procession made up Of the military. Ut Camp
noeE!.s LOT the Mssene fraternity he FeJeta
sigh prlcafs, and the citizens at large; to-
mi rrow they so East 10 his home accomplished
~ committee Of fous gentlemen reptesens-
.pe the military and civil service, the bar, and
In bis proclamation announcing the laceaaa
Of the Governor. Secretary sud Acting Gov
ernor Vaughan saga:
The patton Statesman. soldier, aud pats:at, anI
auireDents I'D aaaitie; es.en,ai to II trae - s7eat.
nnst iash, generous. sud higb-nnueti, he was
sstf the NJ nd Of the weak anal the Oppressed.
s t deI to na @s!: and IN it
ne Vas eorn IN Union County, Penn, Ja1.
>. 1S:!. About the age Of 20 be moved with
bis widowed mcther to Frcspo.f, H., where
he hAs s,aee Resided. OF his genera! career,
army. your readeir doubtless knox rs mush
AZ do. or his action a. Govez.or Of Utah,
With Ehieh great deal Of sauIt has been
tonad here. and soIle in certain quarters 4lss-
whs:e. the key to 1t has been the recognition,
On big part, OF tho trua ttato Of things touch.
ing the government and the Atotmous. lie
has borne in mind that Congress-. eigh: years
ago, passed Law forbiiding b,ga.ny IN the
Ie1ri'o1ies. and that the Moznots. openly !!
.n1 ryatenaat'c.l15 disregazded raid iaE, aod
defy the officers Of the Royernmanf
to enfo1ce it. While this is the
case. II their pro:eetat1o.s at loyaltT
70 AepuhlIcan lnstituticps, to the government
strengthen and project themselves ac.;nst
shat theE consider the +nc1oacLnents 6: he
fed1nl power, the; k.se, for many years in