Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-08
The Fourth at Utah.

| Salt Lake City, Utah, July 4. serious
conflict between the United States and tn,
Mormon church was escaped by q hairs
| breadth to-day, and the supremacy of the
United States laws ever the DEGREES of Brig
ham Young was for the first time fully vindi
| Gated. On Monday the Mormons expressed
| determination to hold their parade next
day in spite of acting Governor Blacks proc
lamaton and the United States appeard
to be equally determined to enforce the laws.
Acting Governor Black called upon Col. De
Trobriand, commanding Camp Douglas, to
send to the city three companies of infantry,
one of cavalry and one of artillery, and there
was every reason to expect bloodshed if the
Mormons did not back down. Martial law
was to have been proclaimed if the civil
authorities could not enforce the Governors
order. The troops were prepared for SER
vice.
Col De Trobrand and committee of the
United States officials called on the Mormon
leaders Monday evening. Mayor Wells,
| commander of the Mormon militia, had the
| audacity to suggest that the Governors proc
lamation be recalled, and Col. De Trobriand
after a long conversation closed the interview
by warning Wells that if there was parade
the consequence would be on his own head.
Wells finally concluded to call a special meet
ing of the city council and the leaders of the
Mormon church who are it's power behind the
throne to take into consideration the whole
| matter. The conference broke UP with a
clear understanding that if the Nauvoo Le-
gion paraded to-day they would be arrested
| or dispersed by powder and ball
The Mormon council met and early this
morning Col. De Trobriand was officially in
formed by Mayor Wells that the orders call
ing out the militia had been countermanded.
Nntx. a. II
obedience to the call of acting Governor
Black marched into the city at 8 o'clock this
morning with three companies of the 18th
infantry and Major Gordon's company of the
Second Cavalry headed by full regimental
band.
The movement of the troops had quiet
ing effect on the militia officials who at once
took means to prevent the militia from ap-
pearing armed. Those who could took off
their uniforms. The streets were soon clear
ed of the armed Nauvoo men who had
flourished very extensively in the early hours
of the morning. Those who had come in
from the country and could not throw of
their uniforms were distributed in the pro-
cession SO that they would not show Col
De Trobriand's troops were drawn up block
away from Main street and kept close in
hand, but Nauvoo Lieut.. General had come
to terms and there was no necessity for their
presence.
After the procession was disbanded the
troops marched back to Camp Douglas. In
addition to the military the United States
Marshal had sworn in large number OF
deputies, and there were two or three thou
sand miners ready to sustain the authorities
significant fact connected with the affair
was the absence Of Brigham Young, although
he was officially announced as President of
tb.1 in, Ia Oh
Mormons celebrated at the Tabernacle where
Cannon, the orator, editor of the church or
gan, were bitter on the federal officials whose
day he said would soon come. .f