Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-04

have been superior to taking advan.
tage OF any one'R weakness or nvoes.
sitiea.
In the history Of the Lit.er.day
saints one Of the mos, pertinent illus.
trations OF the power Of ialsehoOd and
ilasuccess In bringing trouble, Is found
In tue case Of the sending OF the army
TO Utah under the administration OF
President James Buchanan. Ia those
Jays communication between Utah
ana the states east and west was
tedious and sometimes difficult. IL re-
quired weehs to carey the news to and
no and this made the plot which was
entered into more osay Of accomplish.
ment than /, would have been hal
communication been speedy. | say the
plot for there was doep.lsid and
wcll.plann,d conspiracy agninst the
peace aud happiness OF the people
Of Utah, aud there were many interests
Represented In the combination. The
time will come when it, details can be
better explained aud made iuolic than
At present.. a ohi,i Justice Of low
character, anu who afterwards became
Infamous, was one Ct the principal
agents ia furnishing iho basls OF false.
hood for ths scheme. lie was utterly
interruptions aud did his part Of the
business thoroughly. He was an
adven,utor hut had married into n
respectable family ia Illinois, some Of
the members OF which rpsided Ia Utah.
He did not, however, bring his wife to
Utah, but was accompanied by a
woman he hal picked up. His con-
duct In the Territory was simply
disgfaceful, and II 1t had occurred
among any other people less patient
and forbcarlng It would have pre-
voked an ou,burst Of Indignation that
would have made 'cluntry too hot
Tor him. WHAT 10 NV the state Of
Nevada was then a part Of Utah, and
the Judge lcit this part ofthe Territory
and went there to hold court. From
there ho went to Cali rnia
and never returned 70 utah. But
ho calculated the story that no had
teen driven out Of the Tcrriiory--that
the court records and the territorial
library had teen destroyed, aud that
the Mlormons were In such slate OF
rebellion that no Federal authority
could be exercised among them.
These, with tales OF other outragts
which had been committed, were
widely circulated. They aroused tho
anger Of tho nation. They were de-
signed to have that effect, and to create
a public opinion that would justify the
use OF tho hafshest aud most severe
measures against tho People OF Utah.
Without taking step TO investigate
affairs or to test the truth Ut these
charges, the administration sent body
OF Federal troops 10 Utah. rheig coming
was preceded by the announcement
that their mission was to break up the
Mormon system and that they had the
ropes with them with when TO hang
the leading mon. IL was also reported
that the chief topic OF conversation IN
the camp, was the manner In which
they expected TO treat the Mormon
women.
From all that could be- gathered az to
the objects which tho troops were tx'
pectei 20 accomplish, It appeared plain
to the people Of Utah that they were to
receive from the army the same treat.
ment they had 70 often suffered from
In the past and to escape from which
they had come TO Utah. In other
words, they We're led to conclude that
tho administration had sent tho Federal
troops TO perform the same deeds which
mobs had 30 unhapplly and 30 cruelty
committed 10 previous years.
No human pen can describe the
physical aud mental suilerings which
this OK petition cutailed upon our citl-
zers. The destiuction OF homes and
Improvements, the spoliat,on OF prop.
erty, the expulsion from deatly.bough'
and toil.won possessions were still 70