The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-27

the campaign of resistance that was
being Waged by their less wealthy
neighbor against the invaders. They
demanded that the embargo be raised
and finally gathered in sufficient num-
.bers to organize into what was des-
cribed in camp as an Indignation meet,
ing. They congregated near the of
fee of the Southern Pacif1c's subsidized
mouthpiece and kept up the harangue
until they were informed that the
court yard had been placed at their
disposal. Then the discordant columns
moved towards it and was called tc
order by one I1ochrie who in widest
gesticulation and incendiary expletives
denounced the course pursued by the
authorities of Davis county. He was
followed by Captain Witherell of the
G. A. r. and Major Breedon of the
last legislative assembly who intro
dueed the following resolutions:
Whereas. it has come to our knowl-
edge that a band of our fellow citizens
were marching peacefully through our
territory on their way to the national
capital, there to present in the form OF
a living petition to those in authority
their supposed grievances; and
Whereas. these fellow citizens were
met at the northern boundary of Davis
county by an armed force of police
and United States marshals from Salt
pursuing their journey; and
Whereas. his honor, the chief justice
of this territory has issued an injunc-
ton containing the following, 10 wit:
1T is ordered that said John Doe and
r. H. Roe and all persons acting in
concert with them and all their coun-
sellers, attorneys, agents or comrades
and all others in aid or assistance of
them or each of them, absolutely desst
ar Y,1a Nj 11t or
through said Davis county, or from in
any wise coming into said Davis
county, or any part thereof and
Whereas. we believe his honor in is
suing this order exceeded his jurisdic-
ton and unintentionally committed a
great wrong against our fellow citizens;
therefore
Be it resolved, that bowling to the
majesty of the law with all due respect
to the order of the court, and especi-
ally disclaiming any disrespect to the
presiding chief justice of the territory,
we the citizens "a Ogden. in mass meet
ing assembled, do most earnestly pro-
test against the interference of the
judicial and executive departments Of
the territory to the right of American
citizens to pass through the territory
of Utah; and we earnestly ask that his
honor so modify the said orders as to
permit the body of men to remove
themselves from the territory on their
journey eastward
The resolutions were adopted amid
the tumultuous plaudits of the crowd,
whereupon Calvin Reasoner, made the
air in carnadine with his anarchical
rant. Several others ranted and the
crowd having been worked up to
dangerous feryor it was declared that
700 strong they would descend on the
authorities in Davis county and force
them to retire that Smith and his in
vaders might move on.
1t didn't require long to transmit this
to General Smiths camp and on in
to the rendezvous of the authorities,
as throughout the afternoon travel be-
heavy. The general, to whom it was
borne by one Darling, who announced
himself as chairman of some sort of a
committee, scarcely knew how to re-
ceive it. That they were contemplating
an attack on foemen who were as fear
less as they were determined the gen
eral was convinced and without COM
hitting himself he followed Darling in
to the tent, where the scheme for their
delivery was unfolded to him.
Let the citizens of Ogden come on"
were the words with. which Chief Pratt
and Sheriff Woods dismissed the ugly
rumor, land We'll stop them, under
this order which, procla1mS against the
invasion of all aids and abettors of the
army, with the same decisiveness that
the army itself was stopped. We shall
submit to no interference from any
source, and if the Ogden people think
they will set aside the order of the
court, 1 suppose it will be incumbent
on us to appear in behalf of the court"
The authorities were not disposed to
look upon the threats from Ogden as
serious, and began quiet preparations
for the second night on guard duty.
How long this campaign will continue
cannot be intelligently conjectured. The
general" appears to have settled down
with the determination to sit it out as
long as his provender. lasts, while there
is no probability of the guards relax
ing their position unless it is upon an
order of the court. On this side of the
dead line, the officers, although some
what tired, are in good spirits On the
other side the. general IS bracing up his
hosts and processes to believe that
will yet come to their deliv-
erance. .s