Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-26

insert the minutes:
"At a meeting Ut the Twelve at the
Mayors Office, Nauvol, February 81,
1874 z o'clocs PM, B. YGung, P.riey
p. Pratt, y. Pratt, w. Woodcuf j.
Taylor, Geo. A, Smith, w. Rcnarus
and four others being present, called by
previous notice BY instructions Of
President Joseph Smith on the goth
inst. Tor Inc purpose OF selecting q
company to explore Oregon and CALI
iornis, anu seize. n site for
new city for the Saints. Jonathan
Durham, Phlness II. Young, David
ID. Yoarsley aud David Filimsr v iiun-
feared t. go; ana Alpnonso Young,
James Emmett, &c rye ID. Watt anu
Daniel Spencer were requested to 20.
Voted, the above persons to be notified
to meet with the council on FfidRy
evening nexI at the A sembly room"
Willard Richari lie, clerk.
Friday, Feb. 23rd: "Met with the
Twelve in the Assembly room con.
cerniDg the Oregon anu California ex.
plotiDg expedition. Hymn anu
Sidney present. | told them l
wanted an exploration of ali that
mountain couatry. Perhaps it would
be best TO GO direct TO Santa Fe. Send
twenty-five men; let them preach the
Gospel wherever they 20. Let that
man go that can raise S500.a goo u horse
and mule, q double.barrel gun, one.
barrel rifle ana the other BmDoth.blre,
a saddle and bride, pair OF re-
voiving pistols, bowie knife and a gooi
sabre. Appoint n leader anu let him
beat up Tor volunteers. L want every
man VINO goes to be a king and priest.
When he gets to the mountains NO
may want to talk with his God. When
with the savage nations have power to
govern, etc. II we don't get volunteer,
wait til after the election"
George d. Watt said: "Gentlemer, /
shall no." Samuel Bent volunteered:
Joseph A. Kelting ditto; David Fun.
mer ditto; James Emmet. ditto; Daniel
Spencer ditto; Samuel Roll ditto;
Daniel Avery ditto; Samuel w. Rich.
ards ditto.
Saturday, Feb. 24.h: "At home.
Had an Interview with Brother
Phelps at 0 O'Clock. Seth Palmer,
Amos Fielding, Charles Shumway
and John =. Fullmsr volunteered 10
go TO Oregon ami California"
Sunday, Feb. 25tb: 81 preached at
the Temple biocS. Hyrum also
preached. Evening L attended
prayer meeting In the Assembly
room. / gave some important instTuc-
lions and prophesied that within five
years we should be out OF the power
OF our old enemies, whether they were
spostates or Of the world, and told the
brethren to record 1t, and when 1t
comes TO pa they need not say they
had forgotten the saying"
Monday, Feb. 10Th: "Irs s. Miles
a.. Il.
ploTing expedition"
Tuesday, Feb. 27la: "Almon l..
Fullmer and Hosea Stout volunteered
TO go on the western exploring eX
petition"
"wednesday. Feb. 2Slh: "Thomns
S. Edwards volunteered to Join the
exploring expedition to the Rocky
Mountains"
Smith anu Rulus Beach volunteered
to join the Oregon exploring expedi.
tion."
Joseph Smiths Journal says:
81 instructed letter to be written to
James Arlington Bennett to consult
MIN on the subject of nominating him
for Vice President. l here insert the
letter."
The letter which appears In full In
the Journal OF Joseph tSmith, contains
this paragraph:
"Ail is right in Nauvoo. We are
now fitting out noble company to
explore Oregon anu California, anu
progressing rapidly with the great
temple which we expect to roof this
season.
Under date OF March IL, 1874, we
find the following:
"At home till nine. Then spent tine
day in council in the Lodge room
over Henry Mille,'s house. Present:
Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Brig.
ham Young, Heber G. Klmball, vii.
lard Richards, Farley T.. Pratt, Orson
Pratt, John Taylor, George A. Smith,
William w. Phelps, John M. Bern
hisel. Lucian Noou worth, George
Miller, Alexander Badlatn, Peter
Hawes, Erastus Snow, Reyn Ids Ca.
hoon, Amos Fielding, Aipheus Cutler,
Levi Richards, Newell X. Whitney,
Lorenzo ID. WATSON ami William
Clayton, who / organized into a spe.
cial council to take into consideration
the subject matter contained in the
above letter. (Received from com.
mittee at Black River Fails) aud also
the best policy for this people to adopt
TO obtain their rights from the nation
and insure protection for themselves
and children, aud to secure resting
place in the mountains or some unin-
habited region, where we could enjoy
the liberty OF conscience guaranteed
to us by the Constitution Of our coun-
try, rendered doubly sacred by the
precious blood OF our fathers, anu
denied to us by the present authorities
who have struggled themselves into
power in the state and nation"
On March 26lh tho Prophet Joseph
Smith addressed memorial to
the Congress OF the United States,
| asking for authority to raise COM
pnny OF 100000 men In the United
States, to proceed to the West In the
neigh uUrhood of Orego and Califor.
MIA, the purpose OF which 10 thus
described in the memorial:
"ro open the vast regions of the uu-
p'opled west and south to our enfiR hit
ened and enterprisiEg yeomanry; to
protect them In their researches, TO
secure them In their locations, and
thus strengthen the government aud
enlarge her border to extenu her In
nuenc'; 10 inspire the nations with
the spirit Of freedom and win them TO
her standard; to promote intelligence;