Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

When IunNN aHNH
m. name ~ Captain Howard stana'
I'd tts brigham Young family re-
M aaitalr on Thuraday he
t,-i IN, main spring that let ioo'e
49, OF lntorching data concerning
II y, f-t-.pli and capable Typographical
,-.sr Judge kinney knew him well
n. ai.a dli the people or Utah when
.-ryrl thcm OH chief justice, hay.
4, .srceel-d on August 2ilh. 1851
| n. Lazarus H. Reed 10 that posi-
-sa la August 1855, that Captain
e,-sbury OF the United States Army
s.-rsrhltni Enrnocu with bis as
1 'r-fs. arrived In the Salt Lake val.
j ,,hr ths purpose Of making a govern.
~ .ury5y of the lakes. lie wau nc'
4 ,-rsnIad by Lieutenant Gunniaon.
al vas. Ike Captain Btansbufy. ono
tt,. earliest and most Intelligent writ.
!. enon Utah Affairs. Soon after his
m,si captain sianabury made this
rsrr.tinn report TO the chief % hli
1 tarimcui
ARRIVAL IN SALT LAKE.
BEFORE reaching Great Salt Lake
OBS. ] had heard from various sources
IN much uncnalncnH was folt hy the
| vfnan community at my anticipated
/ frIrr among thfus | was told that
/ a. iud mover permit any survey "
/ an county 90 Do MADE, while ~ was
| imiY hlHicd that n l pcuuycud ~
/ Attempting 90 carry "a on, my iife wouM
fnUs D. nfe. Utterly diHrorirdlnr
lA.ff. riylnE not the least crcdunce
q itras In1lnuntlonr. al once called
L h. Mormon Chuph and tho Goyrrnm
i q d. commonwealth. stated 10 him
Hiu ! had hoad, explained 10 him
i n. r'ern VI the government An dirrrt.
4 Iffr exploration and survey uf the
l DO assuring him that ihrHe Wcfu the
Il q, nhinou % the expedition. ilo ~,
50 that h. ala not hesitate 10 Hny
~ both he and the people whom he
,rfied over had been yory much dis,
iltsf and surprised that tho govern.
rfi should send out n party into thnlt
fr'rI no soon after they had mnflc
or settlement. that ho had heard of
~ unrditlon from time 10 time. since
i1 rHrt ffum fuu isonycnwurth. aud
nr thn whole community WIRE *.
rrfiY anxious m % what could hs
~ irairin % the government IN such
ar1Femcnt II appeared. TOO. that
rff alarm had been incrcnfcd by
r' lndIrcfeot and totally
UNAUTHORIZED nOAsTINds
din nttnchc % General Wilson. the
tHly appointed Indian agent for cali.
fra. whose train ON ~ way thithcf
IA reached the city a Tow days l-fofv
lEla.lf MIiyed, TIL. pcrsou. a. !
Eii'fHt0ul. had declared Openly that
cfrtl wilson had come CLOTHED with
a.h1lty ium tho President % tho
ttisd States 10 otpoi the Mormons
fu che lands whiuh thry occupied
40 hat Do would do no " he thought
fufer. The Mumuna very naturally
filufrd if0m such "a declaration that
tHr must be- some understanding or
at-gii1n between General Wilson and
rinf. and that The arrival OF The two
fuiaa Hu nearly together was tho 90,
tl'l q % clccrtcd and combined move.
uai Cor che ultnflor purpose % break
~ ar and destroying their colony
~ lmrrrialnn was that "a uurvcywnH 20
~ made N their county "a thc Huma
manner nat other public lands arr sur.
hNci iHr The purpose " dividing into
flttahlrH ana sections. aud of thus 90.
Nh|Hhiur and rccOrdinH tho claims II
~ Government % H.. and Thereby an.
Naung any claim the "MoununF'
- w iNNW AN'W AtNNluW" MN'
tilAilHns However unreasonable such
uHplcion may be coualdrrrd got II
nlii Do remembered that these pco.
~ afr calHpcfated and rendered
ALMOST DESPERATE
~ lhn wrongs nnd pcrrccutions they
sal PREVIOUSLY suffered IN Illinois and
aIiinuu that they had lcft the con.
lhn % Civilization and He'd to these
% QHlunt wildn, that thry might on.
~ unllHifuhed hu religious liberty
shfh has been practically denied
llrni and that now thcy supposed
themselves 10 be followed up by tho
sgh,lll government with the Wow u
eHNns them out rom oven this roll'
tlp spot, where they had hoped they
tb0lii at length be- permitted to nct
Nl W ne hahitati0n Ia peace.
Upon all those points l undecrlVed
Nl'rInnr Young 10 his entire satisfnc.
Nh I was Induced 90 pursue fhiH con.
.lN.ry course. not only IA Justice 10
w Government, but also because |
.lga' ffum the peculiar organization u
tAA singular community that unless
tA' .dent was fully satisfied that
L9 ,lil WaH intended % his people. II
eoli hn useless Tor me to attempt TO
'lIl QUE my instructions. Ito was not
esl .lNil governor but tho president
" lhH whole Church OF Latter day
HlN.- upon the earth. their prophet
sll their priest. receiving as they all
aHMy believed. direct revelations ot
w f'Fing wilL which, nccordng 20
t4Hf ffrcd form The law Of the Church,
pr consequently profoundly rev
mi nY nh ana possesses
UNnOuSDEp INFLUENCE
sla almost unlimited power. did not
sluapAte ppcn Waintonco. hut was
lHII uWnfa llaf.ll tho prraIlRut euus
NlleA 90 View the epcdltion with dis
tWl nothing could be more natural
Mul that vycry possible obstruction
slllli he thrown Ia our way by u
mlhleriy Inactivity" Provisions
Aold not BE- furnished. information
NuNN not b. attended. labor could not
T.. procured, ana ma monns would BE-
y uhuied. short OF open opposition
", prevent NE success OF "a measure by
tn,m deemed fatal 90 their interest
.Nl Hliety, SO soon, however, az the
True object OF the expedition was fully
lhl'rntnod, the President laid the sub
matter before the council called Tor
,l' purpose. and l was Informed, ua
w result NJ their deliberations, that
w authorities were much pleased that
Wy pAplofntiun WM 10 be- made, thut
lh'l rad themHelVca contemplate
'leihlng VI the Kind. hut aid not yet
l-'l ahle 10 Incur the expense; but that
H aaiHiance they could render 60 Ia
,u'ain our operations would be most
NNffully inmlrhod 20 the extent m
nai AhllliV This pledge thus hearth
sven. was AS faithfully redeemed
ll u gives me pleasure here to nc-
snoWledge tho warm Interest mani
Tested and
EFFICIENT AID RENDERED.