Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-14

showed lNAt lne region HNN N"iAN 'N"''
and Nevada was INCLUDED In a general
way IN what was formerly called up
per California" or Alta California, and
we cited the well known song written
by the late President John Taylor COM
meucing
"The Upper California on that's the
land for nae.
M hes between the mountains and
the great Pacific sea-
The Tribune now reprints the entire
ditty as though it had made a new dis
coyery and IN connection with IL gives
the prefix 10 the FIRST edition OF the Lat
ter-day Saints hymn book. published In
England giving It's date as 1851 and
signed Brigham Young Farley p
Pratt and John Taylor" That intro
ducuon was FIRST published May 2'th
1870 This Is another evidence Of the
accuracy OF the Tribuno's matters
of history" I'm order 10 establish its
erroneous position &c cites a remark by
Alexander Johnson, IN regard TO the
acqusitlon.b by the United states, Of New
Mexico and Upper California through
the treaty with Mexico, In which he
says in parenthesis concerning New
Mexico cincludlng Utah, Nevada and "a
large part Of Arizona, New Mexico and
Colorado')
That is very slim and unsubstantal
straw 10 lean upon as historical author
fly, and a very poor basis on which to
build an edifce Of brag There is an
abundance Of real history 70 show that.
both the Tribune and rs alleged au-
thorlty are away on on their Geographic
Teal flights Of fancy We win here quote
a little reliable history that the pub
lic may have the facts and not be de-
celved by sophistlcal and misleading as
sertlons
After the Saints had settled on the
spot which President Brigham Young
had declared was "the place" and
which he had seen In vision when on
the Missouri river before the march Of
the Pioneers, they called convention
to form a provisional government under
the title Of the state Of Deseret The
call was issued early In 1919 and was
addressed 10 al the citizens Of that
portion Of Upper California lying east
Of the Sierra Nevada Mountains" The
convention assembled In March The
preamble to the Constitution OF the
state Of Desefet then framed was thus
worded
Whereas a large .number Of the citi-
zens Of the United. states before and
since the treaty Of peace with the Re
public Of Mexico emlgrated 10 and set
tied In that portion Of the territory Of
the United States lying west OF the
Rocky Mountains, and in the great in
terror basin Of Upper California
The New York Tribune. referring to
that convention and the proposed or
ganizatlon Of a State government, stat
ed that It's boundaries
Included the whole OF California that
lies east Of the dividing ridge OF the
Sierra Nevada, a territory some six
hundred miles wide by eight hundred
long only speck Of which Is occupied
by the ten thousand Mormons who
compose almost It's only civilized popu-
latlon."
The New York Herald. in an article on
"The New state Of Deseret had the
following
1--WE publish In another part OF to-
days Herald the Constitution OF the new
State Of Deseret. which has been found
ed by the Mormons in the Great Basin OF
Upper California. II is a very liberal
document and win compare fayorably
with any Of the old States
In his message TO Congress, dated
Jan. a. 1850, President zacaharlah Tay-
Tor. referring to the treaty Of call
lupe Hidalgo and the acquisition Of CAL
ifotnla and New Mexico, made these re-
marks.
1T Is understood that the people OF
the western part Of California have
formed a plan Of a State Constitution
and viii soon submit the same 10 the
judgment Of Congress and apply for adj
mission as a State.
The part OF California not included
IN the proposed State OF that name is
believed 20 be unlnhabited except in
settlement Of our countrymen in the
vicinity Of Salt Lake"
Bancrofts History Of Utah California
and New Mexico, also establishes the
fact that Utah and Nevada were form
crly included In Upper California. In
volume xii OF History Of the Pacific
states, devoted 70 Arizona and New
Mexico. IS Kino's map Of 170l which
shows that "Nuevo Mexico" did not
extend farther west than the Colorado
river. and that the country west and
northwest Of that boundary was in AL
Ia California"
We might cite further authorities on
the subject but il Is not necessary.
However. in order TO show that Presi-
dent Brigham Young and the Pioneers
were not bound for that part Of the Pa
clnc slope which Is now called Callfor-
MIA. We viii refer TO the expedition OF
Samuel Brannan. which the Tribune
has sometimes cited in proof Of its own
erroneous theory, In Feb. 1876, Bran
nan took a company OF "Mormons." on
the ship Brooklyn. to the coast Of Cali
fornia. where he started a paper and
endeavored 20 found a colony, to which
he hoped the Saints would gather In
order TO accomplish his purpose he trav-
eIed from the coast. crossing the Sierras
and proceeding boy the way Of Fort Hall
met President Young and the Pioneers
near Green River. June Soth, lSl7, and
nieavored TO persuade President
Young and his people 10 settle on the
Pacific coast In this he was entirely
unsuccessful. That point was not the
destination OF the Saints. They were