Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-29
THE NHUV00 LEGION.

The name ''Nauyoo Legion" Is famous
m ,he history OF two commemorative
of the American Union, and the lives
and labors OF many Of It's veterans are
otherwise Identified with the story OF
the development Of The Great west
The UNIQUE military organization tha'
first bore the name came into exist
epce carly IN February 1884, when the
mormon people, after their expulsion
from Missouri were Just beginning 70
obtain A n-m footholl IN the neighbour
INC state Of Illinois While most OF inc
members Of the Legion were MormonS'
while one Of its objects was the proc
lection Of the Mormon community
from repautions " past outages by
armed mobs and while e. was more or
less distinctive IN character win r'ieI'
ence to the regula militia Of that peru
cd. Il must not be- supposed that lt way,
nrely a Mormon" creation mat DC
was lndependent Of law ana order' or
Voc 49, ,...,...I ,r44 tha only
that the puIp'Ssv ' .i.,, - ,ty organizo-
one no view. NJ 'I'' t'iuL W ,,os ,bo Local
ton, Ine Sauyoo l..sl ,J,i3 ~ Tie cav.
laWIul emo OF sInl'u,''',u' 600 harm
Teigh a,'te %! il",io''' ..,.,,,ir,, of tha
mn ed'ateF al'l, " H,'',.ao by tho
cnarlet OF W ttVl. .,,io an the tgth
lesl'N'utV VI 90" an ,rbo,noe C1rlln
Gay Oh De'gulugi, e,enban a
was lu'H To.''uo,' tbo common
douglas 49, ,;o.,, t,,ree ~ both
WeaI'h' AK - o,',a,Grj IN the oct
ihese olIl.l''9 W,.,.it,, s,r Tho orpaplza-
W V"ai l1l i'u,,', ma Nauvo0 char
uoh OF 'ie . iI,s'J t' ra pr,nbet Jpsaph
ltI N"' NV $500. ,f a.. rliy but IL
o'lll''" w, ,,,5 ,,essd he tba lpgisla-
was aGopu,t a'' 1,,,sentino voto n Is an
iuIe WitnO' S,a, .,of Abraham lincoln,
l,.1.vo,'is pr.si1snt M The United
a. ~ N"in9 -, 1,ot trra 81 member of
n'a''s s,,. ~ Iec,si1t,re voted for fine
H,, w i''', oIo,tor and cordiauv cOnrrat.
.' IaV,IV .t,a "Ntarrnonu agept upon IFS
ul".,u l"'
pSrS,ystsS ... ..,,,i,r ~ tbo Tagion or
!" my W., - he la,v ,rovi5Inv for
!, ~ .'." itharot rorraasIor IN Inc "Nlor-
~ "' nanrIo ubosa mast experience.
Ii'' ,,onhio and sorro,y had
,u ,,rob sv,,nothv ror tbar In
me- IW@Nt 4, noe ,oDo tho iess In nursu.
lu,n''n ~ H.. bl,,o,o, potlcv ~ Tho
sadoroi govsrnment and NJ ali the
49, a,ysrnmants regarding tho or.
o,n,, ,ton and aopinmsnt ~ the mill.
,ia roi,.,, nynressed In tbe Conetitu-
i@ ne rroited stotss Tho Man
'' ftnn mo ~ IT, indsnsnd-
~ ~ o $500 nn5 10 snocioi nriviieges
Ivy "a ~ 1, hv Ne ieglslatrro was
! nor,ton y, ;he militia ~ Ti,rois
! r,,l "a 90 ~ .tota,s ovnsnso ana
o,hioa. ~ r lii ATT ~, ~ coll -,
~ So,. ", ~,.' %,, ,,hnS, .,so ts go
,or. n,ero oo,,,y,,ss,onnd Tboso norts ~
h. .so,tor rnio,tn, 90 tho ooton thot
80 rao,,ito, ora - itar,tgo5. w
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wy ~ auuyv.' W. i, ita.,a' 10y
~ ' caiind a,Tbs Nance 'I' egioH - '''' "
fSS Tho onurt.nortlai ronsi,,nn ~,
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,,e, S,,n. s,,,,o,, s,,,, ',nCs WI tue
tv r' =. 49, 1911 ,T,' pot,1 ,,, ot'i a1'loI
w ~ ,"nv, o'ualn' es,ap'lsu anu w
~ ~ ~ avs anu oIu,uanCes consIl-
~ tne us"en" govern
, az su'ation VI ,ue Leslon'
Ia sIn,,1 t,'I' Nv ~, v. sa'a oou' liar
ia s.ou,u Ds rePusnaht 10 or neon
,sien S wrn tne Sons'stution OF the
~ M 49, y, VI Wv 9'a'e Vi ill'no,s'
,isa, s'on was 20 oe al me
' 'ao,',l, W .'v mayor OF NauVoo' IN
~ eu,s we l3Ns anu ORDINANCES OF
bc Coyor 80 20" ~ r9 1s q, We u.sposai ot
$500 qtmY' ol l,Iluois' LOT tne pubic
y ,hat ane '.ie tSeSu'I4n OF the laws
M" $3.50 s.s.e " VI ilIe uaitea STATES
- ,sii M wen, liiVo eiect FeDruary
a. % ny nu.lclpal government
,5 @ onsG tolnleu, ana on FEBRUARY
49,, vi ~ ~ uoIlNe was passed ny inc
,tc, N y. eanlHlns lie NauVoo Le-
W. ~ "as W consisC OF Two Conorts-
~ y W CONSTITUTE the nrst, ana
y anu' ,ne seCotu cohort' IL was
heutehaht general as It's
NE v,iIlIilSi,uInB hnu reviewing oin-
nsior ranaroI W .ue yIult inarlia,'
~ 1',V hr trnsial es second IN command.
'aoh ooh SVl,eIal IN command OF
n. ~" ,0 Jynorn ~ was also provided that
.n,,tinJ i''"y olnVeIs' COMMISSIONED or
az ,.,'i 10, 10 commissions within the
nv. INNS LII snoulu meet next day and
rho ."e , o.iGeS gl tne legion
- ~ v-vo''"h, uuly hei1' resulted IN
~ e 'y Iaot Enulce, Lieutenant SEN
! pSnne,. 1 hr,.n MAJOR general, John