Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26

I over and was pulling himself up on
| board the merchantman. The con-
sclentlous Quaker saw this and though
he did not like to fight, he took his Jack
knife ana quickly moved 10 the scene,
saying TO the pirate III thee wants that
piece OF rope, l win help thee To IL ~
lie cut the rope asunder--the pirate fell
and n watery grave was his resting
place.
The main body OF the Church, IN July,
1916, had emgrated os tar westward
as Council Bluffs when they were over
taken by Captain James Allen from
Fort Leayenworth with AN order from
the war department to cnnst 800 men as
a battalion to march 90 California and
sustain our country's flag IN the war
with Mexico
Did the Church nnch or were the
people at a loss to know the path to
pursue? Although they were then In
tents, unhoused, unprotected I'm Am H.
dian country In a few days 800 Of the
most efficient men were raised and mus
tered into the service, and left their
friends and families under clrcuu-
stances unparalleled In our countrys
history.
The testimony OF their commanding
officer tells how the battalion mustered
IN under such circumstances acted
while In the serlce OF their country
Headuarters. Mission San Diego Or
der No. 1.-The lleutenant-colonel COM
handing congratulates the battalion ON
their safe arrival on the shores OF the
Pacific ocean and the conclusion Of its
march Of over 1000 miles, History may
be searched In vain for an equal march
OF infantry, nine.tenths OF II has been
through a wilderness, where nothing
but sayages and Wild beasts are found;
or deserts, where, for want Of water
there Is no living cerature. There with
almost hopeless labor we have dug deep
wells which the future traveller may
enjoy. Without a guide who has traN-
ersed them we have ventured into
trackless prairles, whore water was
not found for several marches. with
crowbar and pickaxe In hand we have
worked our way over mountains that
seemed 10 defy ought save the wild
goat, and hewed a passage through a
chasm OF rock, more narrow than our
wagons.
Thus marching half naked and half
fed and living upon wild animals, Ws
have discovered and made a road OF
great value TO our country
by order Of Lieut.. Col. =, 81 George
Cook,
p. C. MERRILL, Adit
In 1850 President Brigham Young de-
liyered a public address IN Great salt
Lake city at which time the infant
colony was crowded with emlgrants
from the various states, en- route for
California gold mines His remarks,
published at the date, were as follows;
81 want TO say to every man, the
Constitution OF the United States as
formed by your fathers was dictated,
revealed and put into their hearts by
the Almighty, who sits entnroned In the
midst Of the heavens although uh'
known to them 1t was dictated by the
revelations of Jesus Christ, and | tell
you IN the name of Jesus Christ Il Is as
good as ! could ever ask for
~ quote from another address de.
livered By President Brigham Young,
in February, 1855
TO accuse US Of being unfnendly
to the government is TO accuse us of
hostility to our religion. for no Item
Of inspiration is held more sacred with
us than the Constitution under which
she acts.
There are thousands Of things that
could be said In regard to ourselves and
our government our whole interest is
with e., we cling to II as sucking
child to its mothers breast, and we
viii hang to It until they beat US OFF
until we can hang no longer; but this
viii never happen unless they drive
us from It under the preteXt Of what
Mormonism is going to do