Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-12

of 1869 had failed 10 bring any capital
ur mon to undertake The work. ana
said io him that in my opinion private
I enterprise could not build The road. At.
Lincoln said that Che government had
lls hands fuil and could NOT undertake
the work. but was ready io support any
company to che FULLEST logu extent and
amend fhe law aU as to enable such "a
! company t0 lasue securities that would
/ furnish tho necessary funds. 7 went %
/ Now York and Informed my association
/ In the enterprise the result or my visit
| with tho president and what he had
| said They voro greatly encouraged
l uud immediately went to work Ou tho
| preparation of thc measure, which was
| oucrvard presented Co oougroes and
| passed as tho Union Pacific BIN of 1904.
/ Under this bIl tho road was built ORA
! four years. ulthOugh Congress had AL
/ lowed ten years for its construction
As President OF the United states
/ Lincoln had occasion to state his atti-
tudo ou the so-calied Mormon" ques-
| tou. which WIS before the country since
the exodus from Illinois. lincoln. when
asked what policy hc proposed to pur-
sue ou chat question. replied "I pro-
| pose t1 Doc them alone" Don order TO- n-
IustrBto bis position, no compared the
problem Co o. knotty log ON % farm.
Tho log being too knotty to split too
ho3vy to remove. and too rrccn to burn.
tlcto was nothing else Co do hut TO
pillow around &C., This however. did
not prevent him from signing tho enu-
polyEuy law OF 1852
That sumo year President Lincoln
called upon President Brigham YOUNG
TO raise. arm. and equip company OF
cavalry for tho purpose OF protecting
the property Of the telegraph and over
land mail companies against the hostile
Indians Needless 90 say the cali was re-
spouded 90 with alacrity lot Smith was
placed iu command. and he and his
men rendered valuable services which
were duly Acknowledged hy the army
officers who later Joined them and di-
rected their efforts The expedition Is
characterized as one Of the most hazi
ardous in the annals OF Indian war
fare.
President Lincoln was always regard
ed as a friend OF tho people in Utah.
and when the tidings came Of his as
sassinatlon. the mourning here was
general and sincere. The tragedy oc-
CURED on the lith OF April 1865. and
as soon as it became known here places
Of business were closed. flags were half
masted on an public buildings and
many private residences, including thar
OF Brigham Young, and his carriage
was driven through town covered with
Grape The thcater was closed and
the pulpit in the Tabernacle was draped
I'm mourning the following Sunday. AZ
noon on Wednesday solemn public SER
vices were held IN that building The
speakers were Elder Amasa NJ Lyman,
OF the Quorum OF Twelve, and Rev.
Norman Mcleod chaplain Of Camp
Douglas
The following estimate OF Abraham
Lincoln by Mr. Bryan, we find ia the
Northwestern Christian Advocate:
Abraham lincoln was a unique fig
ure fitting so perfectly into the con-
ditions which he had 10 meet that his
life is used as an Illustration by those
who attempt % trace the hand Of
Providence in The development Of his
tory Tie was one OF the greatest ora
tors thus far produced IN the United
States-ospecially excelling in clearness
of statement aud aptness Of illustra-
ton In craftsmanship he combined
courage. discretion, and patience 20 an
extraordinary degree. 10 was as for
unate for the South as for the North
that he was at the head Of the nation
during tho crucial period covered by
the Civil War. for he was large enough
90 love the slave owner while he hat
ed slavery. Time win increase his
fame and he viii be more and more
regarded as one Of the most typical OF
Americans"
Let us cherish the memory Of Abra-
ham Lincoln by renewing the resolve
that the dead who fell IN battles foe
liberty shall not have died IN vain by
resolving that "this nation under God
shall have a new birth Of freedom. and
that government Of the people, by the
people. for tho people. shall not perish
from the earth"