Show gen GEM JOHNSTONS reply mrry TO THE PEACE COM COMI missioners NERS i headquarters amran OF i camp on bear river june JIP jie 14 gentlemen debit defit lemen your comina ion lon froh frog sau san lak lake city wa was received to oday today o day lae ian the ile accod of the object of your youn oun our mission 1 entirely I in accordance with the instructions of bf the president the wisdom of which you haveko have so ably displayed to the tile people of the territory avill will I 1 hope lead to a more just appreciation of their relations a to the general government and the establishment odthe of the qu supremacy of the taws laws I 1 leiria with t that gat uneasiness Is fet felt bal by the 01 people ie 1 ap 1 le as to the treatment that they may uny receive from fro in be dearmy army acting n tinder dundei tile the ionson t citizens and sol soldiery dierk we may b be e suppose oto deo to comprehend the of tile the people and andio to be mindful of the obligations of our oaths oatha nov not to disregard diere 1 I ard the laws law which govern us as asa a military body A Te reference ference to toi tol them will show with what jealous ar care the general government go has guarded the of citizens catiz en s against agai agal ast any encroachment the army 1 has duties to p perform here in ili execution of the department of war froin alfrom the nature of them cannot lead boint 0 o pie in ili ibel their val varied ried pursuits alid and if no 0 obstruction is presented to the discharge of duties there there need riot not be the thi sll sli ht est a ap pp rc hen hension ilori that any person ei will have cause of complaint comp I 1 larnt arni t banist sa i t A ft the will its ita march from this position oh on thurs s t andr andie andreach ach cach tile tiie valley vailey in five days I 1 desire to encamp be bei ond the jordan on the day of ariail in tn th e vai val ey with great respect res pe ct your obedient tenant 1 vint A colonel second caa cavalry 1 anid annd arid brevet brig lier ller iier ge General United sata sats army command ina lna to T 0 the hon non L W powell and mior orben or ben mcculoch McCu united te d states st ates commissioners Commissi s onera to utah itah |