Show I Biography of Brigham Young f and History of the Mormon Church M. M R. R V Werner Verner etner in Lac i s P Home Journal Continued from last wee week Pre President dent Buchanan then asked for far the right to to raise four ri nl- nl 1 regiments regime besides the Oe t twenty twenty- tl hundred troops he kid had already dispatched to Utah Congress voted the additional regiments reg- reg ments and the money necessary forthe forthe for the he the expedition The explanation of President Buchanan's action does lItlie not lIt lie le however in hIs message t. t to tJ JP V-JP ua gress gress He feIt sincerely that the I Mormons were In a state of mild rebellion re re- bellion but ire he was was suffering from froma a great fear Cear car of s Almost t as soon as he became president the conflict over slavery very began to assume dangerous p proportions and throughout through through- out his administration he was in terror error of of being of-being beIng being forced into a civil chil war var By sending pending troops to to- Ut Utah th Buchanan wished to demonstrate to the he Southern states that the Federal government would not countenance Army Scandal There was also a more immediate reason for the fife John B. B Floyd Tloyd was Buchanan's Buchanan s secretary of war var General Genera Scott who was chief of staff wrote later ater in his Memoirs The expedition set on foot j it jj- jj Mr 11 Secretary Floyd Flord in 1857 1357 against the he Mormons and Indians about Salt Lake was beyond a doubt to give ive occasion for toX large contracts and expenditures exp ex ex- ex- ex p t that is to open a wi wide o fi Held ielA for frauds and speculation This purpose was not comprehended nor lor scarcely s suspected in perhaps a i year but observing the desperate characters wile frequented the sec sec- r rotary tary som some of of y whom had desks n near ear ar him suspicion was at length excited Memoirs of Lle Winfield Scott writ written ton by himself V Vol ol II IID p p. p It is said that Floyd planned this thise e expedition of the best part of or the Hie trained rained ned standing army to far-away far utah dah because he was a southerner and ind wished if the prevalent threats 01 of war should result in a con conflict to to toha h ha hae lave ave e as much Hutch of the tho northern army I is as a s possible where they could no no- return in a n hurry Several millions of dollars were spent on supplies forthe for forthe the he army Who has made till tat money noney in what is called tile fire Utan Uta War asked Brigham Young in the pulpit Mr 11 Floyd Flo-d secretary ot of otar star ar aI expected to nae a large r amount When he started his C cr- cr t sade sale I considered that he would make nake some five millions of d dollars lie l ie has probably done so Front From J Journal of Discourses Vol VIII r r- In 18 1860 GO Buchanan asked f for r Floyds Floyd's resignation because of or scandal scandal scandal scan can dal over oyer army contracts In tic following f n year ar he lie was indicted for far frauds in connection with the department department department de- de de de- of interior but hut there was not vat enough evidence to warrant a a. a trial When the Civil war broke out rLoyd joined the Confederate states army 1 as a high officer and when the army with which he lIe was stationed was forced to surrender he fled 1 with his troops and was relieved of oC hi his command In he died There was also a political reason I for or Buchanan's expedition a against I Brigham Young The new Republican Republican can IJ party rt with John C. C Fremont as its ils candidate had adopted in its platform at the tho last election a signifying that that- the part was opposed opposed opposed ed to those to those twin relics Ics of or barbarism polygamy and slavery They also al also also al- al so had adopted that phrase se as their thelI campaign slogan and this placed 1 their rivals the Democrats Democrat s ull under the necessity of doing something or at to do do something about the Mormons since they did not dare daro to alienate their stron stronghold stronghold strong strong- hold of oC power the south b by even appearing to do something about Slavery ery Buchanan was a Democrat and it was up to him to lo act so that his party could go into the next nest campaign with something to Its credit against polygamous Utah General Harney was appointed by ue te war department to lead the expedition expedition ex ex- I ex-I against Utah Uta-h. He lIe did lid not wish the appointment and managed to get his llis orders changed so that Hlat General Brigadier Albert Sidney Johnston was appointed In n his stead Mormons Defiant Brigham Young planned a large camping party to Cottonwood canyon canyon can can- yon ron to celebrate Pio Pioneer eer day Jury July 24 1857 He had issued two vo thousand thousand thou thou- sand in invitations to his friends a anti ami followers and while they were enjoying enjoying enjoying en- en en en- themselves then s Olves lv s with games an and songs con commemorating the lile 77 7 of arrival In Utah messengers came from Salt LaJ Lake with news for Dr Brig hal hate ham Young that twenty five hundred noted States soldiers had left the tho eastern states with a new governor for Ut Utah l and aJ d new Judges for its Us courts The Mormons began egan to prepare for defiance ance and for defense Brigham Brig Brig- Brigham ham Young refused to ack acknowledge to the soldiers as part of the army of or orthe the United d States m until he as governor govern govern- or of Utah should be officially notified noti notI- fled fied ie 1 that they were vere such and he promised to treat them as he would an armed mob of oI Missourians bent benton on destroying U the the e- e Mormons As governor governor gov gov- governor of or Utah he issued a proclamation proclamation procla procla- mation of martial law in the course of which he lie wrote Ve We V e are condemned unheard and forced to an issue with an armed mercenary mob which has been sent against ui u. at the instigation of or anonymous Setter Letter writers ashamed 1 to father the base slanderous false hoods which they have given to the public of or corrupt officials wh who have brought false accusations against us to screen themselves In their own infamy of hireling priests and howling editors who prostitute the truth for filthy lucres lucre's sal sake e. e Heber Kimball was as defiant ns l hi his leader Send twenty five hundred hun bun dred troops here our br brethren thren he lie said one ono Sunday morning In a sermon to make a desolation of or this s people God Almighty helping me I will fight until there is not a drop of blood lood in my veins But nut many of ot the tho Mormons Mormons- were frightened at the an in invading in- in wading ading arm army Brigham Y Young oun however never ne showed signs of fear or 01 anxiety Said the They rhe have not as s good a roan man to deal with as they h had d when they had Joseph Josephm 5 Smith m ith I 1 do not profess to be v very nr I good I am intending ng Vo n take care o of myself To To that end he ht is sai said 1 to have carried callie 1 a large handled bone bowie bowle katie with nm every ev ry day and to have placed a loaded load load- e ed eQ rifle rIne on the wall behind his s desk Brigham Young also aiso used tho j im impending arrival o of troops as an nl f argument in favor or of his p pa t home ru 1 of tJ go ads 11 lie urged the people to stake male their own clothes because soon they they n cull be beu beut u ut t off oft from front thin II channels lliel nf 11 03 ty an invading in my To To be Continued eil L n I |