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Show I KttAXD DEMi-NSTU.TK)X. ijfi-.nster Froctssion in Honor of Generdl D. H. Wells. Sp:tchts aLd Cheers, Everybody, With "His Sisters ajid His Cuns:ns and His Aunts," Out in His Best. lhe demonstration, ycdterday, iu honor of Gc&eral D. H. Wells was, without exception, tbe grandest nddir of tbe kicd that baa ever laiieu p ace ; iu thio t.-ritory. On Monday evening even-ing a great number of persons arrived ar-rived in t)wn, from the north and scutb, by train, and still others came iu yebte.day moroiug, while the re iufurccmenia in thtj e'jape ci" wagou loade of persons and huudieds on horseback amounted almost to , legions, and the ttretts were j thronged at ua early hour. At 9 o'clock the escort parly had assembled at President Taylor's ottice, and shortly thereafter proceeded to tbe farm of General R. T. Barloc, whose guett General VVella had bcen on Mocday night, a-d to ivho33 residence be was immediately taken upon being r. leased from the penituntiry at S o'clock. The escort party was composed com-posed of Pre.-ideut John Taylor, a Dumbd' of the a post Us, Mayor Little, membro ot the City Council, a number num-ber of ladies aad gentlemen, and a company of horsemen. Tue fjrmer were seated in carriages, and t is pirty, in itself, preseuttd q.iite on impeding appearance. appear-ance. On arritic at Gen. Bu:ton'e farm, the parly slopped. General WelU, accompADied by Gen. Burton and a number ot ottwr penouf, appeared ap-peared on the 7er.iudah. President John Taylor then.rose io his carriage and made tho fallowing addrcs?: President WelU: In behalf of tue community who feel outraged by the treatment you have received, I pro poe to present to you tue contiJeuce, the respect, tho houor and the eeleem of tho people whose heart?, feelings and atleciions are with you. We do not come here lo interfere with any matters pertaining to tbe action ot courts; we leave an intelli- . gent public to act upoD that mutter and to judge accordicg to their , wisdom and discre:ion But we have come to exhibit lo you our esteem and to show you that whilst you are true to your iriends, your principles, your country, and yourG d, thatyour ir;ends are equally true to you, You see exhibited beore you the spontaneous spon-taneous feeling ot this vast people who have come to meet and to honor the man who, rather than tubmit to I betray hU friends, his country and j his God, would permit himself to be ' deprived of liberty and bB immured 1 io prison. We have. come, 1 General Wells, to wipe away & otain sought lo be heaped upon you by the bigoted, unreflecting and thoughtless, and this demonstration is lhe spontaneous impulse and actioD of a generous, patriotic, kind-hearted and friendly people. For this purpose pur-pose we have assembled here to-day; and in behalf of this wuole community, commun-ity, I lender lo you our sincere regards re-gards and cur meet heartfelt sympathy. sym-pathy. The sentiment esprojsed in the address was audibly approved by those present, and Genera! Wells thereupon replied with this brief and extemporaneous extempor-aneous (espouse: I will simply say that I should feel exceedingly sorry for myself if 1 felt, for a single moment, that any of my friends supposed or could entertain the idea that I could do otherwise (ban I havo dine. I would be sorry for myself to feci, or io even think for a moment, that I could swerve from my integrity to the covenant which I have l.hd the privilege, yes, tbe inestimable in-estimable privilfiie, cl mating with my Gtd. I cau well allord lo suflt:r bonds, hues and impriconmeut, and even death if necessary, which by lhe way has no terrors lor me; but to forfeit my fellowship with you, my brethren, or a single particle of that confidence which is reposed in me by the people of God through violating the sacred and holy covenants we have entered into, I could not allord. That would indeed bo a Bource ol sorrow and regret, not only through lime but for all eternity. My treatment, at the hands of tho United States otlicers during my imprisonment im-prisonment has bjcn civil aud eourtioos. I fiol happy and wtjil; and am rejoiced re-joiced lo mtol you, though I did not expect any such demonstration as this I thank you heartily; but not, however, so mueti fr myself ns ti e expression of your ftclmus to sustain the principle I know you :ue my friends and that you tire tho friends ol the Must Kiph G d; and I pray that 1 many ever be worthy ol your conli-denco conli-denco and esteem, and be the friend of tho lord. I will mil detain you; but in tho fulness of my heart I say, God bless yc u forever; and agaiu thank you (or tins expression of yeur kindness kind-ness aud love. Gent ral Weils Hit u eutered tbe carrino u! Pre; idcr.t Taylcr, and tbe . parly began t uir roturn. In Lhe ni'-anliiiie d.d 'rent o; g -mirations had been firnial oo East Temple 6treet, K-twi-:i Third and S.xth South, and M uu btriC, a'tiiO't i'.fl entire leugth, wa.' :ii:td ui:h tiiron;s of expectant pC'tpio awaiting the uppearaccc ol Gci.(rl We is and party. Tbe whrle pren nttd a holiday ecene o.' the most grner.ii ai.J cnlhusit-t c character, and loadj to this, a great nn:y ol thootore3hid temporarily sui'peu-.hd biuiucs. and flgaud liunting were everywhere to be seen on our prin-leipal prin-leipal street. There wctu eadiets bands to disburse mujic, ar,d each or u; z itieu h-id its dgs ar.d bantu ban-tu rs, tiie Utter inscribed with nuil- titarious :n :.t a en I ii;vera s ':iti-hk-jm, mi:;y ot (hem gjttru up i'or ihi ir special ap; l:c iti:i to tue pree j put occa-tlou. W:tii the p ef about iiity ni; ui nit J aids, Marshal Burl suoceedf J iu ce'.ti", tii; j pr jcc?sio:i arr ngtd hy t ,ie ll:ii ; ' t-lci-.rra! Wv'Ai and p.-uty arrived, w..cn ' j-ii! w cr '.' 'o:r.:ed iu li'ie, tr.e l'a:i-l', l-M'i, r-. d a', appropriate d;-la.:o, jpiiyi.ig at thj h-.Mij cl diiljronl so j t;ou-. So loog was tho prjcers;o;i ih. it it took an t. ! i: "c ir ten i'r.:;iute, to pa? a givea point, and it 1 is ulter'y impossible to e.ninnt" the Inun.b.-s to it parlicip U:d. Taci: in I the c ir.-:aM-j wi'.h General A'c.ls a:.J ! L're.i.ii -it f..yior, rL, up L.e street wi;'.i ic.i-ir bea-is uncovered, the lor;v.er w.tvi;-. h;; hat and bowing ac-kuowlt-.lgenien.'s, as tbe crowd Li,ow-ihi Li,ow-ihi .i thoe standi:!;: o:i ho siie- njilks, v.-juld e-i, i up deafen;:.g ' .lerri. Uae of t j most striking fe ilurca :.i t.:e who e aQiir Wis toe - gr-Mi number of m.-j-.a that jJ;Lod , in the prjejion, walking up the ! street in hie, iu my of them carrying tueir babies in citir arm:; alo the ail assemblage o! Sunday ecuodI children, and ia;tly the fire brigade with their Aiming soils. Tue procession marched to the temple block, and all entered the large tabernacle. When seated and quiet a prayer was offered by Hon. F. D. Richards, and a band played an air. General Welli then arose ad made tho f,ii owiog short and pointed speech: Zfy Friends, my Brethren, my Sisters and Fdl'Ae Citizens: T sincerely thank yon for this demonstration of ycur love, sympathy aud respect; probably thi.-is a demonstration demon-stration of such a character as nyver was seen be fire. No words can express ex-press the indiguatiou sod resentment which burns within our bu-oms, unutterable un-utterable I Has it come to tins that in fees America a mm cannot keep his covenant with his God, nor worship wor-ship him iu accordance with the dictates dic-tates of hie own conscience without suffering the penalties of boi.ds, fines, imprisonment, and death ? Oh ttll it not in Britain, nor publish it in the 1 streets of Rome or Spain. Acts speak luuder and are more expressive than words. Tr.Frefore, after again thanking thank-ing you, in tiie name of insulted freedom, and in accordance with the dictates cf wisdom we will soon close ibese proceedings and retire in sileoce to our happy aud undisturbed homes. And now may tho peace of heaven and the blessing of Israel's God rest in rich abundance upon you all, and upon everyone whose soul responds, to the sound, iho echoes of truth and integrity, in the name of Jesus. A men. Alter more music, President John Taylor delivered an address, which was frequently applauded and which was substantially aa follows: We are not acsemblcd to-day for any other purposes than those of peace; wo have no quarrel with our government, we have do quarrel '.villi our judiciary, we have no quarrel quar-rel with lhe United States, nor with any people upon tbe faceol theeartb; our mission is, "Peace on earth aud good will to men." Although difler-euces difler-euces may have arisen in regard to our religious sentiment?, it is understood under-stood by us lh?.t God aud His JawB have never been palatable to the human mind generally, and therefore if any in different ages have bad to endure persecution and Drose cution for the eternal truths ot God, it is nothing strange that we should have io piriike of tho same. We tire met here to welcome to our midst our friend and brother, D. H. Wells, aud to manilest the leeling that is in the hotom ol the Latler day Saints, to be true to their God, their religion and their friends, and knowing what the feelings ol the Latter-day Saints are in relation to these principles, ie wished them to be gathered together and manifest that respect for Genera! Wells that his conduct merits. We have do quarrel with the United States nor the legislative bodies. If they have commuted errors in mak inc laws that are oppreiaive, we are sorry for them, and we hope that a more correct and enlightened policy may yet obtain. V e sympathize with those who make such laws; we do not propose to trample upon them no: the Constitution, for when ali others trample upon it, the elders in Israel will be its staunch supporters. God is on the side ol risbt, rqJ He will bring us through. Neither have we any remarks lo make with regard to the late decision of the Uuiied States Supreme court, nor this court; all wo desire is that they will b:come more enlightened, and hope we shall livo to see the day when every man, no mailer what his color or creed, shall find equal protection under the broad foidsul the dig of the Constitution. Constitu-tion. Wo can afiord to abide our time; do not quarrel then with these people, aud if they are foolish or weak, or cveu tyrannical, wo can afford to leave them in tlie bands ol God and wail. "The mills of the gods grind slow, but they grind exceeding tine." We can await the lime of God. We appeal to the Great God lor redress re-dress and let all Israel say ' Amen." (A loud a.:d deep amen whs uttered by the congregation). We can a fiord to treat other people rignt, whether they treat us right or not. The Mttbodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Epis-copalians, Catholics and other religious re-ligious secta have always been protected pro-tected by ua and always will be, God has made of one blood all tbe nations of the earth, and if they do net obey nia laws he does not destroy th;m; ho sends his raio ou lhe just aud ou thounjuat. It ia for us lb en to treat : all men right, Indians, Mhomma-dane, Mhomma-dane, Parsees, worstiippi rs of Juggernaut, Jugger-naut, intidtU, men of ivcry class and every position in lify, wo will give them tqual rights with t uieelvts anti al the same time we will use every I reuse-no hie me;:ns lo preserve our j own rights Freed. 'in, ecpiuy, kiud- nes, liberality, and ju-'ueo to all' men are tne p::: ip'a w- wih lo have artoa'e "iir iuart.-;. We have asEemhied lu re, tba mayor and city CfiincilF of tii1 cities, ami the county and tcrritom! ufiicers generally, the Drteidenht ol -vtral toikcs. bi-hops :.'! f o-!.-u.ds ol people, and we ui a. 1 1 It-It r a v.- ry gi'i.i ( r: -bnke t-i our 'reinix, who we v.u i brd and juali r. But v. e pae I y all hard ( words nnd ul ur mm in i i.nr Co.f. Wo will n.t try lo rpi"ifo i ur govt rn men t, we will s'.aiul shoulder to t boulder wi'.h, 1 1 , aud i!? lorg ::s try arc !ru::d to' uphold it? rrnie'ip!; s we wi 1 hu with llitm and alwnyp iTi tl'.p I'aU ol light. J Bentdietinn tren rr idULCod by Apostle Jwsrpb F, Siii:to, u:'d the i in me use audi; nee w a d: .i; io-id lo the playing by the brats bai.ds. General Wells was then escorted h; bis Lome, where be was rcceivd bj his family, nod '.lie allair eonc'nd' d It ie almcst imr-;.i;l-!f t1 to-civ-h'lw so grand a d;'r..',n",.iat(. n c, n' ! begjt'-en up iu so ex:ieu:tiy i ..it a time, ar.d what aol.is more ti.. ::ie wor.ii r ti'.Mi anylhinp (Is?, i that uoj nee de:.l id any rv. me-;t or a:)th:t.g. i oeeuncd to mar toe g- nerai pn re. I 1 fViws in w!, ;t .'e.-.- and :.i'Jr. I eee,m Gti.erd W;, f U.I t.y the' tc.i'.m-.'.r..? "id w-s ao t";f i.t i -n tn he rfrnjuiturid, n t : ly hy lhe j rcciole :;:,!. ut oy h.. w . o. 1 o.c .1 it, lis a ! aia day the i'ke if w'''ch l a never Ib.ni o-- a !.L:e t;f a:, I w;ii hardly b-.- -eta for a lor; lime to ' co:o.e. I G-niril 'A'el.s .s l-t eveniiig j vl-;.i-J by mvo.y f;l- r. '? -'o ei'.e:.ii.r. I crura'.'.ilat 1 .e !a' er.ncle j cao:r u:..! I f. G t-:-? Crr-'ef- r.a: i h '.:; v. m .oy ci il e ' bands al;: tenkr-.d istm srnfes. |