| Show FULLER ON OH THE MORMON BAT TAWS ETC H M frank brank fuller its in his long and below before the committee on territories following tb the of and money ghica gai CA the church I 1 version of the history of the mormon battalion BiU alion thera is a reproach to tut the nation designed in the very tery mention of the subject imd and though mr fuller has touched it very delicately yet tho the a i dent urn wis to wound tho the conscience of congress over the bronga dono done to t 10 mormon people to trumpet the pit of hu his and to con nino inco the committee committal that utah ought long 1009 ago to lo have been is a state by tho ba nery terms of abo treaty with wilb die cc ind and ais u a recompense for the servi torrico cc of the ibo battalion we cannot however allow this reproach against the nation to bo be longcr lea niter continued and nd shall as often na mode made WOM before congre or its C ammil toes pro against bi idt it as 01 a falc fake uni charge sir ivicin says my tb the idolatry or of the toleration tale gubody now oo 00 under ration na well to the lat oala ITC groo that 52 ak in aea 4 the 1 it of ib the LT bianu Bi arU a 1 ilick K vrem r al of that 01 the by b ui th I 1 war ir ID 1 president palk far ui we anor mik at amab j la 11 tu ji ain I 1 d that they ijuro lim forni bod delay 64 n it is is A mutter matter or of lifter after the lull full and true rue account of the mormon lormon b battalion at hai abeen been in in tile iho TJ as found in tile record of the church and nd in authentic crilio documents obtained from the war do pertinent that a dt legato dared again to 0 o repeat thu this slender against the united states lievore the committee on terri lories tho the truth is that mr jaw C little was M sent by brigham Brig tiam young to withington to ak tho the G government overn ment to amsl I 1 t tho the mormons cormons in luicir mitra tion ion to california ornia whither they were bound I 1 by taking hem beta into bonice I 1 it t wait waa it is in true trao a menial service buch aa driving riving il teems ccann that brigham young youn eXpeCt expected ad and not as 3 in it expedition to take pos station of Calli olnia for tho lie united state just hore here it ib is the quibble comes in but it Is a most us ua vorley ono brigham young did not oset offer the of the united states the mormon battalion but tho the following is what his agent ini in liis is pet tiou ion to president polk in tho the mormon people sal wd id front from twelve to fifteen thousand listro kl may ft nor to california Cn forniA mi 00 many ready to po go same omo have R foaud ad cape horn here and kni I 1 in tomtit mt before ihm him lamo have bare invited 1 kt I the iho bay of tars from M 6 have about forty thon mand sm t alie 1 ali adar mined to rather jamber to ti aliu m lud land dd tull ml mail thu fall thom there baratian kro klao romy many through tho the six stain tho the great num licar in sod around Nair nancoo roo who will go to california am soon as but many of them aro am desti toto into of mono to my their gammage either by or KA or orland lead wo we arc am americans americana true to a conr or country truo to its it aw laws truo ina to iam it bud and we have a go under the vines of 0 the tha american Amp Ame rican artean each 1 TO 4 cold deadam to m rati tiam train from ft a f dign pa power although it should bo be prof proffered fred conr hiu hall inus turn off DIT in ili ihu Is 97 arft aa I 1 val C anbu vw rod and sin in pl pd us ir to bo be foreign if yon wall mini a ma this er I 1 pledge rot my honor bonor am the rap of ihu dropla e tint that the athola lie body will tend aland mealy mi at tonuca To 1 iuca a call sod and set net As one a RIM isum IQ in the hind ADI to alich wh we are goll boil should our Torr atory be craded wo we wt will 11 hold our selve really to enter tho the jold of battle brad and then like our oar pa p bemba fathers miiko make tuo the battle lit id our grave amye or gain aln our liberty the result of 0 this petition act pct ilion and tho the interviews of the lI mormon formon delegate wit with h president poll polk was waa that the lie president of tho the united statta states graciously gracio offered to accept bics tics ice baell alor to of california ono one thou thousand and to io go overland u under it der the command of gen kearney tho other thoua anil to jo go by any wiy of 0 f capa horn thera WAS waa no cruel demand damand but a generous offer of tho the nation to tako take the into service to co with wilh the government in taking jus sessiOn of california and I 1 mr little littie was as a yorty io hi tho the trans action to further show tho the spirit and generous intentions of the government in taking tho the mormon battalion into ser ilac ice we ng beg aa again ia to 14 important documents forwarded to lo us from the war vr dept gemiana GEm iAia orect 0 m V ft millington march 13 23 I 1 1370 t sm eni I 1 hereit herewith OW mini nil inch each papers am I 1 ilan been able ho so 0 o fand chug to ur the aty of the mormon morman me rmon during alarms the ho wor war I 1 ory 1 r nl 1 y 1 0 u r a E A TO arcond tile tho following is ia a eu euina mmary iary of the ease case ike as mado made up front from the government records by adjutant general townsend lion ilan W L bluer of IN 1 or r in a hier to lo general hea do dabal june S 31 pad ii states that it is known a large body of maranon amIR TAntia am miroW for or tho purio iK of to io that man country I 1 lo ibo general to um all proper prozlar men nicano a to have hava ft goo ai understanding with mth them to tho the end brad that tho the united states state iby hivo their chopa opar 1 allen IB an taking ot of and ad that country author baes the general to muster ato awa ouch as caa a bo be to volun july not however to ft a number ending one 08 0 8 thiral of lila late force should they aboy ealr tto the emco bervice they were to go bo be paid u other at tra t ra and ad to bo be allowed to dean u fr far u U coulie bo properly done the lenons r wg kin to act aetna M officers offic erm T this s to he be the oia anthen otho Tit tV under wb which id gawl gamim b hearsay pir uttered d tho the mormon battalion into bateman or tile the mand wu TM mma dereal out of service m in california Call formis in 1947 1317 and it ono ODO amin pavy was again mastered in after to me 0 for twel morat ba this thi wait ran illus out oot in am 1613 1813 at SQ ban diego OOL cut TO 10 C CAPT au alliet aroff a W 1 fort juno J 14 6 1 sm it is ii tood that there ts is largo larf body of mormons who am ro of eard aroi Cratin ff to california for tho the tt ties in ID that dean 7 and I 1 no havo I 1 kretem to daret that tbt you yoa aiu proceed call to their ethlar camps campa ud and endeavor to nim you irom am amongst them four or five of volunteers to join me III lv to 0 o that cont conbary itry b 1 P col lt lot dragoons Kra goona to CAPT J urra anoa lat reg t FL rort and as proof that bat the mormon apostles at al first crat considered tins this a great favor and sit aa honor dono the mormon people by tho the president of the united states WO tto the following follow inc extract from john taylors s letter to tho the saints in great britain rut but to to return Alt although bouRk we liaro loii in humanly and ly dealt with by uie the m country hm wo we unfit yet tha 11 president tit of the I 1 niton stat staurt is fabors bly to lie has sent out to botio five fire hundred of our brethren empl orcil omil in an expedition that wins ru fitting out against wool 1161 ili Neof for them lob fare desir kad and then to ifo eald in california mal kod have thew their am ind anal imp lomen a of WIT war given to thorn them at tho the expiration of uio the t am lod UK mt 4 there is ii DO an prospect of any oy a op itice it amounts to in tho the amo tile as paving cicro m for to th id place whom chev were to go 80 without I 1 hey also had bu tho the play 01 ebo naming their theer own AU 11 nor W 15 luo we shall deal with the macao treaty in ili our next issue issue |
