Show I KNOW UTAH By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS 0 Alfred Cummings was the first gentile gentilo governor of Utah He was appointed July 11 1857 lIe He reached Salt Lake during the tho fall and on November 21 he Is Issued Issued Issued Is- Is sued a proclamation rescinding the tho one Issued by his predecessor which proclaimed martial Jaw law and nd di directed directed di- di that all armed bodies disband and return to their homes Failure to obey this command would I subject offenders he ho declared to the punishment meted out to traitors The militia paid but little attention at attention at- at to the proclamation mation of Governor Cummings They maintained through their leader that they were simply defending their homes and were resolved to oppose to the bitter end the advance of the army under Under under un un- der General Johnston Into Utah Thus conditions re remained remained re- re during the winter of 1857 S S S SIti In Iti February 1838 iss there arrived In Salt Like Lake City a aman aman aman man who vho gave his name pame as Dr Osborn and who said he was a messenger from the administration In Washington Wash Wash- ashington ash ington He lie r requested quested an au interview with Brigham Young lIe He made de the Journey from the national capital capital capital capi capi- tal by the way ar of the Isthmus of Panama and Los Angeles Angeles- He lie gave the name of Dr Osborne but he was Colonel Thomas rhomas L. L Kane and upon his arrival was given an unusually warm welcome S S S I I I Immediately the quorum o of the twelve was summoned summoned summoned sum sum- and at a council Colonel Kane ane detailed the cause of his long journey journer Throughout the country tho question was being heing asked and demand was made nado upon President J James mes Buchanan Buchan n for br Information as asto asto asto to what had become of the army which he had sent to Utah It had become lost The stories that leaked ou out t In the East of the destruction of his trains of supplies supplies supplies sup sup sup- plies Indicated that the p people ople erl not to be trifled with What has become of at the Utah army was a war cry and the tho administration was yas denounced forthe for forthe forthe the colossal Iii blunder under Col Colonel nel Kane was to inform the council S S S When the tho ecclesiastical council convened there was I Ino no time lost ost Colonel Kane Xane jumping right from the start into the cause of his mission Said the colonel I 1 come as an ambassador from the chief executive I of our nation and am duly prepared and authorized to tolay tolay tolay lay before you most fully and definitely the feelings I and views of the citizens of our om common country and of or the executive toward you rou relative to the present I position of the territory and relative to the army of tho United States now upon your borders Then he I a added l led After giving you ou the most satisfactory evidence evi dence in relation to matters concerning you now OVI 1 pending J. J I shall call to your our attention and wish to enlist your our sympathy in behalf of the poor soldiers who are now suffering in the tho cold and snow of the mountains I shall request you OU to render them aid and comfort and to assist them to come here and to bid them a hearty welcome to your hospitable valley alley Colonel Kane then requested that he be permitted to hold a private with Brigham Young This was done The result of the interview inter was as never made public |