| Show l h During the Civil war period there was a great deal of ot bitterness shown hown on the part of oC the Gentile and the Mormons The people ot oL Utah were under suspicion of be being UC- UC ing Illg dl disloyal loyal to the government This ThI resulted In the sounding founding of OZ Ft Pt Douglas There Then grew glew up a n. dif ference terence between the governor Of Ot Ottlie the territory Ster Stephen hel S. S Harding and the majority of ot the people which finally culminated in n tho the signing of ot a Ll petition to President Abraham Lincoln for tOl the removal remo of the governor I Harding was appointed governor of or the tho territory in March 12 anti ami he be ai arrived rived in Salt Sait Lake in July In Inan Inan Inan an address delivered in Salt Lake on Pioneer day dav he wa was eloquent In commending the people for the tho In industry industry in- in thrift and patriotism shown and he declared that he came caine to Utah as a a. messenger of and goo good 1 will with no wrongs to complain complain com corn plain of ot and no net religious prejudice e eto to overcome and while expressing disappointment to Colonel Connor for tor coming to Salt Lake with his command rather rathel than remaining at nt mp Floyd Fod h o disclaimed for the tho government an any unfriendly motive In the moving of or Colonel Coonel Connors Connor's command to Salt Lake PLEDGES SUPPORT After t exhorting all parties te t tp re respect re- re the rights of ot others particularly particularly larty the soldiers and citizens ho he concluded by pledging hi his hlA sympathy sympathy sym pathy and support for tor tho the maintenance malMe nance of law lawand anti and order This pledge of the executive was given on July Juh 24 but in itt hid first me message sage to Pie the general assembly o ot or Utah h he forgot his pledge and ond nd he was free tree in his criticism of oC the people peo peo-I peo pie of ot whom he b believed a majorIty majorIty major- major I Ity were not loyal to the government govern govern- ment So far fat as at their religion was concerned he found considerable fault and particularly rI the matter lor of plural marriage There was apparently ap aj- ap- ap parenti a clear change of front Appointed at the same Sante time timo with Governor Harding HaidIng elc verc two asso elate Justices of or the territorial su su- su u- u preme court preme-court court viz lz Charles B B. B White and Thomas 3 J. J Drake After Aftel a I short time of ot residence It became Known kno that the two justices and he tile Ile governor were using all effort II h in their power ower to secure legislation b by con congress ss which t would j place the I selection of ot jurors in in n the hands of ot the United States marshal as also alsoto alsoto alsoto to empower the governor to ap aji appoint point the militia ot ot bt t the tel tei rHory and this th the people I as an attempt to sub subvert every I right of ot free tree citizenship A mass meeting to protest was called to meet In the old tabernacle and Prid th the action of the territorial of officials f- f named was denounced In addresses b by Brigham Young Apostle Apos- Apos tIe lle John Taylor ray and others and it was openly charged that the three officers were endeavoring to stir I up LIp strife not only between the people peo pee I pl pie of ot Salt Lake City and the soldiers sol eel diers quartered at Ft Douglas Dougas but also between the citizens of the territory and the government go o of the United States States- This bitterness existing between the the- citizens and the soldiers came near terminating In n a c collision HARDING OPPOSED At the mass meeting in the old tabernacle on Tuesday March 3 1863 resolutions of censure were and protests made made- a against the he course which Governor Harding had adopted he Waving having vetoed practically every measure which hE the legislative had p passed sed sedat at the January session and accusation was also made against J Jus Justices s tices Waite and Drake for tor the ourse which they were pursuing pursuing- The result was the drawing up 01 ol ola a petition to President Abraham Abrahan Lincoln demanding the removal remo of or Harding Drake and Walte Waite as Ava waa the he request made upon them to re resign re- re sign A committee consisting of Jeter Jetel Clinton Orson Pratt and John Taylor was vas designated to wait walt upon upon the officials the day following and make the request tOt for the resIgnation resignation resignation tion end and thIs request was complied compIled with b by the committee but the officIals officials of- of declined to t step tep down Haut hard lags ng's friends as also those of ot Drake Drake- and anti Waite Valte were wele not Idle and they I sent a counter petition to Washington Washing Washing- ton urging the chief magistrate to io not remove remo them |
