| Show demonstration DEMON STATION AT ST GEORGE ST GEORGE washington county january 7 1562 EDITOR dese ker KET NEWS NE ws knowing how bow anxious the people of utah are to know what transpires in all parts of the Terri territory nory nors as well as what is going on in other and distant parts of the world I 1 will give a brief account of thep the proceedings edings of the dwellers dw elers eiers in this city on the ath instant stant in in relation to the convention and state government movement movements in which all take a deep interest at break of oe day the stars and stripes were unfurled to the breeze and proudly waved as if conscious of the he vicinage of many staunch Is sup Bup supporters up porters three salutes were fired in honor of IE the national ensign at 10 am one gun was fired as a signal for the people to assemble on the public square the star spangled banner banners and other national airs were played by the brass band i the mie meeting was called to order by col eli whipple whippie e when on motion robert gardner esq was chosen chairman and james G bleak secre secretary tary on taking the chair the presiding officer briefly stated that the object of the meeting was to consider the propriety of uniting with our f olow fellow citizens throughout the territory in order to adopt means for obtaining a state government for utah that she may take her proper po among the american states Aless rs eli whipple ani kus gus AT cannon jesse IV crosby D D I 1 mcarthur AI Arthur and lorenzo chark clark were appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the benti sent ments of the people assembled in their eign sign capacity and during their absence on the duty duly ass assigned ned the meeting was addressed 1 by jacob gates james houston and joseph I 1 oarton esis the committee reported a series serles ser ies leb les of spirited i resolutions prefaced by a preamble setting i forth the regret entertained for the disloyalty and rebel ion of 0 many states slates the desire to maintain the sacredness of the constitution I 1 the ability of the citizens citi zens of utah to sustain a state government and their right to the privileges accruing in wh ch were adopted without a dissent dissenting ing inq voice lions wiliam wil wll iam lam crosby il G A smith and J M moody were unanimously sustained as the he convention from washington county when the meeting adjourned the foregoing is respectfully submitted for eoa coa consideration JAMES G BLEAK FROM FROAM IRON COUNTY CEDAR CITY iron co U I 1 january 7 1862 to THE EDITOR OF TILE THE DESERET NEWS DEAR SIR knowing vat tatyos you feel interested in any good news from this southern country we e send you a few brief minutes of a mass meeting held here on he the oth iastan instant to appoint dele delegates atey atea to a convention to be held in lil great sawlike salt sait lake city Jat jai uary 11 lunt esq est was unanimously chosen eb chairman airman and C jones arthur tae meeting bein being called to order by the chairman the following comeil teea teeg were ap pointed hinted to wit isaac C haight samuel leigh beigh agh and james whittaker esis erb were ere chosen a committee to nominate delegates and john itu iau hunter E eeds were app in ed a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the feelings of the meeting K the lions hons hosea stout sil sll s S smith and horace S eldredge were nominated by the committee and unanimously elec ed by the in meeting delegates to the convention the following preamble and resolutions were TI ere presented by the committee on resolutions and unanimously adopted we the citizens of cedar city iron county U T in mass meeting assembled feeling grateful to almighty god for his past mercies and blessings bestowed upon us and for the pace jacc ace and prosperity we enjoy ili in these per perilous 1 ip a iti ili s times which are threatening the de destruction 5 truc true ef cf the he federal union and ana ever feeling thit that love for the constitution of the united states which was framed trained by the patriotic patar tic fathers of ao 70 through inspiration of 0 the almighty and being desirous ot of bei g admitted a sute state into the federal U ion deem it necessary that a Conven convention tio i be held in great gnat S sit alt at lake nake cit j 0 on n J nuary for the purpose 0 adopting t a constitution preparatory pre y to the admission ol 01 0 utah into the family of federal states and to memorialize congress thereon therefore resolved that congress be petitioned for the admittance it utah into the federal euion as one of the stars of the great areat bonstel ution with all the rights and privileges of other states resolved that we will hy by our fi support the constitution of the unite 8 ates and ancl not be behina any of cur sister states baates in our devotion to the cause of pariot pa not im lim I m and liber y V resolved that we will protect and defend the constitution of the united states inviolate with our lives ilves fortunes and sac ed honor aft art r which the meeting was addressed by isaac C IIa lla ight henry lunt philip K smith jas whittaker esis arid and others in a crost eloquent and patriotic manner expressive of the loyalty and fidelity of the people to lo the constitution of odthe the united sates great enthus enthusiasm lasin iasin prevailed throughout hout the meeting C yo JONES NE S artl antl lus lur |
