Show r fun r i r SALT sant ALT LAKE CITY november 1870 iko editor evening news loew dear rear sir canyon ganyou can you yon inform me was there ever evet such buch a manas manns man mau us millard miliard fillmore president of ther the unite united d states if sp BP was his authority equal with that held by president grant and if it was had he the authority to appoint and commission brigham young governor of utah territory if so and brigham young was iii lip gally legally and lawfully appointed and commissioned by the president did that give him authority to commission naniel daniel H wells general of the militia he having been unanimously elected by the people of the territory I 1 in accordance with its laws and also the laws of congress and when other officers of militia were elected in accordance accor dance danca with said laws and were commissioned by governors young Cam cumming ming doty durkee and others edid idid did these commissions confer upon said off omm iders officers any authority to a wet det oft ott in such capacity and when the territorial legislature met together having been elected by the people had they the authority to enact laws regulating the militia of the territory and when said laws were approved by the governor and not repealed by congress was the ob observance observant of them binding on the tho people randy and furthermore after laws have been beell passed by the legislature approved by the governor and ni not dt repealed by congress angress on gress can another governor in times of peace and good order by 13 proclamation abrogate said laws and d set them aside I 1 have chave thought not but yet here in utah all of the foregoing can be unblushingly ignored by judges on the bench and unprincipled lawyers 1 1 I was present in court the other day oay during the examination of ottinger and iund others be foreJudge hawley and while listening to the proceedings the above questions presented themselves and the question naturally arose for what was this militia organized organize 4 and what has it accomplished 1 well xe member remember that in the year 1662 1862 W indian war broke out on the plains and ancl mail communication across the continent coMi neilt was entirely cut off acting governor fuller requested a company of militia to go eaga east to open the road and alid if possible bring in the mail general E R T burton responded to the call of general wells took a company of men and in about forty days hard service accomplished the desfred desired object later in the tha same year president lincoln telegraphed to ex govern or brigham young for men for ninety days ex governor young called on gen wells the men were promptly furnished and were on the march in a few hours after the receipt of the order they performed noble ser sen service trice irice under the command of brigadier general lot smith and at the expiration of the term were honorably discharged in 1865 an indian war broke out in the southern part of the territory his excellency governor doty and ana col 0 H Irish then superintendent of indian affairs jiff jaff airs applied for U S troops stationed at camp douglas to suppress the outbreak the troops were refused and to use the language of the superintendent in his bis report to the department the settlers were left to take care of themselves 11 the war continued to rage and become more wide in 1866 superintendent i head in his report to th the e department said after consultation with governor durkee I 1 have desired col potter commanding U S troops at camp douglas to send two or three companies to protect the sett leers leera 11 colonel potter telegraphed to gen dodge for instructions and gen ren pope informed him that the superintendent u perin would have to depend on the militia superintendent head in a further report to the Department says that general wells one of the prominent militia officers after consulting with the governor has raised two or three companies of militia and proceeded to the threatened locality to protect the settlers 11 during the three years war 1865 67 6 7 most moat of the able bodied men from eight counties numbering several hundred were almost const constanti constantly antl anti y in active actie e service the whole expense of the same amounting to over one million dollars was defrayed by individuals li and the territory and up to this day not one dollar has been refunded by the government notwithstanding governor dur kees keels statement iri th the e report to the secretary of war fruat til trl the ohe vic ewas absolutely necessary and therefore sanctioned and authorized by him 7 7 tile tiie to re gol goi n g as i s a i small mallio portion of the fhe s elvice Bervice performed by ithe territorial illi 1111 tia under the authority and direction of governors and general D H wells and as will be seen by the official reports that most of the service was performed when the US U B S troops were were called for and could not be obtained it it does not appear tp have entered into the mind of president Lincoln the governors of the territory and other othen officials that utah had no militia and no authority to organize and control the same game the general D wells referred odin ogin tor in connection with governor durkee as raising companies of militia and find as taking the field in person is the pame gentleman referred to in court the other day in the most ungentlemanly manner by a lowbred low bred lawyer who talked about the general assuming and arrogating to himself power that did not belong to him etc etc I 1 could not see where the assumption and arro was it itin in suffering himself to be elected by the people according to the laws of congress and after fter wards accept accepting a commission from a legally authorized governor and then when united states troops could not be obtained was it in raising companies of militia at the request and by order of the president of df the united states and the governors of the th e territory and taking the field in person to protect the inhabitants 2 1 how fortunate for the inhabitants of these mountains and valleys that the united states government failed to supply utah with her quota of public arms in consequence of this failure the people by great supplied leU themselves with arms and therefore did ad not have to hand band them over oven to bif ily an illegally appointed officer as ordered in the late proclamation mr editor only fancy to yourself a people in a frontier indian country with settlements filled with women and children extending between five and six hundred miles without arms organization or the right to defend themselves isolated settlements in some instances fifty miles apart i liable at any moment to be attacked by the i savages and to have their stock driven they might discover the indians gathering up the stock and yet according to the proclamation muy must t not assemble together with arms even for self protection without being liable to arrest and imprisonment and in the language of the judge of committing those heinous crimes treason tred gon ion rebellion and insurrection dost thou like the picture very respectfully i MILITIA MI LITIA SALT LAKE CITY nov 1870 mr yr editor in the midst of the exhilarating hila rating songs glees duets and recitations given at the ward bunday sunday school concert last evening I 1 was frequently impressed with the power and efficacy of music and as the choir and school rose to sing their looks were so healthy so sweet so pure I 1 thought god must have looked down and said blessed I 1 wish music and singing formed a part of our common school pro gramme I 1 wish we could afford to hire teachers whose musical education forms a part of their profession the concert commenced at seven and terminated at 9 pm sensible hour all could seek their cou couch chrest rest rise in the morning after a refreshing sleep lulled by the effects of the music just heard not so after the fatiguing and sweating process of a seven hours all promenade ac the brethren and sisters who helped us to this treat are worthy of praise and would mention brothers daynes owens harvey taylor sisters thompson mackine sh miss bliss aud and the masters blasters mh and when the young and old joined bro goddard who sangin the choir all ali ail all are talking of utah it made one feel as though a spark bpark of celestial fire had dropped on the hearts of the happy throng pithy speeches of three minutes duration were given by bros musser malben and the Bisho by request the people standing that old time honored and most sacredly ini toned hymn was sung bung praise god aa it never nevet was more heartily sung in lowly chapel or lofty cathedral than in that sweet clean chaste hw baij last night the spirit and the understanding were there to give it unction ard and piquancy let liet us this winter instead odthe of the mazy late hour dances have music dear deer music t for our evenings there was no hat bat passed around no of money no fair no bazaar no festival for fog high ced articles a I 1 or fortune telling booth booth erected as Ilia ihl ya feen peen U u wab was 5 free without money or price bunday sunday school superintendents go and do likewise BO so says ITEM CITY HALL monday nov 1870 met pursuant to adjournment i present secretary treasurer and a in number umber of members prayer by A P rockwood minutes ites of previous meeting accept pofi pd report aport of john pack sen soil as acting chairman of horned homed stock committe committee was read and accepted H J faust wab waa anxious to have a circular letter gotten up by the secretary and A P rockwood and addressed to each of the presiding elders of the different wards urging the immediate immo necessity of taking steps to organize branch societies in each settlement carried john houtz of box elder county and charles decker were added to the committee on horses 1 reports from S H butman and A X ba M musser chairmen of committees on baes bros and fish were read jphn pack sen en informed the meeting 1 n 9 that it was the intention of two of our citizens to introduce some head of durham hei helfers fers which would be offered for sie saie sale at per cent less lesi than if imported in small numbers this would give us a splendid start joseph harker referred to his experience in stock raising he believed that in and in breeding would improve the sheep but it required great card 1 and experience the full blooded leicester was the best for crossing with other sheep he has a three quarter blood french merl meri merino n 0 buck that yields thirteen pounds of wool encouraging remarks were made by bless diess rs putnam rockwood musser and others on the various topics under consideration the name of mrs alden A M jackson of st george was added to the list of members it was moved that a synopsis of the minutes minute sot of this and subsequent meetings with the committee reports be published in the NEWS and herald carried adjourned to meet two weeks hence at 6 p m in the same place benediction by R L campbell campbeli and I 1 heard another voice from heaven i bay say saving saying ng come out dofher of her hez my people opie that ye be not patta parta partakers pat par takers kera dofher of her hez sins and that ye ve receive not of her plagues revs drevs and ath the above text was waa proclaimed by the angel of god to joseph smith in the beginning of his career as a prophet the world haue baue seen the saints comin coming 9 out of many nations and gathering together and have been angry at the big sig sight ht the desolating war that is now raging in europe with a lamentable lame table prospect like the norwegian whirlpool of drawing into its tragic scenes most of the nations of europe together with an implied invitation to the united states to take a part in the conflict is it any wonder that the angel of god should cry come out of her Babylon my people le that ye be not partakers par takers of her sins a and U d that ye receive not of her plagues thia tho movements of the saints speak a language that is fall of meaning in ali ail all nations have seen and heard but understand not it is on too grand and magnificent a scale for their darkened minds to comprehend being blinded by the god of this world itis it is not unlike the language of the stars of heaven and yet those who do understand and try to govern themselves ac cordingly are most cordially hated by a benighted and unbelieving world our enemies are diligently watching for iniquity and rebellion in us they make a man an of offender render for a word and lay a snare for him that reprove th in the gate and are trying to vex and annoy us unnecessarily and they feet feel after us in every conceivable way but be of good bood god will soon feel after them in a way they know not and as they know not god they wll wall not ku know ow it to be him when his hand is upon them how thankful ought the saints to be that they are not in france or prussia and if not already they soon will be that they are re in no part of 13 europe orope for pen can cannot not describe the horrors and desolation the misery and death that will roll through the nations of the earth until their utter overthrow to the ohe saints I 1 would say bide your time be patient serve god and keep his commandments and be not overcome by the spi sai of the world and you s shall h all ail be bb more chhn satisfied truly your bro in fhe the gospel 0 41 fyie fylE h |