| Show GET THE STORY sr RAIGHT one story Is stood good till the other is told P 1 to ie ao an old saying baying that has ha many illustrations in human experience the remark way may have direct application to lo the oft repeated abortion auert an lon mada by those thoe unfriendly to the mormon people that the calling of the Morr mormon nolo Batt battalion shop was wai intended as a an act a 0 klu kind duess nega to the saints sainto just juat expelled from nauvoo and was waa a response tu to their belr request reque at this kind of a story atory may seem plausible to many ur aron on 2 partial of nf the events eventa of 1846 but bug when the whole facts are maue known it will be found to he thorough ly at variance therewith even amot g resi residents donto of there appears I 1 br be some om misinformation formatin n on this subject an ai may be seen een in the following letter HOOPER utah july 25 1805 1895 the forty eighth anniversary of the settle ment of utah was properly observed at Syracuse Davia Davis county the orator of the day made the statement iha iba while the mormon people were outcasts in iowa in 1846 the united states made a demand them chent for able bodied men to serve in the war with mexico at the noon rece rejeb a it a aroe between the writer bud and his old friends the orator bishop david cook and others whom I 1 have known since 1861 WO we mutually agreed 11 reed to submit the question to 10 the NEWS and ask in the cause of truth and justice that you reply through your non tion nonpartisan araa partisan paper the question location is this ad the U 19 government make the demand upon those these persecuted outcast in hopes hopee that the old men women and ob children ildren might perish by the indians or starvation star vai ion my contention is in that col jesse C little etc as abent of the mormon community wedi benl to washington D C and proposed proposed to the president of the united states to furnish thousands of men to pro tec the ibe pacific coast if the united states would arm equip and pay them as enrolled soldiers of the uni ed states the large number of men offered caused suspicion to 10 arise TUB tao president and cabinet knowing that the mormons cormons had them not in this land con concluded eluded they would woud only accept five hundred mon men truth in ia truth whoever found ton d on heathen or on cunnian gromad according to pro promise prociso miso 1 1 have stated he be question ox fairly and brielly bri elay As a matter matler of tact fact it is in almost immaterial to the writer m B like the noble pioneers our toes will soon boon all be turned to the stars but in the interest of the future and the rising generation and thou ando who have come to 10 manhood in these boudain moun mou Dain sins it is time thin thim historical fact or fiction was settled beyond controversy tro versy yours respectfully EDWARD F M HOOPER utah july 26 25 1895 toe the main questions involved in the foregoing communication way may be b bri fly stated and replied to as follow 1 while the mormon people were 0 outcasts in iowa did the government esmand men to serve in the war with mezio yes 2 D dri i the offer meo men it if the government would fit them out and pay mew as soldiers no As to whether there was waa a hope that the old men women and children might perish that must be judged by the the circumstances instances and expressions of i he time the government did not officially state such a none hope and many lending leading government officials would have abhorred the idea bad lit it been presented to 10 them to that furm but bat here were ware others othera and those the me do de signing ones who had no suck scruples cru there was an offer made on behalf of the mormon people col little requested g government aid for the to 10 got get to the ator aud it was thought ibe be national authorities might wish to employ be otin in treib ting provisions and naval stores to oregon and the pacific coast this was be before foret the war broke out there was waa no ok of ering of thousands or of men in a way to sw create suspicion and none existed such faeh me is BUff suir col little stated the number of mormon already on the wy way be also stated the number wish ing to gather from the british isle isles and be pledged his bin honor that it iu their new acme that territory should be invaded they would hold bold it Is for the he states and against the evemy this offer was not accepted nor woo wae skin akin to it although Pirt president aident polk expressed As aa friendly pending the proceedings war broke us u president and cabinet assented to a proposition bat was w acceptable to the Moro Boo when inveterate foe to I 1 be driven duiven and persecuted bainte senator 11 bent D of missouri Miu ouri interposed anu nil by his bis influence the whole plan was waa changed into the demond demand that bat was waa a burden on oa the 60 exiles alle la in taj atea i of the he aid they bad been led to OIL poet the mormons cormons wore won startled almost aamot dismayed there them had been irge relative to disarming and dis dj perel tig the salute saints and subs quent information that senator benton bad obtained from thu the dout euta a pledge that teat if the mormons cormons rie refused fused to re spooL to the call united states troops would be sent to disarm sint disperse them the very amlet that donator renton benton tbt thought abe be Mon nonet might refuse shows wal tuai be well kow know thai the call made woe was the me opposite to that hat which had bad been sought by ool col little further detailed slid and accurate information may be gained on an this thin in whitneys eyB history DIXI of diab sib it if our respondent wr e car cares to pursue the he farther but from what wha has been stated be CAR can readily ses see there was wai no do connee connection tion between the request made by col little add nd the call for the mormon battalion |
