. Americana. ^^«i GEORGE A SMITH A Pioneer of Utah, aud Founder of Parowan. Counselor to President Bri^ham Young, in the First Presi-dency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Liitter-Day Saints, from1868 to 1875. Church Historian from 1854 to 1S75, the year of his death. Cousin to Joseph Smith, the Prophet of the New Dispen-ation. History of the Mormon Church By Brigham H. Egberts, Assistant Historian of the Cliurch CHAPTER LXXIX The State of Deseret NOTWITHSTANDING the national congress did notadmit the state of Deseret into the American Union,but on the contrary granted a charter for a territor


. Americana. ^^«i GEORGE A SMITH A Pioneer of Utah, aud Founder of Parowan. Counselor to President Bri^ham Young, in the First Presi-dency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Liitter-Day Saints, from1868 to 1875. Church Historian from 1854 to 1S75, the year of his death. Cousin to Joseph Smith, the Prophet of the New Dispen-ation. History of the Mormon Church By Brigham H. Egberts, Assistant Historian of the Cliurch CHAPTER LXXIX The State of Deseret NOTWITHSTANDING the national congress did notadmit the state of Deseret into the American Union,but on the contrary granted a charter for a territorialgovernment, the state of Deseret continued to be thegovernment of the people in the Great Salt Lake region until thearrival and installation of the territorial ofi&cers late in the sum-mer of 1851. The general assembly of the state of Deseret, onthe 28th of March of that year, took notice of the act of Con-gress for the organization of the territory of Utah, the mailhaving but recently been received,


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