. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . ers reached its destination, there arrived at Salt LakeCity a man whose remarkable career in these parts as a representa-tive of the Federal Goverment will form much of the matter of theremaining portion of this volume. That man was Hon. C
. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . ers reached its destination, there arrived at Salt LakeCity a man whose remarkable career in these parts as a representa-tive of the Federal Goverment will form much of the matter of theremaining portion of this volume. That man was Hon. Charles , late of Springfield, Illinois, who had recently been appointedChief Justice of this Territory. The wonderful changes following and in part flowing from JudgeZanes administration might induce in many the belief that he wasan instrument of Destiny, and that he came to Utah with a specialmission from the Government; a mission for which he had beencarefully chosen and vested with extraordinary powers. Indeed, hewas more than once styled a mission jurist/ and, like JudgeMcKean, whom he was supposed at one time to be ambitiously emu-lating, was charged with having as his object the overthrow of Mor-monism as a religion. That something of this kind was desired by Judge McKean, whowas a religious enthusiast, many still believe. A man who could.
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