President Buchanan asks for four more regiments to help quell "rebellion."
27th I called upon Col Kane Mrs Woodruff also he received
us cordially soon G. A. Smith came in we spent several hours
conversing together talked over old times spoke of government
affairs also the travels of Dr Kane in the polar regions the world
did not [know] his sufferings in that land he had a mad lunitic company
to deal with and came near starving to death even he killed poor
skeleton rats and sucked their blood to keep him alive He spoak of
his death he suffered much in the last hours the world lost an
valuable man at his death he had a knowledge of many things
which would be valuable to the world that died with him.
At the close of our interview we called upon President Young
He spoke of his interview with Col Kane last evening, and
He learned the following fiact in relation to his visit to us in
1846. That Maj Mitchel reported to President Polk that the
Mormons were receiving large sums of Money from the British
Government and they were conniving with the indians against the
government But it was not Generally believed and some said we
were a poor persecuted people and ought to be helped instead
of being persecuted and it was proposed to give us a part of
Kansas Territory which would have been done had it not have
been for Secretary Marcy he said he would resign if it was done
and finally when it was known that General Carney was friendly
to us he was sent off and when Col Allen was appointed to
take charge of the Mormon Battalion and he became our friend
the Doctors killed him Col Kane was sent out by the presid[en]t
to know the truth concerning us as a people and make a true
report of it which he accomplished and done us good. I spent
the evening in the office
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President Young remarked I know to take this life as it is and as men make it it does not appear worth living in but I well tell you that when you see things as they are you will find life is worth preserving and blessings will follow our living in this life if we do right. Now if God should say I will let you live in this world without any pain or sorrow we might feel life was worth living for but this is not in the economy of God. we have to partake of sorrow affliction sorrow and death and if we pass throug through this affliction patiently and do right we shall have a greater reward in the world to come
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