Dear Brother William: Your letter of Feb. 4th came duly to hand. Press
of other matters has prevented me from answering sooner. Since then, as you are
aware, Brother Geo. Q. has regained his liberty, and is now greatly enjoying it
and improving by visiting and meeting with the saints whenever opportunity
permits. On his first sentence he received no benefit of the "Copper Act", as
it is called, because the term of imprisonment was shorter than the law contem-
plated for such benefits. But under the second sentence- 100 days- he got the
full benefit allowed by the "Copper Act"- that is, five days off per month, or
about fifteen days.
In regard to getting a State goverment for Utah, I cannot see but it will
be just as consistent for the Lord to soften the hearts of the "powers that be"
to give the people of Utah their rights, in some small degree, in the form of a
State goverment, as to soften them to administer the harsh laws they have made
to rule us by, in some degree of mildness and humanity. We are now, politically
Dear Brother William: Your letter of Feb. 4th came duly to hand. Press
of other matters has prevented me from answering sooner. Since then, as you are
aware, Brother Geo. Q. has regained his liberty, and is now greatly enjoying it
and improving by visiting and meeting with the saints whenever opportunity
permits. On his first sentence he received no benefit of the "Copper Act", as
it is called, because the term of imprisonment was shorter than the law contemplated for such benefits. But under the second sentence- 100 days- he got the
full benefit allowed by the "Copper Act"- that is, five days off per month, or
about fifteen days.
In regard to getting a State goverment for Utah, I cannot see but it will
be just as consistent for the Lord to soften the hearts of the "powers that be"
to give the people of Utah their rights, in some small degree, in the form of a
State goverment, as to soften them to administer the harsh laws they have made
to rule us by, in some degree of mildness and humanity. We are now, politically