Feb 25
you most fully and definately the feelings and views of the citizens
of our common Country and of the feelings of the execative
towards you relating to the present position of officers of
this territory and the armey of the United States now upon yor
Borders and after giving you the most satisfactory evidences in
relation to matters concerning you now pending I shall then
call your attention and wish to enlist your sympathies in behalf
of the poor soldiers who are now suffering in the cold & snows of
the mountains and request you to render them aid and comfort
and to assist them to come here and to bid them a Hearty
welcome into your hospitable valley. Governor Young may I be
permitted to ask a private interview for a few moments with
you Gentlemen please excuse my formality for a few moments
they were about 30 minutes in secret session. they then returned
to the room & Dr Col Kane Then said that capt Van vleit
made a good report about us and used an influence to have
the Armey stop East of Bridger and had done a great deal
in our behalf you all look vary well you have built up a great
empire here in a short time. He spoke upon our prosperity wheat
Bread vegitables He was asked if Dr Bernhisel took his seat
in congress He said yes he took his seat He was opposed by the
Arkansaw members & a few others but they made fools of themselves
for if he had been refused his seat it would have been a d[e]clerat-
ion of war you have bourn your part manfully in this contest I was
pleased to see how patiently the people took it. Govornor Young asked
how the Presidents message was received the Dr said as usual in
his appointments he has been cruelly impartial. So far he has
made an excellent president. He has an Excellent cabinate they are
more united and work together better than former cabinets have
done. President Young said I suppose they are united in putting
down Utah. Col Kane said I think not. Buchanan made
one Balk in the spanish affair and in the Black warrior affair
The Cansas [Kansas] affair is not setled as yet and I hope it may grow
worse untill the people will take it in hand. In speaking of the
money pressure he said it commenced with the failure of the Ohio
Life insureance and trust company and then the Banks and
other firms followed in their turn. Col Kane said I wish you
knew how much I feel at home I hope I shall have the privilege
of Breaking bread with these my friends. Gov Young said I
want to take good care of you. I want to tell you one thing and
that is the men you see here do not look old and the reason
is they are doing right and are in the service of God and
if men would do right they might live to a great age. there
is but few men in the world that have the great amount of
Labure to do which I have I have to meet men evry hour in
the day. I stand in the streets and do more business in an hour
than Any president, King or Emperor has to perform in a day
I have to think for the people constantly. I think that
you can endure more now than you could 10 years ago. if you
had done as some men have you would now have been in your
grave before now. Col Kane said that I fear that I can
endure more than I could 10 years ago for I feel that my life dont
pay and I feel like going away as soon as it is the will of God to take me