The Story of the Mormons : From the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901
The book The Story of the Mormons : From the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901 was written by author Linn, William Alexander, 1846-1917 Here you can read free online of The Story of the Mormons : From the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Story of the Mormons : From the Date of Their Origin to the Year 1901 a good or bad book?
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M. Bernhisel, the territorial Delegate to Congress, who was allowed to retain his seat during the entire " war," a motion for his ex- pulsion, introduced soon after Congress met, being referred to a committee which never reported on it, the debate that arose only giving further proof of the ignorance of the lawmakers about Mormon history. Mormon government, and Mormon ambition. In Washington Bernhisel was soon in conference with Colonel T. L. Kane, that efficient ally of the Mormons, who had su...cceeded so well in deceiving President Fillmore. In his characteristically wily manner, Kane proposed himself to the President as a mediator between the federal authorities and the Mormon leaders.^ At that early date Buchanan was not so ready for a compromise as he soon became, and the Cabinet did not entertain Kane's proposition with any enthusiasm. But Kane secured from the President two letters, dated December 3.2 The first stated, in regard to Kane, " You furnish the strongest evidence of your desire to serve the Mormons by undertaking so laborious a trip," and that "nothing but pure philanthropy, and a strong desire to serve the Mormon people, could have dictated a course so much at war with your 1 H.
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