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$15,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

THE DESERET NEWS BEING A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR THE DIFFUSION OF GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG THE LATTER DAY SAINTS. "TRUTH AND LIBERTY." An extremely rare complete volume of this important Mormon newspaper, covering the critical second year of the Utah War and the abandonment of Salt Lake City. With Colonel Albert Johnston's Army of Utah camped on the outskirts of the city, Buchanan's special envoy, Thomas Kane, worked furiously with the Mormon leadership to negotiate terms for the occupation of Salt Lake City. Although he convinced the Mormons to accept Buchanan's newly appointed governor, Albert Cumming, the defiant Brigham Young declared a massive exodus southward with instructions that, should trouble with the Army develop, the Mormons were to burn all their settlements and abandon the territory. The press of THE DESERET NEWS joined what became known as "The Move," the largest of the many Mormon withdrawals. From May to September (numbers 9-26) THE DESERET NEWS was printed in Fillmore City, 148 miles south of Salt Lake. Articles from this troubled time include numerous editorials decrying the unfair treatment of Utah, especially in light of more grievous concerns in Kansas and the South.Of particular import is the June 16 issue, which reprints Buchanan's proclamation of April 6 declaring Utah to be in rebellion. It also includes word of the creation of the Department of the Platte, established specifically to protect communications with the Army of Utah from Indian and Mormon

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