The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 32

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Excerpt from The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 32: Organ for Young Latter Day Saints These and many other thoughts must have surged through his mind as the consummation which gladdened his heart was brought before him and the means placed at his disposal of sending with the speed of a sunbeam a greeting back to the land where he and those of his faith were not permitted to live, enjoy peace and pursue paths of happiness! What a history it all was, and how impossible is it to grasp with a mental effort the fulness of its consequences! To the message of President Young a courteous reply was made by President Wade, his words being fervent with friendliness and esteem and expressive of the greatest good for all concerned. Immediately after the transmission of the first message, a second one was dispached, this to President Abraham Lincoln at Washington and signed by Frank Fuller, acting Governor of the Territory. This was much more effusive, containing extravagant protestations of loyalty and bristling with such patriotic periods as must have warmed up the wire along which they sped. Of course it was a great occasion and doubtless the Governor was trying to be equal to it, but I am somewhat of the opinion that a careful analysis would show that he got a long way beyond it. A very brief, modest reply was received on the 20th, as follows: "Washington, D.C, "Oct. 20th, 1861. "Hon. Frank Fuller Acting Governor of Utah Territory: "Sir - The completion of the telegraph to Great Salt Lake City is auspicious of the stability and union of the Republic. The Government reciprocates your congratulations. "Abraham Lincoln." Not a great deal of commercial business was done for a while, as may readily be understood. Congratulations, felicitations, greetings and all that sort of thing had to be attended to, and there was much reason for it. Utah had taken on an added dignity and made a plunge toward the fore by reason of the telegraph's advent, and it was clearly impossible to appreciate the occasion more than its importance justified. The good and patient people of this tried and true commonwealth now began to reap some of the reward of their patient, plodding industry and uncomplaining seclusion from the busier haunts of men, they were in instantaneous communication with the world at large. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.