There were fights in U-tah, for the Mor-mons would not live by our rules and sought to cast off our yoke, but the Pres-i-dent sent troops out to force them to stop their tricks and lay down their arms, which they did.
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TAKING THE U. S. MAIL ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE '50S.
The great Pa-cif-ic Rail-way made a start when Bu-chan-an held the reins. The sole way to cross the plains and the Rock-y Mts. had been by mail coach, which was slow and not safe from In-di-an raids. Large sums and great skill were what did the work, which was not brought to an end till 1869.
While Bu-chan-an was in the chair, in 1859, a great feat took place. The first wire was laid through the sea. Words were then sent from our land to those in the Old World.
A man by the name of John Brown made up his mind
