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of the LDS Church. Brocchus has been described as a man "at times disarmingly charming, at other times biterly sardonic...His face was marked by frequent brawls, for he often engaged his opponents with a quick resort to his fists." Having heard of the accusations against the government on
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September. However, by this point the damage had been done. Harris, Brandebury, and Brocchus concluded that they could not fulfill their assignments in Utah, and they
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Fillmore's territorial officials began to arrive in Utah in the summer of 1851, and they were warmly welcomed by the Latter-day Saints regardless of their religious affiliation. For instance, Judge
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Brigham Young's assertions and the Runaways' counterattack. The Church, whether understandably or not, was in a mood incompatible with submissive acceptance of territorial status. For their part, Brocchus and the others had shown a remarkable
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feared for their physical safety. The three men therefore left Utah for the east on September 28, 1851, less than three months after they had arrived in the Territory. The "Runaways" maintained possession of the $ 24,000
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against Brocchus in which he stated that he could have "loosed the congregation upon Brocchus with a gesture of his little finger, but he satisfied himself with a tongue-lashing." Brocchus' aversion to
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indifference to the feelings of their temporary constituents, had without due cause deserted their offices, and had explained their behavior with statements of at best partial accuracy.
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