"The Mormon" for the Preservation of the Union--The U. P. Railway--Interviews with President Franklin Pierce--U. S. Officials--Invasion of Utah--Departure for Salt Lake Chapter XXXI. "The Mormon" Commended by Brigham Young--Trying Times--Courage--Elder Taylor in the Front--"Let the Trial Come"--Speech on the Rights of the People in the Territories Chapter XXXII. The Arrival of Captain Van Vliet in Salt Lake--Elder Taylor on the Approaching Army--How it would be Met--Van Vliet's Surprise and Perplexity--His Report to Secretary of the Interior--Captain Marcy's Letter--Elder Taylor's Reply Chapter XXXIII. Martial Law Declared in Utah--The Legislature to Congress--"We shall not Abandon our Religion"--Give us our rights and we are at Home--Arrival of Col. Kane--Compromises--Entrance of Governor Cumming into Salt Lake--Remaining Difficulties--Preparing for an Exodus--The Peace Commission--Difficulties Adjusted--Elder Taylor's Part Chapter XXXIV. Labors after the Utah War--A Member of the Legislature--Speaker of the House--Probate Judge--Great Discussion with Vice-President Schuyler Colfax Chapter XXXV. A Reign of Judicial Terror--Judges with a Mission--James B. McKean--A Judicial Crusade--A System on Trial--The Highhanded Measures Stopped by the Supreme Court--"Masterly Inactivity"--Elder Taylor on the Crusade--"Be Quiet"--the Counsel Vindicated Chapter XXXVI. Interest in Educational Affairs--Chosen Superintendent of Common Schools--Commended by Authorities at Washington--Death of President Young--The new Leader--Standing of the Twelve Apostles--Elder Taylor's Place in the Quorum--The Hand of the Lord Chapter XXXVII. Character of President Taylor's Administration--The Gardo House Voted as his Residence--The Great Jubilee Conference--A Great Testimony Meeting Chapter XXXVIII. The Quorum of Apostles not the Permanent Presiding Quorum of the Church--First Presidency Chosen--A General Assembly of Quorums--The Voting--Vox Dei et Vox Populi--Dignity of Presidency--Character of Government--One of the Noble Ones Chapter XXXIX. Labors as President--Sample Tours--Character of Sermons--Less of the Poet but More of the Philosopher--A Revelation Chapter XL. Public Reception at the Gardo House--Promise of Peace--Peace Disturbed--New Agitation--An Old Opponent with Bad Taste--The False Indictment--Investigation Asked--Denied--Indecent Haste--Passage of the Edmunds' Bill--The Sacrifice of President Taylor Chapter XLI. "A Storm is Coming"--"Turn up your Collars"--Policy of the Church Outlined--Contest under the Law every Encroachment on the Dominion of Liberty--Warnings and Prophecies--Hosanna--No New Shout--Its Impressions on a Stranger Chapter XLII. Work on the "Mediation and Atonement"--Its Character--"The Aaronic Priesthood"--The "Storm"--Arrival of the Commission--Test Oath--"In the Marriage Relation"--How it Works--First Case in the Crusade--President Taylor's Reflections Chapter XLIII.