 Joseph Ashman says there were people in the territory not happy with the governor's decision, including one man here in South Pass City from where Joseph shares this story. There's a man here who is the current justice of the peace, and he is not happy with this bill being signed. So as a result, he ends up resigning from his position. The vacancy meant someone needed to be appointed to fill that position. Esther Hobart Morris, who comes from back east, needs a job. She sees this job position opening up, and she says, you know what? I can do that.