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Show iv A 5 4J xV ; sj 'ta ' AWi)j yif !; H t t uv v SAL i'Kiu.'-- From 1 i;i. 8.VI i'iu hubi wriiirn bv John i ). i,. e, u.iJnl, -- Iburnoiiy, Washington Co.. U, to liis Excellency Gov. B. Youtnrvi Superintendent. Indian ana ued by tin' Governor In his puli to H.n. Janies W. Denver, Washington, D, C., Commissioner; dated January 0, lAU charges tin- crime f S plumber 11th tu tin Indians, "ihLord's battle axes. That this letter was?, sheer fabrication is now admitted lv al! the Mormons. That the lie was between litis and his Seer and Reektor IVophet. son no one can doubt who has followed Pedestrian along the bloody pathway of events from the JOth of August, ISdl', when George A. Smith of "chin music no'oricty in the Taber-i!e. crossed the Jordan, on his trip mith, io the t.MIth of September, when John 1. Lee wave iris narrative to the b pb lit. Seer, Revelator, President ami Trustee-in-trus- t of theMouulain Meadow Massacie. We know that narrative was horiiblein its details. Brother Brigham 'aid upon tlie trial of his son in this Mormon gospel, that he stopped Lee horn teliin. it all to him, as from what i had heard did not want by rumor, feel mms a ret ital harrowed with mv up a Af-iair.- -, - d mh-pte- mi i 1 detail." A lirimhaiit Young's feelings hit,' tub i easily "hanmved up. and, with the sympathy that always ciiaractei i,es . ucIi i men as wjio d'e.tm of uniting throats and then tejl heir d: earns to harrow up tlie feelings -- ender-heurt.i- d !n-- i listening thousands of jsi t!:e Tabermt-.be- . made urrangomi nts with J.ee to kn p he matter a secr-'ami j',,o (he Putted. Elates Gove, umeiu und th.e with a patched-;!- ! he. He did ot wish to harrow up the feelings ,.f Hrpe!.jih ill t he United Mates; for they might IiOt so easily overlook the time of the slaughter of Ibi men, women and children as hi' did after brother Lee testified that there was not dmp of innocent Mood in the emigrar.t amp; f.n of the two children in ids f 'Use of the twelve who hud been iMod from the almost universal daughter. lie could get but one to kneel in prayer tine, and the other 'O old Hugh at her fordoing it. Mlhdii V, the Util ol December, 15?, Lake was S; l'id,riiHv'le iwded to its utmost capacity for these ie war tini- -s tile Territory was under ins: tmi law and tin Tabernacle were p- euliariv spicy and m tlcdr discussion of public mat- an on the momnv tin Legislative Wembly of the Territory was to hold first session. There was no doubt in he mind of a single individual its that concourse of people ot the abildv '! the auvoo Legion under tlie command of Lieutenant-Genera- l Wells to Amp the whole United States. A few P' ui atiis ptevious the Iropl.i t, under !! inspiration of insanity or a bad had told them that: 1'lie time has an iv ed when we hu r tie-to be trodden nmh r foot by mr 'M mn ami die, or to drle.nd ourselves el oiu nghts, ami which will it be? y man and woman fee! their hearts ho, them wtu-they think of submitting the ippressii in and a Lb abosnbu Pee pra ticed I" our ent mies and ' ught hv them to be introduced into r aiii! we .i di not subnet to ' wicked anil mdawiid treatment " thep ji comes trom United States or d he'd, for tieterms a'-- Ametican eiticn-- (of a, singular son of their ritriits. I toid Paptidn Van Vliot that I did not cate how many troops they sent. Why, said he, the United States, with an treasury, can send out ten, twenty or fifty I replied, thousand troops. do not care anything about that.' The captain then asked if had counted the cost, and I said yes, fur this people have, but i cannot estimate it for the United Stales, for if thev at tuaily persist in their present 13 rauicsl coinsi;, before they get through they "til want to let the job to They do not know the Captain of the armies of Israel, and although they profess to believe in Him, they do not realize that lie is about to hold a eontroversy with them for their iniquity. If we will stand up as men and women of trod, the yoke shall never be placed about our necks attain, and all hell cannot overthrow us, even with the United Slates to hai k them. t i On this oat ticuiar Sunday Loieno I). brothe: of the Young, Prophet, who I is still believe living in these lrublou said: If times. our enemies, I dj not mean that few out yonder (alluding to the I nited States forces, that Brother Lieutenant General Wells had been engaged in harras-ine- ) a swarm of long lulled eculd eat them up at a supper spell. th mean thi moje Uint'1 Sta irioh fOifJ if thev should enmc upon us, they cannot prevail, for thev- ire fui'htimjr uirainst the Kingdom of God and warring against the Saint' of the Most High. The combined nations of the the earth will trv to a obliterate i in ;ruth trom l in earth, hut as tin .or of Hosts lives is tin v cannot ;i on it; and thu stands (he bcaise (Sic the old shin helm ami In- will Zion in a sad con: se." 11 ro her 'bir w.is n nil - m.i v qu, ni l day. he prophesied, that the little buvs before him would see the day hen they will hav e power to raise (he dead; they will have power to do iiiimy things we do not have power to do," In the jourict! of H C. Kimball pubmi edited lev Sister lished in Helen Xav Whitimv, it is stated that no man. perhaps Joseph Smith ex ceptrd, who lias belong! d to tins generation, even possessed the gill 01 prophecy to and greater degree than Pedestrian has read Brother Kimball. find find several the journal carefully. remaikaide prophecies recorded therein; among the rest, one in which jinmediatedly after baptizing a young lady' at Walkerford Eng., he met Elder and exclaimed, Wiiliard Richards, have eWiiiaid baptized ymir wife toBrother day; to ihosc who knew Willard's 111:11 eying propensities this mac not seem such an extraordinary peep into the future, as it does to lus daughter; and we do not esteem it as highly as the prophecy we have quoted above in his sermon of the i.kh, of Dm el! her. I'm? , us which he predicts th" ivntt of the little Iiqvs to insc the dead. It he had said, the Devil, tlieie wi ,d I be no doubt oi it' littoral fulfilment; lut peihaps that may be hu'iubed It so we know in the mariv things. ISeb'O-DthsU Itotln-Kiniindl, vvithvm the Urim and Thummmii or tie peep stone, possessed the gift of piopheey to ns Joseph .'mirh, for a il'ge-i"ho heard that uianv of tin liftSe oy in '.5?. have ever since and icuioring their iiilbhg by raising the Devil, ail hough tlie dead anuri.bsturbe-t them. Heier I s j j i ', ai his ou-di- J 1 v m-A- 1 - 1 - 1 1 -- nwli-tjuise- an interesting preacher, way, that we can scarcely refrain from quoting- him. He spake, out of the fullness of his depraved heart without any hesitation, utterances so filthy that wo ore compelled by respect foi the laws forbidding the circulation of indecent literature to refrain from their quotation; but then he had the to gift of prophecy almost equal Brother Joseph Smith. Pedestrian oftentimes in reading liK as in the the with es eft X imported ?. music taken out of them by that very proper Apostle's Albert Harrington; is compelled to turn away with disgust, the Apostle sublime paraphrasing have the gift, of utterance'. Though not common have decency, prophecy t from the to be banished tabernacle and consigned to companionship with, tin naked tribes of teniral Africa.' in j j j it 1 such was act t , io . man-chil- d , NO. IV. in wry b,i-- e aid stupid may perturm, but twite'.' in paralyzing its pou er when it Vhdatts vested and asjusih-olights, affronts iusulu-sumes ond. 'legated authority, am knowing that the army, reported to be on its way to Utah, was an J if not resident sent by th ,rHt, of the United States, and if sent bv him, in the manner and for tin pm pose alleged in all the- information permitted to reach ns. n a though in the latter event acting under color of law, upon learning its near approach I issued, as in mnntitufnon'l duty hound, a proclamation exnre-sslforbidding all bod ms of armed men, under whatsoever name or by whomsoever sent, to come within the bounds of tills. Territory. That army', or more strictly speaking wcA, is probably by revelation through the Urim and Thmnmiu mob refused to obey that proclamation, wretches they were thus to defy the Lord's anointed I") copies of which, were officially furnished them, and prosecuted their march to the neighhoihood of Fort Bridge r arid Supply, (which were vacated and burnt upon their approach.) where it i said they intend to winter. Under these, circumsianccs I lor respectfully suggest suspension counsel, that you take such measures as vour enlightened judgment may' dictate to insure public tranquility ami pro tect, preserve and perpetuate inviolate those inalienable constitutional rights which hav i descended to us as a rich legacy from our forefather', we have before us a list of the names of these priests forever after the order of Kverv one Mehdsiidek his name live. John D. Lee was stands just beneath that of Dane G. Haight with whom he had spent the ' Midday night preceding the September massacre, the Ut!i- in the old. di'tilien near Cedar Gii' where they together had arranged the Jan by which they could get of the J.5 1 eimgi.ints from Ai- kan.sas, who had killed Joseph Smith, fourt--evein's before at Carthage, llli- of divid the mils, and their canio among the Israel of the Lat- Govi-rnmen- - 1 ilil U, 1SS7. A - 1 1 1 rtaf, out the laborers an fi iv," is servant Brigham. We are independent of their troops and their poor, miserable, unsrodly scoundrels that thev- call civil officers. What ei v II ity, to com.,' hen- to us with over thousand preside With it u them the Mormons troops! isg G d Brigham Young; we will kill him amt Heber G. Kimball, and wo will seduce ami debauch every' woman in the city of Salt Lake. The Loid has said to Brother Brigham, say ya them, before all Israel, in my name, they cannot come in here. ( ! i' uhj ( Ilovv good it is to that the ilav has come in vvhiiU we have d chuedour This we Lave done beindependence. cause the Lord God has said it to his ) ! t LAKE CITY. UTAH. T , . Nv 1 The ha r rc'-- ; N; mV j ,es?s$ir WALKS ABOUT ZION. L : The next (lav tin Legislature iissem- c,t 30 o'clock with xiur Governor" its head. Kimball in making the an at muuc'ement of its Sirst meeting at the it is the b, i( dose of his vermon said: In.i': is there upon the fa.-- of Iffjislut'n't he t! the earth, because j li Jn VA.'--no person time mly oo, and there men of those who hold it, the men of us Israel. There are, forty-nin- e the representatives of this whole Tor for the Govern-- j ritory. to make ment and the protection oi tlie people, but when these men have made, a law our Governor can veto it in a moment; he is the head of the 1) partimmL to make laws to protei t, sustain .tail uphold the Kingdom of God in al! the world. If a law is made to protect me, it equally protects you and your wife and. you children ; now, I want to know if there is a man or woman Imre who is not interested in that? Those who feel in favor that our Governor continue, (Gumming' was on his wav) and to uphold and sustain Lint with the Legislature ami everything else that is good, rise up As a matter of course on your feet. the whole congregation arose, they have always done, so; they did it then, they dolt now, for they obey eounsel. After tins expression of nminimity ol feeling. I lobe, r blessed the congregation wit it th.e Governor and everything to hum. and the multitude re- bled , (wl-.u- tle-rc- , j ; i i - i nftei-vvrtnl- i ! a- - dK-iitse.- -, - enter-'.imin- g 1 t -! a- ' r h- - v i -- i H h- ' ' t - v 1 1 1 con-nette- ; - j d ds j epos-tale- j j ' t v v j ; - i ie.i-.siu- - j nr-no- - l j . r I ; ' j el-- iitt-ii- et pr-.ch- i : ira-.-y- 11 , i d i . n-- is r (j,.-i- r g, loons.) Brother Lee, Staving a minu like Brigham's, frequently' relaxed the heavy pressure umU-- i which it labored, partially perhaps by reason of that little secret affair, that had happened so recently in the southern part of tie Territory which he and Brigham had held out t t tl.e outside world as the doings of the Lam inhos, who had not washed away in Monnon baptism their dark skins and become a whit" and delightful people frequently indulged in tlie dance with lits. adopted father ami other eminent Saints in tins Social Hall and elsewhere, lie visited Farmington and Kaysville, and exchanged sheep for cook stoves to he delivered in Iron County', and address--d the Saints and participated in social parties, eat n SnmjifonK dinner at Brother Cherrys and became acquaintwhom 1m ed with Emma Bachelor akc her likehad Salt ami I, to brought the ness taken. At which time modest Emma according to Mormon customs as described by Orson lYatt in Ills clem, Marriage production called expressed an nttachment for me and said that ! on first sitjht was the object ci.oic. of replied that 1 would the Governor and before case (he lay his council and let her know the obtain Ceh-stia- lu-- r l . e j j 1 England saints abroad. re'ldt. represented Washington Mormon 0, what a high and Iron Conntics. Warren Snmv and Lr-theahad the at one evening Albert Carrington, names foul with time licentiousness, were of that body of (he Jolm Taylor whom the priesthooi. faithful know to he a prophet ami Brlg- ham's h'gal successor by the Holy Spirit's testimony to them, (what horrible blasphemy?) was tin- speaker of the House of IK press ntativ es. Among the names of the officers of th body stands that of a vuung man by the name of John T. Caine as assistant secretary oi the Council, who has since then acquired considerable local celebrity as an actor and manager of that House of the Lord, dedicated bv the prayer of Wells, .'ailed th" Salt Lake Theater, land mere n centlv a Terrikuial Dde- gate to Congress', who did himself great honor bv the delivery recently of a little aiidre" agaiii't tlie Tucker-Edmuntire 1. who have bill, that tin' wicked The next morning the forty-nin- e to the attribute the known gentleman j.riest' assembled ai.d organized themand Bo.itwoll Curt!'. of selves into a legislative body before inspiration It m- - an uueresling si "mu of legi'-- I whom Brother Brigha app a re I on John D. d delivb'nh. the lative ai Tne'.hiv morning, priests that of IS,5?-- . a member the o nnlv net Lee vie body ered hi' message, in obedii nee to make laws to assembled t d s i u this mx r d J nte-only tg b- lie interested an was bul counsel, he negfive I v - ;ii?'o tieI server of other event' in Sait Lake City, to the lected to maki anv" aliii'i-bv the In his journal, the original of which is men, women and eluldien. now b.d'oie it', lie gives mure interesting Saints oi this latter day m vse" of the stati of society in (ho' days but he did allude to tlie anipv tn-- i " found II" ..nywltore the neighborhood of Fort Bridger. and i nan , ' i. in e the Tabe'Taci" math m forbidding to his recent mi report. the sennii'.s ot Brig, am ami - iw'-t ; ih- - trovernment h an'-.into u! (. as remark able re. i In iiie same senn. j,, Brotui-- : Ib'tn-t Id'',, te'I. you and t tv rias'iig1' of Ids (Lsv'i.rse on th with brother Matts me-t i;t'!id to bee;!ije very lo jU iltiiver th" vomlition is werlhv of eoii'i''ici.'!tio:i: we are liet and mbli-heA eo , sr, tlie T wn ha been justly Miy hei 'I'l,, v have a job on hand if of affairs as the fuilowing ipiot.it;otjs avtar'-- lo. ' ,. t!. th tn aiding patriotism does not dmeonrsp wdi show: Pey jo t hew eskri? to (ler":ve from 1 of tile Tln-- ter-da- j for tlie On the Becemb.-ot '2!(h Brigham gave his views, otieeruing dancing as a relaxation to those who like himself had minds from eternity' to eternity from the bereunion of the end thereof to i ginning and who served God with a pure heart. In the afternoon Hcb.-spoke on the of this improprii ty people following the fashion' and customs of the Gentiles, do's-mand said especially in that the authe-- of these fashions were of the lewdest oh.t meters, they' eminated from hoar houses, brothels etc. The l.h t AT r furnishes this additional specimen of tie nastiness of this prophet I am opposed second only to Joseph. to your nasty fashions and everything Did you wear for tlie sake of fashion. with me see vou ever hermaphrodite v pantaloons on (voice, fornication pant a in published i edifi.-utio- ( the company of ilu Governor asid ter Ladv at his in iration t witness the of Lyons an.l hear young Caine. The Vi and thi1 . witfh'tl correspond as to the dat of the pei fonnanee but do not give the east of the characters so that we may be mistaken as to Caines part, but whoever it was, how .xhiiirut-init. must have been in the good brother who was about to take his l?th of whom he afterwards says Emma is the first English girl Ogiven me in the covenant of the priesthood and a morn khidhearted, industrious and affectionate wife I never had; she covenanted through povety, privation affliction ' tlie end of her days and I hi live that intentions wer-- purs and to hear Claud her integrity true the hand of Pauline regra'pirg , cite u, t.sne-- of love end tenderness the words: Nay dearest, nay and thou wouMsf have me paint the home to which could love full'd its gravers this thee etc,"5 Tlie rid hand would 1. tiller, w e me in Saint .f he l;nter-d,i- v order giv.s ;i very minut.- account r.f his whole course of love, from the lime when Emma pieposed, uo'.il the prophet Brigham with the breadth of with the strength of chin after of the love of humanity that so emim-nicharacterized i.un gave :cwf of th qualities y consummating and Le-- railed dm (Vir'U.d tins old mur.Drcr ami tins u.n h. r (.ear! voung l.uly, who g.t in -- ' lu-- - Mel-nol- le, h-a- . nuo-riug.-o- f m.-dcs- on first .Cl'.. t |