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Show THE IIIEB'AECH'S THUGS. Concerning (he matter of i:ho Danilos, which the Deserel. News months ago promised lo expose in fullness, and which it hns scarcely said a word about since, (hero is still further testimony establishing beyond any doubt whatever, what-ever, reasonable or otherwise, (hnl il was alUormon instil til ion. The slalemenl wo give herewith is but a portion of an extended one upon (his very subject, made by John D. Le0, tho king Daniloof them all. He speaks of a general meeting meet-ing of thc members of Ihe church in Gajlatin, Missouri, held on August (i, ISoS, when .tho male members of Ihe church thereabouts were organized inlo a. military forco and instructed (o go in(o election districts and voto at polls whore thoy hnd no right lo volo lo voto in ono and then in another, and (he oftcnor (he, better in order (0 carry out (ho political purposes of lhc fatuous bogus prophets who imagined that they were going io overrun this country. This organized body was called "Tho Host of Israel," Lcc any a, and I hen goes 011 to add: At tiin same conference another organization organi-zation was perfected, or then llrsi fori ." . of n'f- ol- 0,1 t,,c "ni- The members ot in .-, oidcr wero placed under the most vni Ph'll:il"onK that language could ln-1.';:,. ln-1.';:,. n'"y, wc!'f worn ro stand by and Hfi .C,J olhor: to s,,staln. protc-i. defend ati i,oy thc leaders of tho church w n! a,,y. all circumstances in o lea h: niul to disobey the ordeirt of lh" o?? Da, 'bVh,,,"h- or rtlvulgn tho name ;.n Danllo to an nuts der. or to make DnnMc'T f hl 0r0tS of "'" order of Danltcs. was to be punished with death. As will be observed bv (hose who have followed Ihi subject (as doubllosH the Desornt Nows has done), every account ac-count ever prescnled by The Tribune, from any sourco whatsoever, agrees in support of our assertion (hat Iho Danile gang was an organization of thugs brought info being by Iho Mormon hieraivhs, for (heir protection, and for Iho pillage, rape aud murdor of (hose mo cre opposed to the criminal will of the bogus prophets. it would bo interesting io havo the Descret ISews lako up (hfe matter, as it promised to do. |