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Show ORIGIN OF THE DANITES. Thero w.ib a line of conduct mapped out for tho Daniles of the Mormon church in Missouri, which exhibits the desperate character of tho band; and in the meantime wo have from Mr. Justus Morse, under oath, a designation of the parties who outlined that conduct con-duct and delivered tho instructions. Mr. Morse says: I furthor stato that in company with nlno others of the D.mlto!. I was taken not far away from Far West. In a deep ravine. In tho year J83S aforesaid, and with a guard around us on the high ground to prevent Interruption or of being be-ing heard, was there taught and Instructed Instruct-ed by Joseph Smith. Sidney RIgdon and Hyrum Smith that the church could not advance without nu-nns. and wo must obtain, must get money nnd means to carry on the work whether right or wrong, honest or dishonest that the church Hhould "suok tho milk of the Gentiles," that .wc had been Injured by tho mob In Missouri, and to tako from tho Gentiles was no sin: hut should we get caught In this work, then in that cane we wcrn to stand by each other and help each other out of trouble at any cost or hazard, and tho said Ilyrum Smith particularly emphasized, that if we found it necessary In helping ouch other out of trouble to swear to a Ho. to do so, and to do it with such posltlvcness and. assurance that no one would question ques-tion our testimony. "Wc present this matter in pnrsuanco of our promise to produce the evidence respecting the Danitc band and its affiliations af-filiations and activities, since tho Dcs-cret Dcs-cret News has failed to fulfill a Himilar promise which it made in this same matter. Tho church orgau a couple of months ago mentioned a letter that had boon printed in a Pittsburg paper upon this subject. Tho News admitted that there had been such an organization as the JDanito band, but took tho stand that ib -was not connected with the Mormon Mor-mon church or countenanced by its loaders. load-ers. "Wc took the position that the gang was organized by church authority, and that its activities wero directed by church authority. It is in support of this positron that wo priut the foregoing, fore-going, with the promise to produce still further evidence along this lino. And this that tho people may know tho truth, notwithstanding the shirking of tho News. |