| Show PV PUBLIC I 1 L I 1 RI article article I 1 inthe in the valley jal while bile commenting on the sage the following pas paa IM ant without the ingene i pet a mistaken staLen mi opinion or aw vt a jile lii e of policy once ni over eve lii ili silence the evi ta twi insubordination which P territory errit ory and the inse it lii lirt rt to such as fall within a ecclesiastical hierarchy more than despotic tyran faith in iii the bemous te moue pretension winch bich S ff ij remark tho the ift has ha not act been many malty s aad by have 1 to know abl e tor cor trinh of what they taid said tie e ot of a real ml lire brand in 0 4 saints v hen repeated repealed by 45 they were apparently i wa i at a the statement a and nd Y me for uttering it all a arze i e had ever been nade made i aged ed in the columns of the i ilanor finlay or t two 0 previous lous to 0 jb fb the valley laa was isi is 1 have found the he same wf by y a higher authority ra gitary floyd in his hia report it rt ment males the same made ads in the valley tit T more explicit and forti fort I 1 jt I 1 I 1 ii can command in ill y lf robberies of the most at or r have beena been perpetrated I 1 cupon upon emigrants fromme tg towards the pacific lis ae most install j r fasen fin disguised as indians indiana I 1 lit i so far as I 1 have cutain CM tain it among those sty ty to kno know w abt taca I 1 I 1 t I 1 rl it I wor work k of the mormon aea ell sanctioned by the ii I 1 rl A mormon formon church 1 t I 1 ij J hasage f from rom the S creta cretae cre y I 1 or the purpose ot of shield I 1 vid his hia statements statement but oni on I tal af a am not the only persons person e one that has ji h y so aire mormon people with 1 l blood but my object t att J lt to enter into a discus aaion laion or of f guilt u 11 or innocence larg much as aa it is is i event that grew out ot ejde de in the last number of vf sij 4 soon atty the tt ti on thursday morning C stal a mr mormon JT something else I 1 do ajl vly I 1 rilly what hat called at my I 1 f bithe transaction of some t tc ail bal with me and which lulf the th only obe object ct of his tf t fiut ut in a strain ot of noisy binal ahme abase at the I 3 paper t 1 kl i not a man against whom j justifiable je in resenting adult however hio wever eross 0 r b be e I 1 tt P f replies to the numer i 1 0 he tAr buffered ered and by my fi 1 per perso goal ial difficulty ft ri set of his bis tirade I 1 as 14 t 0 reference was had bad ife or expression in the D 11 not even k know n aw that hat be in in the church but he be W afo io desavo disavowal al or isted on in in the strain in vt ifandy and concluded it by de 1 Pir toes sea of priesthood hiie 10 ie roost that I 1 have to aa L I 1 these h ese curses bo is that if ft j iq time line the form ot of daggers art ili sard ard them as little as I 1 do au lit lethem e ethem curses it is said ii ivae th finie bome to roost and in or frail mortal subject subject 0 ji forbearance pi cot the same it arlt I 1 all 4 1 1 na es against a 0 0 m fer 4 i so supremely ridiculous i d u s t j d t A only a of pity piny 18 in aral infatuation that ap PS e such h a proceeding and lluc otate cited at the same time a i ire t those institutions that with peculiar t C oce ce a ir reason as hi I 1 to in ne I 1 ill visit oa 01 itom mr b vied V le on by jeter eter clinton r id i an alderman ec rily V and an by john sharp n e ree 17 ce in the same in in com anil n I 1 I 1 Bt st leen lemen opened their re 4 t J fae t to that tb visit ot of mr i I 1 acid from the ii je J e t to il it t ledde to believe aice I 1 d 10 to get me to M aatmar for or a afif pis P in jitloff mi office I 1 E ad ii A ai war abi 1 ay promptly ty d dec ad lied doing lertg but ut mr air cinton 1 cm who acted as chief 0 ly corrected the wrong direng impression 1 I bad had received sni informed me that bat the mr St illies were those of the tb entire mormon community in in salt lake eake city that ray irly editorial had produced much dissatisfaction anti and hard feeling and that unless the extract which I 1 have hare quoted was retracted lit in the next number nu aber of the paper that my longer safety in in the th city would be hazarded or to quote the language of mr air clinton we will riot not be aceb for your safety the latter remark was repeated several times and w was as the lash las words biord spoken by mr air clinton on leai eavin ing 11 he e also appealed to mr sharp wl who coincided coine with him as to the danger that I 1 b night I 1 light apprehend in in case the offensive offen siv passage was not mith withdrawn drawn I 1 on the evening evenmo of the same day on which I 1 was honored with the call from I 1 these functionaries function aries a friend informed me that in in a conversation that bedad he had held with w ith the mayor of the city the lit lat ter notified bun biza that he had bad heard many man threats made against me by different persons and he be advised my informant to till tell tnt me ot of the fact after being thus thug official officially lly warned by iwo two of the corporate officers 0 of f the cites city and i indirectly directly direct lj riot notified of danger by a third I 1 deemed these several warn warnings liIs and intimations of danger gerba of sufficient importance to adill address rega a note to gov cumming indol ming him of 0 them and enquiring of him whether I 1 1 was to expect the protection of law while conducting myself m self as a law abiding man to thi this s enquiry the dove governor anor retired me the assurance of his protection as far as it it could be extended extended or in in case of violence done or attempted of his bis en deavors to hold hold the parties to proper accountability count ability whether the city authorities would do so or not I 1 have related these particular and been precise in in doing so not for any purpose of drawing the attention of the public towards me as an individual but to illustrate the condition of things here and the despotism which the cormons mormons still try to exer exercise ci pho p oppose the infamous system which they profess prioress and mistiness misname religion the threats made against me tor tor making a statement which 1 I in common I 1 with almost every ever man in thi this s valley not connected with the mormon church believe ii ies is IB true affords afford proof if no other was found of the correctness of all that i I 1 said about the insecurity insecurity of life here to euch each a as feli fell under the ban of the church authorities and I 1 have not a word of retraction A to make of oe any line or paragraph that I 1 have written on his subject on the contrary I 1 reiterate aga again i I 1 n ill my y firm arm belief of the truth ot of all that I 1 have said and take the risk ot of whatever eon sequences rices my may result from a repetition of my former statement in addition to that statement I 1 will add that murder has been sanctioned from the pulpit of the mormon tabernacle in this big city and there is incontestable proof fon on record that men lave have been murdered i in a this territory whose death was deliberated about and decided on in a meeting meet ngor or meetings over which a person holding a bl liegh agh posit position iori in in the mormon church presided el aided and if axy any one sees proper to deny we this statement the record shall be forthcoming c 0 ing it is on record further furth r that a atrocities iro cities have been committed against the person of a man in this territory com compared pared with NY which aich murder would be tender kindness oland and that ecclesiastical authorities were also concerned in this transaction if thia la denied the proof shall also be produced we might J go on and relate other instances but these a shall hall suffice at presents since I 1 have had bad charge bt the valley tan my aim has been to conduct condee tit it with a strict regard to the rules of fair air and journalism I 1 have bare assailed aBsal led p no 0 ma man in in ll 11 bis ls private rights I 1 have spoken of institution a ard customs and not of individuals I 1 have studiously av avoided aided personalities I 1 have been frequently censured since taking charge of the paper tor for timidity or forbearance it in refusing to publish statements statement and com coin mu cm kat icat ons on that have reached me ing severely verely te upon the mormon church find and people the th conservatism heretofore practised practiced is is henceforth at an end and I 1 shall hereafter put in n my best licks and invite all others opposed to the miserable system of humbug ry which exists her p who can throw any light llight upon or exposi the secret policy and infamous machinations of the cliques clique who under the garb of religion reli elon zion upon others and revil in the wealth cruny from poor and deluded followers to aid me in the work of ekpo expo eirp villainy arid and wrong my position is now defined I 1 neither fear hierarchal author ties nor or priestly sell y curses when heia engaged in a cause ause c that til t I 1 believe is a just and righteous nor 14 will ill threats or intimidation intini 1 dation lead me to shrink from the performance of any known duty S DE |
