Show ys t S murdered innocents j v in tho month of september 1 a party of emigrants emigrant t were journeying ill through roligh southern utah en route lor for los AnK angeles fles tho the party was composed of about one bun hundred dred and forty mm women 11 1 and children and was finely equip eteri ai iva wagons L gons horses horse in mules tiles oxen and considerable other valuable property properly on oa a bright 0 and lovely morning morning IR of early september this party entered the moun fain meadow w traveled down it to the ii springs spi nill ings 11 s located near the southern extremity tre mity 1 hn an fl ff camped with the intention of vrem remaining 1 aaning several days for tile the purpose of recruiting the stock before entering terin 0 r upon the desert cot country tairi just be IV yond 0 n d r th 1 0 cal ca nip 1 1 ap was scarcely settled down 5 nto into i that quiet comfort peculiar to an 11 1 agront party when intending 0 to rest 1 X 1 several acial vc ial days ere it was attacked by a kod mitody Q y of indians the men of this party 0 were not easily fil 0 likened or readily 1 I 1 whipped the camp was by digging ali ging away lite earth under the wagon 0 wheels allowing the wagons I 1 to settle close to t tho b e gt 0 i I 1 nil t abile the earth was 1 flu air own upson as to form forin with the wagon a complete breastwork for three days the indians continued the attack without avail they were un aleto conquer those brave nien men cum ered as they were wilh their wives and children gildren I 1 the most damnable duplicity having no equal on the pages of history was then employed to consummate what indian bravery bra V ery could not do A ichita enan man appeared at the head of the valley malley with a white flag and so glad were byre those weary men to see a messenger of peace one of their own blood and naion that they dressed a little innocent in a white frock and a pair of strong arms beld beldger ber up so that the messenger could see her lie ile rode into the camp need we follow his bis words and tell how low he led those anen to believe him who would not believe a itchue man inan under such those men under pledge of protection agreed to give up firms and surrender their property they were vere willing to give up nil all efin doing so they could save their loved onesi mesi mes I like truo true men their wives and children Nver otheir first thoughts k the messenger went away and return ed adia in a few hours with the statement that the indians had consented to let 1 f them th em go upon tle the terras already mentioned A I 1 tinned ficen then commenced the prep ara i tion for ibe the rinal act of the tragedy the omen and children were first started I 1 the men following totally dh armed andi and all like sheep going to the slaughter less aban half nt a mile rille from the springs tile the signal was given and then commenced the carniv alof white demons 1 these white men women and children were shot down butchered I 1 I 1 m murdered by moh mim of their own blood an and d nation one ins tunce well substantiated 1 bial is show h where ayoung girl wad was rio violated as on bended banded knee she begged for the boon of a rife lift A few 0 of f the ebil chil dienso small that it was wa thought the they Y I 1 remember the slaughter we were rd th qa arthen little tongues b have av e i growa a testimony one hundred and twenty apen women anil and children were thus s r murdered mardred mur dred by white fiends re nde and their indian dia alliea es the indians received the oli old clothing a quantity of aror provisions inions and abd a few worn N 6 rn out ouT cattle the balance fw A of tite thab J properly apperly of the ae alte 4 x ders drw I 1 0 J 4 J Q 0 A 4 afren I 1 a t tW 01 wore aitho doctrine 0 of f 4 1 4 fill shedding edding human blood for the rem sno sio ashi U j had haa I 1 beet advocated the mountain mod main was ivas but the Wood yi links of W a reign i of terror then lavallin lav wa sin aslin 1 fact ft FrO mAble deed ES i s the ha e I 1 community shrunk back stricken acken a R N g j with horror b such snell an net lct had bad ni aca N af ra ed humanity balm aill 7 who are before G god al 01 and in mankind for this massacre th tho 0 per pet of it yet stalk through the territory unpunished every obstacle possible lias has been thrown in the way of the united states judges jud when they have hare attempted to investigate it two mon erected there b by y army cers have been destroyed shall shallie lwe w e adinie utah into the union of states while so damnable a crime stands against her atiq anayis is the blood of the murdered innocents cries to heaven with reverence we bow our head and pray that god will smite the demons of the ille mountain meadow massacre with the everlasting g fires ot of his bis wrath that the flat fiat of the living and eternal god will consign 0 them after this life to the lowest depths of his |