Show anniversary OF AN historical EVENT YESTERDAY june was anniversary of a momentous and distressing treSSI Dg event in the history of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints the martyrdom of joseph smith and his brother hyrum they were murdered in cold blood and the ba lack black dee deed drem remains ainsa a foul bloton blot on the escutcheon of the state of illinois where it was perpetrated each anniversary serves to revive the bemory of the trials through which the church passed in those times and brings u up with vividness the grief alich which pervaded the community of saints when the full force of the calamity fell upon them the same spirit that actuated those who in the scenes of those thone days is exhibited more or less cowand permeates the present prent crusade the only living survivor of the tragedy is compelled to retire irom from public view and is practically t ica lly banished from society although a law abiding citizen in the broadest sense were president taylor to show himself there is little room to doubt that the respected veteran would soon be within the walls of a prison 11 if indeed n he averted a fate at similar to that which he so narrowly escaped in the jail at carthage illinois the organ of the local conspirators who are seeking to plunge this community into ruin not noi long since said the interfering with politics in illinois is what cost joseph smith his life the anger which is caused the anger and fear caused by all the thousands of mormons cormons in utah voting t solidly as directed will never cease until that rule shall be relinquished it is a menace to free government which americans will never submit to enn it grows dangerous enough if no other fremed remedy cabbe can be found the one resorted to in illinois illinois will be invoked again that class of professed friends who have betrayed some anxiety to haa hav the authorities of the church come out and lace face courts which trample justice under foot should duly consider such threat threatening enin statements we want no more a such uch occurrences as that of J june une 18 1844 |