The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-09-24

his say
We now come TO the close Of Joe's earthly
cafocc. The eace aud prosperity Of Nau
Won we're sIon Interrupted. The prophet,
old Missourian enemies keep hariassiug hin
with litigation aud some bad sheep IN hi,
own flock gave him great trouble. "At thii
time he appears to have been quite as con
WINGED Of the divinity Of his mission, as tho
most crodulous of Ills disciples" says biz
latest historian. No such thing: what gooC
he was destined to do, he hud now done
ind for the bad he was about to pay. There
were disscntcr. from Joe's Church herclics
to his hetcrodoxy who looked on tho proph
et as humbug. These were not genuin,
believers but wretched, cunning impostors
who were never teuded;" being far to,
bad for any ench innocent exercise of faith
These committed acts OF RIGHTEOUSNESS lsucl
as canLot be proved against Joe), and n
bad to excommunicatc some Of them. They
started newspaper, called the "NnuvoC
Exposito.." In this they illuminated 10
seph so vilely that his supporters rose; two
hundred men attacked the Office Of the jour
nal armed with musllcs, swords, pistols, and
axes, and reduced il TO ashes.
The prOprict ors, editors, reporters, com
positors, and prcssmon of ,he journal fled tc
The town OF Carthage. and applied Tor war
rant against joseph, his brother lliram and
sixteen others. The warrant was served on
Joseph as Mayor, aud lie refused to acknow.
ledge its validity. Illinois instantly made
preparations for civil war. Motmons gath
cred from all parts, and Anu Mormons like
wise. Governor Ford took the field Nan
VOC was fortified. Every where resounded
the notes Of preparation for war.
Governor Ford issued n proclamation call
ing on Joseph Smith and his brother 10 sur
render pledging his word that they should
be protected. They agreed, accordingly,
10 stand their triali Joe, however, observ-
Jog, -i,h sad, calm heart, " | am going
like lamb TO the slaughter, but | am calm
as summers morning." tthe tranquil, life
enjoying prophe,D shall die Innocent"
We now are to picture the brothers in
prison. Their ASSISTANTS prowl uneasiy
round the walls; there is a desperate hun.
Cry uneasiuess about The mob-they are
afraid Joe will escape. One can fancy their
murmuring reaching the prophets cars
the low, murdeTous humming. every now and
then.
The evening OF the 9th of June, ls44
came-it had been warm summer day in
the Western country. The brothers were
standing chatting with two friends in An up
stairs room of their house OF detention.
There was rattle Of mu-kctry. They
sprang forward against the door-a bullet
went through it. They sprang backwards.
Open flew the 4 ,or, ard ~ armed mob with
tlackcn"l faces clnc in. A fash and
roar, and down went llr,m Smith. shot.
Joei reroi'er snapped three times, missing
fire. He mtir = b"unl IN he window. Two
hill errtt..i- -. a.
BIN from The wiuio~. Tu-rc was one wild
cry trom his hsari. 90 Lord, nv God -
and down he fall on; y. the window on the
ground They propj",l him against wall
there. and shot at him again, rs his bleeding
holy dropped forward from it, -Four bullets
were found in his body--and will peradven-
ture, be carried to the credit side Of his lile-
account.
After his death, tho Mormons had A time
of sad tribulation, a time Of troubles from
within and without, 1t is ossy to sec that
sectarian ferocity was at the bottom Of the
persecution they met with Governor Ford
issued a proclamation denying for himself
any belief in their having committed certain
crimes attributed to thcr; and some tune
before. the celebrated Henry Clay had ex-
pressed his 81" lively intcres, in their proc>
rcs', and his sympathy with their suffer
inr.." But tie ne;obbors could No, h., mo-
ifcd; the Alormons had to 90 avav wc,,
once more; and the town ,boy bod hn;l, vos
teduccd 10 ashes They crossed the M;s.
sissipni. md set OH, for tha u Goo, Sai,
Lake Valley, away beyond the Rocky
Mountains.
Their massage il ons Of Oh. mo,t marvel.
lous things on record. Colonel Kane Of the
United States. who Travelled Win ,bcn b.s
left an extremely Interesting account Of il
We hear OF WAGONS CROSSING the Mi..;ssinr;
m tho ice; of weary ion,nevs across viii
praires. long chill NIGHTS Of dead cold !,
sickness and doatb. graves DATING all thc
line Of march seed soyn borc ard there.
with tLounhtful bcnoyolencc thot sfter WOW.
.oers n,irh, Gnl n cron o,y;nr io- ,hcnn,
Then thsre were b,l,s han 'tahernorlc
eamn." wore ni,rhoJ ond hume ,varo chont,
Ell. The prairies beard '''''' " '''''
"v"'"
'"' ''e,' Oh D""y'on We SAT DOWN ana
Weph
suna there Thc;, dc,,b NJ c,;,h ,bro,
that dreary Journey was voodcrfnl Il sson'.
to have warmed them ike artnal fro us
They established ,bomsoIvcs in ,bo S,,,o
Of Dcscret. and some of ,ho;r hodv 800
tho first who discovered tho void ~ E.,;ro-~
MIA, Bat il seems that The colony ali No,
send MANY there tbev esteem !, ,be;r n,o oO
or office 10 "raise orain. and f. hn;,J o;,;oai,
They claim too. the 1;s,;nc,ion &c H. :.
better and higher relation to tho Tnd;on ,T;ho,
than any settlers have vet don. y 1--WE
We have scattered mn and low, srch ro-
marks as we tboucbt wonIJ ;I,rs,rs,n II,
Smiths career. LET ma saw ,.ord n ,I''
Mormon oroanizotinn. - Wv
The Mormons nre coveroed nv oI1o,s