Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-07-03

The Prophet Siraag On Sunday, 22d inst,
the United States Marshall reached Detroit, hav-
ing iu his custody Rice, Miller Post, Brown,
William Townsend Asa B Field. Seymour Page
and Finley Page. VINO are under indictment with
Strung. ior making and passing couuteieit coin
of the ntci States, and obs'rucung United
States }lals aud for stripping government land
Of timber The steamer also brought down, at
the expense ci the government, thirteen witness
Sos for the prisoners, who are claimed bv them
10 be mteriai 90 their defence. A main pur-
pose on the part of the government, 10 ordering
the steamer 20 make the last trip To- Beaver is
land, was TO enable Strang 10 examine ~ person,
and by counsel, the witnesses claimed By hun 20
be material 10 h's defence; the dispositions OF
forty of whom were taken at tins tune, before
the United States Commissioner, William ID.
Wilkins.
The parties arrested are, or claim to be- i'm
portant and influential men IN The Mormon or
gauizitIoa holding various offices therein such
Apostles Highpriests ami ELDERS.
On the examinations saws the Detroit Adyer.
tser. i, was sworn 20 by Strangs witnesses, that
he is a Prophet gifted by divine inspiration,
and clothed with miraculous powers, among
which IS the gift of Prophecy. One Of the wit
nesses, who calls hmsef High Priest, being
under examination upon oath, IN answer 10
S,mng's merr0gatories swore before the Com
missioner. that she tne'o Strang 10 be q Prophet
Of the Earth, gifted by divine inspiration, with
miraculous powers. and endowed with divine
grace that he winess) as High Priest had
taken the covenant from 81 james, ,Stwngl by
laying huuds on the cross, and by signing it,
Aud 40 TINS point the witness identified the "Coy-
enlnt' referred 90 by him, 20 be the hissphemons
doc-uient heretofore published by MS Ia ihe te--
unouy Of Adams Tins witness went on To
say:
II believe Stmng To be a Prophet whose in
spirlton COMES trom God, like TINT OF Isaiah,
and the other prophets of OLD. anl that De can
ilratel things OF tine future and that whom in-
splrcd, be can speak iron and translate unknown
tongues the witness added -"llc reveals some
times in the presence af others. hqre cifness-
Ell communications of Inspiration between God
and others. and would regard such communica-
tons MS law"
Notwithstanding the lenty extended to these
mon from the outset, Greg who siple les himself
Bishop protein, iu absence of Stung. has had the
hardlh0od 20 address a letter 10 Hon Gil. Knox
L. 5 Marshal, or 10 one of his deputies, 10 which
he SETS up the preience that they have been driy-
en- to starvation and ruin by the persecution Of
government. From the mouths of all who visit
ed the island. we have full aud particular CON
irmatioa Of the murder Of Bennett In all rs un-
provoked cruelty, as well ~ Of the iendlsh scene
which followed, called the Coroners Jury, IN
which the heart of the murdered man was torn
out by Me- ulock, and tNirled IN derision upon
his fger--and Mcleod, Prosecuting Attorney,
aud a member Of the Jury, washed his hands Ia
the hearts blood When the Michigan left
Mackiuaw, Mcleod was lying at the point of
death, and scarcely expected 10 survive an hour