The Nevada journal., 1852-01-22


mayhap, would have gone about with
thumbs unto their noses, saying one TO
another, "wherefore have we never
heard Of these things betore?" but
when he evinced so much anxiety TO
preserve them as to pack them up in
a barrel Of beans, and leaving his
home, immure himself with his beans
and the sacred plates in the forest, as it
were, forseveral years, and then come
out with his book, dormant curiosity
was aroused anew, men remembered
to Fave heard something about thesel
things before, and the gaping multi |
tude were eager to drink at this 8. en- /
ff0Ghtdia OF the Waters os Lille Thc(
/ plan was admirably arranged, and had
precisely the effect that Smiths fore
sight had taught him to believe would
be the case.
The first association of Mormons, or
(as they style themselves) Latter Day
Saints, was organized ON the 9th day
of April, (not the first. as some sup
pose,) 1880, at Manchester, Ontario
Co., MY Not many were found, at
first, TO come forward and openly arow
their faith in the new revelation, but
this apathy or backwardness soon
wore of, and great numbers FASTENED
to unite themselves with the church
In 1888 they removed in colony
to jackson county, Missouri, where
they purchased large tract of land
and settled From some cause their
| neighbors became dissatisfied with
them, and by repeated acts Of violence
among which death, and tar and
feathers, held prominent rank al
length compehed them to seek refugd
in Clay county in the same State.
In 1885. becoming dissatisfied witt
their new loeation, they migrated in :.
bod TO Kirkland. Ohio. More than
sixty thousand dollars were expended
in the construction of a Temple at this
point, which they were, however, soon
compelled to desert. Smith and
few other master spirits had ineorpo|
rated a bank here; bought property
with its notes, and made assignments,
and then, when the general financial
crash came in Chic, went by the board
like many other corporations in tho
same State about the same time.
Leaving Kirkland, their number
greatly augmented by the prosecutions
which they had met in Missouri, they
were on their winding way" 10 the
scenes of their former snffefings, the
State Of Missouri. Herr they en-
countered more serious difficulties than
before. The military were called out,
and the Mormons were driven out Of
the State at the muzzle OF the musket
This time they sought refiige on tho
/ Eastern shore of the Mississippi, at Maui
/ VOC The manifest unjust usage they
! had last received in Missouri, wrought
I powerfully in their favor upon the SYM
I pa thies of thousands, who came forward.
not only from all parts Of the United
! States, bus from Eagiand and her de-
| pondeneies, to embrace the tcnets OF
| Alormanlsln, and give Of their substance
to the susteuancc Of the Church The
history Of the residence Of the Nor.
mons in this State. until the period of
the assassination Of Smith IS well known
- too we'll known to require comment.
! With tao exception Of the faction who
| followed the notorious Straug, ihe nam
body Of the Church driven tsome sA,,
Justly, others, unjustiy) from temple
and town, from houses and laial we're
/ forced 10 mako their exodus at an IN
element season, acr0s, the wilds Of I0wa
, (for it was then almost terra yncogHital
/ to a point near Council Bluff on the
I Missouri
10 be ignorant of their astonishing
advancement in Numbers, prosperity.
( wealth, power and influence since their
/ dispersion from Naugo0 argues ignor-
anee Of one of the leading points Of his
tory in the annals Of the presont TIM.
4 Twcntv-one years ago, they were bur !.
handful Ten year, have not elap,el
since they wer hunted and psl.secdtel
band flying from band TO lnnd 10 escape
the ''wrathful lad gnation which they
provoked sometimes by the commssio0
Of crime, at others by interference With
politics and now we SEQ thenta pconic,
becoming mighticr every day. and COM
manding the Difference of thoSo Mlo
were itrmer!y loud among their rcyiers
4 II we are to estimate III ir future rros-
I rrss By the present We know not where
TO set limits to their exteut4-if they
steer clear Of the rocks upon which they
1 have heretofore spit which they can
easily do by "ninding their own busi
ness, and letting otIicr peoples alone"
BURGLARY Before daylight yes
tcrday morning house on Stockton,
! between Sacramento and Calilornia
streets, was broken open and SAT in