Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-17

tion TO dine with the Governor. Although
we believed the occasion Of our presence
! was seized upon by the Governor to show
US how brave and independent he could be
in his declarations, and with what mpuniiy
our feeling could be outraged and insulted,
we were forced from an indisposiion to pro-
duce rupture, and break off our official
our indignalion and mingle in parale of a
dinner. Upon a subsequent occasion, in
reply to the remarks made by one of the
undersigned upon the subject, before large
audience the Governor reiterated and de-
clarcd, ~ did say tina, General Taylor was
dead and in he'll, and i know it," A man
in the crowd seemingly TO give the Gov
ernor all opportunity OF fixing its truth spoke
on, and said, How do you know it ?'-to
which the Governor promptly answered,
"Becanse God told NE so.n An elder in the
church, laying his hand upon The shoulder of
one of the undersigned, added, dyes, Judge
and you'll know it, too, for you'll see him
when you get there"
! In reproach of our Government, il was
declared, in our presence, before a large au-
dience, by another speaker, that "lhe Uni
ted States had intended the utter destruction
of The Mormons, and in cruel, wanton and
daslarLly manner had torn away five hun.
dred of them from their wives and children,
and forced them into service as soldiers,
| leaving their wives and children TO perish
on the frontiers"
The repor, next goes on TO notice many
sedirious and hostile declarations by Govern
or Young, and others from the pulpit. The
Governor refused all advices or dictatinn in
regard 10 the formation OF Territory, and
threatened TO kick any man who should al
temp, it. The report notices the murder of
citizen of the United States, named James
Monroe, from Utica, New Yolk, on his way
10 Salt Lake, Ciy: by member of the
church, and the remains brought into the
murderer walking through the streets after
wards, under the eye of the Governor, and
| in his society some Of the relatives of The
deceased residing there, and member Of the
reported, and believed by many, that the
murder was connselled by The church, or
some of lis leading members, and such an
impression would paralze the hand of any
one inclined to interfere. This rumor re-
ceved much force from the intimacy be.
tween the offender and the leading mem.
bers Of the church, before and after the COM
mission of the offence. He was several
weeks in the city, and unknown, as well as
his locations, to any of US; ii was the COM
mon talk that he intended to kill Mr.. Mon.
roe he was permitted TO 60 out sixty OF
eighty miles, to NEE, his intended victim
and none Of these men, who knew the fact
lifted an arm or voice to prevent The deed
He met Monroe, who was nnarmed: invited
him out of his camp, took seat and talked
half an hour with him, and then lose up and
blew his brains out with pistol.
The br,h day of Washington was celebra
ted by the judges, by the delivery Of a
discourse on the life and character OF Wash
inaton. The address, says the report was
entirely free from any allusion, even the
most remote, TO the peculiar religion of the
community, or TO any of their domestic and
social customs which were liberal and lux
hrious in the extreme. Ii contained not a
single expression of bravado or unkindness
or harsh rebnke, or any sentiment ha, could
have been tortured into design on The par
of the speaker TO iHllict wanionly wounJ
upon the heart Of his hearers many of then
being females. At the close of the address
The Governor arose and denounced the
speaker with great violence as "profoundl,
ignorant or wilfully wicked y strobe The
stage madly, assumed various theatrical al
iludes, declared she was greater maj
than even George Washington y that h,
knew more than George Washington did >
that the was the man that could hahde tn,
sword J" aud ''lhat if there was any NOR,
discussion, there would be pulling Of hal
tand cutting of lhIoaisn Referring TO re
mark OF The speaker 'ihat the United State
government was humane, and kindly dispo
sed towards ihem," he said, 81 know lh
United States did not murder our wives an'
children, burn our houses and tob us Of ou
property, but they stood by and saw it dom
and never opened their mouths, the d.
scrouudrel." By this time the passion a
the people were lashed into fury like hi
own. To every sentence he uttered, iheT
was prompt aud determined response
showing beyond doubt that all The hoslil
and sediiious sentiments we had prevl
ousIy heard, were The sentiments OF hi
people.
The Governor finally finding that th
officers were aBbut to leave, resolved TO &c
, possession OF the S2I I,000 they had wi.
them, hat failed, after eAhausiing ever
means in his possession. The report close
as follows
| We deem il our duty TO state, in This off
cal communication, that polygamy; G
/ 'plurality OF wives, is openly avowed an
, nractised in The Tertiary. under The sanctio