The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-11
Later from Utah Territory.
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fFropi the st. Louis Republican Dec. 81
The last Western mail brought us papers from Great
before the announcement there of the melancholy news
OF the murder of Capt Gunnson and his party Of which
we have already given an account and to-day furnish
We have looked through these papers, to gather up
such items as might be of interest in the States at the
present junsturs
In the paper Of the 16'h IT is said that an Indian
Chasing took place the 9th of last month (oc.obs)
under the command of M,jor Markham The Indians
found ped the mouth of Salt Creek and
after the firing OF both parties, in which c. Hancock
slightly wounded. and four Indians supposed
TO be allied, Major Markham Withdrew, ana retutnso
home.
On tho both September VIM Nelson, VIM. Luke VIM.
Reed and Thos Clark tArted with Two OK cams loaded
with wheat to 20 from Msnti 10 Salt Lake City They
canped about Daylight Of October at una spring Just
them al, snd HORRIBLY mutated their bodies On the
I'd Sf October, in stirmish Mt Nepbi, eight Indians
billed, and one squaw and two boys were taken
On the 4th ult., John Warner and VIM Miles were
killed BY Indians, 800 or 400 yards above the gtist MILL
An addrss from President Young occupies several
coumns of the Neau, the subject of Indian al .rs
would be the result of the present Indian difficulties
Now the harvest 10 upon us wish to say few words
rS he to- tell their AND y thus Is. 90 so TO
zhs several counties is the time for women
and children to asst in the harvest fields the same
bsore do not now ask IL general thini but those
employed in the expedition South in the work Of defend
heavy hsrvests en- hsna rather than suffer the grain
waste, let the women get in the harvest and pus it
where the Indians cannot steal it, And when you 90 into
thu harvest held carry good butcher knife in your belt
that II Inlisn should upon you supposng you
to be unarDed you will be to kill of thsm Tell
your neghbors Of this and 60 women chill
drsn .tser your grain eather clean leave
none TO waste and put whore Indians cannot des roy it,
Does this language ntin ate anything terrific to 1t
v1Ao doo fnA sxxuil Ia
continually Secure your breadstuf, your wheat, and
your corn when is ripe and let every particle of grain
raised in these valleys BE- put where 1t will be SAFE and
Is much as possible from vermn, and especially from the
Indians. and then build forts. Let every and woman
who has house, make that house fort, from which
you kill ten where you only one II Indians
come upon you. Z" other Brigham, do you really
poet Indians to come upon In this city % This inquiry,
hsvs 40 coubt at this moment in the hearts of few,
almost bIeathleis with fear. We're to such an
inquirer feel shu ud ray it OF your bust
nss out win say t ySu are 50 ms ustsd to zee il you
perfect fort. From the cay lived where Bro Joseph
Smith lived have bsen fortified all the time to
sis twenty men, they should to my house in the
night with an intent to modest my family, assault my
person. or destroy my property; and have always been
not then sufficiently watch will get nv wife to hslp
me- Let hostile band Of India come round my house.
and am good for quite mber Of them If hundred
should come calculate that only hy get the next
house and use up tue othe the third house will
be safe But instead Of the people taking this course
almost every good rife in the Territory has bsen traded
away to the Indians with quantities of powder and Lead
though they 1t in various ways when they have gt
it. The whites would eel them the titles to their lives
better expect by ans bye, for the people have
received such strict orders they have got will
give you the pth Of the last orders issued viz -" That
man or family who will not co they are told in the
orders, are to be tresed strangers-yea
sontes we should be called oon to defend our lives
our liberty and our posses ions would cut them OF
the frs and walk over their bodies to conquer the foe
outside Martial law is not enforced yet although the
whole Territory is in state of war apparently: but il
only the Utah Indians who have declared war on Utah
Territory Deseret has not yet declared war How soon it
will be deared ia not for me to say but we have right
and 1t is our duty to put selves in state Of ssds
fence The few families that settled in Cedar Valley ut the
point OF the mountains n tructed to leave there last
Spring they have back again upon their rsspon
siby, AID now want to know what they must do They
who have taken their wives and dren in the kxnyon
live have been told TO them into the city and
you want to make shingles or do any othsr work that
requires you TO remain thsr, have your gun in situa
on that an Indian cannot creep up and steal il from
before you aware, that you be good for few
indians if thsy should chsnce to come upon you II
wished to live away from the body of the people my
6st effort should be directed towards building good and
efficient fort When new settlements were made in the
eastern countries they built them of timber aud thay
we're called block houses" woald sdvis. .ss syssy
could approach it With intention to tear
down. If l did not do that ] would g t, where
,oud be SAFE would take my a,oe with the ,dy Of
he people would take my family there at least. By
akng this every per will be safe from the de
oredsons Of the Indians which generally committed
nunity know what the feelings Of the generality of the
people are at this time they think all the Indians in the
Mountains coming to kill of the Latter Day Saints
fear of that than have of the ceasng
giving light upon the earth. have studied the Indian
character sufficiently to know what the In ,ans In
var have been With them or las from my youth
Upward, whore they have often had among them.
slves Let every woman, an. child that handle
butcher nie be good fer one Indan and you cafe
aware that the people want to ask me thousand
md questions, whether they have done it not,
ouchng toe present In 1isn diicutes have tried to
ust as the Lord viii How many times have bssn asked
the past week what inteni to do with Walker. say
ct him alone, severely. have not made the In.
iians am calculate to do it, My policy IL to give
lem presents and be kind TO them. Instead of being
Walkers enemy have sent him greao pills Of tobacco
smoke when he is lonely 10 the mountains Hs is now
with the only friends he bias upon ths earth and
want him to have some tobacco to smoke cllculas
pursue just such course with the Indians and when
dictated by existing crcum ances, and the spirit Of
he Lord to chspge my will It, and not until
hen If you we're to see Walker, do you thiuk you would
mission to that cfest great many appear very bold,
nd desire to go and bring me Walkers head, but they
oil Il: us to g. with t s1S
ese Indians and continue to follow them, and lesve
cattle to be drove of by the emgrans and the grain
perish, and thus subject the whole community the
evages OF famine and its consequent evils ! have been
sssed and leased by men who will come to and say
iii 20 aud fetch You walkers head do not want his
cad, but wish him to do all the devil wants him to do,
far as the Lord will iufer him and the devil, to
l have often said to the mob, ego your length.o
ou say you are going to kill us al of. You cay
are going to obterate tbs Latter Day Saints and
'pe them from the earth. Why don't you do it,
on poor miserable cursesa The mob only had power
drive them to their duty and to remember the
ord their God, and that al the Indians do This
eope are worldly minded, they want to get rich in
rthy substance and are apt to forget their Cod the
thom which they were dug, and the rock from which
hey we're hewn, every man turning TO his own war.
eeminey the Lord is Christening until turn and
his will What are you willing to dop Wouli you be
Hing to build fort and oil go in 1t to live toll you,
gu would have hell of your and devils enough to
lrry 1t on do you suppose you will the time
gu would do that and live ut peace with each other and
Ave the spirit Of the Lord enough to ok sh ohe, in
is face and say with hea It full of kindness 'Good
corning, Msry,' or "How do you do, Maria" You viii
whipped until you have the spirit Of the Lord Jesus
hrst su enty to love brethren and sisters free
;, men, women and children Until you live at
With yourselves, and with every family around you
nth you can treat every child though 1t the
sr offspring of your own body; every man - your
other and every woman as our sfter and until the
)un0 wi, thatra