The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-03-01
PITTsFIELD, Mass, !
Thursday Feb. 8, 1855. :


Once more I embrace the opportunity
Of writing to you to inform you that |
shall be in your city to give lectures on
Mormonism next week or the week fol-
lowing. will acknowledge | have some
fears to lecture on this point, for | have
been informed, upon good authority, that
Mr. Young has sent on two men to stop
my career. They sag l shall not give a
lecture; but l shall try-and | hope the
people of Boston will protect me, a wo-
man; for | have done nothing that | re-
gret, except joining the Society of Nor
mons and marrying the leader. They can
not find or bring anything against my
moral character. ! am ready to meet
them, or any other Mormon at the hall.
They say I was legally married to Brig
ham Young. Yes. in their way; but will
this Government tolerate that! VIII it
give me up, and let these Mormon ennis
saries carry me back to Salt Lake? II
| have done anything criminal, will 60
without resistance. But they do not pre-
tend to say that. All they say is, he
(Mr. Young is my lawful husband; but
they forget he had twenty odd wives,
when we were married. was at the
time innocent and sincere Since have
seen enough, and know the Society to be
corrupt, and governed by bad men for
bad motives, I shall tell every thing just
as it is. / shall not stop for the feelings
of those who may be present-no, not for
Mr. Young himself-but shall tell the
whole truth, and unfold all the mysteries
connected with the Institution.
l am well aware what the consequences
would be, providing they had me in their
power at Salt Lake. Death would pay
for that which am about to reveal.
There are two very important secrets
in Mormonism of which none but the
head leaders are aware, and they arc
brought to it by the most solemn OATH
A part of this information l obtained
from papers that found.
One morning after Young left my bed
| discovered under the pillow paper, of
which I have copy. 1t is secret plot,
contrived to overthrow this Government.
In that package I also found the plan of
a fort; at the top of the plan it said,
"three tiers, two hundred and six guns
each" | also heard one Of the leaders
say "Uncle Sam would not disturb them
before they got the underground works
done, and they should not then fear the
whole United States army, with their
ScoTTs and WooLs" This | heard by
eayes-dropping, besides a great deal
more, of which have not time to write.
The Indians have had the promise that
all of the land that has been taken from
them shall be returned. Mr.. Young
pretends to be their friend, and they all,
to man. will fight for him and the Nor
mons. Not only one tribe, but all the
chiefs in the far West, are favorable to
the cause and to that people. They will
all follow their chiefs, and with their
help, after they have the ground fixed
for battle, the emigrants to and from
California will find no mercy. You will
also hear them boast Of their strength
and bid defiance to any power. They
say they will also appoint their Governor
of Utah, and they mean to enlarge their
Territory and extend it to the Pacific, and
as far north and south as they like. |
can tell more than have time to write.
SARAH YOUNG,
ELIZA WILLIAMS.