The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-19
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AYmsR Interference Of the Sctns ioih se United SQte
Mnls-B,I0haw Young Adpss all 7rg BsEieres NJ
Pay tier Jss, Debs-AhemYs 10 Assassisats Uauee
States ONcer-Yse Pepetratos of he Ou6snse E,cou
7o2sd 6y tie Observation-Disclosures in he Tsmpe o"Gc
and do Lleaoise"-Eyors Made By Tx ko,mo1s 70 Pro
pitio,s ne Indians, g., dc.
The following items efnews which ycu will not 1Ee In
the Deserst N will to illustrate 20 the minds OF
the people IN the States TIE situation which the United
States ofcy,s and the "eentle residents in Utah ere
in, and also The importance 81 immediate acton respect
to the state of affairs in this Territory.
In the first Mace, when the United States mail was pre-
pairing toleave his place on the I'd ofhe monh
much asonshed 10 body offourteen horsemen with
arms secreted e,out their persons-among wsom were
Bill Hickman, EtNm Clsuson J. c. Little anc Brigham
Young, Jrride down to the United States mail carriages
and follow them wherever they went, and forming in
line alongside Of them whenever they stopped They
escorted the mail iu this manner until 1t reacled the
mouth Of Emigration Kanyon, when Mr. MAXWELL the
conductor, stopped The carriages and riding back -
posse told them that he would proceed further until
they gave him the for their conac
They gave him c-case that when the mail into
the city, the mail carriers had shouted and made great
noise and that to preves. them from doing going
out they had been ordered to escort them They then
returned to the city and The mail proceeded its way
1t was however, rrmorea in the city, and generally be-
eived that there persons who intended go the
mail carriage whom they wished to prevent from leaving
the country.
The following Sunday. Brigham Young told the people
the tabernacle that any man who would sell bushel
Of wheat 10 q "Gente," would have to give the same
amount for the benefit Of church. and that he persist
ed IN 30 doing bis propertyEod all be condscated Again.
he said, g" you owe anything to the Gentle merchants
suffer yourselves to be sued and your horses, CATTLE
bushe Of wheat TO 60 from your Thus simply
telling them that II they did pay the merchants the
wheat, which many OF them under bonds to
deliver for debts which they incurred in antcpa
ion Of The harvest that nc would see that they would
tiles he said that he hated tho very sight OF them and
II you ALL" said be, " real good Mormons-such
hormons as should IKE TO see you-no single Gentle
for them here. You would make it hotter for them than
the southeast corner OF Methodist he'll"
But the event which has created the greatest excite
ment In this city q most outrageous attempt at
assassination, which made upou United States off,
in the public streets under the sanction and coun
OF the authorities OF the Mormon church The facts
are these About dusk one evening Mr.. Joseph Trosko
IT, oned Estates states pSPnsy su,veyor wen. 70 the
chases. Here he met Bill Hickman notorious msmber
OF the Danitc Band who engaged in conversation with
that he bad the least unknd feeling towards him Mr.. T.
then left the store alone to 60 to bis lodgings lie had
man stepped up behind him and knocked him down. One
OF them then commenced beating him about the head
stamped uuop = and Scssd h being assisted 1 bv I'M
Hickman, who had followed him up from the store,
ard who cried out to the other williams " kill the d--d
son Of b--h kill him quick Ill stand the uences"
Mersrs Hooper Williams, htari,g cry 10 the street,
ran to their door, and seeing those fellows beating man
Hooper seized Hickman by collar when the drew
u knife upon him. He, however, succeeded In throwing
him of. Mr. Williams In the meantime throwing the other
two follows on liberated Mr. r. who staggered blnd and
sIanfipg in his blood towards the office Of the mail
IN. Hickman and his associates then Jumped on their
horses and rode OIL unmolesed yelling and shouting Ike
Indians.
I'm n, ,.yi -. focra "A IL vor
seriously hurt having received nterna. injury
and being dreaafuiy cut up and bruised. lie aad re-
ceived heavy blows behind each ear and on his fore
head He passed four days In the greatest agony his
friends expectn; every moant that be would die but
rested and be s no so wy recovering No cause was
assigned for the attack EXCEPT that Mr. had used too
great e edom o. speech ia expressing his views OF Nor
mon religion. Bill Hickman in Town the next day
boasipg Of what he had done, and saying fhat he
not AFRAID that he could pay damages and stand trial.
for bis counsel was high oae Towards the middle OF
the day Brigham Young the Governor OF the Territory,
sent for Hickman, who remained with him some two
hours. There was grea. ccal Of excitement ia the city
and the sympathy OF or the people for Mr..
T., although many OF the leaders said thsy were sorry
Tie d-d Gentle had no, been killed HEX nan was 10
town every day that wess, aud effort was made by
the authorities 10 bring the offender 10 justice. u Is
less for the Gcntiss TO make complaint for 'here not
the least shadow Of Law Or justice IN Iah. Brigham
Young absolute monarch, and his word the only law
acknowledged
Grant the second counsellor OF Brigham, made the follow
ing remarks In the Tabernacle, rbusing the people for
nsy nas S which MI yoa a
individuals, have with the Gcnes and ap state Nor
mons abhor this sympathetic feeling you have towards
the wretches who would cut throsis, and Of whom
ssy, have said of Martin Van Buren, that they
should be winked at BY blind men taey should be Kicked
lots by crppes they should be nbblcd TO death
by young ducks, and be drawn through the key hole
hell by humble bees. Because poor d-dscoundrc
will como into our street, drunk and nall nto dnh and
over him.. you should sympathise with him, am
ashamed or ycun "We ask no odds Of the Gentiles;
hat fhnu Aa loaru wtxsft has,
do" Brigham repeated " yes we ask no odds Of any Of
thtm.'o He spoke In this manner for m hour, using
language which would not be tolerated among the lowest
ana most degraded class Of persons anywhere In the
world.
After Jcdcdiah had finished speaking, Acbcr 6. kim.
ball. Brsnams nrst counsellor, rose and remarked that
he agreed with all that Jedcdah Ind said. and then
ADDED This occurrence, alluded 70 by brother Grant
such occurrence takes place, "you' not hear Of n
all ard then continued IN arou the same strain -
the preceding speaker. They hen finished By ordering
Ttomas s. Williams 10 90 mission q reward for
hi interference n the affair.
The above are the passages which are Of 70 be publish
ed. for some TOO indecent 10 be repeated. The
whole erin o. the afternoons dscourrey that the
church approved OF this deed and upheld the shsnpp
brehrcn,n (nct Daae as formeriy.) In what they had
done-that the people hal no business TO be surprised
that they reproved them ior the excitement which had
been created, and that the next time such deod was
committed there would be no occasion Tor any noise 10 be
BIZ Hickman wa. SEQ. out to Green rir:r tho week amer
me CHEZ sbc ssase S why he was AS sent instead Of
Armstrong the Indian Agent remains TO be ascerianed
bot sroba5ly part OF the excellent peace policy which
Br am has found 10 work we'll and 10 pursuance or
which he dstrbutes presents 10 the Indians in tie name
Of the Mormons, (taking 10 make the distinction
brIai between Americans and Mormons which presents
are rad for BY the United states government. The I'm
mediate Of these presents beng sent 10 that news
has been received the upper country that the Snake
a. Bonuack Indians all ready at moments warning
"a make war upon the Mormons and that thay are only
waiting TO hear thescccess Of the war 10 eregon 70 com
mence bostiiies.
superior Court-Ccneral Term.