, 1857-07-17
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY, july H. 1857

and records of Church history prepared fer
the press. Ono Of these manuscripts OrSOn
Pratt, a leading Dante. published in En-.
gland, which has since been extensively
circulated in Europe and various parts Of
the United States.
The terrible measures rcsorted TO by the
Destroying Angels (Dantes), in visiting
their vengeance upon their foes, should
open the eyes of the people of this country
and keep them on guard for their safety.
These demon Danites are constantly on the
alert for their prey.
! In conclusion, permit me to say that /
am not a Mormon. The treachery, cor
ruption and murderous practices of the
leaders of the Mormon Church long since
4 disgusted me with a doctrine which pro-
duces such results, and as matter of
course l left the heaven-defying traitors, as
every honest man should do, and leave the
guilty wretches to suffer the fate which
they so richly merit, and which is certain
sooner or later TO overtake them. The
guilty and reasonable oath which the 40,-
600 or $4,000 Mormons now in the Salt
Lake Valley, and many others scattered in
all parts of the the country, have taken
upon themselves at the hands of Brigham
Young aud the DANTE followers, read rs
follows:
We quote from Increase Van Dusen's
Expose, Of the notorious spiritual wife en-
dowment of the Mormons, as practiced by
Brigham Young and his accomplices in
crime and villainy. Page 26 and 81;
THE OATH.
"You do solmnly swear in the presence
of Almighty God, His holy angels and
these witnesses, that you will avenge the
blood Of Joseph Smith on this nation, and
teach the same 10 your children; aud that
you will from this time henceforth and for
ever begin and carry out hosiilties against
the nation, to keep the same intent pro-
found secret, now and forever, so help you
Godp
Again. We qnote from page 81,
Sixth degree of the Temple" of said Nor
mon endowment:
Mormon, though you have eaten of the
bread of life, you are still liable not only to
the natural but to an eternal death. But
such can only befall you through faithless-
ness to your oath of initiation, for other
wise you are superior to all mortal sin.
BETRAY THAT OATH and you hang for all
time and burn for all eternity, for in such
case no power can shield you from the ven-
geance Of the brotherhood and the punish
ment of hell But honor it to the end
and no crime which you can commit eau
deprive you Of an everlasting reward in
heaven. Look on those skeletons-they
are the bones of faithless Mormons. Be
hold those captives in that burning lake
they ore their tortured souls, and assuredly
such shall be your reward il such shall
be your proyocation. But be faithful and
fear notl Be true to Mormonism and no
species of falsehood eau affect you. Against
q Mormon you must never fight against a
Mormon you must never swear. Your
words must comfort them-your money
must succor them. As judges you must
deliver them-as jurors, acquit them--as
brothers and sisters, live and die for them.
You must exault them into oil Offices which
they eovet; you must abandon clan, kin
and country for their sake; and in fne, you
must make Mormonism and everything that
affects its interests the great aim and object
of your life. And now go forth upon your
mission and be this your motto:
An oath have given,
Let me honor II we'll: $50 Il
For to keep II Is heaven,
And 10 break il Is hell.
Such was Mormonism in NauToo, Iii
hois-and such is Mormonsim in Utah.
Respectfully, WILLIAM SMITH.
Brother Of Joseph Smith, the murdered patriarch
and prophet of the Mormon Church.