American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-28
Important from Utah.
Revolution aitons the Saints Massacre of

NcVuiUtivh ahieES inc SalnLS OF
ApOstates. .. .
The Sacramento Union contains i'm
portant news from the Valley of the
Great Salt Lake. 1t will be seen that
the Mormons Ore not only waging war
against peaceful and unoffending cit
liens, but that serious d;sscntions are
rapidly thinning their own ranks, and
that many of them have already left
for the Atlantic States, The Union
says: ...... ......
Crandall's pioneer coach arrived in
our city at one o'clock this afternoon,
from Carson Valley, with the express
matter, the mails and passcngers--trav-
Cling time, Is hours. Dates from
Salt Lake are to May so ....... g.
Mr.. Wilkins, who came passenger,
is direct from Salt Lake, whore he has
been residing for nine months, having
had to flee with his family to Califor-
MIA. ....... ...
brigham Young Gas heretofore re-
ported) had gone North with his cx-
petition, fully equipped, with three
months provisions, and a train of 80
wagons. Various rumors were aHoat
as to its object. The most important
and conclusive is, that Ire has gone in
search of a locality to defend the faith
full against the expected troops from
the East. lie exhorts all the Saints,
if it comes to a fight, to kill each his
man, and his salvation is secured.
The destroying angels are busily en-.
gagged at their hcllish work, numbering
and robbing those who are apostatcs.
wilkins and party is composed Of
twenty six persons, eight Of whom arc
women. Afterleaving Salt Lake they
were arrested by a large body of Nor.
mons, and taken back on charge of
horse stealing. AS no evidence even
for Mormon court, was offered against
them, they were discharged, at the re
quest of one Messick, who knew three
of them in San Francisco being
the clerk Of the court. After that they
were hunted like wolves, night and day,
until they reached Goose Creek noun
tains, over one hundred miles from Salt
Lake, when the Mormons made charge
on them, and killed six of their animals.
One half Of the population would
leave, and will do so, if the Govern
ment sends sufficient force to protect
them. -.
Brigham declares that if the Saints
will stand by him and the Church, he
will be President Of the United States
in less than ten years. ..
Williams, the lawyer, had fled. The
doytroying angels were on his track,
and it was not known if he escaped
them. Open and avowed murder of
all who have and are becoming obnox-
ious, is advocating in public assemble
ges; in fact, an offer was publicly made
i'll meeting, by one of the faithful, to
murder twoGentile trade 1T BoxEldcr,
near the city, who had incurred the dis
pleasure Of Elder Lorenzo Snow, if
they did not leave by juno /.
A train of one hundred wagons had
left Salt Lake, bound for the States, all
Of which belonged to Apostles. ..
New dissentions arc continually ari.
sing. That which causes the most ill.,
feeling is Brigham sealing young girls
to old men. Several heads of families
have been put out Of the way, as they
call it, on suspicion Of their being apos-
tates, by which means they prevent
the family from leaving. Several who
heretofore have been in the confidence
of the high priests are known to have
been murdered in attempting to leave
secretly.
Seven ladies, with their families,
whose husbands had made their escape,
begged to be taken away by wilkins
party, expecting daily to sec some of
their number dragged away to the ha-
rem of some Of the anointed.
Brigham breaches rebellion to all at
tempts on the part Of Government to
establish foot.ho in his territory
lie has inaugurated o new law, by
which he governs disobediet wives; by
degrading and making mcnials of them,
dcpriving them of tho right to marry
or have protector. 1t is called on
"Earthly He'll"
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