M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-10

great excitement amone all classe
r in our community, ands we hope tn
tocsin is now sounded that shall rous
! the nation and compel the goyermen
to protect our countrymen from III
additional dangers which foreign trait
ors throw around them in passing
over International territories. For lon!
years outrage upon our race has beer
committed and representations mad
imploring aid in that inhOspitablere re
gion where nature herself is so repul
sive as almost to forbid travel, 'bu
their calls have been unheeded.
Our community has been deeply
moved. Many of them are waiting
and wishing for a call to abatC
the evils which arrest the weary traye
Ter and consign him to an unknown
and namelesS grave, midway to RiC
destination. Two large public meet.
tingS were held in this city last
week, under the circus pavilion, ,at
which speeches were made by several
who had been at Salt Lake, and reIo-
.lutions were passed which, believe
express the sentiment Of everybody
here but Mormons. There is a SEN
timent Of determination, living, in
tense, growing in the minds of all
true Americans, against the traitors
who have planted themselves in our
territory and who have instigsted, the
Isavages ofthe desert to slaughter ard
rapine.
The following statement is made to
me by Mr.. Henry Mogridge, with the
request that | would give it publicity.
He is a young man, and was once in
high favor with the powers at Salt
Lake. lie says, if called upon he
will make oath to the truth of his char
gers. He says:
"In November, 1853, resided at
Salt Lake, and was sent to attend
council. AT the council | was solic-
tied to take a mission to the Green
River Indians. Ibid not consent, be-
cause had Just returned from Paro-
wan and the southern settlements,
which had been appointed to locate.
Although not a member Of the coun-
ell, | was permitted to remain and
heard the charge given the missiona-
ries to those Indians by Willard Rich
ards, now dead. First, they would
esta blish missions; then they would
form treaties and alliances with the
Indians; the Elders, both married and
single, must marry squaws, particnl-
arly the daughters of chiefs. Such ties
as these could not be broken, ard the
Indians would be under their control
forever.
"At that time war. against the Uni
ted States was anticipated, and they
professed, according to the book Of
Mormons, to use tie Indians as the
Lords battle-ax.' A time would come
when they would be of great service
to the Saints, from their knowh lge Of
the mountains. They were to teach
the doctlins of MormOns, and baptize
them into the church-they were also
to monopolize all the trade with them
and influence them to keep out the
Gentiles.
"These missionaries did not at that
time 90 as far as Green River but re-
mained in the vicinity Of Fort Bridg.
er to watch the movements of the
mountaineers, who were gathering
there, indignant that Briger had been
driven off. In the following spri ng
several other missionaries were sent
to different parts ofthe Territory. P.
P Pratt was sent to the Santa Clara
on a similar purpose.
81 have been an eyewitness to the
baptism Of scores OF Indians Of Par
owan and other southern settlements.
The doctrines taught are invariably
that the Americans are enemies to the
Mormons and Indians, and that they
must kill them wherever they can find
them.
The Mormons have q school where.
in the young men ofchurch are taught
the different Indian dialects. These
dialects are reduced to asystem, and
are printed in books. Many of the
Mormon elders and ministers have
Indian wives, and are raising families
Of half breeds.
81 have frequently heard Brigham
Young declare that he could clean out
the United States with the Shoshonees
(Snakes) and Utahs, and that he in
tended to do it,"
At Painter Creek, which is but six
or seven miles on the other side of
the scene Of slaughter, there is a set
tlement Of some fifteen or twenty far.
lilies of Mormons. The people there
know Of the beginning and end of the
but not one Of them went
to the assistance of the train.
Mr.. Wren states that two days be.
fore arriving at San Bernardino, a
man named Bill Hyde, whom he
learned was a noted Dorrite. and who