Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

pse1a. One OF these manuscripts Oreon Pratt
. leading DANTE, pubiisfisd in England:
which has since been extensively circulated
in Europe and various paris Of the taited
States 84
The terrible measures resofted % by the
Destroying Angels (Danites, in visiting their
vengeance upon their foes, should open the
eyes 6 tbs people Of this country, and keep
them on guard for their safety. These dem.
on Danites are constantly On the alert for
their prey.
In conclhsion, permit me TO say that am
not Mormon, Tn. treachcry, corruption
and murderous practices OF the leaders Of
Mormon Church long since disgusted rue
with doctrine which produces such results,
and az matter Of course left the heaven
defying traitors, as every honest man should
do, and leave the guilty wrctches to suffer
the fate which they so richly merit, and
which 10 certain. sooner Or later 10 overtake
them The guilty and reasonable oath
which the 10000 or $1,000 Mormons now in
the Salt Lake Valley, and many others scat
tered in all parts Of the country, have taken
| upon themselves at the hands Of Brigham
Young and the Dante followers, read as fol.
lows
We quote from Increase Van Dusens Ex-
pose of the notorious spiritual wife endow.
| ment Of the Mormons, as praeticed by Brig
| ham Young and his accomplices in crime
| and villainy. Page 26 and q:
THE OATH
"You do solemnly swear in the presence
Of Almighty God, His holy angels and these
witnesses that you will avcnge the blood Of
Joseph Smith on this nation, and teach the
| same to your children; and that you will
| from this time henceforth and forever begin
| and carry out hostilities against the nation,
| to keep the same intenta profound secret,
| now and forever so help you God.
Again. Wequote from page 81: Sixth
degree of the Temple of said Mormon en-
dowment
Mormon, though you have eaten of the
bread Of life you are still liable not only to
| the natural but to the eternal death. But
such can only beiall you through faithless-
ness to your oath Of initiation, for otherwise
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 vengeance of the
Brotherhood and the punishment Of hell. But
honor it to the end and no crime which you
can commit can deprive you of an eyerlast-
ing reward in heaven. Look to those skele
tons-they are the bones of faithless Nor
mons Behold those captives in that burn
ing lakc--they are their tortured souls, and
assuredly such shall be your reward if such
shall be your provocation. But be faithful
and fear not Be true to Mormonism and
no species of falsehood can affect you.
Against a Mormon you must never fight;
against Mormon you must never swear.
Your words must comfort them--your mon
ey must succor them. Asjudges you must
deliver them--as brothers and sisters live
and die for them. You must exalt them in
to all Offices which they covet you must
abandon clan, kin and country for their sake;
and in fine you must make Mormonsm and
everything that affects it interests the great
aim and object of your life. And now go
forth upon your mission and be this your
motto ..r--..
An oath have given,
Let me honor it well
For to keep it is heaven,
And to break it is hell. s -
Such was Morlnonism in Nauvoo, Illinois
and such is Mormonsm in Utah.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM SMITH,
Brother Of Joseph Smith, the murdered
patriarch, and prophet of the Mormon
church