Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-05-22

Whatever provocation the Mormons may
have had, it would not justify the murder Of
Governor Boggs by Porter Rockwell. then
and now a DANTE, who was arrested and broke
jail, and is now in good standing, it is said, in
the Mormon church The murder of Sccre-
tary Babbtt for no known reason save chat
he was suspected of being an insincere Nor
mon, has been attributed To- the same hand.
The murder of Gunnerson's party. charged
upon tho Indians is quite often placed TO the
account of the destroying Angels" as the
aldcrs and abctt0rs. The murder OF Jacob
Lance, the man charged with rape though
pretended to have been killed by a woman.
lac was slain, as is believed by many, by
Dante, or "a oman with a great peard under
her muior, as Hugh Evans would say. The
horse of one of Colonel Steptoes men came
back from a short trip out of the city with
no rider in the saddle The loss was never
alphabetically explained Mr. Hartley.
lawyer of Oregon, dwolt awhile in Utah but,
going out one day with Bin Hickman, Dam
lite, has not been heard of since. Many Call
iiornia emigants have disappeared on the u
tain route, and the "deep damnation' of their
taking of has been charged TO Che account of
the Indians. An these charges may be SLAM
dorous stories, but if they are, they are lies
with many circumstances tending TO arouse
suspicion. Ii is almost incredible Co suppose
inc domgs of the Thugs can find parallel in
the history of any portion of America but
these Mormon prophets and apostles. if they
do not mean any thing. and they claim for
themselves and all revelation a literal inter-
al interpretations. should be more wary about
talking OF unshclthing the sword, fixing the
place, and the shoddinr of blood iu word and
dood
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hnFc no desire TO mako party capiatl by
making any Issues touching Utah 1t is a
subject requiring the deliberate attention of
statesmen. only aspire to present some
iac',' ID the most authentic form within my
reach' calculated to draw attention to the sub
Ject. IL is quite within the power Of gentle
men To throw the question into the pool Of
partisan politics, by giving laid and comfort
% the Widest theories TO which any religious
mposter ever gave birth. The President and
rulers oi the Mormon church have already
sought shelter in the bosom of the Democrat
De party by their proclamation of the 4th of
August, 1886. They find fault with the Re-
publican party for including their "sacred in
stltuton in the phrase of "the twin relics of
barbarism. They also declare
"Ihe Democratic Convention in Cincinnati. which
Ggna,isl J1ng bn'A'"an for President passed the
"Rao'rs9, rhat Congress ha. no power under the
Con.tnioR 70 interfere with or control the domestic in
a r n an5 nrgcr ,. oe e' e,er , , siyn Stio
ing % theirown affairs not prohbtedby thc Constitution
& & ~. ' tno piini , ~ the Democrate, party which
,he doctrines Of .oyerenty appy to MS IN he desert as
we'll rs 70 the settlers in Kansa. or Nebraska.
b,5 by ,bb Il m o1,e5 'e instrument ,l IN Goa
sovereign State with tae domestic institution Of slavery
na 4oyslmy, & as e,15shed by The pat9rc9.s and re-
ruler, and prophets
There is. hone room to doubt whether
the Democratic party will allow itself to he
used for anv such nurnose Their nolitical
necessities must be great when thev accent Of
such coadiutors upon tbe conditions indicated
1t NAV be very properlv asked. sunposing il
should be shown that state of thinqs exists
in Utah which all would admit TO be wrong
what are You going to do aboutit The sub
ieet is not without its difficulties but they are
not altogether insurmountable. For one.
should greatly prefer that the people of Utah
would. upon a calm reconsideration of their
own affairs, remove by their own action all
just matters of complaint. Buff they choose
to refuse, or neglect so to do, we have only to
say 10y our silence and non-action that we will
disapproyal.