The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-06-20
correspondsncs Of The n. I. Triouns'
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JOSEPH, THE PROrnEr.
WARREN, Pa, Mar ~, 20.
In looking over the affairs relas.ns ~ ~
Iytah and the development Of conlp ",;sa n
the Mormon people, it may no. Is a.. a' ss.;.
.s.;rd the public once again q 'le Pe..
.;ar that vas drawn no BY myself ana Ms. sign
LII - m.nr citizens Of the State q ILLINOIS,
su ~ .srt a washington at the time Mnen
M 1na - racoon;aed as Territory, IN whicn
Juan "as fss.h dearly and plainly the facts
MeIo ~ -. - .he treasonable designs OF the
~ reearu ~ the United States Govern
mormons The fact that these Mormons
men establishing the doctrines OF po-
proposes m az which statements the leading
ygam nositively and per-emptorily de-
MOT MOI The charges thas are now preferred
nlea. BRIGHAM Young and the Mormons
asnar,iv. by Ex-Judge Drummond and
se.hsrs. from Utah, are SO con6rmatory OF
that was then published upon Mormons do
;ncs that we presume the Government and
nn5l;c will not longer dispute our statement
ss act forth in said petition, which may now
be found on the files of the Congressional
journal Of 1851. Also the statement maoe
by Mr.. Drummond in his letter OF resisna-
ton, of the manner in which the iate seer
tary of the Territory, A. W. bapoi.s, ,, was
murdered on the plains by band Oh MOT
mons. ...;o,,ort that
Iverily believe, also, the statemen. Una.
other officers and friends to the oo'eiamen'
have been in most cruel anu MiuioS,ou'
manner put out of the way by THESE -nol
mons. as such action is in strict keeping win
their character. will here remark, also,
that all the plans for this Mormon treason
AGAINST the Government were lad IN Coun,
els at Nauyoo, previous to the expulsion Oh
the saints from the State OF llllnois-an
emulsion caused by the wicked doings OF
the corrupt DANTE leaders, including ROB-
berries and murders. While the Mormons
were vet at Nauvoo, Brigham Young took
the inc;pient steps toward the organization
of the DANTE banditti, by administering to
such Mormons as he could influence an oath
that from that time forward they would be
the persistent enemies of the United States
Government and the Gentiles generally
Since their removal from Illinois, they have
added the DANTE and other reasonable
oaths and covenants, binding still stronger
and stronger the confederacv OF traitors IN
their new and far off land OF Zion IN the
Valley of the Mountains.
have no doubt whatever of the truth OF
the charges against the Mormon people of
having committed the most wanton and
cruel murders in the disguise of Indians;
and if the spirits of their victims now sleep
ing in their graves at Nauvoo, could but
speak to the world they would reveal tales
of cruelty and horror which would make the
people stand aghast and cause these muir
derous, guilty Mormon rebels to quake with
fear. and possibly to recol at the contem-
plation of their own wickedness.
have good reasons for believing that my
brother. Samuel Ii. Smith, died of poison
in Nauvoo, administered by order of Brig
ham Young and Willard Richards, only Il
few weeks subsequent to the unlawful muir
der of nv two other brothers, Joseph and
Hiram Smith, while incarcerated in Car
thage Jail. Several other persons who were
presumed to stand between Brigham Young
and the accomplishment Of his ambitious
and wicked designs, mysterlously disappear
ed from Nauvoo about the same time. and
have never since been heard from.
Arvine Hodge, young woman, was muir
dered in a most shocking manner within
ten or fifteen yards of Brigham Young's
house. This was done, as the Mormons
themselves admitted, to prevent some de-
velopments coming out in exposure OF
Brigham's guilty connection with bandltti
of murderers and counterfeiters, who, in
those DAYS of fourshing Mormonism, rang
ed along the Mississippi river from st.
Louis to Galena. Also, Brigham Young,
in connection with John Taylor, A Lyman,
p. p. Pratt, E. Snow, II. c. kimbal, Geo.
A. Smith, w. Woodruff, Orson Hyde, Will
lard Richards (now dead) Hosea Stout,
Orson Pratt, (killcd few days ago. and
others known as principal leaders of the
Mormons. were the founders of the secret
DANTE banditti, or ''desfroWng Angels" as
they are called by the Mormons to rob and
thunder the California emigrants and to
commit certain depredations upon the Cen
eral Governmcnt---to hoax, fool, and to gull
money out of them under various pretences.
testify that have heard Aormons boast
and talk of these designs in Nauvoo, previ-
Gus to their leaving for the Salt Lake VAL
lev. and have heard Mormons talk openly
in their designs in robbing the Gentlles and
of putting to death dissenting Mormons; and
tn 1t also, when they got among the Indians,
thew would lead them on to the slaughter
of the men. women and children of the
American people. Suffice it to say, that
in presenting to Congress my remonstrance
to these views of Mormons at the time |
have mentioned, greatly endangered my
life.
escaped the penalty of the DANTE law.
which is death: but the Mormons robbed
me of all my property-conhscated every
thing possessed, including library Of
valuable books; also. valuable manuscripts
and records of the church history prepared
for the press. One of these manuscripts
Orson Pratt. a leading DANTE, published in
England. which has since been extensively
circulated in Europe and various parts OF
the United States.
The terrible measures resorted to by the
Destroying Angels (Danites) in visiting their
vengeance upon their foes, should open the
ewes of the people of this country, and keep
them on guard for their safety. These de-
mon Danites are constantly on the alert for
their prey.
In conclusion permit me to say that am
not Mormon. The treachery. corruption
and murderous practices OF the leaders OF
the Mormon Church long since disguised me
with the doctrine which produces such re-
suits, and as a matter OF course left the
heaven efying 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 over
take them. Co.,
The guilty and reasonable oath which
the 10000 or $4,000 Mormons now in the
Salt Lake Valley, and many others scatter
ed in all parts Of the country, have taken
upon themselves at the hands of Brigham
Young and the DANTE followers, reads as
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 villainly. Pages 26 and q:
';You do solemnly swear in the presence
of Almighty God, His holy angels and these
witnesses, that you will avenge the blood of
E 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 hostilties against the nation,
IN taar tho m tant a nrofpup1 secret