Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-29

among every Indian tribe on the continent teaching
them mechanic arts and military tactics" they
amount to something more than we have been ac-
customed to regard them. They have settlements
on Salmon River Oregon Territory, and on Lewis
River, near Puget Sound, in Washington Territory,
and in Carson Valley and at San Barnardlno, Cali
fornia. They instigated the Indians to revolt IN
and were, in my Judgment the cause that created
the necessity for the proclamation of martial law ny
Governor Stevens; and when the Governor forward
ed supply train of goods up to and for Nez Perces
in payment of debts contracted with them when re-
turning from treating with the Blackeet or Crows,
in the winter of 1866 the arrival Of the train
at Col Crags the Indian agency for the Nez Perces
they had been induced to favor Kom-n kun, the
Yakima war chief refused to receive the goods
either in payment Of debts as presents. and or
dered all the whites to leave their country. Col
Craig the Indian Agent, was retained IN case OF
need the train returned hastily to the Dalies but
other whites among the Ncz Perces, instead OF COM
ing to the Dalles and claiming the protection OF the
United States Army, cent through the country Of
the acar Indians to the Mormon settlement, on Sat-
mon Ricer, for protection! In Col. Shaw's last
battle with the Indians in the Grand Bonde, among
the camp equpage of the enemy, he captured am
mumition aodth Mormon labels on them.
Now, permit me to conduct you to San Francisco,
CAL, on the ever memorable 18th day of August,
1906 and behold the streets of that ill-fated city
throHGod with men and arms. The Federal Consti-
tuition has been upheaved the laws overthrown, and
the COMMITTEE Vigiantes" have instituted reign
OF terror. The Committee lays down into its power
and calls out its adherents to celebrate its retirement
to law and order The streets decorated and
hung with fags but, alas! the star spangled flag of
the free was set aside! "The aseeing eye over the
crescent" on which was inscribed "Vigilantes,"
occupied the foreground with United States flag
on either side. Immediately in the rear of these,
also hung the Mormon emblem (worn by them as
military badges of "bce-hive and bees; in the rear
OF these, between other United States flags, was the
''Lone STAR on blue ground, surrounded by con.
stellation. These the prominent ensigns of
Mormonlsm, except the secret signs of the priest
hood, which are worn under garments, and are
OF course invisible No one knew the object OF the
secret order "Vigiantes" but those who recognise
Brigham as their Prophet, Priest and King. The
Vigilance Committee of 1851 experiment of
Mormon strength, headed by Samuel Branan, Farley
P. Pratt and Others and the Vigilance Committee
OF 1886 may be regarded in the same light. If not
Mormon, let some one assign for the setting
aside of the United States flag and the display of
ensigns of Mormonism.
Throughout the States and Territories, at various
and convenient localities, the Mor.nons have what
are termed ''Stakes in Zion" and each stake is gov
erned by presidency 1t may not be known to
many that there is stake in the city of New York,
whose president is the editor of paper called The
Mormon; at Council Bluffs is another stake and
another paper; at Independence another stake; at
st. Louis, &c. Their agents and spies in every
city in the Union adapting themselves to surround
ing circumstances, Turing the ignorant and unsus-
pecting into the meshes; secretly dcnouncing ndi
viduals whom they suspect capable of informing
against them; pursuing their victims with peril
nacity that overcomes all obstacles, and their agent
in Congress keeps them constantly advised of the
policy and aims of the General Government. They
are in the frontier post-ofices either by appointment
as postmasters or as clerks, and have the opportu
nifty OF supervising the transit and distribution of all
mail matter; and it may not be improbable that to
Ms course may be traced the loss Of many letters
going to and coming from the Pacific Territories.
Now, in view Of the facts herein set FORTH and the
assumption by Chief Justice Drummond that they
are a hundred thousand strong in Utah and two
hundred thousand spies and emissaries in adjoining
States and Territories with every facility for OBJ
tanning and transmitting Information and allied to
savage Indian horde of three hundred thousand
more. who are, in their lands the "batt!e of the
Lord" to be welded against the Genes; added to
thousand miles of land travel prairie and mountain,
with natual means at hand to throw every obstacle
in the way of army, by running off their animals,
cutting of small parties, poisoning the springs of wa
ter, and blockading the canons and mountain pass
es repeat in view of all these facts staring bold
ly in the face, the form obstacle to the peaceful
settlement Of the interior of the country of
character, and which should be promptly met by the
General Government In my judgment the only
way to meet the necessity OF the is to appoint
military Governor for the Territory, with discretion
airy power to place the whole Territory under
tial law backed by military force of at least 5000
men, amply equipped with munitions of war and
years supply of provisions; then station the army
at three several points in the Territory not to fight
the people, but defend them. By proclamation now
call all true citizens of the United States
out and enroll themselves under the flag of the Re.
public warning all hostile thereto to leave the Ter
rtory under penalty of capture trial and execution
by martial law. This, in my judgment, will be the
easiest, cheapest and safest mode of reaching and
remedying the evil. The idea that if left to them
selves they will break up an dsband by internal dis
sensions is futile and absurd.
They have solid nucleus OF one hunderd thou
sand strong, with 900 600 spies and emssaries scat
tered over the whole country, and savage ally of
three hundred thousand 20 do their bidding And
what want they more? State Government? No;
they already have that which to them is far better,
namely, wi!ful perrersion of the democratic prin
ciple of selgovernment declared in the KansasN Ne
braska bill, ITO regulate their institutions in
their own way" This leaves them in far better
condition to propagate their REASONABLE designs
than if they were existing under the form OF State
Government. As there is no power in the Constitu.
ton to force them into the Union, God forbid they
should ever come in y they may always remain a
Territory of the United States recognizing the Fed
eral laws merely as form, while the power de facto
remains absolute, and the head of the Church be-
comes the head Of the State
Something ought-something should be done
Let the Government look well to it that its army be
sufficient amply supplied with munitions of war and
provisions for at least year. the task is about
the assume is no childs play. More anon.
Very respectfully, VERASTUS.
DISTANCES FROM WAsHINGroN.- following is
list of the capitals of the States with their distance
from Washington, District Columbia, by the Post
Office records, according to the course of the mail: