, 1857-07-24
From the Sacramento Union.
twenty-five Days Later from Salt Lake.

ARRIVAL OF A FUGITIVE PARTY DIRECT FROM
SALT LAKE-BRIGHAH YOUNG STILL ABOUT
TERRIBLE REORGANIZATION AMONG THE NOR
MoNs-MAssACRE OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SONS PARTY ATTACKED BY MORNoNs-sTocX
KlrLED-THE DESTROYING ANGELS - NEW
LAws-oPPREssIoN or WOMEN - CARSON
VALLEY NEWS, ETC.
PLAcERvILLE, July IL, 1857.
CrandalPs pioneer coach arrived in our
city today, from Carson Valley, with the
express matter, the mails and passengers
travelling time 10 hours. Dates from Salt
Lake are to the 30th May.
Mr.. Wilkinson, who came passenger, is
directly from Salt Lake, where he has been
residing for nine months, having had to
flee with his family to California.
Brigham Young Gas heretofore reported)
had gone north with his expedition, fully
equipped, with three months provisions,
and train Of eighty wagons. Various
rumors were aaoat as TO its object. The
most important and conclusive is that he
has gone in search Of locality to defend
the faithful against the expected troops
fronIthe east. He eXhorts all the Saints,
if it comes to a fight, to kill each his man,
and his salvation is secured.
The destroying angels are busily engaged
at their hellsh work, numbering and rob
bing those who are apostates.
Wilkinson and party is composed Of 26
persons, eight Of whom are women. After
leaving Salt Lake they were arrested by a
large body of Mormons, and taken back
on charge of horse stealing. As no evil
dence, even for Mormon court, was offer
ed against them, they were discharged, at
the request of one Mesick, who knew three
of them in San Francisco-he being the
clerk of the court. After that they were
hunted like wolves, night and day, until
they reached Goose creek mountains, over
one hundred miles from Salt Lake, when
the Mormons made charge on them, and
killed six of their animals,
One-half of the population would leave,
and will do SO, if the government sends a
sufficient force to protect them.
Brigham declares that if the saints will
stand by him and the church, he will be
President of the United States inless than
ten years.
Williams, the lawyer, had fed. The
destroying angels were on his track, and it
was not known if he escaped them. Open
and avOwed murder of all who have and
are becoming obnoxious, is advocated in
public assemblages; in fact, an offer was
publicly made. in a meeting, by one Of the
faithful, to murder two gentle traders at
Box Elder, near the city who had incurred
the displeasure of Elder Lorenzo Snow, if
they did not leave by June lSt.
A train of one hundred wagons had left
Salt Lake bound for the States, all of
which belonged to apostles.
New dissensions are continually arising.
That which causes the most i'll feeling, is
Brigham sealing young girls to old men.
Several heads Of families have been put
out Of the way, as they call it, on suspicion
of their being apostates, by which means
they prevent the family from leaving
Several who heretofore have been in the
confidence Of the high priests, are known
to have been murdered in attempting TO
leave secretly.
Seven ladies, with their families whose
husbands had made their escape, begged
to be taken away by WilkinsOn's party,
expecting daily to see some Of their number
dragged away to the harem of some of the
annonted
Brigham breaches open rebellion to oil
attempts OIL the part of the government to
establish footaold in his Territory. He
has inaugurated new law by which he
governs disobedient wives, by degrading
and making menials of them-deprivng
them of the right to marry or have pro-
tector. 1t is called an Earthly He'll"
Six hundred head Of stock had arrived
in Carson valley.
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