Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-16
From the N. Y. Heralt MORMONISM. A Letter from William Smith,
BROTHER OF JOSEPH, THE PROPHET.

as a Territory, in which petition were set forth clearly and plainly the facts in regard to the treasonable designs of the Mormons against the United States government; also the fact that these Mormons purposed establishing the doc trues of pofygamy, all of which statements the leading Mormons positively and peremptorily denied The charges that are now preferred against Brigham Young and the Mormons ge- nerally, bv ex-J ustice Drummond and others, from Utah, are conhrmatory oi what was then published upon Mormon doings, that We presume the government a1d pubic Will not longer dispute our statement as set forth in said petition, which may now be found on the hIcS of the congressional journals for 1851. Also, the statement made by Mir. Drunmond in hlS letter of resgnaton of the manner III which the late secretary of inc Territory, A. w. Rabbit, was murdered on the plains by band of Momons.
 verily believe, also, the statement that other officers and friends to the government have been in a most cruel and murderous man her put out of the way by these MormonS, as such action is n strict keeping with their cha racter. l will here remark, also, that all the plans for this Mormon treason aganst the 90" vernment were aud in the councils at NauYoo, previous to the expulsion of the Saints from the State of Illiuojs-an expulsion caused by the wicked doings of the corrupt Dante cad CTS, including robberies and murders. While the Mormons were yet at Nauyoo, Brigham Young took the incipient steps toward the or gauzation of the Dante baudtti, by admlnio~ terng to such Momons 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 Danite and other reasonable oaths and covenants binding still stronger and stronger the conlederacy of traitors in their | new and far-of land of Zion, ln the Valley of the Mountains.
 have no doubt whatever of the truth of the charges against the Mormon people of hav- iug committed the most wautou and cruel murders iii the disguise of lndiaus; and If the spirits Of their victims now sleeping iu their graves at Nauvoo could but speak to the world they would reveal tales of cruelty and horror which would make the people stand a-hast and cause these murderous guilty Mormon rebels to quake with fear, aud possibly to recoIl at the coutemplations of their own wick cduesS.
 have good reasons for believing that my brother, Samuel II. Smith, died of poison in Nauvoo, administered by orier of Brigham Young and Willard Richards, o,ly d few weeks subsequent to tine unlawful murder of my two other brothers, Joseph aui llYrdm 5 nth, while incrccrdged in Carthage jtl. Several other per,u'o WHO were presumed to stand b. tween Brigham Youug and the acconilisn- meut of MS ambitious and wicked designs mysteina>iy disappeared from Nanvoo about the samc time, and have never since been heard from.
 Aryiue Hod 1e, a youu; woman, was mur- dereI in q rna,l shocking manner within ten or fifteen vtsd4 of Brigham Youugs house. This WAS done, as tue Mormous themselves admitted, to prevent some deveiol olhneut: com iuG out in exposure oi bd-hans guilty con uecy.o, with ba1diJtj of murIerers and couH- tertelters, who, iu th"oe days If dourshius Mormou>rh, ranged aong the NJ >siSsippi river from So. Louis, Mo-, tn Gl'eta Illinois. A,,o, Brigham Young il cpuu-ctiuu with John Yav- lor, X. Lyman, r. P. Pratt, E. Snow, il. C. kimbalI, Cleo. A. Smith, ". Woodruff, Or,on Hide, Willard Richard, Qow deAd,) Hosea Stout, 0rson Pratt [kiied few days ago. aud others known as the principal leaders or the MUrnonS, were the fouu0err of the secret b. ulte utuutn, or " "drdroyiny opge7y" as they are called hv the Mormpus. H. regard to tine desj1 of these Mormons to rob aad pluuJer the California cm grants and to commit certain depredaous upon the geuerdl goyerumeut- to hoax, l"oi, ani to gull mouey out Of them under various pretel,e>, l testify that l have heard Murmnls boast auI talk ut these designs in Nauvon, previous to their leaving for the Salt Lake Valley, and have also often heard Mormuu. talk openly of their designs in rob UuI tac Geuurs asd of putting to death di,- Se tlU- M"rmrI,; ;; aaJ tAal also, when they -ut among lu,iltr~ rhr4 WuHli lnad them un to the >taushtcr f th. men. worn,t t.d cu.I dren Of tao Amart,. people. SItli.. t to say, that ia le ,e..tIi- ~ Congress- na1 rrunu s.rancc 70 these r-N, o Hornous a, the time have mentionnd, greatly endangered my liic.
 escaped the penalty of the Dante law, which X deatu: plt tUc Mormon robbed. uIn oi III my pfoieny er"ryru"L possessed, Nru !iuL library ~ valuable hooks; also, valuable manuscripts au4 records oi church history prepared tur thc press. Oue of these manuscripts Os,u Pg4r, lradiul Ul- niJe, put shed in F. Laud winch ha, since h.e0 cNton~tvciv circaAleI in Europe aud ya- rouS parts of the UljjeJ States
 Inv terrible measures re~urrcd u bv tAe DeS'royII4 gels (Danitcs,) in visiting their vengeance upun thrr foes, should open the eyes ol ihe people of this country, nd keep them ou guard ior tbojr safety. These de- mon pau!tes are constantly on the alert for tAtIrprry.
 in conclusion, permit me ta say that am uot a Norm ". Thc treacAcrv. corruption and mlrderuus practices uf the leader, of the Nor mon cnurth long Since d.sLusJed me with d dottfiuc which produces such results, and .s a matter ol course I left the heaven defyins traitors, ls every honest man should do, aud leave The guilty wretches to suffer the fate Whlc'i they so richly merit, and which Is cer- tam sooner or later to overtake them. The guilty and reasonable oath which the 10000 CT 5COoO Mormons now in the Salt Lake Nal- lev, and many others scattered in all parts of the country, have taken upon themselves al the hands of Brigham Young and the Danite followers, reads as follows:
 We quote from Increase Van Dusens Ex- pose ot the notorious spiritual wife endowment of the Mormons, as pract;ced by Brigham lonng and his accomplices in crime and vil- lalny. Pages 26 and 27:
 THE OATH.
 You do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God lis holy angels and these wit neaseS, that you will avenge the blood of Jos Smith on this nation, and teach the same to your chIllren and that you will from this time heuceorth aud forever begin and carry out hosultles against the nation, to keep the same intent profound secret. DOW and brewer, so help you God"
 Agdn. We quote from page 57, sixth de. gree of the Temple" of said Mormon endow- nent:
 Mormon, though you have eaten of the hreat ot lie, you are sill liable not only to the natural but to an eternal death But such can only behll you through Iathlpssness to vour oath of initatlou fer otherwise you are supc. rior to all moral Sin. BErRAY THAT OATH and you hang for all time and burn for all eter- nifty, for in such case power can sheld YOU from the vengeance of the brotherhood and the punishment of hrll. But honor it to the end and no crime which you can commit can le- prve you "t an everlasting reward iu heaven. Look on those skeletons they a,e the bones