, 1857-06-19

in the territory and two hundred thousand
in surrounding States and Tcrritoric,
their appliances of war; their secret agents
in every nook and corner Of the Republic;
their cmissarics among every Indian tribe
on the continent, teaching them "the ne
chauic arts and military tactics" they
amount to something more than we have
/ been accustomed to regard them.
They have settlements on Salmon river,
in OwZon Territory, and on Lewis river,
ucur Puget Sound, in Washington Terri
tory, and in Carson Valley and at San
B,rnardino, California They ~iHstigated
the Indians to revolt in Oregon and Wash
ing'on Territories in the late war, and
were, in my Judgment, the cause that Gre
ated the necessity for the proclamation Of
martial law by Gov. Stevens; and when
the Governor forwarded a supply train\of
goods up to and for the NeZ PerccS in payA
mcnt Of debts contracted with them when
returning from treating with the Black
feet or Crows, in the winter Of 1866, on
the arrival of the train at Col. Craig's, the
Indian agency for the Nez Perces, they
had been induced to favor Kam-i-aikin,
the Yakima war chief, refused TO receive
the goods either in payment of debts, or
as presents, and ordered all the whites to
their country. Col. Craig, the Indian agent,
was retained in case of need; the train re-
turned hastily to the Dalles; but other
whites, among the Nez Perces, instead of
coming to the Dales and claiming the pro-
lection of the United States army, went
through the country of the war Indians to
the Mormon settlement on Salmon river,
for protection! In Col. Shaw's last battle
with the Indians in the Grand Ronde
among the camp equipage Of the enemy he
captured ammunition achh Mormon labels on
them!
Now permit me to conduct you 10 San
Francisco, California, on the ever memor-
able 18th day of August, 1885, and be-
hold the streets of that ill-fated city
thronged with men and arms The Fed
-eral Constitution has been upheaved, the
laws overthrow, and the Committee Of
VigilantesSS have instituted a reign Of ter
ror, The-committee lays down its power,
and calls out its adhcrents to celebrate its
retirement to law and order The streets
are decorated and hung with flags; but,
alas, the star-spangled flag Of the free was
set asidel "The allseeing eye over the
crescent" on which was inscribed "Vigi-
lanes," occupied the foreground, with a
United States flag on either side. Imme-
diately in the rear Of these, also in the
centre, hung the Mormon emblem (worn
by them as military badges) Of "beehive
and bees;" in the rear of these, between
other United States flags, was the Lone
Star" on blue ground, surrounded by a
constellation. These are all the prominent
ensigns Of Mormonism, except the secret
signs of the priesthood, which are worn
on under garments, and are of course invis-
ible. No one knew the OJjeot Of the secret
order "Vigilantes," bat those who recog-
nize Brigham as their prophet priest and
king. The Vigilance Committee Of 1851
was an experiment Of Mormon strength,
headed by Samuel Branan, Farley .P.
Pratt, and Others, and the Vigilance
Committee of 1855 may be regarded in
the same light. If not Mormon, let some
one assign reasons 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
Mormons have what are termed Stakes
in Zion" and each stake is governed by a
Presidency. 1t may not be known to many
that there is stake in the city OF New
York, whose President is editor Of paper
called "The Mormon at Council Bluffs
is another stake and another paper; at In
dependence another stake; at ST. Louis,
&c. Their agents and spies are in every
city in the Union, adapting themselves to
surrounding circumstances Turing the igno-
rant and unsuspecting into their meshes;
secretly denouncing individuals whom they
suspect capable of informing against them;
pursuing their victim with pertinacity
that overcomes all obstacles; and their
agent in Congress keeps them constantly
advised of the policy and aims Of the Cen
eral Government. They are in the frontier
post Offices either by appointment as post
masters or as clerks, and have the opportu-
lnity Of supervising the transit and distri-
button of all mail matter; and it may not
he ll0pTOOuOlc luuJ u tulS CuuSe may Oe
traced the loss Of so many letters going to
and from the Pacific territories.
Now, in view of the facts herein set
forth, and the assumption by Chief Justice
Drummond that they are hundred thou
sand strong in Utah and two thousand
spies and emissaries in adjoining States and
Territories, with every facility for obtain
ling and transmitting information; allied to
a savage Indian horde of three hundred
thousand more, who are, in their hands,
the "battle-axe Of the Lord, ," to be welded
against the Geutiles; added to thousand
miles of land travel, prairie and mountain,
with natural means at hand to throw every
obstacle in the way Of an army by running
off their animals, cutting of small parties,
poisoning the springs of water, and block
aiding the canons and mountain passes; re-
peat. in view of all these facts staring us
boldly in the face, they form an obstacle to
the peaceful settlement of the interior Of