The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-24
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.


correspondent of the New York Daily Times, writing
from Great Salt Lake City, is laying before the coun-
try, flcts that have transpired in that leprous COM
munity which makes the flesh quake IS we read them.
His communications are given In the form of a dairy.
Under date Of March 9, he records that an encamp-
ment Of a party of four was surprised, and one Tobin,
who was Orderly Sergeant in Captain Morris com
mand, u. s. A, which served as an escort to Capt
Gunnison when he was killed upon the plains, was
shot through the head, the bah entering close under
the eye. Tobin had given in his adhesion to Nor
monism, and as u reward for his conversion was
sealed 10 Alice Young, daughter of the prophet
led to believe that he might embrace her also, but
he was deceived, and not only that, the fair Alice
left him and took refuge in the arms Of one Hiram
Clauson, where three or four doves had nestled be-
fore This induced Tobin to turn towards Califor-
MIA Unfortunately for him, however he had been
too deeply initiated into the mysteries Of Nformonism
to be permitted to leave the country. The Mormons
proclaim publicly that no apostate shall be permitted
to escape from their country to tell id tales about
them
Friday March Is. Last evening "our peaceful
city" was thrown into commotion by an attempt, on
the part of some persons high up in the Priesthood,
TO get away from T. 8 Williams his daughter, who
Is not yet fourteen years Of age His father Is one OF
the old Mormons, having been with them from the
beginning Of their career, and is, moreover, a con-
spicuous member OF the DANTE Band. His grand
father, old as he is, has been ''sealed'' to three young
women within the last few weeks. A few days since
I met him coming from Brigham's office, with a
young girl, apparently some sixteen
Joseph Young, the not overnight son of Brigham,
returned last fall from q mission to England. As the
son Of the Prophet he Was hattered, caressed, and
almost worshipped by the faithful abroad, which in
fated his vanity near to bursting. he left a young
wife behind him when he went, whom he has entirely
neglected since his return, except to keep her locked
mp IN his fathers seragiO. He has lately been
- sPlIerl' to TWO yOunr Womeu- m of them dauUlter
Of one Grant, a brother Of the late Jeiediah- She 10
about IL years Of age, and represented to be very
amiable and lovely She was most bitterly opposed
to the marriage, and begged her father not to force
her into the arms Of n man whom she loathed and
abhorred but he was deaf to her entreaties, for the
son of the Prophet must be gra.ified- Since she was
"sea4ed" she refuses to associate with him, and
walks her room all night, her agony unrelieved by
tears, in q state bordering on insanity.
A young woman, who forsook her friends in Eng
land and came 20 this country last fall, under the
delusl0n that If she could only reach "Zion'' her
happiness would be completely insured in this world
and the next, was taken on her arrival into Brig
hams family as his mistress, when the monstrous
state OF affairs was soon revealed to her. She anx-
lously inquired whether it had always been thus, and
If there was no hope for q change. She was told that,
instead Of any hope of improvement, affairs daily
were growing worse-when the poor woman in her
agony exclaimed, "Oh / am lost lost J J lost ! 20
The Mormons pretend and assert it as a part of
their doctrine that no man can take a second wife
"a me COnseuI OF tQe ufSI lnar consent Is not
unusually obtained by coercion, and the lash. and
starvation are frequently resorted to for the purpose,
many instances of which have come to my notice.
But Brigham has adopted another mode of insnring
acquiescence- If the first wife evinces any repugnance
to tire addition, he deposes her. as he terms it, from
her position as first wife and assigns the place to
another.
There are some less grave stories told about this
people. Elder W. w. Phelps, one of the very old
Mormon raseals, who plays the part of the Devil in
one Of their ceremonies representing the Garden of
Eden, persuaded one of the &c hand-cart women that
she could not be saved unless she was sssealed" .
him She, not understanding exactly what was ex-
pected from "sealed'' ones, consented; but when
night came on and ne wanted to share her couch,
she exclaimed -"Is this what you are after, you
old covey: I'll seal you," and thereupon struck
him IN the face with her fist, giving him a black eye
which he carried for several days.
a party of five apostate Mormons, having been
stripped of all they possessed by Mormon process and
open robbery, determined to leave the territory at all
hazards Unable to procure teams they started on
foot and passed out of Springville in the afternoon.
1hey had been watched and were followed. The
party had hardly proceeded a hundred yards when
they we're fred upon by q band of disguised Danites.
Potter was killed outright, pierced by five balls.
Parish and one of his sons were wounded. The
murderers then rushed upon them, cut Parish's throat
from ear to ear and ripped open his bowels. His
son, though severely wounded, ran about 80 yards
before he was overtaken. His throat, too, was cut,
and his bowels ripped open.
As soon as IL was known that the victims of this
terrible crime were making preparations to leave, an
express was sent to Brigham, which performed the
journey and returned in less than twenty-four hours,
although the distance Travelled was about 40 miles
bringing orders, the nature Of which may be reas-
onably inferred from the horrible results. The
Bishop laid his hands on the heads of some men, (the
supposed assassins,) and prayed the Lord to ..gire
them strength TO perform the uork Of the Lord."s
We have reports of others being killed, but have
no positive knowledge, as the Mormons take care to
hide from Us every dark deed. One Of the Bishops,
the other day, in preaching to his congregation, said
that he would cut the threats Of the a~postates with
rs little conjunction as he would go into n pen Of
hogs and butcher them" One of the eSeyenties''
said that ut the first he shuddered at the idea of kill
ing all the apcstates-nen, women and children
but had become reconciled to it; that he was satisfied
he would be saving them and assisting in building
up the kingdom