The Washington union., 1858-03-05


System OF pseudo religion the torch OF the DcendAsy ana
~ kntfe OF the assassin the chosen instruments o
vengeance upon those who may have dared To it
their hands voices against the authority OF the Church
1t matters little by what chcanery and faehood they
may have been invegled into this society of abcmnations
the only hope Of safety lies in the servle scquesenoe in
the will Of those who have plotted their ruin.
These other clauses of the constitution disregaded
or overlooked which declare that
The right of the people to be secure in their persons
houses papers and effects against all unreasonable search
es and seizures shall not be violated
No person shall le held to answer for capital or
otherwise infamous cTiipe unless presenment In
dctment by q grand Jury,
Epr shall any person be subject for the same offence
to be twice put in jeopardy of life OF limb
iNor shall be becompclled amy criminal case TO be
IA witness against himself. f'.'A'
Nor be deprived of life liberty, property without
due process of law. ~ ID t,r,d 10 =. a
Here sir are few clauses of constitutional law worthy
Vi most ardent esteem and Devotion forming the
basis of civil liberty the protecting egs OF the citizen
rights but with what degree Of good faith they have
been observed by this Mormon hierarchy will best appear
from the recital of few incidents among many that have
obtruded themselves upon my notice.
On the morning of December 20, 1856, was informed
that the Office of the clerk OF the supreme court had been
broken open the night before and robbed of the docket
official papers, and library of the said court To satisfy
myself of the truth Of this report visited the office
rooms where met c. T.. Bolton, deputy clerk and also
Judge Stiles and T. s. Williams, and to my astonshment
found nothing but the Office furniture remaining in the
apartment Not only the books papers, Documents &c,
of the supreme court but the law library of Messrs Stiles
and Williams had also been extracted While we were
yet lingering about the premises was discovered that
privy in the back yard had been destroyed by fire. the
smoulderDg remains Of which still visible and on
examining the vault several books found partly
burned and still burning. j little surprised to
learn from letter published by Mr. Bolton subsequently
that the court records had not been destroyed do
not recollect of his having made any asoh to their
safety at that time. In conversation with Mr. few
days after this he told that he salts
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of mhehevous boys, wlose he did not rienton,)
but said that il would be useless TO try to bring them to
Justice the evidence not sufficient to produce
viction
On the tight Of january g. 1857 in the western suburbs
of the city of the great Salt Lake, the voice of female
minglmg with the oucries of children heard in the
streets. Morning came and with it the news that the
house of Mary Collins poor widow, had been attacked
about III o'clock at night and destroyed by band OF
midnight incendaries Mrs. Collins fled with her three
small children in their night clothes into the street,
where the lay three feet deep and every gust OF
the night wind pierced them to the vitas, and where
they nigh peishlng before they found charitable
door.
On the motning of the 10th day of the month
the house of Charles Clark in great Salt Lake City, was
attacked in Open daylight bt baid OF rtifais and azed
the ground Clark had rented the house the day be
fore, paying the rent in advancc and just moving
into it, He reconstructed but to effect; offered re-
stance but was oyerpowercd His wife cried for mercy
but was not heard He then appealed to know why he
was thus treated to which the only reply was 1--WE
don't intend that any damned Gentle shall live in our
ward. Clark and his wife left standing in the
street in three feet deep not knowing where to look
for shelter from the storms Of u ruthless winter.
On the night OF the 18th day of the same month
band of ruians repaired to the house Of Henry j. Jarvis
merchant on the of South Temple and Emgm
ton streets, in Great Salt Lake City at the hour of 10
O'Clock, and calling Mr. j. into the storc-room under
preence of wanting to trade clinchcd him by the hair
jerked him instantly the counter threw him violent
iy upon the floor, and commenced stamping ON him
ooscd their hold him for the purpose of stamping, he
succeeded in throwing himself out Of doors into the street
His wife and some female visitors hearing the fracas and
the cry of murder in the well known voice Of the
husband fled also in CONSERVATION into the street. but
the appearance Of men armed with budgeons frightened
them back TO their rooms again Seeing that their vic
tim had escaped the inccndiarcs set fire TO the house and
rctrcated in the darkness Jarvis reached the doors of
his nearest neghbors and mplocd their protection.
which denied him the ground of his being dis
scnter from their faith Finding that the ruhans had
left Mrs Jarvis and her companions went into the store
and by means Of snow Succeeded in extngushng the
fire. which kindled the counter, and had not yet
reached the walls of the building At late hour Mr.
Jarvis returned to his house accompanied by William
Bell, esq, late merchant in Salt Lake City, who remain
ed with him during the rest of the night.
On the night of the 18th day of March last three men,
two of them by the nume of Parrish (ather and son,
and one name Potter, most inhumanly murdered
and butchcred the public highway about quarter of
mile south of the town of Sprngville, in Utah county
of opinion that ii the testimony in this shall ever
be brought light will present of the most bloody
atrocities known to the catalogue of crime The copses
of the dead literally rdded with rifle and pis-
tol balls; the throat of each Of them cut and the
elder Parrish had his check cut of and his bowels ripped
out With little noise possible inquest held
the bodies, which found 'dcath by unknown
sins And then, if to add insult to injury, have
heard attempt to justify the deed by saying that
'they had threatened the Bishop; and again, to satisfy
the poor Indians who could not reason for spill
ing much blood, that "tley had threatened the In
ma toI M in pupdt the less
could say about it the better it would be for
know nothing of these the Parishes and Potter
except that they cdsscners from their Church Potter
brother Of William Potter who murdered
with Gunnson and it may be that ''the Lords secrets
in danger " and that dead men tell no tales is
ma kim which they to understand and appreciate
The testimony in this Is struggling for utteance
in the breast of many honest and in
Utah. and should il come forth will rcnd the veil
of secrecy and show up and in their true
coloIs. That .'murler will out is old and pretty
well established maxim and Gas the Lord rcgneth,
Judgment will yet be laid to the line and righteousness to
the pummet."
On the night of December "a, 1856, female who had
recently arrived in hand cart train committed suicide
in the suburbs of great Salt Lake City rather than
submit to poygamy the existence of which had been de-
MED by her teachers in England Soon after her
rival she had been told that she must be sealed to the
man in whose family she then living, and on refu-
sing TO do she informed in pcrcmpory tone that
she would bc denied protection and the OF subsis
cnce from any source, and denounced prostitute
Such announcements brought her unfortunate situation
too plainly before her IL much for the tender
chords which bound her spirit its mortal tenement and
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