The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-03-30

Struggs-Relsance gtAe People on
Brigham Young-Deteyn1ination to
Fight.
No later advices are received from
Salt Lake City by the Moses Taylor,
but we have obtained some liable intelfi-
gence respecting Mormon designs and
purposes in the present opposition to
the Federal G Government. The follow
ing private letter to a gentleman in this
City, illustrates the temper of the Nor
mon people, and proves very clearly
that they are determined to obey, their
chief even to the extremity of war
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry,
"Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1858.
Aside from business / have but little
to write, as here all is peace and quiet
ness. The Saints have plenty to eat
they live their religion and the Lord is
blessing them In all things. We have
a Prophet in our midst, even Brother
Brigham, Who'll is filled with great wisdom
and what he predicts always comes to
Iass.s / will give you an. example of his
wisdom on passing events. On the cath
of July, the anniversary of the arrival
! of the Pioneers in these valleys, the
news arrived that the Government had
stopped our mail, and $500 soldiers
were on their way here. Brother Brig.
ham answered and said, if the troops got
here we should have to help them in
They came as far as Fort Bridger.-
When he told them to stop, they swore
they would come in and hang the lead
A. GI..aL ard chnWad. tho hove
the ropes. Brigham then sent fifty
horsemen to wait upon the troops. he
told them before their departure that
the soldiers were ignorant aud to spare
their lives if possible, aud though the
troops might fire upon them, not one
hair of their heads should be hurt that
the Lord would be with them as, with
his servants anciently, when surrounded
by their enemies and though in reality
a small number they would appear as
thousands. Well, the boys went, aud
to stop the progress of our enemies,
burnt up 76 of their wagons and took
100 of their cattle and mules. The
soldiers have fred over 500 guns at
are now camped at Fort Bridger for
the winter, and are completely whipped.
They will never attempt to come in
here. The boys said, while, the soldiers
were shooting at them, if they had had
the privilege they would have used them
up. before breakfast.
Do not be alarmed for our safety, as
the soldiers will not come in here
Fort Bridger is about 1l3 miles from
here; and, besides, they will have to
come through Echo Canon. Now, this
envy to come through. I have been out
there three weeks this Winter. I will
try to describe it: 1t is upwards of
thirty miles long, and at the widest part
of it not more than 100 yards from
mountain to mountain. The sides of
the mountains are solid rocks, nearly
perpendicular, and 500 yards high
We have dug . canal across, which we
can fill with water in three hours. o.
the walls we have built forts, where we
have a fair chance against superior num-
bers. There they cannot touch US
When they have passed through Echo
Canon, they will have to attempt the
passage of Emigration Caron, which is
uOr 1OHCI BdccCSO W Jul SlIH.a IL IdCl,
for the 1900 soldiers out at Brideer,
we do not think worth bothering with.
Let the Government send on their hun
dred thousand, and they will find Imme-
date attention. -,
The Indians are hard on the Gentle
emigration between here and California.
They nave taken many lives and much
property. The first company that went
through shot at every Indian they saw.
One company poisoned an OK and gave
it to them. The Indians resolved on
retaliation, fell upon them, and killed
$50, and have now their women and
children prisoners. They disturb
a Mormbp.
1 forgot to say that the soldiers have
got some Of our Gentle merchants, with
their train of goods, and will not let
them come in. They are now offering
any. price for -four. They offer 81 a
pound for salt. Brigham sent them a
wagon-ioad as a present, but they would
not receive it, so an Indian took a load
and sold it at 81 a pound, as they had
offered. Brigham called the Saints in
California and other places to como
home, SO the Californians, to make it
easy for our brethren to make up their
minds to do as they were told, gave
early symptoms Of readiness to drive
them nut
The Lord has bound, up the law and
sealed up the testimony Now, says
the Lord, after your testimony cometh
wrath and indignation upon the people.
IF you pity US who are in t'the house of
the Lord, established in the tops of the
mountains secure from harm, what
should the Saints think of the world in
their blindness with the hour of their
distraction nigh? We expect to see
the people come by thousands to Zion
for safety. The road is now lined from
California to- this place with wagons,
and the time is not distant when the
road will be lined from the Missouri
River to this place, if peace be estab-
lished for a time and the people are per,
mitted to come ahd dwell with us.
3 I have mot received any Intelligence
from you since May, but that 1 lst9i
butte to stoppage of our mail I expect
the Government thought they had ac-
complish something to brag about when
they took away the mail but their wis
dom is foolishness, and no weapon that
is formed against Zion. shall prosper,
and Old Buchanan, the President, is