The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-02

4 hill "a diseevssd the Mofnons at r.,
foot, o. the hank = cssek. The MoFmQdi
no soonsf saM thesn than one Of them Aro1
whereupon oar party returned ~ -
wounding one and putting them al to fight
they no doubt supposed our whole pasty
were upon them. Baker pursued them NOR,
than mile, and found scattered along tn,
route several packages Of provisions which
had been dropped in their hasty fight.
Our party arrived 1t Lower Springs
about IL niles from Hans Fork. Soos
after starting on our rctarn to camp We sur.
prised party Of i've Mormons, who wore
carrying supplies to the party seen in thu
morning, two Of whom were captured, and
proved to be the leaders and important par.
sonages. They gave their names = Col.
onel Taylor and Adjutant Stowell. Theil
pack animals (three mules and two horses
were captured. with their loading, some COO
lbs. -four and other provisions.
Important dispatches were found upon
the person Of Taylor, from Lieutenant Cen
eral Wells, at Fort Bridger, direciing all the
parties IN the neighborhood Of Green Rirer
to return and concentrate in advance Of the
troops on Bear River, and stating that there
were some 800 United States Dragons on
their way to reinforce our command. They
were further directed to burn the grass, steal
the animals, fell trees in our path, and in
every possible manner annoy " BY night and
by day. 3
In consequence Of this information, Cap
tain Marcy was sent back Oct. l8) with two
companies, to meet Colonel Johnston, MS we
apprehend that our expresses may have been
captured, and it was also decided that We
should return and 20 into Winter Quarter
on Henry's Fork Of Green River, rs tho cat
tie and mules of the command were very
weak. Soon after Captain Marcy had left,
two express-me came into camp bringing
word from Brigham Young, the purport Of
it being that he did not blame the officers
and soldiers, as they were merely tools in
the hands Of corrupt Government, and had
to obey ito orderes, &C., &c. He also adj
vised US to place all the women and chill
dren with the command in train seperate
from the others, as he wished, by oil means,
to spare them.
In the evening two express-men came in
from Colonel johnson, who was at the last
crossing Of the Sweet Water, waiting for
all the trains to come up. He sent orders
for our command to return to Green River,
and there await his arrival. An express
was sent recalling Captain Marcy, who re-
turned the next morning.
We were visited by severe snow-storm
the previous night, which continued until
noon Of the following day, the snow fell to
the depth of about inches. Some 80 mules
and horses died in the night from the cold.
The next day, Oct. 10, we began our return
march.
On the evening Of the 2lst of October
one of the wagon masters, belonging to the
OK trains, was taken prisoner by the Nor
mons, while he was out hunting cattle
The next evening about 80 Mormons came
to hill near the camp, and sent in o note
by the teamster whom they had taken pris-
oner the previous evening, stating that they
wished Colonel Taylor in exchange. Their
request was not complied with, and no an
swer returned.
On the 18th an express came in from
Colonel johnson, bringing the news that all
but one of the trains had arrived; that the
Dragons were still behind, but were ex-
pected up every day, and that he would
start on the 9th, and come directly to Green
River and Blacks Fork, and we were direct
ed to return to that place and await bis ar
rival.
On the 9th and 18th the command tray
eled down the fork some IL miles.
The Deseret Ners, Of date rs late as
October It'll, received by the Star of the
West, contains speeches from the Mormon
chiefs, from which the public sentiment that
animates them may be gathered. The fol-
lowing extracts are from q sermon by Brig
ham Young:
The Troops TO be Resisted This people
are free; they are not in bondage to any GO
vernment on Gods footstool. We have
transgressed no law, and We have no occa-
sion to do so, neither do we intend to; but
as for any nations coming to destroy this
people, God Almighty being my helper, they
cannot come here. The congregation here
responded by loud "Amen."l That is
my feelings upon that point. do not Of
ten get angry, but when ] do lam righteous
ly angry, and the bosom of the Almighty
burns with anger towards those scoundrels,
and they shall be consumed. in the name of
Israel's God. We have borne enough of
their oppression and hellish abuse, and will
not bear any more of it, for there is no just
law requiring further forbearance on our
part. And am not going to have troops
here to protect the priests and hellish rab.
BILE in efforts to drive us from the land we
possess, for the Lord does not want us to
be driven, and has said, elf you will assert
your rights, and keep my commandments,
you shall never again be brought into bond
age by your enemies"
Elder KimbaH on Mr.. Douglas. Many
of you have sustained Judge Douglas, as
being true friend to this people; and he is
just as big damned rascal as ever walked,
and always has been. He has taken course
to get into the chief of State, and that is
what he is after; he will try to accomplish
that it he goes to hell next day; but he will
not 60 into the chair of State-he will 20 to
hell.
The misunderstanding the massa-
ere of the Missouri and Arkansas emigrants
by the Mormons, Mr.. John Aiken saws in an
affidavit published in the Los Angeles Star:
After leaving Painter creek and arriving
at the field of blood, discovered several
bodies that were slain, in state of nudity
and putrefaction. saw about twenty
wolves feasting upon the carcasses of tho
murdered. Mr.. Hunt shot Mt wolf; then
ran few rods and halted. / noticed that
the women and children were moro general
ly eaten by the wild beasts than the men,
u u
others Of the slain party were my acquaint-
ances, yet dared not to express my senti-
ments in the company of Hunt and his COM
panions, knowing that was travelling with
enemies to my country and countrymen.-I
Mr.. Hunt and his companions often laugh
ed, and made remarks derogatory to decen-
cy and contrary to humanity, upon the per-
sons of those who were there rotting, or
had become the food Of wild beasts. Al
though this terrible massacre occurred with
in six miles of Painter creek settlement and
thirty from Cedar City, yet it appears that
the Mormons are determined to suffer their
carcasscs to remain uncovered for their
bones to bleach upon the plains.
The Iovns in Missouri, Iora and Cali
fornio to be Burned.-Mr. Aiken also
makes this strange statement in his afida-
Wit;
We learned from DR.. Dunion, surgeon to
Brigham Young's army, that they had TAX
en- vote at Salt Lake City, that il the
United States army forced its way into
Utah, that they themselves would burn
their city, towns, forts, &C., and lay every
habitntion in ashes; that they had already
picked ont secret places in the mountains, to
'scache" (bury) their provisions. and make