The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-26

called rather strange reference for ME-
III III make "a wIiat particnlar portion
* our history IL those llree States does
nj refsrg 10 Tie retreat for the sake "
pearr from onr temple aud homesteads III
.s)hiog 10 The massacre 81 eighteen mem
and children AZ Hams Mill ii Missouri
American citizens from the East who
had Int entered Tic State 70 seek them
peaceful homes, and cultisatebcr prairiesy
10 Inc laying down il ctlr arms when we
could have retained iiaI used ltlIern 70 our
adyantagcg or does lie refer to the
bfoodstained walls Of carthage jail; to
tic graves 81 he martyrs, believed with
the isars Of thousands; 70 the despoile,l
City 10 Illinois, once beautiful and flourish
ing; % the flames oF the incendiary To-
The ireachery Of her governor aud the
cowardice ofassassia mobs; 10 tile dsstartl-
~ dissertation l,y her hordes, and the
slnonlIcring walls, .of onr holy temple, once
tho ornament IF Tie Mississippi, and the
admiration Of its trayellersg or did he
4intnna 10 call atiention 10 tie history Of
tho march Of thousands over the iec-coyer-
ed waters 81 tho paternat river, the cold
winds Of winter piercing the thin garments
Of brave men, aud thu leo and frosty blast
cracking tho barefoot Of unhoused and
trembling women and chiIlrens 10 ,he
cowardly attack mud gallaut defense d
tile unofIsnding feeble fragments that
q renaiuedg
Has lie shown wherein tic Mormons
siuned, that they conld not live Gin peace
and good ntighLorhoods with those around
thslng Should he NOT particn:arize and
toll out their oflsnccsg lie could not
& IIc dared not attempt the full detail d
that history.
But why should lie have stopped at II.
linotsg The history of Tie Mornions did
not end there why did he not trace
them tagging aud toiling. weary and
goaded. through the swamps Of Iowa:
q The piercing wintcrwinds blew mercilessly
on them there; and tie white snow formed
many q cold winding sheet % her pruiries.
!. Why not tell Of these thingsg And
why not even hint that from among the
wearY camp Of ll0useless prilgrifns at the
d callof the General Government, a brave
battalion volunteered 70 servo ii Tic ranks
of The american Republic, and did
4 serve with IonOrgg NJ
as it 700 Iiillniliatiigfor him TO endorse
What Mr.. Webster, iii his famous speech
Ion the eobpromisss Of nc L;ooasi,tntiiou. n
admitted, that the Z Morlnonse were The.
discoveries Of gold in California. Then,
should lie NOT have mentioned Cat least a.
d proyiso) tllat Tie .AIormonsN were en-.
.Etitlcd 10 the credit Of having discovered
Tho richest mines within lie territory
claimed by tho United States, and ii
Thereby having laid the foundation Of one
.lot ,l,e ,re. ,est s,a,c, 81 Tia un;on. s
Get ! sta,e ca,,aI,I,. "a hei,,., !, nation =,
ran,I,,ic s. ;,sslf + /. ,..rs !. 81 $780,
3 IS or' Il. 4, we're y. ,,ronsr .,,a cons,i,a
1 , ~ tI,at II. /, should II M '...
yyI,y should Mr Morris have hidden
liz b.rre,n,.ss II IJtah as We tonnd 4,
ana IL fer,ility now ~ o,,r. industry, /,
|. was pronounced worthless when y. :,
4 tered ID seems to be an object fit "a,
!. purchase now Az the introduction y
!, such d resolution where wonld II .l,a i,n
nropri.ty s. rea,,irino / ira ;.,rean.;a,,
! + member 10 kiss tie records Of The aran
J gelists, and compel him q, tell Ii, s1r.,h
i the ttoie trath and tlliug ia IA t,a,5
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