, 1863-04-24
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OF TIE nI0RRISITES.
How Ike S'ormols TreatAposta;es
Ficndish Brutality the Mormons
THE AlCRRIslTES CONDEMNED.

THE GcRRIs1TEs CONDEMNED.
Gov. Harding Pardons Them
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trbnnc.]
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, O. T., april 6, 1861
Considerable interest has been taken In tic
trial of the 3orTisites, go called, before Ills
Honor, Chief Justice Kinney, during tho late
term Of the Court for the Third Judicial Dis
trict, which convened in this city on Monday,
the 9th ult., as Iadyiscd You in previous let.
ters.
Believing TINT sketch Of the rise Of that
sect, and Of the course pursued toward them
until the date Of the tragic death Of their
1eader and several Others, would be of inter
est, will give you brief
HISTORY OF THE aonR1srTEs.
Joseph Norris the leader Of this people.
from whom the name Is derived, was Welsh
man by birth, singularly eccentric man,
utterly devoid Of worldly craft, and much
given to secret prayer and solitary meditation.
For several years he had received "rerela-
tions" from the Lord, which, like a faithful
Mormon, he Invariably laid before Brigham
Us the supreme head Of the Church Of which
- "a0 4u~'' go, e's'as'on' "s4o le
est'eu' Ao"s'el, WV su'nI .ontca4p' alo
sue the even tenor Of his way, SO long asshe
did not seek to proselyte to his new filth.
But in the winter Of 1SG0-8l, numbers Of
The people Of South Weber, situated some
n.A. 1u-t' .A.ss 49, ~. - 49, ~ ,1 su.s s!, lue'ea
~ ,o,o.Hn - ;,,ta.o1taa;n e. IeI.'. ~ LAY
,,rofs ss.ed ~ he,;oro hin ~ w. ~, $3.50 a
+, .ho;- ,,,;5st .,haso 1,;se,o,, ,-a. ~ ts' -
ona rccsncr,te and hr;nn ~ aas. ,aess.s.
.;a- .ra1 -, ca -oo,,,-o5 ~ ~o',.:t~ 4,'a".
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49, -,,~,t- ~ +,a+ e~ston, nh;os ,-os .a.Ies, p5
~ Ies,rh sn;t1 ~ c,.t ~ .,at 49, ., 4e~a1a
,,,.to5 ,,,,,r o1.,x,na - -. ,,a. -
feiAs'' "Ao
"ae ses.'ps oe1.e'e.s aua Aono"efS VINO r.
ccgniZcd his prctcnslons as q seer and rcyela-
tor. naturally and dcep1y a1armed Rr;ch,,n
Mormon potcntates. who immediate]v r,so1r,
ed to silence the offending prophet.
sasa 'as en ~, oue, pae..o' sluee enelF auSen1
Ill luceE uiA l1lCIE UEeu any QUE SO
nrssuu,Dtuons and f,ol hardy 40 to d,re o.do
or say anything that might produce schism
IN tne cnu'eii' os'o any way interfere viii
nhet. seer md ,cye1ator If thc Latter n,v
eo;-to Th;. -1o.;a.,s ss.oet.- .'
| saints. Ills previous apostasy occurred in
| 7s53 when smo1, nnn,hor n 1;s,f7.o,oa
ea;v;t. @ |nhaeo 1oaaar -.aa c,o,,soe " n.s,.eS
ano "nose io,lo"e's "esc tnenee callco
EN- were ,a1s a1isen from the coan,
~ ~ ~ -.lu ,,. .Vsas' "Ao.' 7ell'eo
them. ...
In this connection, as showing their feel
ings IN tDat Respect l can 40 no better than
10 give you certain extracts from an address
delivered by President Brigham Young. in
ors 4bc
0"s sarsos ' MANNER Or TREATING .ro.r.7r,
"1will nsk, what has produced your pcseccu-
tione ard sosrows. What has bsca the starting
auoa;atcs il, YOUR midst: these saftetsd enrita mt
caused others 10 come in, worse than
they. who would run out and bring
wc VIC sec iisafectcd spirits here: We do. Do We
ont T. a indcpesdent deS and nd" esya syss pinn p,n
! f0,
with himself eay he Is q geutle:ns, by thc silo
Of nasty. s,takIns apostate who i opposed to
tea ao eanI TO-
20 much Of it you viii MOI Know what to ,fo With
It. DO NOT court persecution. "'%''
tu.n,r vcars and fnn,1 hir, to ba - nnor dirt1
cE{sc. ~ ~ fS0'' "''''
Isnv arafp, you Gladdenitcs. do not court ncr.
sccutio, or you will ret more than YOU want. and
it will come quicker thau Sou wnnt it, / say TO
you, Bishops, do not allow them to preach In your
wards. Now. you Gaddenits, keep your tongues
1wil tel yoG dream that had last night ]
dreamed that was in the m,det Of people we
~ Ill., s5 sS
taltets. The tags were OF many co1ots; and wher
s ptGpfh p IT. hosea thy YER r. az in notion Thel
ham" No, you arc not" I replied. But ses
and eaper ABOUT, and dance and tacis rags Of mani
e neane 81 y fs - ara 1e te
are dasgiaee to thcn.. SAID they. IL 6ar. yUs
5een jio2nqens. b. and by, alonr ca,ne som.
; 1nobocrate. and they greettd them With, How d.
son 60. sir: am,happy to sec you." They KEEP
On On that WY :or an hour: / telt ashamed Of them
Te saw tw funs Whom 10 TO E.
Where one Of NV wives and chIlicn Vera aaii1 li
You that call youraclycs brethren. til me-. il iii
the fashion among yous' They said, Oh, they ar
good men, they afe gentlemen With that, tool
) -. 80 AA.t>s t|as .AeS'' ~ ncna aS w
som pin IN Nanvoo and m eat one of the!s throat
RIA o1r ~ nns sa IN so, ~ ~, acsuss M 1o1s:
INSTANTLY sprane # him sized III, ~ the he ri,
: th,, hcaj aud Bringing him down. cns lis throat
| ard eeut him after his eomradc: then told tlcn
both, il they would behave themselves, they ahonlI
yet live, but # they did not should unjoint thcI
nefss; rs. a. ta,s .t iawose: aa;
saF, Ia!ner ihAn that apostatcs should hourttl
H. T raat ansnea1n ny o0e tn tn and
and simultaneous burst Of feeling, asseniins +,
> the declaration.1
! Now, you nasty apostatcs clear out, or judsmen
VII be put TO the line, and righteousness to tn
l pinmmcs: Voices, generally, go 1t, goit] !
you sa{ u Is m f1sht, ralse yonf hands lAll hand
an err n We @e nlu 10 aestst us n tns
what an sbout tn te1j vnn E;c thasa ,,n,, ~
Of your wards. Do not court persecutfon. for n
men:ber, rou arc not playing with shadows, but /
s the toiee aud the hand Of the Mighty yon are try
Ing to play With. and yon will find yourselves NILS
!. taAen II you 1h1nk 10 me contrary"
I In accordance with this "bowie knife prin
: ciple" of dealing with apostatcs, measure.
I were Immediately taken to break and dcstro,
:, the Morrisitc community, PersecukIons wcr5
} commenced by tho Mormons resident nea
: them, and Morris was finally notified BY
). | committee, cent By meeting Of Mormon
citizens, that ho must leave within seven days
: Or ho would be dealt with by Judge Lynch
4I.ro5 en5 yortilraa ~, ~. seens9Al! re
T,,th l;s rnrcl,tions ch;af a1,a,y7 nG ~, -.
arnniennatinn ~ H. r,o1rra,nS ~ NJ r !.
h wnrs 10 hain~ y:,S - ~ 11o4
io9ns' e;s ~ pe;ns eGnararT eiT 70 me VII Or God.
.,3 t,,f,o-,no aat 40. 4'a =. II eto"lng po"e
+ ~ nraraf1 ~ ~, - ue.esa4on ~ o51gea1l
l. noln;o;are 5aot;aso ~ "'Aess tue epses1o u IL
~ -re9 tuee'