The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

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A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial has written several very
interesting letters from Utah, on the
Mormon question. Lengthy extracts
from these letters are republished by
the Salt Lake Herald, the Mormon
organ of hat city thus giving them a
quasi endorsement. The following is
a description of an interesting scene
had at the Church headquarters re
GENTLY:
Bearing in mind these natures,
rstrong men but ZealotS Gf forty years
standing, (for Brigham was converted
in 1882 you may imagine the situa-
ton when the indictment was served
bupon them.
There were gathered together in the
Lion House Brigham's chief counsel
ors: old john Taylor, who stood by
Joe Smith when he was hot in Garth
age jail and was himself wounded, and
would rather take his chances in the
open air tina. go TO a Gentle Jail again;
a tall, good looking, severe man with
grey hair.
There was George A. Smith, cousin
TO Joseph, and next to Young the
highest man in the Church, also a
witness of the sack of Nauveo, a po!yg-
Smist, but withfew wives-a fat, aged,
good humored and rather weak saint.
There was or>on Pratt, the tbeolO-
gian and e~Xpounder, whose brother,
Farley Pratt, was shot dead by the
Gentiles- a venerable looking. Mosaic
sort of man, with flaming beard, and
large, retrospective eyes,. a Greek stu
dent, and a sort of Mormon Matthew
Henry. The natty and t1owery Dr.
Newman, of Washington, who came
out here with six Hebrew root care
fully committed to memory, expecting
to demoli>h OrSon with them. found
the old fellow to be capable of talking
Hebrew with Moses and Daniel.
There was Joseph Young, president
of the Seventies, a lean face and low
forehead, with a mouth like Abraham
LincOln-elder brother of Brigham
Young.
These and others, baked dry in the
furnace of old Mormon dangers which
they o account their glory, gave
counsel to Brigham Young as to his
duty. Almost unanimously they urged
tina he must never give himself up.
the people would rise ii he were to lee
convicted, whether he forbade them or
no. Their COUNSEL was to cut the lrrl-
eating bitches, burn every Mormon
settlementein the Territory, leave the
valley OF Salt Lake i'll de>olatioE, and
march across Arizona Y it'll their herds
and rortabses to Mexican soil; these
were their own, and they had a right
to annihllate the property they had
created.
Brigham Young, himself in the con-
dition OF an old lion, not uncertain that
his proves was not now a part OF his
nature and religion, urged that he was
promised safe conduct and fair treat
ment.
To this cid John Taylor retorted:
$50 was Joseph, l saw the safe
treatment they gave him in Jail"
There Mas a general exclamation Of
deep feeling and cry of pertidy at this
and l an writing no fancy sketch,
but the statement oftwoa attorneys who
were present. Brigham himself was
deeply moved. Per haps the recollec-
ton of his more youthful captaincy oil
the Mormon exodus across the alkai
plains inspired him with enthusiasm.
10 the urgent statement ofthe Gentlle>
that he could not hold out "a week
against the United States the>o old saaIl
retorted with a strange,almoSt childish
confidence, that if he were disposed tC
resist, the ally of Moses, of Gideon
and of David would appear on has
side.
Then, after Il minute, Brigham
closed his great square mouth and jaw,
and said calmly:
"GGe is in the courts as well as in
the battles and marches. There will
be no resistance. l shall obey the
SUMMONS"
In due time he dismounted from his
buggy before the little Old squalid
stone stable where the United States
court meets, climbed the creaky out
side stairs, and at his colossal, veneer
able appearance the whole court I'M
consciously arose, bar and audience.
lie was the Overshadowing presence
there, and when he answered mot
guilt. Judge Mckean's elocution
few out of his head and he forgot
temporarily to be dramatic.