The New York herald., 1874-11-24
latter-Day F anatics Thirsting
for Blood.
CRUMBLIyG OF MORMON INSTITUTIONS.
Decay and Final Fau Of the
"Mormon Empire"
LEES CASE A TEST QUESTION.

q Mormon named Jonn ID. Lee ior nis
prominent participation IN the horrible mas
Bacre OF Arkansas immigrants by Aormons in
the disguise OF Indians, at a place called
Mountain Meadows, In the year 1851. Your corre-
spondent is enabled to furnish further particulars
OF the massacre and the arrest Of Lee, and pre-
pare the public mind for some startling develop
ments that are likely TO ensue from Lees arrest.
In the meantime 1t may not be interesting to
recapltulate more IN detail than heretofore, even
10 the danger OF some little reiteration, the cir
cumstances attending the horrible outchery. the
day ofretrlDution on account or which seems TO
be rapidly approaching.
little over seventeen years ago, about $50
miles south OF this city. there occurred OF the
most atroclous deeds known In modern history
"rhe Mountain Meadows Massacre.-wnen l2o
men. women and children were slaughtered in
cold blood.
So thoroughly drilled have been the Mormons
to be silent upon everything VI moment that
transpires in the Territory, II that thing should
happen to be to the disadvantage OF the Church,
that 1t was some months before the people or the
northern settlements knew that sucn terrible
deed had been perpetrated In the SOUTH and then
they only heard OF 1t as the bloody work OF the
Indians
At the time OF this occurrence there were not
over dozen Gentiles In the Territory, and these
GenttIes were Fastening "to Amertca"-a few
going eastward by the way OF Fort Bridger, and
the others running she gauntlet through the In
dian country TO reach the Pacific coast
Brigham Young was then Governor Of the Terri
tory. and as he had learned that o body OF United
States TROOPS. under the command OF General
Harvey, was crossing the plains, escorting to
Utah a new Governor and new federal judges and
other federal officers, Brigham thought proper to
teen alan f,np Trrtt HIM IN
enter the Territory, and, being eJ-oNcto comman-
derin-chief OF the militia, lie called the citizens to
arms. put the Territory under martial law and
commenced preparations for a contest with the
national government. Utah was in this situation
when the immigrants Of whom write entered the
Territory on their way 70 California. They num-
bered in all about l4o persons onethird
OF them were from Missouri and the others
were IRON Arkansas The Missourians were
chiefly ali men, an adventurous, rough crowd, e.,
route TO the ''digTns;" the ArSansans were q
highly respectable class OF immigrants seeking
homes In Southern California The Arkansas CON-
pany mad travelled across the plains ahead OF the
Missouri company, and designedly kept some dis
tance from them on account OF their boisterous
and coarse language; but as both companies pro-
ceeded south OF this clly they began to feel that
they we're in an enemy's country and they joined
together lor mutual aid and protection. There
can be
no PALLIATIoN OF THE MASSACRE.
Had all the offences OF the Immigrants been thou.
sand times more than what s charged to them
still there could be no defence Tor the treachery
and butchery tnat followed. The crime
IL 30 damnabie that 40 man OF soul
or heart can hear OF 1t and think Of
it without his blood warming against the
murderers. know OF nothing In history that
tie, ni
the Mountain Meadows massacre. 1t is one OF
those dreadful incidents in lie that comes home
to every one who mas ever crossed the plains and
been exposed TO attack, and the more that any
one thinks of the bloody deed more Is there an
anxiety to see the iuli measure or Justice meted
out to the guilty. No man desires more than dc
TO witness the just punishment OF the really cu
pable, out, as a correspondent whose duty IL ID to
be the truthful and reliable historian OF current
history, deem 1t my duty to the people here 10
place before the nation faithful statement ol
facts relating the condition OF the Territory at
the time OF the occurrence, now that the cnie
actor In the bloody tragedy.
JOHN D. LEE, HAS BEEN CAPTURED,
and Will assuredy be tried for his part in the mas
sacre, and during MS forthcoming trial the proDa
blties are that others may be implicated and
found equally guilty.
to write that IN 1857, the period at which the mas
sacre occurred, Utah Territory was little better
than huge lunatic asylum; but that canno
hep Here and there a sober, cool ana calculating
brother might be me: with, but tue very virtues
name were Then great crimes in the estimation o
the mass Of the people, who had, from variety o
circumstances, been worked up to the highest de-
gree OF fanatical excitement.
For many years the Mormon prophets and
apostles had been preaching and predicting abou
the end OF The world, and they had, with mucl
kindness to themselves, II not with much wisdom
elected that they were the favored OF the Lord
and that their plgmy oil an organization called th
Mormon Church, was in truth anu IN very deco
s.the kingdom OF God, and that all other govern
ments oil kingdoms and empires were out usurpa
lions that were destined TO speedily come 10 grle
the intelligent reader Will, no douot, remembe
that the Mormons were not the drst who en- tel
taned these IDEAS, though they have, unlortu
nately, been the nrst organization In America
make themselves disagreeably prominent In tni
specially and now they must suffer the conse
qnences OF their temer.ty. Brigham foung, tnei
leader, an ignorant, superstirIous fanatic, who ha
so long dictated and controlled everything here
and
RcLKD, UNcHALLrSeED, WITH Al RON HAND,
his own people, thought tnat there WAS nothing y
prevent him from coping with the United states
aud ne resolved that ne should be sovereign anC
bid defiance 70 all earthly power. His sermons
or "olscourses,n as they are termed, were, for
few years preceding tuis time, bitter in the ex
sreme against the Gentiles; be loatned the
government OF the United States and hated every
one VINO mad loyal sentiment Tor the Kepub
lie. Hb apostles who could curse mos
the Genules aud heap upon them every op
proorium tnat tongue could utter were In hl
Judgment the most blessed aud the most highly
favored OF the Lord. He had encouraged the mos
vindlctive feelings that coulc ba cherished aQains
everything that was not Mormon, and the Who'll,
people OF Utah were In that precise mental condi
tion at the time Of
THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE.
The Mormon poets mad been singing such sen.i
@ents as these:-
Thy deiiverance 10 nigh, thy oppressors shah die
Ana the eentes snaH pew nea.h 'hy ROD
on squaw killer Harney Is on the way.
Du dab
The Mormon people for 10 slny,
Du dahl Du dab day
Now if he comes the truth III tel.
Du dab