Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-11

erence solely and exclusively to the def
ant insolence of Brigham Young and his
attendant devils. in the stand takon to.
ward the Government as citizens OF that
| Government and as American subjects.
Those pronunciamentos were issued for
the purpose of subduipg public rebellion
and asserting the majesty Of Govern
ment. and were framed solely with view
of accomplishing that end. The Noun
tain Meadows massacre wore an entirely |
different aspect; was ascribed by the
Mormons to the Indians. was disowned
and disclaimed by the Mormon leaders,
and was denied by the mouthpieoes Of
that band. That most foul, horrible and |
cowardly assassination was smothered go |
effectually, that it was years after thos |
proclamations were issued. that the least |
title of information relative to the muir
der got beyond Mormondom. Yet the |
Post and Enterprise assert those public |
/ documents covered O case that at the |
time WAS unheard of and undiscussed
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stood, and if it was the intention OF
President Buchanan or Governor Cum.
ming to exonerate and pardon the par
ticipators in that massacre, some men,
ton would certainly be made in those
officials proclamations relative to the acts
and atrocities they were designed 10 cover,
but we find no mention of anything
but "sedltion and treason, and all
criminal offenses growing out Of those
national crimes.' General Johnston's
proclamation only assured them they
wouldn't be molested by the troops I'M
der his command. Commissioner Pow
ell, in his remarks at Provo to the Nor
mons there, said every matter likely to
cause misunderstanding between the
people Of Utah and the Government of
the United States SEEMS to be adjusted"
He made no official assertion there, but
simply used few modifying remarks. 1t
seems to US, looking at the matter in the
! light we do, that the theory Of parole
3 and parchment is absurd and untsna-
g BILE. But without begging the question,
: we leave false premises, incorrect argu-
: ment and unwarrantable deduction and
o make side-issue Of that phase Of the
q affair. Allowing that Lee though con.
i victed could not be punished, We will &c
Ie further and allow that up to the date o.
, those proclamations in April and june
D, 1868, oil the deeds of Mormondom wer'
;, forgiven, and that several new leave
a. were turned over. We recently took tn
b, stand that Lee was not the man to b
90 put in the criminal dock at Beaver. no
ha were Mormons the proper jurors t
he weigh the evidence Of his guilt. The re
by cent trial was farce. but as many gres
IN dramas, as enacted on the stage, are pre-
,ss coded by farces as Introductory preludel
he let MS hope the simile will hold good !
lily this most important instance. Mo
no monism is only another name for lus
a. incest, bestial qualification, avaricior
or ignorance, and all the other foul attril
ion utes that go to make up that diabolic
''as oligarehy that governs the minions
1eir speak OF is one of the most importa
hey questions of the nineteenth century, +
tha it forms one Of the underlying strata
ons all our social and political institution
for Viewed as religion it is entitled to fire.
red dom and fn,l swav befors the law. view,
, on as foul and dark congregation of lus
alor full murder and felonious dogma, it
vers amenable to the same law. Granti
oles everything claimed by the Post oil
to stated by the Enterprise, the record
,res- Mormonism from '58 to 80 is sufficie
'eral to hang Brigham Young and his sat
hiln' lites, disfranchise the Mormon eleme
and and is sufficient cause for the entire
men, organization OF the Territory This m
ider' sound harsh. and milder pens IN
counsel milder measures, but rehe,
eng From the visit of the United Sta
Ition troops in 1858 to the cessation of m,
nent ders by the Danites in 1869 we A
w" ~ eleven years of continued murder a
tain fanatic action. II, as the Preside
the stated in his proclamation. the Norm
sat people had submitted to the Law
s ' then 1t might be said in
:, all tenuation of the massacre OF Mou
row. tain Meadows, that since SO
ana Mormons had behaved themselves, b
Seae ~ let any one read the dark records OF I
a to Danites for tho ensuing eleven yea
nor even read the imperfect account bragg
lefa, to light and then plead mercy for demo
arms 1t is not our intention to bring this m
ieis, ter up in detail. The mind shrnks fr,
rrms such tales of blood and rapine, but
W ~ action on the part OF Bill Hickman O
Int il others show the folly of asking 4
come mercy be shown. Revenge is not asl
the for, nothing is requested but JUST
~ 'ty; y, The world demands that the question
that not dropped. parole or pardon or exte
ee to alton will not do. There are the dee
hosts there is the proof ready, there are
. ,"n Wanderers; what il asked for? just
$ his Ignore Lee. ignore Mountain Meade
} fail forget the narrowing tale Of horror ,
ssur- take the eleven years from 50 to 80, {
run. ;t.ho l., ;o..., =, ,.... =.
erely .".i' 10 ""Iee'S !" ia"' Jus'.'e ih
con prsal or power in public sentiment,
rope true record of the Mormon murders
Tor that period, will temporarily obliter
and eternally damn the murderous RI
' ans who, under the guise of religion
~ in the name of God, put to death Il
go" fellow men. The world demands I
the Aaaa,,.ai,, ~ h.o..,,. =, -. IT
'ning :, M n,;,a,o n,;araroa -. ,an,,o-
'"oA wrong. 1t is now matter of over thi
'0ou' years standing; it has assumed gigai