Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-05
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UTAH.
AoUnrAIN AEADo We nUrCllk2,
Daskis's Csssssg Asgunsss ~ -,
PFssssatisn-A Review % Hss
Dsa Csavts 81 ysssiee-A Lesl
ana Exhssssivs Review % usr
Dsn Tsashiaes ana Their E1sc,
"A Parallsl - he Drsd ssss,
Cnss. llip a.la l
BsAvsa, Utah. August s. This morn
Ing Baskin. fer the prosecution, com
msnesd his clodng address, By review
Ing judicial Affairs hsrs for the pas
eighteen years. Re said that until 70
osntly he Mormon Probate courts hai
sxsscissd criminal jarisdietoas JET Ii,
Mountain Meadow massacre had beer
let alone al the time I'LL 70 Was nsoss.
sary for the United Statss Attorney "a
come hare 10 take up the case. Nor
mons, - community, would not pun.
ish criminals. The thsocrscy would no,
take up the massacre and Jurisdiction
vas taken from them BY the Poland bill.
We now have under investigation what
should have been Investigated eighteen
years ago. II the Mormons had invss.
tigatsd affairs a. they should have done.
there would have been no trouble now.
When the otiosrs Of The United States
Government actively and honestly take
hold thsn come many Developments,
which must sictsn the hearts Of the
jury a. they listen. There are some
honest men In the Mormon Church. but
W hold the system - accessories before
the fact and robbers after. Popular
clAnor IL rstsrrsd 10. Why . the eyes
Of tho world upon you. This being q
crime against Christianity and humani.
ty, the good name Of the Territory and
tho good name Of the United States de-
mand an ezpiation. IL s not o desire
merely that Lee b. hanged. Bishop
had said We wanted to convict Lee b.
cause hs IL . Mormon and IN old man.
This 10 an insult 70 the intslligsnos Of
tho Jury. Klingsn Smith was made an
object Of vsnomous v~itupsrasion, with
the object Of breaking down his tsst.
mony. Evsn II taken ont. enough EVIL
dssos IL left 10 sonvict Lee. Mormons
have control Of all sifain temporal and
spiritual. Smith. BY virtue Of his
position Of Bishop wa assigned . con.
spicuous part In the tragsdy. tHsrs
was lengthy defence Of witnesses for
the p~rosscution.C There 10 nothing
against Smith srospt that he was .
Bishop OF the Mormon Church. He Is
ssddsnsd man. carrying in his bosom
the fortunes Of hell anda guilty con-
science. God has 10 hxsd Il, and Lee
could not DO other than subdusd. He
ridiculsd the attempt Of defense to prove
lies. showing only deviation In minor
matters. The evidence shows Haight
to have been the worst murderer and tho
vilsst assassin In the affair. except the
prisoner at the bar. He illustrated that
no two men . . thing alike, and mon
are not 10 b. discreditsd on account Of
ds~vistions. He had no sympathy for
Klingsn Smith. nor any one else who
participated. II they had bsen
true men. genuine Americans. they
would have died rather than hll
women and ehlldrsa.i oUnfortunatsly
shsy ssso.c toa sys,s. that hAs robbed
them Of thsir manhood. Mormons have
30 given up their individuality and man.
hood that. whom ordered out, they dared
not disobsy. No one raksd any qucs.
tons because the system msdo them
dumb-diysn cattle. That man Lee
know no capitalization could DO mado BY
Indians, because, like Mornons. u 10
part OF heir religion 70 kill. While he
wears white skin, his heart Is blscksr
and morn degraded than an Indians.
He IL q Judge Of human nature, and
knew what effect the carrying Of q flag
0, truce would hsvs. When the omi-
ersu,. ssv him coming, ono Of their own
hind Who had been Graded In Chhstlsni-
". What shouts Of Joy must have vent
an. vhat tear, Of prstituds filed tho
~. a mo,b~, ., they claspsd their
b.di.. n hair breast and thanked God
o. a-.iI,sr,nos. B..kin Then nave
800 ,,..rr. a. ,bs massacre
s-.nr...,,sn.,,.l, unop INA tr..obsry
n"ss,,.. wS., ~. tbs nscs.sity
: s-m,sr,nt,. II
.-s,,..-.. "a ..,. ,A.m from ibe
-.-, VI. ,Sh.ni. oms littis human.
n"v'.i.u ,,A,..v ~. NJ ds.troviuo
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