The Republican journal., 1877-03-29

go home tomorrow ana be ever 50 nice
and cosy won't we ,"
And she believed him. The sweet.
trusting, heail-sore little WoMan actually
LET hi,n comfort her and took ll The
blame Of The whole affair
Bu1, mind you, While Mr.. Harry Merle
/ congratulateS himself on his cute getting
out -uI-iI he has vowed amy number "r
Vows, never 10 do 80 again
The Mountain Meadow Butchery. Con-
tesson OF John d Lee.
The following is the substance ot CON
lcssol made by John d. Lee relative 10
the Mountain McudoW massacre
II was born at ka5kaskiu. Illinois. in
1 1872; was raised as d Catholic: married
! in 1888; became wealthy on Rucls Creek,
/ III lS3G, became acquainted with Mormon
preachers. | bought. read and believed
j The book OF Mormon. Sold my property
in Illinois and moved t. the Ial West III
Missouri III I-:E where iOined the Nor
man church and became intimately ac-
/ quanted with Joseph smith, Brigham
Young and other leaders OF the Church of
Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints; was
subsequently initiated into the order of
Danites at its first formation. This order
was solemnly sworn to obey all orders OF
the priesthood Of the Mormon Church. to
! do any and all things as commanded.
/ The destroying angels Of the Mormon
| Church We're selected from this organiZa-
! ton. n took an active part as a Nor
/ mon soldier in the conflicts between the
| people OF Missouri and the Mormons,
which made jackson county (Mo.) hstor-
ic ground when the Mormons were eN-
! PEELED from Missouri. | was one OF the
first To settle at NauNoo, Illinois, where
took an active part in all that was done
for the church or city. had charge OF
, the construction of many public buildings
there. Was policeman and body guald
Of Joseph Smith OF NauNoo. After his
death held the same position to Brig
ham Young. who succeeded Smith as
prophet. was recorder for the quorum
OF seventy. head clerk of the church and
organized the priesthood INTO The Order
Of Seventies | took AL the degrees III lie
endowment house and stood high in the
priesthood.
Immediately after Joseph Smith IT,
ctivcd 4 rev citation concerning polyGmnN.
| Was informed OF ila doctrines hN said
Joseph Slnlth and the Apostles. he
| lityed in the doctrine and have been sealed
to eighteen women, three oI whom We're
sisters and one was the mother Of three of
my wives. | wa, sealed ln this old Wo-
man for her SOUL, sally atiom | was an
honored ul;,n in the church, battered ana
regarded bN Brigham Nuun& and tie
A1,,,.t ,1t,I1 | t.,it ,.t
from the church and selected Is Il scapc-
coat 10 suffer lpl and bear the 8ina OF NY
people.
| THE MouAlAIN MEADOW MASSACRE.
Az duty lo my SELF and mankind noW
confess all that know and all that | did
1T the Mountain Meadow massacre, Wilh
our luminosity to any one, Shicldng none
and @ll ing the fact a. they existed
| Those with me on thai occasion We're
acting under orders iroln he Church ui
Jesus Christ ol Latter DAY SAINTS. The
holrid deeds then committed We're done
a9 It duty which We belltN eu We owed 10
God and our church. We We're all sworn
10 atCIcSN before uni after The Massacre.
| lit penalty lOl HlEln& Information was
! death. A. am 10 suffer death for what
| | then did, and have been betrdN ed. both
| by those who gave me orders 10 ;irG, and
| The most active Of my assistants, | now
| give the true facts as they exist and tell
| why The massacre was committed and
who were the active participants. The
| Mountain Meadow massacre was the re
suit Of the direct teachings OF Brigham
| Young: and il was done by order Of those
high in authority in the Mormon commn-
| nifty. The Immediate orders for the mas
sacrc were issued by Col. Dame. Lieut..
| Col. Isaac {. Haight and c0nncll at Cedar
| CITY, Utah. held no position, either in
the civil or military departments or in
the church at that time. About Septem-
| bcr | went TO Cedar City, where met
| Isaac C. HaighJ, President or Governor OF
the State of Zion. and also the Lieutenant
| Colonel OF the Iron Country Mormon Mill
tia This was sunday. Haight was the
leader there in all things civil, clerical
and military. 1t was a crime punishable
by death TO disobey his orders. Haight
gave me full account Of the emigrants
coming. He said the emigrants We're a
rough set; that they were bad men, rob
bers and murderers, and had helped to
kill Mormon prophets. | believed him.
| | was ordered to raise Indians to attack
the train and run off the cattle, and to
have the Indians kill the emigrants.
| sent Carl Shirts, my son-in-law to
raise the Southern Indians. Nephi John
son went to the other tribes On Monday
morning | left to obey orders. Haight
said: I'VE are acting by orders. 1t is all
right. We will let the Indians bear all
the blame | said I'VE are forbidden
to shed innocent blood" The reply of
Haight was, There is not drop of in
nocent blood in the whole lot Go, Broth
en- Lee, and carry OUT the instructions of
those in authority. If YOU are dutitul in
this your reward shall be great in the
kingdom of God, for God will bless those
who obey the Counsel and make all things
| tit for the people Of the Lord in their
DAYS
On my way home passed many Indi-
ans on the war path. | promised To Join
them the next day. On Tuesday morning
| the Indians attacked the train at daylight
and killed seven and wounded sixteen
emlgIantS. The Indians lost some war
riors. The enigrants then fortified, and
the Indians surrounded them and sent
for me. The whole country WAS aroused,
both whites and Indians rushing to Noun
tain Meadow from all directions. ar
rived at the camp late Tuesday afternoon
and found the Indians i'll large force,
They demanded that | should lead the
attack. refused until further orders
were received from Haight or Dame. On
Thursday orders came by Major Highly.
There were fifty eight white and about
five hundred Indians present. Then Hig
by made a speech and said all the emi-
grants were to be killed who could talk ;
that we must get them out of the FORTH
cations by treacherN.
| was to follow flag of truce and make
a treaty with the besieged and promise
protection. | was also to get the arms OF
the emigrants and the sick and wounded
and also the children into wagons. Then
the troops under Highly would meet the