The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-24

will bc that our wives and children wi
have to be butchered and ourselves tc
and they arc no better to die than our
and am surprised TO hear brother IL
talk as he does, as he has always bee
considered one Of the staunchest in III
church and now the first TO shrink frou
duty. said, brethren, the Lord must haI
den my heart before can do such
thing. Allen said that,it was not wicke
to obey the council. At this iuncture
withdrew, walked off some fifty pace
and prostrated myself on the ground an
wept in the bitter anguish Of m,
soul, and asked the Lord to avert tina
evil. While in that situation Counsello
Q. Hopkins, near friend OF mine cam
and said Brother Lee, come get up an,
don't draw of from the Priesthood. Yol
ought not to do 30, you are only endan
gering your own life by Htanding out
You can't help il II this is wrong. TIL
blame wont rest on you. SAID this Il
the worst move tina: this people evei
made--l feel II. lie said come TO back
and let them have their way. wen
back weeping like Il child, and took my
place and tried to be aiHent, ant
was until Higbee said that they
the emigrants must be decoyeC
out through pretended friendship.
could no longer hold my peace, and said
|, Joseph Smith HAid that God hated q
traitor and 80 did ]. Before | would be
a traitor ! would rather take ten men
and 20 to that camp and tell them they
must die and how TO defend Themselves
and give them show for their lives
and that would be more honorable than
to betray them like Judas, Here | goi
another reprooi and was ordered to hold
my peace. The plan agreed upon there
was to meetthem with u flag OF truce, tell
them that the Indians were determined
on their destruction; that we dare NOT
oppose the Indians for fear: that we were
ut their mercy; that the best we could do
ior them (the emigrants) was to get them
and what few traps we could take in
wagons; to lay their arms in the bottom
Of the wagon and cover them IN
with bed clothes and start iur the
settlement rs soon as possible and
to trust themselves in our hands,
The small children and wounded
were to go with the two wagons, the
women to follow the wagons and men,
and the troops to stand in readiness on
tine east side OF the road, ready to receive
them. schurtz and Nephi Johnson we're
to conceal the Indians in the bushes and
rocks till the company WAS strung out on
the road TO n certain point, and at the
watchword, "Halt, do your duty" each
man was to cover his action and fire.
johnson and Schurtz were to rally the
Indians and rush npon and dispatch the
women and larger children. it was fur
ther told the men that President Haight
said that il we were united in carving
out the instructions we would all receive
u celestial reward | said was will.
ing to put up with a less reward II |
could he excused. How can you do this
without shedding innocent blood? Here
! 20. another lampooning for nv stub.
bornness and disobedience to the Priest.
hood. was told there was not drop of
innocent blood in the whole company
OF the emigrants. They also referred to
the Gentle nation who refused the
children OF Israel passage through their
country when Moses led them ont OF
Egypt that the Lord held that crime
against them, and when Israel waxed
strong the Lord commanded Joshua TO
slay the whole nation, men, women and
children. Have not these people done
worse than that to us? Have they not
threatened to murder our leaders and
Prophet Have they not boasted OF
numbering our Patriarchs and Prophets,
Joseph and Hiram? They said / was
good, liberal, iree.hearted man, but too
much Of this sympathy would he alwavs
IN the way; that every man now had to
show his colors; that il was not safe TO
have a Judas in camp. Then il was pro-
posed that every man express himself,
that ii there was 4 man who would not
keep close mouth, they wanted to know
it. They thus gave me 10 understand
what might expect ii continued TO or.
pose. Major Higbee said brother Lee is
right, Let him take an expression OF
the people. KNEW dare not refuse. so
/ had every man speak and express him
self. All said they were willing 10 carry
out tue counsel OF their leaders. That
the leaders had the spirit OF God and
knew better what was right than they did.
They then wanted to know my feelings.
! replied have already expressed them,
Every eye was upon me US ! paused, but
said |, YOU can do as you please, will
not oppose you any longer. Will Won
keep close mouth, was the question. /
will try was my answer. will here sav
that the fear otohending Brigham Young
and George A. Smith had saved
my life. / was near being bloOd.stained
IN Parowan under j. G. l.. Smith.
but OF this have spokenin my autobio-
graphy. Saturday morning all was
ready and every man was assigned to his
post OF duty. During the night or rather
Just before daylight, johnson and Schurtz
ambushed three Indians, the better to de
ceive the emigrants, About o'clock in
the morning, the troops under command
Of Mai Higbee, took their position on
the road and the white flag was still up
in carral. Higbee called Mr.. Bateman
OF the ranks, to take the flag of truce to the
carroll, He was met about hall way with
another white flag from the emigrants'
camp; they had talk with the emigrants
and was told that we came to rescue
them II theywould not resist us. Both men
with the flags returned 10 their respective
places and reported, and were TO meet
again and bring word Higbee called
out 10 go, and inform them OF the condi-
tionB, and if accepted, Dan Mcfarland,
brother to John Mcfarland, Lawyer,
who acted Us aide-de.camp, would bring
word, and then two wagons would be
sent for firearms, clothing, children, &c.
l Obeyed, The terms proposed were ac.
cepted, but not without distrust. | had
as little to say as possible; in fact, MY
tongue refused to perform its office. /
sat down on the ground in the corral,
near where some young men were paying
their last respects to some person who
had Just died oil wound. A large, ileshy
old lady came to me twice and talked
while sat there. She related their
troubles; said seven OF their number
were killed and forty-seven wounded on
the first attack; that several had died
since. She asked me il ! was an
Indian agent said, in no sense. The
Government has appointed me farmer
to the Indians. l,old her this to satisfy
her. ] heard aiterwrrd that the same
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