Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-06
EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1877.
A SPEECH DELIVERED BY JUDGE
CRADLEBAUGH.

A SPEECH DELIVERED BY JUDGE
CRADLEBAUGlI.
A supplement to the Salt Lake ITt-
bune, containing the speech Of Judge
Cradlebaugh in Congress in 1868, has
been placed on our table. Judge
Cradlebaugh died in this town and
sleeps in the public cemetery on the
hill. His speech comprises twenty
four columns of the Tribune and is the
most powerful arraignment OF the in
EQUITIES of Mormonism ever delivered
either in or out of Congress. He had
visited the scene Of the Mountain
Meadows massacre and collected much
testimony tending to identify the black
hearted villains who perpetrated that
appalling crime. He had also gath
cred up the children that had been
spared by the fiends and restored
them to their friends in the East. One
Of the strongest points made by Judge
C~radlebaugh in favor Of the theory
that the massacre vas the work of the
Mormons, and not of the Indians as
claimed, was the survival of these
prattling children, not one of whom
would have escaped the MUIR
derous tomahawk Of the relent
less savage. Read in the light OF
John D. Lees confession it seems that
over at that early day this fearless old
man had probed to the very bottom OF
the revolving scene enacted at Mount
ain Meadows, and in his place in Con-
gress held up to public scorn the Nor
man demons who planned and exc,
cuted it. He tells of having secured
warrants for the arrest Of Haight, Hig-
bee, Lee and a score of others, but the
United States troops were withdrawn
from the vicinity and he was compelled
to abandon the undertaking. The lips
that are now still in death and voice.
less also handled the Mormon faith
without gloves. We quote a few para
graphs from his opening remarks:
"Mormonism is one of the mon
str osities of the age in which we live.
1t seems to have been left for the model
Republic of the world, for the nine
teenth century, when the light OF
knowledge is o generally diffused
than ever before, when in art, science
and philosophy we have surpassed all
that ages of the past car show. to pro-
duce an idle, worthless vagabond of al
impostor, who heralds forth a creed
repulsive to every refined mind, op-
posed to every generous impulse Of
the human heart, and a faith which
a violation of the
rights Of hospitality, sanctifies false
hood, enforces tie systematic deg.
radiation of women, not only permits,
but orders the commission of the vilest
lusts, in the name of Almighty God
himself, and teaches that it is a sacred
duty to steal and murder. u
Mormonism is in part a conglomera-
ton of lily cemented creeds from
other religions, and in part founded
upon the eccentric production of one
Spaulding, who, having failed as a
preacher and shopkeeper, undertook
to write . historical novel. He had a
smattering of biblical. knowledge, and
chose tor his subject, "The History of
the Lost Tribes of Israeli" The whole
was supposed to he communicated by
the Indians, and the last of the series
was named Mormon, representing that
he had buried 1.-THE book. 1t was a
dull, tedious, interminable volume,
marked by ignorance and folly. The
work was SO fiat that no publisher
could be induced to bring it before the
world. Poor Spaulding a tlength went
to his grave, and the manuscript re-
manned a neglected roll in the posses,
sion OF his widow.
Then arose Joe Smith, more ready
to live by his wits than by the
labor of his hands. Smith had
early in life manifested a turn
for plous frauds. He had figured
in several wrestling matches with
the devil. and had been conspicuous
in giving eventful experiences in reli-
gion ct certain r~evivals. He announc-
cd that he had dug up the book of
Mormon which taught the true reli-
oion; this was none other than poor
s~paulding's manuscripts which he had
from the widow. In his
hands the manuscript became the
basis of Mormonism. Joe became q
prophet; the founder OF a religious
sect; the President OF a swindling
bank; the builder Of the City OF
Nauvoo; Mayor Of the city; General
OF the armies Of Israel; candidate for
President OF the United States, and IT,
nally q martyr, as the Saints choose to
call him. 1t was unfortunate that
such was his end, for his followers
the old cry Of martyrdom and
persecution, and as always proved.
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