The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-24

with nothing that would sustain life. From tho LIST to
the 10Th Of September, 1851, messenger came to
me-his name was Sam Woodland told mo that
President Isaac c. Haight wanted mo to be at Cedar
City that evening without fail This Saturday Ito
told me that largo company OF emigrants had COMO
south. then livod ut Harmony twenty miles south
Of Cedar City. l obeyed tho summons. President
Haght mot me- II was near SHUTDOWN. We spent tho
night In an opon house some blankets, where we
talked almost all night. He told that company OF
emigranis had PASSED through deg f.se1
threatening the Mormons with destruction, and that ono
OF them had said he had helped to XIII old Joe Smith and
his brother Hyrun that other members OF tho CON-
pany OF emgrants had helped drive tho Mormons
out OF Missouri; that others had said thcy had
help Johnson's army clean tho Mornons out OF Utah
that they had the haers ready to hang old Brigham
Hebcr and would have them strung up before the snow
new that one OF the emgrants called OF his oxen
Ia pair Of stags) "Brg" and the other "Heber" and
that several OF the emigrans had all kinds OF
threats and profanity. Jonn NJ. Higbee, the City Mar
shall, had in Horned them that It breach Of the city
ordinance to proiano language, whercupon one of
them replied that no did "A damn tor the Nor.
laws or the Mormons either; that they had fought
their way through the Indians and would do it through
tho damned Mormons, and If their God old Brigham
and his priests would not sell their provisions by God
they would take what they wanted any way they could
get IT. that thus raging OF them let loose his long
whip and killed two chickens ana threw them into
his wagon; that tho Widow Evans said, "Gentemen,
those are my chickens please don't kill them. am
poor widow" That they ordered hor 10 "shut up"
they would blow her damned brains out &c
that hoy had been raising trouble with all the SETTLE
menls and Indians on their way; that threat.
ened on tho north by Johnson's army; that now our
safety depended on prompt and immediate action that
In.lt. laA. ola
Parowan and Cedar City to surprise tho emgrants who
were then at the Mountain Mcadows and no wanted
to return homo IN tho morning Sunday and send
Carl Shurtz, Indian Interpreter, from my home liar.
monyJ to raise tho Indians south at Harmony Wash.
ington and Santa Clara JOIN the Indians from the
north and make tho attack upon the emigrants at tho
Meadows. l said to him:--'Would 1t not
be well to hold a council of the brethren
before making mover" Ho replied that
''cvery true Latter Day Saint that regarded their
covenants knew well their duty, and that COMPANY
OF emgrants forfeited thor lives by their acts and
that Bishop L. X. Smith (Khngensmith) and joel
White had already gone by way OF Pinto rase tho
Indians IN that direction, and those that have gone
from Parowan and will mako the attack ana nav
DO rcpused. "wo can't delay for a council of the
brethren. Return Immediately and start Carl shurtz.
toll him that ordered you to tell him to co. and
want you to try and got there before the attack IA
madc, and mako tho plan for tho Indians and will
send Neph Johnson, the interpreter to the Meadows
as no can be got TO help Carl Shurtz manage
the Indians" did just rs was ordered Tho
Indiens from tho north and about Harmony had
already started for tho Meadows before l reached
home. shurtz started Immediately to do his part.
arrived at home IN tho night and remained TN morn
ing thought the matter and the more thought
the moro my feelings ravotcd against snch horr,d
deed. Sleep had fed from me. talked my vito Rachel
about It, She iolt as aid about It, and ad vsod mo 10
let them do their own dirty work. and SAID III things
did not go just to suit them the blame would DO laid ON
me. She never did believe In blood atonement and
said II was from the devil aud that she would rather
preak such covenant II she 10 die Tor so doinc
than to 1.-Two and DO guilty Of doing such an act.
daybreak In tho morning and try get thoro before
an attack made on the company and usc my In
nucnce with the Indians to let them alone crossed
the mountains by a trail, and reached the Meadows
between nine and the morning. the distance from
my place being about twenty-five miles hut I was
too late. The attack had been made Just boloro day.
break In the morning, the Indians repuiscd with ono
Killed. and two Of thor chiefs from Cedar shot
the legs, breaking leg for each OF them Tho Indians
were u terrible rage. went to some OF them that
in n ravinc. They told 20 tho main body
they would kill me for not coming before tho attack
made. While was standing there / received a
shot just above my bolt cutting through my clothes TO
the skin some six incncs across The Indians with
whom was talking lived with mo at Harmony / was
Indian farmer. They told lao was IN dansar. and Ia