The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-24

the emigrsnts saw me cross tn,
valley they hoisted whit,
flag in the midst of the corral
Friday afternoon four wagons drove
up with armed men and when they saw
the white flag In the corral they rsiseC
one also, but drove to the springs wher,
we were and took refreshments. After
which council meeting was called Of the
presidents aud bishops and Other
church officers and members of the High
Council societies, high priests, &c. Msjo,
John NJ. HIghbee presided as chairman
Several of the digni;sries bowed in
prayer, and invoked the aid Of the Hol,
Spirit TO prepare their minds and guide
them to do right and carry out the coun-
sci of their leaders. Highbee said ths,
President l. & Hsight had been TO Psro-
wan TO confer with Col Dsvie. Their
counsel and orders were that this emf.
grant camp must be used up. replied,
"Men, women and children "All,"
said he, "except such as are too Young 20
tell tales, and if the Indians cannot do it
without help, We must help them" l
commenced pleading for the company,
and said that though some of Them had
behaved badly, they have been pretty
well chsstised. My policy would be to
draw of the Indians and lei them
have portion of the loose cattle and
withdraw with them, under promise that
they would not molest the company any
more; that the 1mpany would then have
teams enough left TO take them 10 Cali.
fornis. l told them that this course
could not bring them into trouble.
Hsiglt said white men had interferei
and the emigrants knew it, and that there
was danger IN letting them 20. said,
What white men have interpreted" He
replied that in the attack on Tuesday
night two men had broken out ol the
corral and started for Cedar City, on
horseback; that they were met At Richey
Spring by Stewart Joel White aud some
other man whose name has passed from
me. Steward asked the men that they
met at the sring their names,
and being told in reply by one
OF the men that his name WAS
Alden, and that the other was Dutch.
man from the emigrants' company,
Stewart put pistol TO Adeu's breast
and,killed him, saying, Take that, damn
you" The other man, the Dutchman,
wleeled to leave rs Joel White fired
and wounded him. | asked him how he
knew the wounded Dutchman got back
to the emigrsnts' camp. He was tracked
back, and they knew he was there. |
again SAID that it WAS better TO deliver
the men to them, and let them do any
thing they wished with them, and tell
them that we did not approve OF such
things. Ira Allen, high counsellor, X Dbt
Wiley and others spoke reprovIngly
and sharply for trying to dictate to tue
priesthood; that it would set ~ naught
our authority; that he would not give
the life Of one Of our brethren
tor thousand sucn persons.
"If we let them 90" he continued, rhey
will raise HI in California, and the re-
suit will be that our wives and children
will have TO be butchered, ana ourselves,
too, and am surprised to hear Brother
Lee talk as he does, as be has always
been considered one OF the stsunchest IN
the church. Now he is the first TO shIrk
from his duty" said: Brother, the
Lord must harden my heart before | can
do such u thing" Allen said, at is not
wicked 10 obey counsel" At this juno.
ture | Withdrew, walked of some
fifty PAGES and prostrated myself on the
ground aud wept in the bitter NJ gush %
nv soul. and asked the Lord u avert
that evil. While in that situation,
Counsellor q. Hopkins near friend OF
mine, came and said:
"Brotber Lee, come, get up and don't
draw of from the Priesthood You
ought not to do so. You are only en-.
dangering your own lie by standing out
You can't help it. II this is wrong, the
blame won't rest on you
| said, This is the worst move this
people ever made, and ! ieel It.
He said "Come, go back and let thsm
have their way"
| wen. back weeping like child and
took my place and tried TO be silent,
and WAS until Hsight said that they
(,he emigrsnts) mus. be dccoyed
ou! through pretende4 friendship. !
could no longer hold my peace and said
that God hated traitor. and 80 did /
Before / would a traitor 1 would rather
take ten men and 90 10 that camp and
tell them that they mu.t die and now -
defend themselves and give them sshow
for their lives, and that II would be more
honorable than TO be,rsy them like Ju
dss; here l got another r"Proof and was
ordered 70 hold my place. The plan
agreed upon there was 10 meet them
with a flag OF truce, tell them that the
Indians were determined on their de.
slructiOn, that We dare not
oppose the Indians, for have we are
theirs, q. their mercy; that the
best we could do Tor tnem, the emit
grants, was 10 get them and ,,whs. few
traps w. could take in the wagons md u
lay their arms in the bottom D; the
wagons aud cover them up win bed
clothes and start Tor the settlements ~
soon rs possible, ana trust themselves in
our hands. The small children and the
wounded were ~ 90 with the two wagons,
the women to follow the wagons and
when they met the troops to stand in
readiness on the east side Of the road ~
receive them. Scburz and johnson
were 70 conceal the Indians in the
bushes and rocks until the company Wa
strung out on the road 70 q certain poin!
and =: the wstch words. "hait, do your
dutv." each man WAS % cover his victim
and fire. johnson and Snurz were
20 rally the Indians and ruih upon
aud dispatch the women and larger
children. Il was further told the men
that President Hsight SAID that II 10
were united in carrying out our instrue'
lions we would all receive 8 celestial rs-
ward. | said, Il will be willing 70 put
I'd with 8 less reward III can be excused
how can vOu do this without shedding
innocent 6lood!' Here got anOthei
Ianpooning for my s.ubbJrnness AND
d,ssobetience % 70 toe priesthood. WA
,.dtla:there was DO! one drop OF Inno
con, blood in the whole company d
cnigrants
Msj. hlgbec said, "Brother Lee II
right. Let MIN take al expression o
the people" knew dare not refuse, 81