New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24

come down through here making threatsl Don't You
they cerainiy would" This seemed please hin, and
he again said to me, Aud you really thinE tne oice
would pitch into theml" 81 certainly do was my
rely. land you had better instruct Col. Dame nh4i
Haight to attend to ~ that the cmgrantS are oIn.
pass II you want them to pass unmocsted lie con
tnued " asked Isaac (meanng iaighO the same que
tiOn and he answered Inc Just as you 90 anu ,in
said TO him that he had better say TO Gov.
Young thatf he wants emigant compnleS mol 20 Pt oT
without molestauon he must insiruct oU1 poraarcd
Major Haight to that effect for II they are NOT o,uo
otherwise they will use them mp ny Ihe nei % r "a ir
grain TO the cmigrants TO feed IT to thclr ahnd ~
they might expect bs isGt RE n+Nt Spr iSsd 70 1T
the troops into the Territory He said, I'VE are GONE
to stand mp FOR rights and viii no longer oe
upon by our enemies and want every man to be on mana
with his gun in good order and his powder hy ~
tain life. From The list 10 the 10th Of September l"'l
messenger came 10 me-his name was sam hooHIahG o
al Cedar City that evening without fal.
This Saturday. He told me that large company
of emgrants had gone south. then lived at Harmony
90 miles south Of Cedar CITY. obeyed the summons
President Hagnt met me- II was near s where
spent the night in open house on some blankets
talked most all night. He tod me tl coii w
tbreatrnlng the Moons with destruction and that one
of them had said he had helped to Rlli old 20 0p ,
his brother nyrum that other members Of the eoaany,
OF eInicrants lad helped drive the MoiInons out OF
Missouri; that others had said they had come 70 cIp
JohnsOn'S army clear the Mormons 0lt OF Utah I'M S
Lad the matters ready to hang old Brigham and htDer
and would have them strung up before tno s" T;
oxen IA pair of stagJ Brig" ard the other Jiepcr,
and that several of the eingran'9 ;d uSe az Mar
Threats and profanity JChn ~ S,ee ti' ~ the civ
shall had informed them that 1t was Deach Ol lhr cay
1nce 10 sf M d not cne an for the Mormon
laws the Mormons either; that they had i9nsl tigr
ia MoTnons, and if their Cod Old brigham, and his
priests would sell their provisions, by Cd they
that thus raging one Of then let loose his long whip and
Killed two chickens and threw them INTO MS wagon; tEag
W y,TSS that thew ordered her t, shut up,
ID
that they had been raising trouble win ali the settle
ened or the north by Johnson's army, that our
safety depended on prompt and immediate action; mar
company of Indians had already gone sontl oni Lio,
thon at the Mountain Meadows, and no wanted ne 10
return home in the morning Sunday ana scnd carr
Schurtz Qudsu interpretc) from my home (IarInOnyl
50 raise the Indians south at Harmony WdshSto' ayo
Santa CLARA, join the Indians from the north and
make tine attack upon the emzran's AT tine Meadows.
He SUGGESTS COUNCIL.
said to him Would il not be well TO hold council
of the brethren before making move - lie replied that
every true Latter Day Saint that regarded their COW
enants knew wC their duty, and that the company Of
emgrans had forfeited ryes by their acts, and that
Bishop p X Smith HIIingenSnith) and Joel White had
already gone by way Pinto raise the Indians in that
direction and those that have gone from ParoWan AMI
can Gow gS I'D 'e stoTt Carl SrhUrZ; tel him that or
dercd YOU TO tell him to So and want YOU to ny and
yet there before the attack is made aud make the pan
Tor the Indians ana viii send Nephl Johnson, The IN
terprpter. 10 the Meadows On as he can be got 10
help Carl ScnuTz manage the Indians did Just ~
was ordered The Indians from the north and about
| Harmony had already started for the Meadows. Be
| fore | reached home ShurZ started llIHe
IN ba'eX ne " night HS and remained iii mornins
thougDt over the matter and the more Thought the
| sleep had fed from me. l talked to my wife Rachel
about IT, She felt as did about it, and advised me 10
LET them do their dirty work, and said if things did
not 30 Just suit them the blame would be laid On ne
She never did Believe in blood atQneMcnt, and said it
from the devil, and mat shc would rather break
such covenant if she had 10 de Tor so doing tlan 10
in the morning aud try to get there before atac
indians 10 let them alone crossed tDc mountains hy
trail and reached the Meadows between and 10 in the
| miles. But l was too late. The attack lad
been made Just before daybrcak in the morn
lhI two t, Of tfen chefs RON CEDAR Shot through
The LEG. breaking lex for each OF them The Indians
were in a rayinc. They fod me TO 40 TO the main body
they would III me FOR not COMING before tAe attack
just above my bolt cutting through my CloLes TO the
| was taking hycd with me at Harmony. was Indian
Farmer they told me was III danger ana 10 get down
INTO Inc raylnc. sad that II was impossible for me TO
DO any hing here, and dare not venture 10 the camp
! to The cIul.rants without cndangrins my life
| mounted my hOrs" and started south 70 meet Carl
Schuriz Travelled rs miles and stopped on The Mcsotsy
bait animal, a. there N1s good eIass and waicf
This is tlc place where Mr. Tobip met his
| About sunset say; sholiz ana some 10 or ID Wmie
uirt the Indians left for The Meadows. reported 10
| filt
grants gain about tine mOruiu- which was
tuesday and mad OF their numbcr iilcd and several
| wounded !. with The Wmie men, reached the Meadows
about / O'Clock p. On the way We met small band
of Indians returning with some or 20 head Of cac.
one of the Indians wounded IN The shoulder. They
told Inc that the Indians were crcnped east Ui c
| grants At some springs. On our arrival al tie spungs
Ne found 300 indians among WnOm were the two
wounded chiefs, MoqueetuS and Eli. The Indians
were IN a hisn ste OF , eNiCItimcn' nag hiied
r raancpt that hcy had Killed IN revenge tho wound
| inc #
GrutLrr Of jacob Hambnl and Shurt2 succeeded in
getting the indians to dest from Killing any stock
fiat night Inc company of cmIgrantS had corracd all
their wagons but for better defense. This corral
IN t AVA from the ravine SOUTH the betor to dcfcc
| themselves The ATTACKS were made from the south
was renewed that night by the Indians in spite
,3iic an ait,ck coGHmenced oscar Hah6ln wiIIjam
| Youug, and myself started 10 TO the Indians.
| around us IKE shower OF hail We lad two Indians
with us to pilot u.s. they threw themselves fiat the
GROUND 10 rTo,Uc themselves from TIE bullets stood
erect and asked my Father in Heaven to me
from the missiles OF DEATH and enable me to reach
az uIH head aiid another through my SHIT grazing Inv
ann near the shoulder 4 most litous yen OF the
| the women and children 40 oycrcamc mo
that / forgot my danger, and rushed through
Inc fire 10 the Indians, and pleaded with them tears 10
deSlst told them that tie Great Spirit would be angry
with them for killing women and ,ie children. They
way; that not tdeir fpend, bat friend OF their
enemies; That was slda" and dld not have the heart
CRYING like baby, and called me crybaOy; and by that
name am known ~ all tie Indians 10 this day. owe
my life that occasion 10 oscar 4laD ia, 10 was !nis
si6nary with the Indians, and had mach influence with
the santa C!aa d!dus they were the ones that wanted
10 kill NE Hanbln shamcd them, and called them dogs
and wolves for wanting slcd the blood O their atner
! (myscI,J, who had led and clothed them.
| Ne finally prevailed upon them to return 10 camp,
where We would hold "a council that / would send for
biz captains 10 come aud talk We told them That they
had puDshCd the emlsTantS enough, and De they
nd XII cd nearly all of them. We told them that Bishop
Dame and President uaigLt would come, ana may
Rey would give thcm part of the cattle and let the
many 20 with the teams. In this WY IecOnciled
Leln 10 suspend hOstlrs for the present the two