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and founded many churches. He returned to Nanyoo,
which had prospered greatly during his absence.
The colony continued TO flourish until 1874, when
Joseph Smiths revelation Of polygamy, his arbitrary
conduct his protection OF criminals, the habit Of bis
followers voting in body at elections, discussions
about the civil government, and many other causes
gradually irritated the people of the surrounding
country until they became bitterly hostile to
the new sect. The whole region rose in arms.
Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum we're arrested
for destroying opposition newspaper. and wcro
murdered by a mob in the Jail at Carthage. The
Church was without head Sidney Rigdon, as the
first councillor Of Smith, assumed the Presidency,
but Brigham Young, seeing that the golden opportu-
nifty for Selling upon the leadership had
come, went hurriedly to Nauyoo, and de-
nounced Rigdon as an mpostor, and his
revelations as emanating from the devil. Then en-
sued a sharp struggle for the mastery between tho
two Apostles but Young who was a man of moro
personal influence than his antagonist carried the
majority with him, and Rigdon, together with about
hundred men who had voted for him, were Gus
off, and handed over to the bufetings Of Satan
for thousand years." Rigdon left Nauyoo, and
with a small band of followers went to Pennsyl-
yania.
BRIGHAM BECOMES THE LEADER.
Brigham was supreme. All opposition was
driven away or silenced. He fastened the compile
ton of the temple and pat the people through tho
mystical ceremony Of the endowments in which
they to obey the priesthood. He claimed the
gift of revelation and assumed the authority Of a
prophet and priestly autocrat. He that the
blood of the Smiths had only allayed for time the
storm of persecution and knew that there wonld DO
no peace for the Saints among the Gentes. In 1915
he protested to have revelation Of Canaan in tho
West flowing with milk and honey, where the hated
Gentiles should never come-a land Of promise re-
served for the faithful In February, 1916, tho
whole body of the Norm ons abandoned their houses
and their temple in NauvOo, and nnder his guidance
started directly West across Iowa. This terrible
Winter journey through country almost entirely
wild is the ria dOi0rOsd of the Mormon annals.
Hundreds persisted of cold and exposure, but tho
fanatclsm and the firm viii Of their prophet drove
the survivors In the following Spring they con-
centrated at Council Bluffs, aud next Fan they
crossed the Missouri and built five hundred log huts
for Winter-quarters at a point six miles below
the present city OF Omaha. Here on the 9th Of
December, 1917 Brigham preached TO bis followers,
and by initiating the voice aud manner Of Joseph
Smith, he made them believe that their dead
prophet stood before them They declared that the
mantle of Joseph had fallen upon Brigham, and inn
mediately elected him President of the Church. Be
fore he had governed only Pres dent of tho
Twelve Apostles. The great event at the Winter
quarters was the enlistment of 300 men as youn-
teers in the Mexican War; by the direction OF
Young. 1t is charged that he received the bounty
OF the men, amounting TO $4,000, and that with
this money he fitted out the expedition of l43 men
and 70 wagons, with which he started in April,
1917, to find 4 home for his followers in the valley
of the Jordan. They arrived July q at gap in
the Wasatch Range, from which they saw the VAL
lev BE- fore them. 1t was covered with growth Ok
stunted bushes and had a soil the color OF ashes.
ANYTHING but land OF promise il seemed TO be,
walled in by bare and savage mountains and
washed by lake rs salt aud Hfeess rs the Dead
Sea- Young saw that irrigation was all that was
needed TO make the soil productive, and that tho
mountain streams would furnish plenty of water.
A dam was made and few fields OF potatoes
planted. Some OF the party remained and brigham
returned with the to the Winter-quarters on tho
Missouri. In 1913 the whole body of MormoDs,
under his orders made the journey the plains,
suffering severe harlships and marking the road
with the graves of their dead. When they arrived at
the valley they found IT desert that looked for
bidding as anything they had passed through
Starvation stared them in the facG Brigham
ouellcd all mutnies, however He sc0ded, pleaded,
threatened and prophesed. With resistless en-
ergy he set them all at work, directing their labors
and controlling their domestic affairs. He told
foolish anecdotes TO make them laugh, got up
dances and theatrical performances, and sought in
every way to make them cheerful and contented.
HosnLTIEs IN UTAH.
After a year or two of priyation the colony began
TO flourish In 1919, after the cesslon OF the terri
tory to the United States, a convention was held,
and the State of Deseret" was organized, with Brig
ham Young as Governor Congress refused TO adj
NIT it, and organized the Territory of Utah in the
succeeding year. President Fillmore appointed
Young Territorial Governor. The other officers
were Gentiles. and did not arrive until 1851. The
stream of emigration to California, passing through
the Mormon settlement, rapidly enriched them
by making constant market at high
prices for the cattle, grain and vegetables, which
the Territory began TO produce in abundance. In
1854 Col Steptoe came to Utah with 300 troops aud
a commission in his pocket as Governor, but tho
adroit Mormon leader was determined not TO lose his
civil authority With the aid of two Mormon
women he entrapped the new Governor, and forced
him to sign a resignation and a recommend
alton of himself for continuance in Office. He held
the place. quarrelling all the time with the Federal
Courts until 1857, when President Buchanan
appointed Alfred Cummings to encceed him. An
armed Mormon mob had broken mp United states
court The Federal authority was openly dehed,
and the Judges left the Territory. The MorGans
were now IN open rebellion. President Buchanan
sent an army of 5000 men across the plains, under
command of Col. Albert Sidney Johnston to subdue
them Brigham Young proposed 10 defend tho
passes leading to Salt Lake Valley, and armed lhs
militia The Mountain Meadows massacre, The
blacklist blot on Mormon annals, occurred during
the excitement caused by the approach OF the
troops. when a fierce hatred was developed
against the Gentle population. Young gave up bis
war plans as Johnston's army neared the Mormon
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