New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-21

| dignifed by the name OF religion. vi JUG onh'n '
founder sixty of the most respectable citizens OF
| Wayne Comfy, N Y, testified under oath In 1888
that 1.-THE Smith family were of immoral, false and
| fraudulent characters Joseph the Mormon propheu
was addicted to sheep stealing, and the worst OF
| them alln He pretended to have dug up from the
earth gold plates covered with hieroglyphics, from
which the Mormon Bible was compiled. IL has
| been established, however, beyond controversy
| that the " Book of Mormon was an historical TO-
nance written by Spalding, graduate OF DART
mouth College, and whose manuscripts were s'oio"
| and thus appropriated. Fragments OF scripture
were afterward interpolated resulting in an unin-
| teligble mass of rubbish In speaking OF ~ an
English critic remarks: 1.-THE human intellect
never sank into more abysmal nonsense"
From Wayne County, N. Y, Smith and about
thirty unprincpled Adventures removed In 1881 10
| Ohio where they established bank, received de-
posts and flooded the country with its bills. Inc
bank failed the people defrauded; they pros
ecuted not "persecutedn the largely increased and
fleeing banditti Smith and his followers next
| turned up in Missouri. The booty stolen In ONO
was the first money make" and the financial foun-
daton for all future operations In Missouri smith
uttered propheses, and pronounced them superior
to the law of the land. Their eoDdact in Missouri
was of such nature that the Governor OF the state
called out tho militia aud arrested Smith and others
of this pious company, under charge OF treason
murder and felony These Mormon desperadoes,
by this time numbering several thousand, next ned
TO Illinois and founded the City of Nauvoo There
Smith scandalized the women Of his flock and 20
pacify their husbands and his own jealous wife
! promulgated in July, 1S43 the divine reVela-
| tion of poygarny Henceforth he "religionsly
revalled but the divine revelation dodge Wasnot
an entire success The outraged husbands renounced
| Mormonism started newspaper called iho EIp9si-
| tor and exposed the villanies OF Sml,h ana nls
chosen ones who, in 1914, attacked anu uesuOyoo9
| the printing presses and building. They resisted
| arrest tine militia was called out and they were
finally tailed joe smith the SuthGig While at
tempting to escape. shot, rs vas also ms
| Hiram According to tho immaculate Can,nIon "a %
| fhe church as expressed in Congress, they ,alu
down their lives as proof Of the sincerity OF the
| convictions" -, - r;,-;.ios
succeeded to the position OF Head Oh inc th;n
illinois repealed the charter of Nauvoo. Inc thleV,,
| ing and fiendish rascaiity of the Norman SAINTS
| evoked three days bombardment o1 hauVoe ah n
Sa oT In 1917 they fled to the Rocky Noun.
tains and settled IN she Y ia SnSTess APRIL 1882
| as follows; "They have left their homes more
than once for the sake OF rehgloni d any
This ersecuted banditti advertised religious
had robbed the people Of the country wherever yhey
settled, of money, repose and happiness In leu
| wandering pathways were never lrradlated pS lne
ght of heaven but ever with the glare OF hell WIN
money stolen from honest toll they established an
emigration fund, and by means OF lying emlssariies
| gathered thousands of Innocent dupes uo" tho ~
| norant classes of Europe.
| THE TREASON OF MORMOEISM
Cannon in Congress grossly falsiiies history in
claiming patriotism for the Mormons. Utah was
| formed into a Territory III 1850, and Brigham
| Young was appointed Governor. The following
| wear the United States Judges of the Territory
were driven from Utah by threats OF violence from
the Governor Henceforth the laws OF the united
states were openly defed and subverted. Young
| was finally removed and Colonel Steptoe appointed
Governor in his place. He found the Mormons IN
arr,ed rebellion defiant treason in the heart Of the
| Republic Notwithstanding he had battalion OF
limited States soldiers he did not deem 1t prudent TO
remain. In February, 1869, armed MOrmons in
situated by sermons from the head of the church.
entered the courtroom of the United States Disrl"t
| Judge and drove out Judge Drummond at the point
of their bowie knives forcing him to Zee from the
Territory Listen to Cannon in Congress April TO-
lSs2 Tho we had fed from religious poasse ecu
ton there was deeply implanted IN our hearts love
for the institutions of our country ~, ~,
In 1857 the President appointed Alfred cur, cum
ming SOysan0r Chief Gf "h Justice Uned States
troops to the number of 2,ooo were SEM
under experienced officers to protect nne Tbe
Wornons rose in rebellion against the United States.
Young issued u proclamation forblddlng then 10
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Saints to prevent their advance. Mounted Nor.
mons attacked and destroyed several supply trains
at one time cutting off from the rear OF the army
Civ Heavy SHOWS overlook the army and COM
PEELED it to winter near Fort Bridges GoveTnor
Cumming issued proclamation declaring the ieI-
,itory in state of rebellion. Listen TO cannon on
the floor of an American Congress, Apnl ~, 1857
owe knew there was no form of government on the
face of the earth that could be compared WIFI ils
under which We dwell that the largest possible
liberty that man could desire could be enjoyed uD-
der this Constitution which had been secured oy so
many sacrifices. My people were f0ndly attacned 10
their country its institutions and Constitution"
| United STATES LAW DEFIED IN SALT LAKE.
| At the very timo Cannon was for the first time
admitted to seat in Congress, there was no SAFETY
in Utah for United States officials except for the
fact that General Morrow was stationed at camp
Douglass, with cannon sighted and ready shouiu
| occasion arise to destroy the City OF salt Lake,
| which contained Brigham's harem. Judge Mckean'
in 4 contamination to the Distrlct-Attorney OF the
limited States November y, 1873, Says ne
territorial city and county authorities wolld no,
permit us 10 hold our courts during eighteen
| montbs anywhere EXCEPT In O hay-ott oVera livery
stable; armed bands of Danites often entering our
| courtroom, attempting Intimidation Dy thIea,en,,
| no attitudes and manners. Several hundred
.6anites, armed with muskets paraded the streets;
but disappeared when Genera AG rSSs MsKesn
found it impossible to convict Mormon criminal
under the practice of the Mormon Probate Judges
Elected for known devotion &c Brigham Young, and
were always violators of the law OF the iand,
Experience demonstrated the absurdlty OF trying
| Mormon for henous crimes before Mormon Jury,
ali of whom had taken the most solemn oaths 10
shield one another. ann. ...,,;.,
| Mexican took the responsibility Oh impahelnhg
| iury under the United States laws
Brigham Young and Mayor Wells were indicted
for murder. Mexican had just begun his work, as
| he savs TO punish /" the most helnous ana Dloou,
nnrdiinq crimes ever committed" when the United
states Supreme Court decided that jurors must DC
selected by Territorial authorities not because
McKean's method was unconstitutional, but because
If was adverse to Congressional law and thus DID
the great Mormon prophet aud host Of infamous o,
assassins escape hanging. Judge Mchean III. IN 'n us