Arizona republican., 1890-06-30
MORMONISM.

TIE REPUBLICAN as of many families and of children about one hundred. He also appeared in an open letter in the the Gazette addressd to Governor Wol- fey, in which he openly defended polyg- amy and asserted that Christ was born of polygamous percentage.
 The general charge made against Mormons, by all others, is that they are not truthful, and Mir. Johnson seems to be no exception to that general charge. Mir. Johnson claims that all that was right or good was taught and fully practiced by the Nor mons in Ohio. Missouri or Illinois and ascribes exactly the opposite to the sur rounding citizens. This statement bears it's own condemnation on its face, for the people of these various states are celebrated as being law abiding, order loving people, and the very fact that a sect or body of people have been driven out from among the people of these states is in in itself circumstantial evil dence against the sect or body of people who had been so driven out.
 History, however, is not silent on this point. Delegate Fred T. Dubois, in his speech before the United States Senate committee on Territories on January l3, 1890, after describing the wanderings from Ohio to Nauvoo, says: "They fourished in Nauvoo under city charter obtained from the State. They soon established an independent government and began again an open and notorious career of crime, and the result was practical, civil war, riot and bloodshed. l will not detain you at this time with a recital in detail of the crimes that led up to their punishment, first from Ohio, next from Missouri and afterward from Illinois. It would seem from the state- ment of chroniclers then living among them and who have left record of their criminal doings that robbery, arson, grand larceny, counterfeiting and mur- der were the more common crimes, accompanied by serudl crimes beyond description"
 This was public speech delivered before the United States Senate Com mittee, and with the Mormon Delegate Caine of Utah, and other high Mormons present, and to this day remains unan- swered.
 Mir. Johnson does tell one truth, though not intentionally, when he says 'The criminal docket of our city and county was familiar with the names only of our enemies." Circumstances considered, it takes a very hardened old criminal to make such statement, yet, of the truth of it we are forced to believe by the following remarkable court order. In all probability Mir. Johnson was one of the actors who occasioned this re- markable order, if not actually mem- Der of the Grand Jury who saw to it that "the criminal dockets were familiar with the names only of our enemies" |" That order says "To crown all, the Grand Jury, sworn to perform a'high public duty, has lent itself as willing instrument, and most willing inclination has been manifested to pros ecute Indians and other persons not Mormons for their ofenses, while Nor mon mrrderers or thieves are allowed to go unpunished.
 On the 4th day of April, 1859, Judge Cradlebaugh caused the following order to be entered on the records of his court, to-wit:
 This court has sought diligently and faithfully to do its duty, to administer the laws of the United States and of this Territory. It could have no other object. But at every turn it has had to encounter difficulties and embarrass. ments. Men high in authority in the Mormon Church, as well as men holding civil authority under the Territorial government seem to have conspired to obstruct the course of public jus. tice and to cripple the earnest efforts of this court. The whole community presents united and organized opposition to the proper admin. istration of justice, every art and every expedi. ent has been employed to cover up and conceal crimes committed by MormOns Witnesses have been prevented by threats of violence from obey. ing the summons of this court others that have testified have been driven to seek safety in the protection of the United States troops stationed near here-who 1t is proper to say are here on the requisition of the court, and for whose presence the court is responsible The absolute necessity of having these troops here has been duly demonstrated by all that has transpired during the session of the court To crown all, the grand jury, sworn to perform a high public duty, has lent itself as a willing instrument to this organized opposition to the laws of the country and refused to meet its Obli- gations. A most willing inclination has been manifested to prosecute Indians and other persons, not Mormons, for their offenses, while Mormon murderers and thieves are allowed to go unpunished. This court has determined, as its action manifests, that it will not be used by this community for its protection alone, but that 1t will do justice to all, or 1t will do noth ing. Not being able to do this, the court now adjourns without day. JOHN CRADLEBAUGH, Judge Second Judicial District
 MT. Johnson says "crimes within the pales of Mormon fellowship could not escape my knowledge"
 The above court order and it's sur roundings must therefore have been within the personal knowledge of Mir. B. F. Johnson, as must also the scenes and surroundings of the Mountain Meadow massacre, even if he was not an actual participant therein--a crime al. ready proved against the Mormon Church, and for which certain of their members have already paid the death penalty. By this letter and his claim to full knowledge of all "crimes within the pales of Mormon fellowship" Mir. Johnson subjects himself to suspicion