Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04

ierstand OF else that he wilfnlly mis-
represents the faith which he pretends
10 explain.
The connection drawn hotween this
iilogcd doctrine and the murders com.
mitted al Mountain Meadows, also
proves the falsity Of tho claim that the
writer IL "Mormon," and lemon.
.trales his misapprehension Of his own
subject. The company that fell victims
% Indian feroclty and white vcuge.
ancc and mpacity were not "Nlor.
mons" They had revealed no secrets,
they had not left the Church, they
had done nothing to justify their
slaughter, even on the false theory Of
Blood Atonemcnt copied by the writer
In the Illustrated american from old
newspaper fiction. This should be evi.
dent, even TO the casual reader.
Another statement is equally absurd
and obviously untrue. Speaking OF
the Enormous" said to have partici.
pated In the massacre, he says; "Some
OF them are alive today. They nod
to me familiarity on the streets Of Sals
Lake City,and nod back TO them. The
United States government knows who
they are, knows what they have done;
and yet Il has never dared 10 arrest
them or interfere with them" This
is MS great libel on the officers Of the
United States entrusted with the en-
forcomcnt Of the law M II IA upon the
mormon" people. The whole ma.
chinery Of the courts--ludgc-, Juries,
prosecutors and peace officers, also the
municipal government aud iis police
are In the hands OF antl-"Mormons,"
who would all DO eager TO punish a
participator In that crime, and most OF
whom Noulj be glad TO avail thom-
selves Of tho opportunities Tot Islander
and excitement which revival ofthia
dead Issue would afford. The nonsense
Of his statement, then, Il only ,qualed
by its falschood, and In attempting
once moro TO make II appear that he Is
Mormon" he only affords one more
proof Of his imposture.
A. to the power and disposition OF
the "Mormons" TO fight and the me-
cessity OF a resort TO arms he Is equally
ridiculous and erroneous. There has
boon no militia, "Mdrmon" OF Gentle,
In the Territory for more thnn twenty
years. There arc no Enormous" un-
der arms. There has been no drilling
or military training. Peace and equal
rights with other American citzeus 4.
all that the "Atormons" desifc. They
do not believe they will be required to
handle the weapons OF war. They
have profound faith that God will
fight their battles. There Is no, the
slightest whisper Of carnal conflict
among them. There IL no pretexi for a
, collision between the "Alormonsv and
the government. The only dispute that
has arisen OF late year, between them
, wils a question OF law. That has been
settled by tho decisions ofthe Supreme
Court Of the United States and the ac-
! ton OF the Church In general confer
) encc. Plural marriage has boon Judi
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