Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-24


scrupulous element, conningled
with religious bigots and schemers.
Whenever crime was committed
they charged it against the Nor
mons, and sought to invoke violence
upon the latter. Historical writer's
among the anli-Mormous OF Illinois
admit in their accounts that the pro-
cedure against the Mormons was ut
tcrly unustihable--' condemned by
every consideration looking to good
governments acts which had for
their object, and which finally result
ed in the expulsion Of the Mormon
people. " In illustration Of occur
rcnccs that were frequent, even
Thomas Ford, the governor of Hi
nois, testihes: AT Lima and Green
Plains the anti.M ormons appointed
persons to fire few harmless shots
at their own meeting house where
services were in progress, where
upon the conspirators and their
dupes rode all over the country and
spread dire alarm. As Il result,
mob arose and burnt one hundred
and seventy-hve houses and huts
belonging to the Mormons, who
fed for their lives in utter destitu
ton, in the middle Of the siclsly
season :"
c,,ah ,.,. a,,, ,ro,+,,,o,+ ,bo Nor
,,o M" ,o moS ~ fn. ,he, raii,ioNis
sal,a IN ,bn S,,to Of Illino;s In
I,n,,,,., :" 81 ,ho st,+e Ic,;sl,,urn
, "inI 10, i"o 49, s"I ,' oi,,r,or. ard
r,p ..(,a ' a,to,,,a,, 1,o,c.'i ,yrn,o ~
President Brigbam Young saving
that the enemies of the Saints we're
"promDted bv political and RELIGIOUS
preindiccs. and bv A desire for blum
der and blood and he added; "Bv
the reDeal of your charter. and by
refusing all amendments and modi-
fcations orr LEGISLATURE has piyen a
kind of sanction to the barbarous
manner in which Won have been
treated" Thus the state of Illinois
assumed the responsibility for the
murderous work carried on.
On the stn of April 18A5. Cover
nor Ford in A letter to President
Young, advised him to miqrate with
his people TO California But the
new Mormon President was follow
inc the counsel of the pronbet
Iosenh He was lool,ino tn the
Rocky Mountains, and with his
brethren was acquiring available
Information thereto, from the meagre
accounts within reach.
Anril o, an apneal for nrotection
was made bv the Church 10 the
President Of the United states bnt
it was UNDECIDED In NAV of that
wear some of the murderers of the
Propbet ard Patriarch were tried
and acquitted Governor Ford saws
armed bands were admitted 10 court
to brow.beat and overawe the adj.
n,inistration Of ipstice hence f,,e
crowd had everything their owr
wav Colonel Iobn Hav for years
in the state department at Wash.
inpton and now United States min.
ister to Great Britain in an article
REMINISCENT ofthe martvrdom at Car.
tbape and the trial of the assassins
saws there was not a man on the
iurv. in the court in the county
that did not know the defendants hat
done the murder"
Thoro r.o.o coma ,o., Ntor,,o,,,
who I;ta Sbar;G, Racl,ons.os ~ Hon-
col ,,' ronntv d;,,nnro,,ad -, ,ba ont
RACES upon the Mormons and sought
ia prevent them but we're success.
ml only in a limited decree. and
bv October r 1915 a forced agree
ment was entered into for the alter.
d,v Saints to leave Illinois the exc.
dus 10 begin in the sprinp The
demand for This came from The rem
resentatiyes of nine counties of
Illinois. assembled at Carthage
General l. l. Hardin and Senator
Stephen A. Douglas were among
Ford and the antl-Mormons IN the