Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07


spring of political jealousy. ~ fea-
son WAS simple. The Ncrm,ns IN
HahcOck county. though NOR hari-
fui BY comparison with tho pni alailun
surrounding them. held the bnilrte ~
power between wings and DerdtfAis.
The two great national parties u nat
line. and could turn an election dihcr
way by throwing their support 70 one
side OF the other. They kssfaly
them were ~ that political fnih. but
they sometimes supported the whigs,
vhar the Democrats rristrcafos NON.
To- order 10 secure roiiticai favor hat
tley deemed thhr due. Dis
rfuntled nvcr this conduit. Of
antirs, certain politicians orrsrifed
what vas known ~ the AMT. & rfnon
Party" composed % whigs. ptmo-
crnia and political rcncRadca rsfsriiy.
any one IN fact. who had n rtftiancc
against the Morfnonn and wisifi to
this party, reinforced by n,ssiate
Mnrmons-the most notnbie Of be-
luz william Law. who had he's 10.
feph's second counselor In IN, first
Presidency that caused tho murir %
the Prophet and his brother fyrufn.
the Patriarch. and broueht ab3di the
expulsion of the Saints from Iiliioa
PLURAL MARRIAGE.
a word here In relation TO 4. al
legcd immorahtlcs Of the 81 inun
ieafsfs, NJ detailed by John c. Hrtctt
ard Other enemies % the ciarh.
Ihose "immoulitles" were connb.i 10
ihe practice n plural marriage, om-
monty called poiygamy. Ioseph' saIth
taught q me- q religious prlnrif,s 70
Neilcd ffnm God Tor the saivailts md
cxtliati1n ~ his people. Tho. aho
r-aciigrd thls prlncipic. prscticnt q In
punty. would b. exalted % 90 Hiiai
giufy. even ns Abraham. Jacob, ,lrca.
eidcon ana other ancient worth.o 9Th
plural nlvgs had been. Hence vas
called celestial MarriaEe." u " a
~ % the hiEhcst heaven. where fiully
rclstion.hips formed on earth @sfd-
lax 10 divine law. were prrpsntiad.
Hence The revelation on pluraiI mar
riese, committed 10 writing JuJ L.
1879. but The principle 81 which "a re-
yeaird nud prncticed before that dime
BY the Prophet and other leaders n Tho
Church -praciiced secretly b~caut "
the persecution thay knew VI You'd
prp,okc-waH entitled 'Rcvelatlei on
the Eternity " the Marriage covstant.
Including Plurality Of Wives"
JOSEPH SMITH foR PnEsrpEST.
Eariy In 1854. the Prophet. d,s.s,t.
III With the conduct Of leading toli.
tlcians. particularly Presidential c,.lil.
dates. from whom they could sllci no
satiafacipfy reply a. to what wOul BE-
their cyufre toward the f.attsf.tay
fainis N elected 20 the chair Of th.
thisf Magistrate. resolved on becoi. %
himself a candidate tor President of Inc
triisd states. Having been nomiraisi
a. Nauteo on the 4eth % Janunry. b.
issued declaration Of principles. wAleh
- anne very popular In piacas-cipsc-
iallf Ms rropuHltlou TO nhollsh slaq,fy
through The purchase 81 the SLAVE, 81
the general government with m5asy
realised non The ssit ~ public .aidl
lic sent the leading Elders. inclu lIag
hugham Young and most OF the .Apli.
Tee. through the Eastern Sfatca n his
cletuonecfcrr. II was while they were
gone that the tragedy WAS ennttsi
which deprived the Church Of il
Prophet aud Patriarch.
THE MAnryRpoM.
The cause Immediately operating 10
psoiuce MS fatal result was thu abAio.
ment " the "Nausoo Exposition" q "a.
per established BY the Laws. Fo.isrs
aud Hikbccs-npostatcr from MOI.
mnnism-fur the purpose Of playing
Into the hands Of the anti Mormon
aud breaking W the Church. II an.
nounced Ia its prospectus that It's rur-
pose was 10 secure tho uncoudlfinlal
rypeal OF the Nauvoo City Chartsf,' =
the main bulwark u the Raintr agalnng
lntemp social corruption and
MOB violence. Its first isaue-thc oniy
one pnbliahsd-slandered tibet hurch Au.
thofiues. and promised 10 further ssan.
aAIInN IAa aINa a ~
Prophet was now mayor Of Nauvoo. he
and the municipal council ordsfed
the ahaiement Of the "Expositor'' o. a
public nuisance. Their order being *.
eeuted, they voluntarily went before
the municipal court OF Sauvoo, and
subsequently, before Esquire Daniel N,
Wells. non-Mormon magirtrnie,
aud were exonerated by both. Thor
course, though summary. was decided
TO be strictly legal under the charter
and ordinances Of the city. But this
would no, satisfy the anti-Mo1nons
.featinE Efcat furore over tho al
legged attempt by the Mnrmonr to
destroy the freedom OF tho prcss.
and concentrating armed forces Al
Carthage. the county seat % hanco K,
where thei were Joined by many MI.
foufiant. they demanded that their IN.
tended victims come there aud be trici
Tor fioi. They threatened 10 lay Nau,
WOO IN ashes aid massacre an the IN.
hahiianta II thrlr demand was not con.
piled Win. Tho situation became ~
licuicnAit-rencrai 81 the Sauyoo
Legion. after sending Governor Ford 4
statement q the facta. but receiving "a
reply from him, called out tho Legion
10 defend the ctty and placed Nausoa
under martial law. This act was con-
ttrurd ~ treason. Governor Ford AZ.
ncared at Carthage. took command 4
The mob forces. which were now trans.
formed into regular militia. and a..
mAnd,d that martial law at Nauvoo y
abolished. and that all persons connect
ID with the destruction % the Expo
nor press come to Carthage TO =
lfifd His orders were obeycd, IT,
Prophet and his friends ttho formsf
after rocoufldcrinE a partly executsd
purpose of starting Tor the Rocky
Nouniainr) on the evening Of June ztth
Hct out Tor Carthage n hm going III
n lamb 20 the daughter" said hc-il
was not the iirst time he had prodictei
biz denth-and the prophecy was rooa
fulfilled. All the prisoners were liberal
ed excepting Joseph smith. iIyruin
Smith. Willard Richards aud John Tay
Tor, Who were imprisoned In carthag
jail. There. IN the afternoon of Jun
.ith. while Governor Ford. after pledr
ing them the protection Of the state
was at Nauyon hnrangulng and up
hnidlnE the Mormons for theil
"Cfimfs" q band of nsnnaHlns. VII
blnckened faces. assaulted the Jni
overpowcred the guards twho gave wa,
with scarcely a show OF reaistancel an
shot % death Joseph and Hyrum smin
sud an but fatally wounded John Tay
lnr willard Richards escaped unhuri
though right IN the midst ~ the matla
ere. The murdeTura wero never brough
10 Justice.
THE EXODUS.