Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-06
DEsERET EVENING NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 0. 1892.

aide or the other. They generally
voted with the Democrats. for most Of
them were OF that political faith. bur
they sometimes supported the WINGS
l when the Democrats nistrcatcd thcm.
In order TO secure POLITICAL favors that
! tNl lscn.tu thsil due. DiH-
grunticd over this condition OF
I affairs. certain politicians orsanized
what was known Us the ANTI Mormon
I Party" composed % wings. Demo
/ Gratis and political rcnegadcs generally.
any ono. In fact. who had a grievance
against the Mormons and wished to
wrcak vengeance upon them. II was
| this party, reinforced by apostatc
I MormonH most notable one be-
I Ing william Law. who had been Jo-
scph's second counselor In the Firat
/ Presidency that caused the murder %
the Prophet and his brother liyrum.
Z the Patriarch, and brought about tho
expulsion of the Saints from Illinois.
PLURAL MARRIAGE.
A word hcre In relation 10 the Ill
Legged immurniities Of the Mormon
leaderi. az detailed by John g. Bennctt
Those 'immoraiities" were confined to
the practice Of plural marriage. COM.
monty called polygamy. Joseph smith
taught u MS religious principle re-.
vcaled from God Tor the salvation and
exaltatiof OF his people. Those who
rracticed this principle. practiccd n IN
purity, would be exalted to Celestial
glory. even as Abraham. Jacob. Moses.
,iiacon ana other ancient wufthiea With
plural wives had been. Hence " was
called Celestial Marriage" II was n
key 10 IN. highest heaven. whore family
relationships formed on earth Accord
lnE to divine law. we're pcrpetuated.
Hence the revelation on plural mar.
rlngc, committed Ia writing July T.,
isti, but the principle of which was re-
vcnled and practiced before that time
by the Prophet and other leaders 81 the
church -practiced secretly because ~
the persecution they knew II would
prpyoko-was entitled "Reveiation on
the Eternity uf the Marriage Covenant,
Including Plurality or WivcA."
JOSEPH SMITH FOR PRESIDENT.
Early In isu the Prophet. disgust.
"a w'h the conduct of leading poll.
/ tcianH, particularly Presidential cnndi-
dates. from whom they could elicit no
satisfactory reply as to what would be
their course toward the i.attcr-day
saints " elected 10 the chair of the
chief Magistrate. fcaoi. cd on becoming
himself candidate Tor President OF the
United states. Having been nominated
at Nauvoo on the 2,th ~ January. he
issued - declaration Of principles. which
became very popular In places --cfpvc-
iaily his proposition 10 abolish nlaveiy
through the purchase of the slaves Dy
the general government with money
realised from the sale ~ pubic sands.
lie sent the leading Elders. including
brigham Young and most of tho Apps.
Ties, through the Eastern Stntcn a. his
rlDctlotcafcft. 10 was while they were
gone What IN. tragedy was enacted
which deprived the Church Of Ito
Prophet and Patriarch.
THE MARTyRpoM.
The cause Immediately operating TO
pruduc. this fatal result was the abate.
in.nt OF III. "Nauyoo Expositor." pa,
per established by the Laws. Fosters
and hlgbccs-apOstates from aio, .
monisni-for the purpose 81 playing
Into the hands OF the anti MOrmuua
and breaking NJ the Church. II an
nouhccd Ia It's prospectus that It's ptfr-
pose VAS To secure the unconditional
repeal Of the Nauyoo city charter"
the main buiwurk ~ the Saints against
intcmpcrancc. social corruption aud
mob violence. Its ffrt irHuc-the only
| one Observation-Disclosures the, nurch nu-
thorities. aud promised Ia further scan
daiize the city and it, inhabitants. The
Prophet was now mayor 90 NauNoo. lie
ana the municipal council ordered
public nuifance. Their order being cx.
ccutcd. they voluntarily went before
the municipal court OF NauNOo. and
subsequently before Esquire Daniel ~.
Wells. Mormon magistrate,
and were cSoncrated by both. Their
course, though summary. was decided
To be strictly LEGAL under the charter
aud ordinances OF the city. liut this
would not satisfy the anti. MormonH
Creating "a great furore over the al
legged attempt by tho MormonH u
destroy the freedom OF the press,
ana concentrating armed forces at
Carthage, the county seat Of Hancock
where they were Joined by many Ais
sourianH. they demanded that their IN.
tended Victims come there and be tried
Tor riot They threatened to lay Nau,
WOO IN ashes aid massacre all the In
habitantr II their demand was not com
Piled with. The situation became "a
serious that Joseph Smith. ~
lieutenant. general of the Nauvo,
Legion. after sending Governor Ford d
statement of the facts, but receiving No
reply from him. called out the l.giol
10 defend the city and placed Nauvos
under martial law. This act Was con
Ntrued as treason. Governor Ford hlI
peared AZ Carthage. took command "
the mob forces. which were now trans
formed into regular militia, and de
mhndcd that martial law nt Nauyoo b,
nii 'irhed. ANA that all persons connect
Sith the destruction 81 the Expos
- press come to Carthage TO b
tried. Ills orders were obeyed. The
Prophet ana his friends tn. forme
after reconsidefing u partly execute,
purpose ~ starting for the Rocky
Mountnins) on tho evening Of June 2itl
set out Tor Carthage. Il am going likl
n lamb 10 the slaughter" said he-i
was not the ilrAt time he had prcdlote,
his dcnth-and the prophecy was sooi
fulnlled. All tho prisoners were libornt
I'd excepting Joseph Smith. liyrun
Smith. willard Richards and John Tay
Tor, who were imprisoned IN carthas
jail. There, IN the afternoon ~ Jun,
s1th, while Governor Ford, after pledg
ing them the protection Of the state
was at NauVoo harangulng and up
braiding the M0fmons Tor thei
Hcrimrs." band 0f nsHnHrlna. viii
! hlnokcued faces, assaulted the jail
overp0W cred the guards twho gave wa
with scarcely show ~ rcslstnncel an,
shot 10 death Joseph and Ilyrrn Smitl
and all hut fatally wounded John Tay
l0r. willard Richards escaped unhuit
| though right In the midst of the mhasn
ere The murdercrs We're never brough
90 Justice,
THE EXODUS
The Twelve Apostles. tho Councl
next In authority TO the First presl
dency which death had dissolved. nov
took the leadership ~ the church, b