The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
TT DoDGEs ON THE DANITEs.

By this time it has been observed by
all that the Deseret News has igno-
miniously fled from its position with
respect to the controversy it proposed
to maintain with The Tribune concern
ing the DANTE gang which was organ
lied by the first presidency of the
Mormon church at Far West, Missouri,
in the year 1887. But there are some
other facts that should be brought
forth, merely for information s sake,
which have large bearing upon the OBJ
jects and purposes of that pillaging
and murderous outfit. In the histori
cal matter written upon this subject
by Reed Peck (who attended the meet
ing at which the lawless gang was in
stituted. but who withdrew upon learn
ing its purposes), it is stated;
Having been taught to believe them
selves invinclble In the defense OF their
cause. though the combined powers OF
the world were in array against them
and that the purposes OF God were to
be accomplished. through their instru-
mentality. the wicked destroyed, by force
of arms, the Nations subdued,' and the
kingdom of Christ stablished on the
earth. they considered themselves ac-
countahle only at the bar OF God for their
conduct, and consequently acknowledged
no law superior TO the Word OF the Lord
through the Prophet"
do you suppose" said a Jealous Dan
ite at the time when the Sheriff of
Davies Davies CO Go, hell, held States warrant
VIII condescend 10 be tried before
judge?'
l answered that Smith would In all
probability submit knowing that in case
resistance was made the officers would
call In the strength OF other counties 10
enforce the law. What" said he. do
we care for. other counties. or for the
State, or whole United States?"
That indicates the rebellious spirit
that actuated the gang. The PROPOSE
tion was that the Mormon church, re.
bellious in itself, and dominated by
thoroughly disloyal men, was to be
maintained in exclusive independence
of all law and all authority under the
law. 1T was intended that the be
hests Of the first presidency, Joseph
Smith, Hyrum Smith and Sidney Rig
don, were to be supported and enforced
in secret ways by this secret DANTE
gang. under the leadership of Jared |
Carter, the ''terrible brother of Gid |
CON- (Jared Carter had brother
named Gideon,) who also bore the proud |
title of "Captain General of the Lord Is |
Hosts - This ''terrible brother of |
Gideon had for subaltern Officers
Major General Sampson Award. Briga-
dier General c.. p Lott, Colonel George |
w. Robinson, as we'll as lieutenant
colonel, a major, a secretary of war, an
and captains Of fifty and |
captains of ten. II was agreed that the
entire military organization was to be
under the final and supreme control
Of the first presidency of the Mormon
church. When the organization was
Sampson Award presented it
with much pride and great flourish TO
the first presidency, who were pres
ent at the meeting. and the chief
church leaders there and then
blessed the murderous outfit and
Jehovah" The heads of the church
made addresses TO the gang. urging
them on to their black deeds by prom
ising them wonderful victories in the
name of the Lord, telling them that
81 one should chase thousand, and two
put ten thousand to flight
Perhaps these are some of the de-
tails discovered by the Deseret News
in it's sefimposed investigation of the
DANTE question, and which may have
induced it 10 drop the subject, although
il made faithful promise to its readers
and to the public generally TO report
its findings after due inquiry,