Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . e government has done in that Territory. Allpolitical parties have been equally at fault, and nearly all ad-ministrations : some have done nothing, others just enough toirritate and not enough to govern. The officials in Utah haverepeatedly done their best, but at the critical moment the gov-ernment has always deserted them. The new Judges in 1858-9were now destined to the worst part of this experience. In thedivision of the Territory Chief-Justice
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . e government has done in that Territory. Allpolitical parties have been equally at fault, and nearly all ad-ministrations : some have done nothing, others just enough toirritate and not enough to govern. The officials in Utah haverepeatedly done their best, but at the critical moment the gov-ernment has always deserted them. The new Judges in 1858-9were now destined to the worst part of this experience. In thedivision of the Territory Chief-Justice Eckels took the middleor Provo district. Judge Sinclair the northern district, while toJudge Cradlebaugh was assigned the most southern entered at once on a rigid inquiry into the many crimescommitted there, especially the one great crime which has madeUtah a name of infamy. As the history is necessarily a con-nected one, we shall leave the regular order for a while andtrace, from the first dawning of the plot to the execution of theone and only object of justice, the curious and horrible historyof the Mountain Meadows CAPrrRE OF .TOHy d. lbr. 166 POLYGAMY; OK, THE MYST£KIES CHAPTER X. THE MORMON MURDERERS. Causes of the Mountain Meadows massacre—Death of Apostle Pratt—Ven-geance sworn against Arkansas—The wealthy emigrants—Their destructiondecreed— Let the Almightys arrows drink the blood of the accursed Gen-tiles —John D. Lees council—The emigrants treacherously captured—Theawful massacre—The long delay of justice—The author visits Lee and hearshis confession—Lee arrested—National interest—Lees trial and execution. The moving causes of the Moiiqtain Meadows massacre weregreed, revenge and fanaticism. The first is explained by therichness of the captured train; the last can never be quite fully-explained by human wisdom. That mysterious power of self-deception by which men persuade themselves that they can shedblood for the lo
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