. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . unting for In-dians? * No, said they, but we wish to know where you are from,and what you are doing. I am from Illinois; there are four of us who have come outhere to look up a good location to settle. We stopped on Mar-rowbone, and did think of staying there, until the settlersand Mormons got into a row at Gallatin, on election that we concluded to strike out and see what this countrylooked like. I am now going to cut a bee tree that I foundyesterday evening, and I brought my gun along so
. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . unting for In-dians? * No, said they, but we wish to know where you are from,and what you are doing. I am from Illinois; there are four of us who have come outhere to look up a good location to settle. We stopped on Mar-rowbone, and did think of staying there, until the settlersand Mormons got into a row at Gallatin, on election that we concluded to strike out and see what this countrylooked like. I am now going to cut a bee tree that I foundyesterday evening, and I brought my gun along so that if I metan old buck I could secure some venison, to eat with my honey-comb. As I got through my statement, they all huddled around me,and commenced to relate the horrors of Mormonism. Theyadvised me to have nothing to do with the Mormons, for saidthey, As old Joe Smith votes, so will every Mormon in thecountry vote, and when they get into a fight, they are just thesame way, they stick together; when you attack one of thecrew you bring every one of them after you like a nest K to UO <n iU K Z< a ui r»- uo < X o LIFE OF JOHN D. LEE. 67 I said I had heard a little of the fuss at Gallatin, but did notsuppose I had got the right of the story, and wo aid be glad ifthey would tell me just how it was. I should like to learn thefacts from an eye witness. Several of the men spoke up andsaid they were there and saw it all. They then told the story,and did the Mormons more justice than I expected from said, among other things, that there was a large raw-boned man there, who spoke in tongues, and that when the Qghtcommenced he said, Charge Danites, and if ever you s°awmen pitch in like devils, they did it there. Our men fell thickas hail wherever those Danites charged with their clubs. They then said the Mormons must leave the country, and ifwe do not make them do so now, they will be so strong that wecannot compel them to go, unless we force them
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