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. . 1839. The Missourians found, in the meantime, that they had caught an elephant; they had Joe Smith, his brotherHyrum, and forty others in jail on a multitude of charges;bnt many of the witnesses were gone, the trial would havebeen long and expensive, and it was probably the best policy toget them all out of the State in such a way that none wouldre-enter it, rather than condemn a few to the , they were removed from place to
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. . 1839. The Missourians found, in the meantime, that they had caught an elephant; they had Joe Smith, his brotherHyrum, and forty others in jail on a multitude of charges;bnt many of the witnesses were gone, the trial would havebeen long and expensive, and it was probably the best policy toget them all out of the State in such a way that none wouldre-enter it, rather than condemn a few to the , they were removed from place to place, looselyguarded, and on the 15th of April, Joseph and a few othersescaped from their guards, who were either drunk or pre-tended to be. They hastily made their way to Quincy,followed by the small remnant of Mormons which had beenleft at Far West. The remaining prisoners escaped andfollowed soon after, and in the language of Governor Boggsnext message, the young and growing State was happily ridof the fanatical sect; but in the language of Mormon poetry, -Missouri, Lilie a whirlwind in her fury, Drove the Saints and spilled their FBOPHET STRANG INTRODUCES POLYGAMY. 55 56 POLYGAMY; OR, THE MYSTERIES CHAPTER ly. THE NAUVOO WONDER. Alliance between the Prophet and the land speculator—Sudden and aston-ishing growth of Nauvoo—Political trickery—Mormons a power in Illinois—The remarkable charters—Malign influence in the courts—Crime, trickery,and polygamy—Intrigues of Dr. Bennett and the Prophet—Outrageoustreatment of Mrs. Orson Pratt—Dark days at hand. In the early months ot 1839 tlie residents of West CentralIHinois were astonished and shocked by a peculiar the great river at all points from St. Louis to Keokukcame a motley array of forlorn humanity: foreigners, whosebroad accent attracted twofold more attention then than now;Yankees, whose nasal twang was scarcely more familiar; stal-wart men in rags, and women and children pinched wi
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